Not time to give up Kenneth Copeland Many years ago, Gloria and hold conferences at a time when men and women in ministry, experienced a lot of pressure is the pressure that I had never seen before. Gloria and I were also under pressure. Under this pressure, were all the people we knew. I remember how we all literally dragged myself out service. The impression that we can barely lift his legs and come because of the gravity we feel. If at that time conducted a survey, it is likely, most of us would say that we are ready to quit the ministry and do something else, just to get rid of the pressure that we have experienced. In fact, many people who came to that service also were ready to surrender. If they had not heard from God, it is likely they would have surrendered. We did not give up. The power of God powerfully acted on those ministries, and we rededicate themselves by taking more firm decision to pass his career. We can say, reload and go on. Stepping on the devil Today, the pressure is back, and this time Im not just talking about preachers. Believers are under pressure like never before. Thats why I want to encourage you, Do not give up! No matter how much pressure, remember the following: If you do not surrender, you will not be defeated. I know from my own life and ministry, that when such pressure that we see today, continues to grow, it is a time when we are tempted to move away from the Word of God, relax in their faith and to deviate from Gods plan for our lives. Do not do it! Pressure that we see - its just the devil trying to steal the Word of God, to infect our faith and shorten our lives (see Mark 4). Jesus experienced enormous pressure on the ground, but the Bible says that He is firmly directed his way and what he did (Isaiah 50:7, Luke 9:51). Nothing, and especially no demon could not prevent Jesus to fulfill His purpose. As never before, today we need to strive forward. Double the time you spend in Gods Word, to increase their giving, to devote himself with renewed vigor to the task which God has prepared for you. And in doing so, you will see that climb to a higher place in God and a higher place in the force. I remember that my grandfather told me more than sixty years ago. I went to his farm in West Texas, and once picked cotton. He hired a lot of people in order to help us harvest. As usual, my grandfather did more than any of us. I was a young guy, and he was already at an advanced age, and I still could not keep up with him. In fact, one of the employees they asked me: This man ever stop? He never stopped. He never stopped. And for me it was a mystery. So that day, I asked him: Grandpa, how is it that I can not keep up with you? He asked, Do you really want to know? I replied: Yes. Because you have not learned to compress the jaw. You never pospeesh me until you learn to compress their jaws so that no one except you can not open your mouth. Today we, as believers, we can say it this way: lockjaw means sink his teeth into what God has called us to do, and woe to anyone who tries to take that away from us! It is like a bulldog holding a bone in his mouth. He let her go only to bite that fool who tries to take his bone. That is how we should behave with the devil. And when he tries to speak against us, we must do the same thing that Jesus did. Give it to the head word of God, and he will flee (Matthew 4:1-11). So take a quality solution to never give up. Repeat this confession aloud again and again as long as it does not refresh your mind: I dedicate myself to God. I dedicate myself to His Word. I dedicate myself to His purpose for my life. I refuse to give up. I refuse to bow to any pressure before any disbelief. I refuse to compromise and doubt. I am fearless. I am firm in my Heavenly Fathers love for me. There is no such fear, that would be big enough, high enough, wide enough, deep enough and strong enough to stop what God has called me to do. His plan for my life will lead me not to death. He will bring me back to life. I refuse to let him go. God never fails. His Word never fails. His love never fails. So I never tolerate failure. Now reload your weapon of faith and do not give up! God tips for you In 1967, the year of Dr. Oral Roberts told me that established the subsequent course of my life and ministry. He told me: Kenneth, people will always tell you what you can not do this or that! He then gave me three principles that always guarantee success in all that we do in life. First, find the will of God in this matter. Two, once you know His will, I do not advise more than flesh and blood. Three, then do your job at any cost. The idea is that when you are looking for Gods will in a particular situation, you need to fast and pray. To explore the Word of God. Need to ask questions. But once you know the will of God, question time is over. After that, do not ask other people what they think in this case. For forty five years Gloria and live and serve, relying on these principles. They work.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:03:28 +0000
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