Faith And Confession !

FAITH AND CONFESSION : Fear, if allowed to run its course, will always put you under the circumstances. Many believers are in that position, rather than trusting God, they trust their fear. This is why your mind must be renewed in God's knowledge so you wouldn't play circumstances above the Word of God. It is important for you to renew your mind, not when you visit the place you call church. Do as the apostle Paul said the Colossians believers had done... "You have put off the old man with its deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." (Colossians 3:9--10). REASON NUMBER FOUR: confessing God's word works for you because it keeps the answer before you. If you are always facing the problem, speaking the problem, praying the problem, then you will have faith in the problem. If you are always talking a bout him your problems to others, then you really do have a problem. If you go to the Father and say, "Father, I have this problem, and I can't get rid of this problem; it grows bigger every day," then you will eventually have a bigger problem. All you are seeing is the problem or the circumstances. When you wake up in the morning, you see the problem. When you go to bed at night, you are thinking a bout the problem. You eat, sleep and live the problem or circumstances. These circumstances are problem has consumed you--- your time, your thoughts and your prayers. And faith cometh by hearing. You will have great faith in the problem or circumstance, but no faith in the answer. Oh yeah, you may call your pastor and he probably will say, "poor you, I'm praying for you." But when you begin to renew your mind and began to keep the answer before you buy confessing the Word of God, some will say, "Oh, you're just ignoring the problem or the circumstances." No the contrary, you are doing something about the problem. When you get accused of ignoring the problem or circumstances, just call this Scripture. "Be careful (anxious ) for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." (Philippians 4:6--8). Paul begins this list verse with, Finally, brethren... In other words, this will wrap up the whole thing: whatsoever things are true, honest, pure, lovely, just, and of a good report, think on these things. Everyone wants to have the peace of God that passes all understanding. But not many want to do what the Bible says to do in order to obtain it. They want a shortcut. And there are no shortcuts to a life of obedience. They want to have the peace of God, but they also want to confess the problem and pray the problem. The more you pray the problem, the more faith you will have in the problem.