Mark 4:24 says, “And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.”
In other words, God is telling us that we’re not given the privilege to just say the word means this or that. This is where watered down religions come from. The politically correct bible removes the need for forgiveness because it declares there is no such thing as sin because we all make mistakes. It declares there is no need for Jesus.
 
Let me ask you, is that sound doctrine? Would you dare base your eternal existence and earthly life morals and principals off of this? It matters what you hear and how you understand it. It matters how you believe God. In our verse up there in Mark chapter 4, note this is red letters here, Jesus is telling us that the degree to which we believe anything is the degree to which it will be established in our lives. And this verse finishes off by saying that those who “hear” God will be handsomely rewarded with more revelation.
 
I’d rather trade that garbage of the politically correct bible for the Coca Cola – the real thing. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” 
 
We can learn so much from the creation story in Genesis chapters one and two. We see that God does everything by his word and by his Spirit. We should never expect God to do something for us that is not in his word. I’ve often used the example that we cannot believe God for a field of drugs if it’s not in his word. If it doesn’t line up or come into agreement with his plans for you as Jer 29:11 says, don’t get mad at God if it doesn’t happen. Amen? Amen!
 
What we believe matters and our attitude towards his word matters. How we respond to God and his word determines what God accomplishes in our life. Do you believe God’s word? Do you believe that when God said in Jeremiah 29: 11, that he’ll make it come to pass when you trust him?
Hebrews 11:3 says, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” Our lives are not just the breath we breathe and the things we do. Though many will live this way, they will answer for it if they don’t repent. We have a very important role in God’s kingdom. How we live this out is by God’s design and our willingness to work with God.
 
There is power in the Word of God. Life outside the Word of God is a disaster. Let me tell you, I’ve been in the power of God and I’ve been outside of it. It’s easier and cheaper to stay on the inside of things. Jesus likened hearing His word and not obeying it to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain descended, the floods came, the winds blew and beat on the house, and it fell with a mighty crash Matthew 7:26-27 & Luke 6:47-49 records this also. We should see the value in God’s word like someone who just found a pot of gold, Psalm 119:162.
 
I have here a few reasons why we should highly value God’s word and this underscores why we should believe it.

1. It brings revelation of who our God is. It helps us to understand his character and his plans for us. Jeremiah 29:11 – God is a good God, even when he corrects us. What kind of a god doesn’t discipline his kids?
2. God’s word guides us into all truth through the power of the Holy Spirit. God helps us to understand his thoughts and his ways and this, in turn, will help us navigate tough things we go through in life, John 16:13.
3. It brings us salvation through the repentance of a sinful nature and this brings us hope of an eternity spent with our God and our loved ones who are in heaven. John 3:16.
4. We’re transformed by the word. We’re not the same old people we once were. We have been translated into the kingdom of God’s dear light. Now, we have the power to be more like Jesus, Romans 12:2 and Col 1:13.
5. God’s word brings us protection from sin if we’ll read it, think about it, let our spirit absorb it’s truths and power, Psa 119:11. It gives us power over sin and death.
6. God’s word has the power to heal us and bring deliverance, Psa 107:20. If we stager not at the promises of God – like Abraham – we will obtain the victory we need.
7. We’re given permission to create things in our lives as long as it is in agreement with God’s word.
   This one is really important. Let’s look at Romans 4:17 which says, “(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.”
   We’re given permission to speak life to dry bones. Have a little arthritis – speak the health of God’s word. Make sure you believe this otherwise, your words are empty. It’s like a cloud floating by, looking like it’s going to promise us some rain and can’t empty rain on us because it is empty.
8. God’s word brings us the victory we need. Eph 6:10-18 gives us spiritual weapons to help us do our part in obtaining this victory. Understanding what God has done for us, what Jesus has done for us and the role the Holy Spirit plays in our lives is crucial. They may be one but they don’t lay off their responsibilities to each other – they work together.

 
Conclusion: God wants us to take his word and cultivate a positive attitude, a victorious mindset, and not be downtrodden. We give God due respect when we take him at his word and act on it. It should be second skin for us to believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths from a heart that believes in God and the power of his word. We should never despise or disrespect God.
It was once told to me that I may be the only way someone sees God. That’s true for any believer. What we say, the things we let come out of our mouth can damage our witness – our ability to confess Jesus is real and God is truly a God of love, and that he cares. Finally, James 1:25 encourages us to not be hearers only, but to be “doers” of the word of God and Isaiah 1:19 reminds us that only the willing and obedient get to eat the good of the land.

I pray this holiday season that you let go of everything holding you back from believing that God is REAL, that God is still ALIVE, and that he loves YOU so very much. Get to know Jesus so you can start off with a wonderful and more powerful new year than you ever dreamed possible.

Merry Christmas to you and your family,
​La Donna Holstine

To understand anything about the glory of the church we need to understand what she is supposed to be doing. In this article, we'll discuss the church and what she is to do to become this powerful Bride. 
So, let's start with Ephesians 5:27 which says: “that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.” KJV. I also like what the Amplified version says: “So that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy (set apart for God) and blameless.” AMP. That's great! That's wonderful! But how are we supposed to get there? What is it that the church is supposed to be doing to look like that? Let's face it; most of the church doesn't look anything like this for the most part right now. From this verse alone we can see that Jesus is coming back looking for a bride that is as sinless as he is – without spot or wrinkle, without any blemishes (tattoos, unforgiveness, bitterness, hate, and other sins). This also indicates that Jesus is looking for powerful bride (glorious splendor) because he also is powerful. You might wonder what it is that the church is supposed to be powerful in. What the church is supposed to be doing is in direct connection with what Jesus did here in his earthly ministry. Isaiah 61:1 says, “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.”

So what is the church supposed to be doing?
1. Preach good tidings to those who are meek (quiet, gentle, easily imposed upon):
The quiet and gentle spirit God loves is the one that holds her composure no matter what is being spoken to her or about her. She's not moved by the rantings and raving of an uncontrolled people. This spirit is in full control of her own actions and only behaves according to the word of God. In this scripture above, this “quiet and gentle” is referring to those who are NOT easily intimidated, living in doubt and fear, etc. That would not be a picture of the powerful Bride that God called her to be or that Jesus is coming back for.
2. Bind up the brokenhearted. We all suffer hurts and wounds and some are so deep it keeps us from living the Zoe life God made available to us. This zoe life refers to or is described as the uncreated and eternal life of God. It speaks of physical and spiritual vitality and is always maintained and sustained by God himself. In this 2nd activity, we are to help those suffering to see themselves as God sees them. God sees our hurts and wounds but he always sees our end and how we have overcome because of what he has done for us in and through Jesus. If you are one that can easily give a good word of encouragement that is filled with power and anointing you have a divine mandate to set people free from these deep hurts.
3. Proclaim liberty to the captives. Liberty is defined as a state of freedom from oppressive governmental restrictions on a person's way of life, the way they choose to worship God, and their political choices. This is exactly what the United States of America was founded on. The simple truth is that we are not to be bound by silly government restrictions and laws that keep us from living the life of liberty that Jesus made available to us.
4. Proclaim the opening of the prison to them that are bound: You know, sometimes our thoughts hold us captive and it can be little thoughts to overwhelming, degrading, manipulative and controlling thoughts. Some of those “thoughts” lead some to commit suicide. In 1642 a poet, Richard Lovelace, wrote “To Althea, From Prison” in which his final infamous stanza read, “Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage.” That's the kind of freedom and liberty Jesus died to give. We, as Christians, bear a significant assignment to set the captives free. We do this through encouraging words and being used by the Holy Spirit to offer divine insight into the person’s problems to help them see just how free they truly are or need to be. There are many other things out there that hold us captive, such as this tirade of human trafficking. This is violates us spirit, soul, and body. This is horrible stuff going on here.

Now, in light of this, does this look like the church today? Do we hear about things like this? No, satan has made sure to keep the church preoccupied so that he can keep her from being that pure and holy Bride, that powerful bride to be so he can keep people bound up in any kind of prison.Let's also look at John 14:12, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my father.” Thank God for his Grace - right? Amen?
Notice that in this verse, we see the words verily, verily. Recall that it is extremely important to take notice anytime you see this in the scripture because the words coming right behind it gives a powerful truth; a powerful truth that you can't just simply toss around or dismiss. Read this verse again and pay attention to the truth presented. I ask again, does this describe the church by and large? Most of the time all we hear about is that some church is in revival and sometimes it spreads to other areas. Revivals are great and necessary, but people don't take that strength home with them beyond the door through which they leave. They don't take that strength and do the works Jesus did. If people who come out of a revival would take the time to share it with others, our world news would be full of reports of miracles of all kinds, endless testimonies of how people have been set free, the brokenhearted would be healed spirit, soul, and body, and Jesus would be glorified. Hallelujah!

This is what Jesus is coming back for, a powerful Bride that is not easily intimidated and knows when and what to say or do in any given situation. To accomplish this, we must choose Jesus. We must be so vitally connected with him on a daily basis and filled with the Holy Spirit to be led by God in doing miracles, We are called by God to do the works Jesus did and do them in a greater way because now we have the internet and can post articles, launch websites and blogs / vlogs, we now have a way to travel worldwide to help others whereas in Jesus' day it wasn't like this at all.

Let's consider the following verses in closing:
Acts 2:43 says, “And fear came upon every soul and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.”
Acts 5:12 says, “And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch).”
Mark 16: 15-18:
15) And he said unto them, Go ye (men & women) into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Parenthetical emphasis mine)
16)He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but the that believeth not shall be damned.
17) and these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18) They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
Lastly, vs 20 say, “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Italic emphasis mine)
Do you see that the Lord was working with them? He was working with them after he ascended. He gave these words, told them what to do and then he ascended into heaven, but his work didn't stop there. Thank God that Jesus is still working with us from heaven helping those of us who are left here on earth. This is us co-ruling and co-reigning with Jesus here on earth to affect his covenant blessings in our lives and the lives of those God brings our way. 

This, my friends, is what the Glorious Church -the Bride of Christ- is all about. Become a part of this Bride today by asking God to forgive you of any sins and to help you live a life for him. Ask Jesus to come into your heart and to fill you with his precious Holy Spirit. Learn more at Getting to Know Jesus.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
All to His Glory,
La Donna

Like the fresh start of the New Year, Springtime gives us a 2nd chance at renewal. However, we need not wait for certain times of the year or for certain events, like taking summer vacations, to make us feel alive and for that chance to unwind mentally, physically, emotionally, and most importantly spiritually.
If we would cultivate a lifestyle of being in God's presence, we would experience more times of refreshing and each experience would be deeper and more meaningful. It definitely would build your faith and trust in this God we can't see with our natural eyes.
It's time to get rid of everything that holds you back, keeps you down, and suppresses your right to grow and feel alive in Jesus. 
Eph 2:4-6 says  4)  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened [made to be alive] us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6) And hath [past tense-it's already a done thing] raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. [emphasis mine]
Sometimes living a life of faith in God is not always easy but it is always right. To learn more about living by faith, read my blog Flying by Faith and you might also want to read Defying Negative Gravity.

Below are 5 steps you can use today to position yourself for and create for yourself that river of living waters for times of refreshing.  John 7:38 says, "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." These living waters can be a constant source of refreshment both for you and for others as you learn to encourage others. This all depends on how much of  yourself you put into Christ.

Step One:
First, we must see God as our provider in everything, not just some being out there waiting for us to get to heaven. He is real and desires to be involved in our everyday lives.
Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
So get it fixed in your heart now, that God desires to work with you to establish his covenant blessings and his plan for your life. Don’t expect much help if you are not lined up with his word and plans for you. About the only help you’ll get is him helping you to refocus on what he has for you.

Step Two:
As in the Hebrew scripture above, we must go to God diligently. He can tell when you are just somebody that wants something from him and has no plans to honor him. Going to God for everything builds a relationship of trust and faith. When you can prove to God that you are serious about loving him, and wanting to serve him, when you show him you have been in his word about your situation, he’ll come shining through. Wait patiently and full of hope-fully trusting that he will be there and bring you those refreshing explanations that will make you alive in him once again.

Step Three:
Be prepared to know what you want and what you need God to do for you. Don’t just mouth off asking for any and everything. While God has a sense of humor, he’s also a serious God and he’s more than capable of meeting your needs. 
James 4:3 says, “Ye ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”
This Is clear evidence that you can’t just ask for anything on a whim. It also gives a good indication that you need to want what God wants you to have. I know that can sound selfish of God but remember that his ways and thoughts are far higher than our own. He authored this life, and we should honor him in it and in every way possible. Isaiah 55:9 says, "For as the heavens are higher than the earth; so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

​Step Four:
Obedience is big with God. He desires that we learn his commandments and follow them all our lives, trusting him to make the promises work in our favor. We need to truly learn to love God not just for what he can do for us but simply just because of who he is. He is love. John 4:8.  Mark 12:30 says, “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Read verse 31, as well.

Step Five:
Make sure you understand what God’s kind of love, called Agape, is all about and that you are walking in it to the fullest you possibly can.  Galatians 5:6 says, “For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision: but faith which worketh by love.” 
Do you see that? Your faith will not work if you are not walking in God’s kind of love in every situation and towards every person. What this verse is telling us is that it doesn't matter what kind of life you live, or where you go to church. If you are not using God's kind of love in every situation, your faith will not work. It's as simple as that.
Ask God to help you in this because this is the single most important thing you can ever do as a Christian and that is to see others the way God sees them. You need to see yourself as God sees you. 

Additionally, to get to know God on a more personal level, I've created the 29 Days of Loving God package. It's free. I've included instructions and 29 scriptures to journal each day. Although it was originally intended to do during the month of February, anytime of the year is a good time to get to know God.  All you need to do is contact me and I'll email it to you. 
Be assured that this is the only time I will use your email unless you opt in for updates. I don't really have material to send out on a regular basis except for The Net Magazine which goes out monthly for free. 
Make this year the year of refreshing in Jesus.

La Donna

Good Morning and Happy February!
February is the month we celebrate love. I've chosen to spend this month loving on God. We always go to God for our needs and we should, but when is the last time you woke up and said, Oh! I've got to go see God today, don't count on me for dinner?
I have hand selected 29 scriptures to write out, pray and meditate on for this month. These scriptures show us so much about who God is. We want to let God know that we know him and love him for who he is.
We can only love him back with the love that he first gave us. In fact, it's with this same love that we are to love everyone else. 
I hope you'll join me for this special journey. For more details visit 29 Days. If you are ready to sign up, visit our Contact Us page, mark the 29 Days of Loving God selection at the bottom. Be sure to leave me your email so I can send you the set of scriptures.
As an added bonus, you'll also receive a set of scriptures from Dr. H. R. Sharp teaching us 
Who We Are, What We Have, and What We Can Do in and all because of Jesus.
I have never done a scripture writing plan, but this one is special to my heart. Join me today!

Doing More in 2024
​La Donna

One need only look around and see the chaos of our modern times. These days are marked by governments the world over ignoring the only true and living God. 
We see and hear other religions out there that think it's okay to go around and blow things up, to take away a beautiful life from a beautiful child (I'm of the opinion that every child is beautiful) and make them grow up to hate and to kill, and they have no regard for the women that bring them children.
Can you imagine living under a government that says it's okay to rape women and our daughters? Can you imagine them stealing your sons from you and turn them into murderers? And they call us horrors, prostitutes because we do not worship their god or honor their ways. Their way is to bully themselves into the lives of others demanding folks worship their God. Am I the only one, or does anybody out there see how evil this really is? Do you see any true love or real peace about thinking and living this way? I certainly don't. I would never want to worship some god that has absolutely no regard for human, plant, and animal life.
What's worse is our government here in the United States has allowed some other religions to come in and make their laws applicable - here on our God given soil. In that single act alone, this government has wiped out all the blood that was shed for this country to honor the only real God, they have forgotten what peace and liberty is all about. They have decided that honoring God is no longer a necessary thing to live a good life.
I'm here to declare to you today that there is only one God of real, true, peace and love and this God is the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. Our God is one of peace, mercy, and love everlasting.  
In John 14:6 we read, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
The path that God would have us on focuses on the things we read from Isaiah 26:3 and from Philippians 4:8.
Isaiah 26: 3 reads, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
Philippians 4:8 reads, "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."
​Your choices to not honor God are recorded daily so that God can make sure you get what you wanted regarding both your life here on earth and throughout all eternity. What choice are you making today? I choose to love, honor, and worship this God of Abraham - He is My God. My savior Jesus is the ONLY WAY, TRUTH, AND LIFE for me and my family.
To learn more about this God I serve, read my article on Getting to Know Jesus here. 
If you pray and ask God to forgive you of all sin and disobedience, and ask Jesus to come into your life, and to be filled with God's precious and Holy Spirit, please let us know. 
We want to help you get off to a good start in your new life (walk) of faith in this awesome God. He loves you and so do we! 
Listen, we all have trials and tribulations. But it's how you deal with those situations that makes you victorious. Jesus said he has overcome the wickedness of this world and that means that through Him [because we believe in Him, he gives us the strength to overcome], we can choose to not walk in the way of wickedness, evil, bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness. There is power in the blood of Jesus to help you have a choice to not participate in the evil things of this world. This power in the blood of Jesus brings you the God given ability to not sin against God, to not speak and do hurtful things to others, to live a life that is successful with no sorrow added. This power in the blood of Jesus has caused those of us that believe to overcome death, hell, and the grave. This power in the blood of Jesus has caused those of us who believe to be translated out of the kingdom of darkness [satan's domain-being ruled and governed by it] into God's marvelous light [strength, understanding, wisdom, peace, love and joy in the Holy Ghost and so much more].
​This God is the real God. This God is not weak, because no other god out there sent his son to die on a cross for the sins of his people. 
Choose God today.
In His Service,
​La Donna    

I could ask you how you are doing.  Your answer may well depend on what you are doing. 
So, I ask, What are you doing?  No, seriously, what are you doing?
2 Corinthians 6: 14 - 18 says:
14  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15  And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17  Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
To walk as children of light means we are to not touch the unclean things in this world.  We have no business dealing with the affairs of darkness as to make them a part of our lives or take them into our hearts (our spirits) as truth.
To seek for wisdom outside of the counsel of God violates the first of the ten commandments: Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me. That is why uoiji boards, tarot cards, gazing balls, soothsaying, and the like are wrong to use. Don't say "well, it's all in good fun". To you it may be, but not to your mortal enemy and not to the only God who loves you and desires for you to rise above the limits of this world and be with Him now and throughout eternity. Moreover, this God desires for you to effectively bring heaven down here on earth and to establish His blessing in your life and for all the others God would bring across your path (your kingdom).
To dabble in things of darkness gives satan entrance into our life.  Jesus went to the cross to give us the power to not partake in things of darkness.  So, for us to dabble in them is slapping our Savior, Jesus, in the face, it is counting his substitutionary work on the cross for us as nought (for nothing). Our dealing in darkness renders the cross null and void in our lives.  Dabbling in the things of darkness dulls our ability to hear from a sinless and loving God that only has your good in mind.  He has a wonderful plan for you. But you must learn to walk with Him, in spirit and in truth.  In spirit, because God is a spirit and we need to let our hearts (our spirit) connect in fellowship with God. In truth, because we are to believe in the truths in God's word so that when we are faced with a decision, the truth is what we go with. In other words, God's word should be like our constitution, that something that governs the affairs of our lives.
If we are children of God, then we should walk in the light of His love and counsel.
Have a safe and blessed week.
In His Service,
La Donna

Imagine this, right after we are born again (we've chosen to believe in Jesus and we've accepted Him in  our heart) a scene opens up with us right in the middle of a fight. Now, this fight has been going on since Adam and Even ate fruit from a tree that God told them not to eat from in the garden of Eden. 
This fight is on, and we start thinking we don’t have time to read through a handbook or manual; we start living life our way, fighting this fight our way. ​
As children of God we become like spiritual jet fighters.  We’ve been thrown into this cockpit, surrounded by switches, buttons, gauges, levers, and we’re loaded with weapons many of us don’t know about let alone how to use them.  And we’re  promised great rewards if we can figure it out.  Oh and don’t forget the “how to manual” aka - the holy bible.  Every air craft has that one manual for operation, mechanics, and survival, right.  If it don't, you don't want to be on that flight, right, lol.
Over the loud speakers a voice reminds us that this is not a drill, we are not in a flight simulator.  This is God getting our attention. We can hear Him telling us, “Hey, the sun is going down on this thing; you can’t fly by sight, you’ll need to learn how to fly by faith to win this thing, to get my rewards ie to prosper in every area of  your life, to have that certain kind of peace only I (God) can give; it's the kind of peace that brings in a rest and your mind and your spirit doesn't have to work overtime to figure out how to get things done like getting your business or your ministry off the ground and running, restoring your marriages, restoring your broken family relationships, etc.” 
2 Corinthians 5: 7 says, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 
Listen, hard times happen. You can't let them bring you down. During hard times, what is happening is our faith is being tried.  It is looking for the word of God in your spirit as its foundation on which to stand. If you are facing a healing hardship, you need to feed your spirit on healing scriptures and not on how to prosper financially.  Save that for another time.
Can you wait for trials and tribulations to hit you before you start hearing the word? Not unless you like being thrown in a cockpit and don’t know what to do with what’s been given to you.  I like a good challenge but not like that. 
No, today is the day, don’t harden your hearts when things get tough. Take the word of God today and every day and don’t ever stop; you'll soon be flying by faith. Amen. The best part is there are no negative side effects, you can take it all day – every day and you don’t need a doctor to prescribe it. 
But, now watch this.  Hebrew 4: 1 – 7 NLT (New Living Translation) gives us a good picture of those who don't use faith, it's a good warning.

1. God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.
2. For this good news – that God has prepared this rest – has been announced to us just as it was to them.  But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.
3. For only we who believe can enter his rest.  As for the others, God said, “In my anger I took an oath: They will never enter my place of rest.” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world.
4. We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: “On the seventh day God rested from all his work.”
5. But in the other passage God said, “They will never enter my place of rest.”
6. So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news failed to enter because they disobeyed God.
7. So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.” 

We are not fighting flesh and blood here; we are fighting an enemy you can’t see with natural eyes. We are fighting “the good fight of faith” and the enemy is doing everything in his power to stop you.
Hebrews 11: 6 says that we can’t please God without faith.  So how do we get this faith, to please God and overcome our trials? How do we get that faith that reveals our victory?
Romans 10: 17 says,  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  (KJV)
Whatever you need in life, you have to find it in the word, find a scripture that supports why you have a right to it. Study it, think about it often, talk to God about it. It will eventually explode in your spirit, it will become something that is alive inside of you - that's your faith to fight for what you need. Now all of a sudden you know a little something about pulling that lever, and pushing that button. You are flying by faith now.  Keep going, you will win this fight, you can have what you need if it's in the word of God.
I was a bit difficult to put this one together to where it makes sense. I hope you enjoyed this post and most of all that it helps you to not be afraid of your cockpit. Go ahead, climb on up in there. With God as your pilot, your next destination: VICTORY! AMEN!
See you next week,
​La Donna
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