This question certainly ranks high on the frequently asked
questions list of many believers, particularly when they seem not to be getting
positive results in life after putting to work all the principles of faith and
prayers that they have learnt. Well, the challenges of life come to us all, and
if you have lived long enough as a believer, then you must have caught yourself
asking this question either to yourself or to someone you think is in a
position to help you strengthen things out. There could be several reasons why
things may not be working as expected, and I should say at this point that I certainly
do not have all the answers, but I hope to share with you a few things which I have
also learnt and I trust that it will profit you.
The steps that I will share in
this series are well outlined in the book – What
to do when Faith seems weak & victory lost by Kenneth E. Hagin, so you
may as well get the book and read to gain more insight. I hope to take the
steps in part because we cannot possibly take them all in one writing. I will
take them in the order presented in the book, and I believe with you that as
you take heed to these steps, things will begin to work positively in your
life.
Step 1. Recognize the source of the opposition as being Satan
and stand your ground.
This may look simple, but it is amazing how many people still
get to miss it. Settle first in your heart that God isn’t against you, and God
will not bring any evil upon you just to teach you a lesson; God will not tempt
anyone with evil. You may be thinking that God is punishing you for your past
mistakes, but no, He isn’t. Once God has forgiven, He doesn’t remember again
and He is not angry with you. As a believer you have become an object of His
love, and all He desires for you is good and not evil. When things are not working,
look in the right direction to see who is responsible and the scripture has
pointed it out already in John 10:10 The thief
cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they
might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. This also
means that you are not focusing your attention on other people as being the
opposition, remember that the devil is the arch-enemy of the believer, and he
can use anyone who makes themselves available to him to be used. So, it is
important that you take a stand against every opposition of Satan, and
manipulations using human agents against your life and destiny.
Having done that, just keep standing as the scripture says…having done all, to stand, stand therefore…Eph.6:13-14.
Hear what Kenneth E. Hagin had to say about this point “You need to realize this: many times, particularly in the old testament,
when it talks about God doing something, He did not actually perform it. In other
words, He was not the agent who did it. He did not send evil on anyone. God already
had warned them, “if you sin, these things will happen to you.”” He further
gave an example to illustrate better this point; “Suppose for instance, a man climbs up on the house, then falls off and
breaks his leg. God put into motion the law of gravity. But the man could not
say, “God broke my leg,” or, “God pushed me off the roof,” or even, “God did it.”
No. God put into motion the law of gravity, the man violated it, and reaped the
results.” I remember again hearing Kenneth Copeland making emphasis on the fact
that the old testament translators translated the permissive tenses of the old Hebrew
writings using causative tenses because the original Hebrew in which the old
testament was written did not have permissive tense. Always remember, God is
not responsible for evil, the devil is, and you can stand against him.
Step 2. Be sure the promises of God – the scriptures – cover the
things you ask for and are believing for.
Like we always say in faith circles, faith begins where the
will of God is known. In other words, if you weren’t sure that what you desired
is covered by the scriptures then your faith cannot be effective. Kenneth E. Hagin
said, “You have a right to believe for
anything God’s word promised you. But if you get out beyond that, then you are
out on presumption or foolishness.” Bible faith is based on God’s word and
nothing more, and it comes by hearing the word of God. The moment you get out beyond
the word of God, you have no basis for faith and that could mean trouble for
you. Don’t live your life or exercise your faith based on presumption; don’t presume
that what you are desiring is covered in scriptures, rather search the
scriptures till you find it, then you can hold it up to God in prayer and
expect that your faith will produce, and you will get that which you have
desired.
This is how much we can take in this first part, we will
continue from step 3 in our next piece and I do hope that you will digest these
two steps and begin to put them to work ahead of the remaining other steps
which we will share.
Shalom!
N.B
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