Whenever I have had the opportunity to speak or write on the subject like this, I have always laid the foundation on the premise that God desires for us to prosper (3Jn.2). It is His will for all men, for all time. As the renowned faith apostle Kenneth Copeland puts it, “faith begins where the will of God is known.” Therefore, if you are not convinced that God wants you to succeed, you cannot effectively exercise your faith for success. Repeatedly, throughout both the Old and New Testaments, God makes it clear that He desires His people to prosper and succeed. One of the most remarkable success stories in the Bible is that of Jacob. This was a man who fled from home after taking his brother’s birthright, fully aware that his brother intended to kill him. He journeyed to a distant land and began working for a man named Laban. Laban attempted to exploit Jacob in many ways, even altering his wages to suppress his progress. But how do you keep down a man who carries the Blessing of ...
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