“If you can find your request in God’s Word, it is your move.”

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

1 John 5:14-15

What does the Word say about….

Safety – Psalm 91:9-11 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Healing – 1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Prosperity – Job 36:11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Above are just a few examples of promises from the Word of God that you can apply to specific areas of your life. The Bible is filled with promises, principles, and truths that reveal God’s will and give us a foundation for prayer.

When you discover a promise in God’s Word that applies to your situation, you have the authority to believe it, pray it, and stand on it. You don’t need anyone else’s permission—you already have God’s Word. Ultimately, it is His power that brings His promises to pass, so your confidence doesn’t have to rest in the approval or opinions of other people. It can rest completely in Him.

You may have wonderful, encouraging people in your life, but chances are you will also encounter people who are negative, critical, or discouraging. If you aren’t careful, their words can begin to influence how you think about yourself, your circumstances, and even what you believe is possible.

But remember this: God is bigger than their negativity.

Other people’s opinions do not change God’s Word. Their doubts cannot cancel His promises, and their negativity does not determine what God can accomplish in your life. Place your faith and confidence in God and what He has said. Believe His Word in your heart, pray according to His promises, and trust Him with the outcome.

Some people may not understand what God is doing in your life. They may even become uncomfortable when they see you moving forward despite their doubts or opinions. Don’t allow their reaction to become your distraction. Keep your attention on God.

Most importantly, if you want to know which Scriptures apply to the situations you face, you must spend time reading the Bible for yourself. Don’t depend entirely on someone else to tell you what God has said. Open His Word. Study it. Meditate on it. Ask God to help you understand it and show you how to apply it to your life.

Something wonderful happens in that process. You don’t just discover promises—you develop a deeper relationship with the One who made them.

The more you know God’s Word, the more you will recognize His voice, understand His ways, and discover His plan for your life.

Victory Action

I will remember that God’s will and God’s Word agree. When I have a need or request, I will find the Scriptures that apply to my situation and make them the foundation of my prayers. Then I will pray, speak, and live in faith, trusting God and standing firmly on His Word as I wait to see the answer come to pass.

“When your feelings go ‘tilt’, you can count on the Word of God.”

 

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

Acts 27:22-25

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.  His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

Psalm 112:1, 7-8

 “I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe.”  Smith Wigglesworth

Our human emotions can be one of the most unreliable measures of reality. Feelings change from moment to moment and are often influenced by circumstances, pressure, fear, or what we see happening around us. If we allow our emotions to lead us, they can easily produce fear, doubt, discouragement, and defeat.

When our emotions seem to be all over the place, that is when we must bring them under control and choose to put our trust in God. God’s Word—not our feelings—is our firm foundation. His Word does not change when circumstances change, and His promises are not dependent upon how we feel.

The Bible teaches us the blessing of loving, trusting, and meditating on God’s Word. Victory is not found in following our emotions; it is found in believing what God has said.

Our emotions naturally react to circumstances, but we can train ourselves to respond with the Word instead. As we consistently meditate on Scripture and fill our hearts with God’s truth, His Word becomes our first response when trouble comes.

Then, when circumstances seem to go haywire, instead of allowing the circumstances to dictate what we believe, the Word of God rises up within us and determines how we respond.

Fill your heart with the Word. Stand on what God has said. Let Scripture speak louder than your circumstances and your emotions.

Victory Action

I will use ‘tilt’ feelings as a cue to get in God’s Word and stand on it.

“An overcomer is not one who does not fall, but one who refuses to stay down when he does.”

  

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Psalm 37:23-24

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10

My enemies, don’t be glad because of my troubles! I may have fallen, but I will get up;
I may be sitting in the dark, but the Lord is my light.

                                                                                                                                                                     Micah 7:8 (CEV)

We have all heard the expression, “Everyone makes mistakes.” It’s true. When we allow our flesh to guide our choices, we can make wrong decisions. But as Christians, we are more than just natural human beings. Through Christ, we have been made new and created in the image of God.

We are spirit, soul, and body. This means we do not have to be controlled by our flesh or by the mistakes of our past. We can choose to follow the leading of our spirit—the part of us that has been made alive unto God.

When we make a wrong decision, we can turn to God for help, learn from His Word, and allow His instructions to guide us forward. Our past does not have to determine our future. We do not have to remain in bondage to yesterday’s failures.

We can arise, learn, grow, and move forward. We can choose to walk in the freedom and victory that Jesus has already purchased for us.

Victory Decision

I will no longer allow my mistakes to hold me back. I will rise above them, learn from them, and move forward in victory.

“God sees more in you than you see in yourself.” 

¹²And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. ¹³And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. ¹⁴And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? ¹⁵And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. ¹⁶And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

Judges 6:12-16

In this passage of scripture the writer reminds us that there is one qualification for victory – that God be with us. As long as we are looking at our own shortcomings we will not be able to focus on the victory that God has waiting for us. Don’t feel qualified or deserving of the miracle? Well, in the natural you may not be. But God doesn’t look on your natural qualifications or what you may have done in the past. God always sees you in Christ. He sees you through the blood of Jesus. He sees you victorious in the things He sends you to do and so should you!

And besides that we are supposed to see ourselves in Christ. He is the image we are supposed to be looking at. It’s never been about me and what I have done. It has always been about what God has done for me and who He has made me to be. Self defeat is a trap of the enemy. It always starts in our thoughts. It is a sneaky way to keep us living on a lower level. Basically anything that starts with “self” is born out of the flesh. It’s now about us, it’s about God!

 Victory Decision

A low self-image is a distorted form of pride and is self-defeating. I will get into God’s Word and begin to see myself the way God does and act accordingly.

“Love is a decision, not an emotion.”

 ³⁷And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. ³⁸But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. ³⁹And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

Acts 15:37-39

 The walk that God designed for us to have is one of faith. Not feelings.

1 John 4:8

The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

When you choose feelings of bitterness over love you are choosing the circumstances over God. What moves you? Is it your feelings? Is it the events of your past? Or is it your heart desire to be more like God? Well, God is love.

Is it easy to love? Not always! Some people are easier than others to walk in love with. However, that is their problem, not yours. Difficult people are missing the most important thing, love. They are missing out on relationships. Your responsibility is to do what GOD said to do.

Galatians 5:13 (Practice Love)

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

You think, well okay, I have to walk in love. (Big sigh!) No you get to. You get to act like Jesus. Have those people you are having a problem with beat you until your face is unrecognizable? Have they nailed you to a cross? That is what they did to Jesus. But what did he say? Father forgive them. It was the ultimate display of love.

Sometimes we have to draw boundaries so that people don’t bring harm into our lives. That’s okay. Sometimes people quit talking to us or separate themselves from us. So how do you love a person like that? You pray for them. You pray the Word of God over them. You ask God to let you see them the way He sees them. The way He saw you when you were most unlovable. It will change your heart. And soon, the feelings of love will follow the action of prayer.

Victory Decision

As time went by and Paul chose to walk in love toward Mark, this relationship became profitable for the spreading of the Gospel.  When I act in love, the feelings will follow.  From this point on I choose to walk in love.

“When you come to the end of your resources, you have only begun to tap the unlimited resources of God.”

¹And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; ²And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. ⁸And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. ¹¹And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; ¹⁵And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company. ¹⁷And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. ¹⁸And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. ¹⁹And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

1 Samuel 30

⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Victory Decision

I will do my best and let God do the rest.

“The pieces never fit until you commit.”

 

²⁴Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

 Matthew 16:24-25 

³ Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.

Proverbs 16:3 AMPC

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.

Proverbs 3:5-8 ESV

Commitment is a challenge many people face. Moving forward in life depends on making thoughtful decisions. When following God, one must choose wholeheartedly to stay on the path He sets. Often, this takes faith because we cannot see every outcome ahead of us—only God can. He always has our best interests at heart. Choosing His way means that, despite any difficulties along the journey, you can trust it will lead to a positive outcome. The key is being fully dedicated to this path.

Victory Action

I will willing renew my commitment to God daily by continuing to put my trust in Him for my future. I will not give into worry or fear about the future. I will use the Word of God as a sword and confess it daily over my life as causes my thought to be agreeable to His will.