The Bible says Abraham CONSIDERED NOT his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither did he consider the deadness of Sarah's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was STRONG IN FAITH, giving glory to God (Romans 4:19).
Abraham was a hundred years old when God told him he was going to have a son and call his name Isaac. Though he was already well stricken in age, he refused to consider his body as dead; as being unable to reproduce! Neither did he consider the fact that Sarah's womb was dead. He was undeterred by every physical and natural evidence
Everything that he knew in this world, told him it was impossible for him to have a child. His body as far as reproducing was concerned, was dead. He was about a hundred years old, Sarah had been pronounced barren. Yet, Abraham didn't consider the deadness of Sarah's womb. What then was Abraham considering? He was considering the Word. He gave thought, attention and focus only to the Word that God had spoken to him.
As far as Abraham was concerned God said it; and He was well able to bring it to pass. That's strong faith; when you refuse to consider anything else but God's Word that has come to you.
That Abraham didn't consider his body at the deadness of Sarah's womb doesn't mean! he didn't see his body; or he didn't know that Sarah his wife was barren. He saw his body. The body belonged to him. He knew his body hard become old and frail; he could feel it and could see it. He equally knew his wife was barren; he was very much aware of that. But he refused to consider it! That's what faith is.
Faith doesn't mean that you don't feel the pain.
Faith doesn't mean that you can't see the trouble. Faith means "I see the trouble alright, but I refuse to consider it; I refuse to let it dictate the circumstances of my life or my existence. I refuse to let it dictate how I'm going to behave." You tell yourself, "I'm not going to let what I see, how I feel and everything I know that's contrary to God's Word run my life. I refuse to consider anything but God's Word!" Boy, that's strong faith!
Learn and employ this important truth: in everything, consider God's Word only! Let God's Word be the only thing that moves you. Let it be what forms your beliefs, impressions and mindset about life. Let it be the only truth, the only information by which you live. Then your life will be an unending stream of success, peace, progress and prosperity.
This is where some folks miss the mark in their faith-walk; they stagger at the promise of God - the Word of God. One time they believe and another time, they don't believe. In a moment, they'll say "I believe God; I believe His Word." The next moment, they'll say; "Oh God please help me believe."
Don't stagger at the promise of God through unbelief. In other words, don't let unbelief run your life. The Bible says Abraham staggered not the promise of God through unbelief, but was. strong in faith, giving glory to God. He kept on testifying. He refused to stagger. As far as he was concerned, God had done it already, so he maintained his confession.
In your life, this is what you must do. God's words to you are, 'yea and amen' (2 Corinthians 1 :20); that means they're settled and established. Your role is to believe them and give no place to doubt and unbelief. Be addicted to God's Word. Groom yourself to see whatever God says to you in His Word as the highest law to live by. Tell yourself, "If God said it, then it's done, for His Word never fails. Therefore I refuse to doubt; I refuse to stagger or allow doubt and unbelief choke His Word in my heart." Then you I Maybe you woke up one day and suddenly discovered a growth somewhere in your body, and then you acted your faith and commanded the growth to disappear. From then on, do like Abraham. Even if you can still see the growth, refuse to consider ill' Start giving glory to God. Keep praising Him and start telling everybody that God's Word says you were healed; therefore no growth can survive in your body. Keep testifying about it; give an offering for it. T ell everybody the growth is gone; you already have your miracle.
This was what Abraham did which was pleasing in the sight of God and made Him qualify Abraham's faith as strong faith. Abraham glorified God for His Word and told everybody his name was no longer Abram (exalted or assumed father), but Abraham, which meant 'father of many'. They must have laughed him to scorn, asking, "So, where are the children?"
But he knew he already had God's Word.
Therefore, as far as he was concerned, his children were inside him. He was already 'father of many'. You know, if you're a pastor or a minister and you're reading this book, you too can 'become Abraham. You can begin to see your church and ministry grow with so many members inside you.
Have the doctors told you that it's impossible for you to have children because your fallopian tube is blocked or has been removed? Act on these truths that I'm sharing with you! Become Abraham! Begin to see your children inside you. Like Abraham, refuse to stagger in unbelief. Everyone will see you carry your baby before you know it. All you need do is refuse to stagger at God's Word. Set your gaze on the Word.
You know, unbelief is a spirit. Fear also is a spirit and they try to attack people. When fear or
unbelief attacks you, go on your knees before God; put your Bible right in front of you! Don't only read or meditate on the scriptures, but also begin to quote them out openly. Begin to say them until you're fully saturated. The Bible says, "When the clouds are full of rain/ they empty themselves, (Ecclesiastes 11:3); meaning there would be an overflow. That's when you become fully persuaded!
This is the third characteristics of strong faith.
When your faith is strong, you're fully persuaded about God's Word. At this time, not a demon hatched out of hell will be able to convince you to doubt or stagger at God's Word. You know you have your miracle, irrespective of what the circumstances indicate. You come to that specific, unassumed knowledge that, whatever God has promised, He's faithful and able to perform. Therefore you're unperturbed; you're at peace because you know you have it made! Praise God!
Abraham was fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was also able to perform (Romans 4:21). This is strong faith; and this is the faith that works.
You know, you can't be fully persuaded when you're listening to the wrong stories from people. You can't build the faith that works when you listen to everything else but God's Word. Fear will dominate you. Men talk fear. But God talks faith! For you to build your faith to that level, where you're fully persuaded and convinced about God's Word to you, you need to keep listening to the Word. Keep getting the Word of God into your system.
Don't allow information from the newspapers, which are always laden with fear and unbelief cause you to stagger at God's Word. When you keep listening to the news on television, you'll hear a lot of words that inspire fear. But when you dominate and control your mind with the Word of God, you will become fully persuaded.
Until you're fully persuaded, you may stagger.
You'll be unsure and unconvinced about God's Word. That's when you start asking yourself "I wonder if this Word that I've been confessing for so long is really going to come to pass?"
Realize that as you keep bombarding your mind with the Word of God, you'll become fully persuaded about God's promise to the point it becomes the only thing you think and talk about. That's when doubt and unbelief become completely subdued in your life.
Jesus said,
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed( and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not DOUBT in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith" (Mark 11:23).
blessings. Jesus tells us that when you don't doubt in your heart, anything you say with your mouth will come to pass. For that to happen, you must be fully and completely persuaded. You must mount a guard on your heart that says: NO DOUBT ALLOWED!
This is what you need if you've been diagnosed with cancer, HIV, diabetes or any other kind of sickness, disease or infirmity. Maybe you were told it's impossible for you to be a success in anything in life. You don't. need prayer! You don't need to cry, beg or run around looking for some help from man.
Instead, begin to meditate on the Word of God.
Become fully persuaded about what it says. Become fully persuaded that you're a bundle of success; you have an excellent spirit and have been ordained to prosper in all things.
Become fully persuaded that you're not the sick seeking healing! Become fully persuaded that you're a new creature; a partaker, sharer, participator in the divine nature. Therefore, sickness, disease and infirmity CANNOT thrive in your body - they just can/t stay! Become fully persuaded of these things.
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