The Father's House Chapel of Milton Keynes

WAITING ON GOD

Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Today we begin a brand new 40-day journey of "fasting" from wrong thinking; "fasting" from failure to success; from mediocrity to greatness. We will eliminate mentalities of failure and adopt mentalities of success. Fasting from wrong thinking begins with believing that: As a man thinks, so is he. So, let's THINK God's way and experience His success. Proverbs 23:7 for as he thinks in his heart, so is he."Eat and drink!" he says to you,
But his heart is not with you. NKJV

Today we're fasting from the thought that says:" If things were different, I could really succeed."
We dream of what we would do IF... if I had a better education; if I wasn't tied down to this mortgage; if the economy was better; if people treated me better; if God would come through for me; etc. Notice the common thread of failure: IF.
CHANGE IT TODAY
1. Drop the "IF". Stop waiting for things to get better, before you make them better. Give up the excuse of "if only." "If only I had this or if only I had that."
2. FACE life as it is. But don't ACCEPT it as it is. The four friends of the paralytic couldn't find a way in the house, because of the crowd (Mark 2:4). So they went up on the roof. They found a way, where there was no way. They didn't accept life as it was, but faced life as it was, and experienced the will of God.
3. Recognize YOU HOLD the power to do something with your life, regardless of the economy, your upbringing, you're past mistakes. God has given you SEED to plant (your words, your choices, your money, etc.). Begin each day sowing a seed of faith, joy, love or hope. You have a smile-use it. You have a mouth to speak God's Word; to declare His praise-do it.
4. Don't wait for the perfect conditions. Ecclesiastes 11:4 "He who watches the wind will not sow and he who look at the clouds will not reap." Don't wait for the stock market, or real estate or the media to get better, before you do what you know to do. Make your life better by sowing the right seeds, beginning TODAY. Make good choices TODAY.
5. FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS. Focus on the good you already have; what God HAS already done. (Psalm 103:2-4) He forgives all. He heals all. He redeems us from all destruction. The old hymn says: "For He has done great things. He has done great things. Bless His Holy Name!"
THINK IT AND SAY IT
I don't need things to be different before I succeed. I will make them different. I have the power to sow the seeds of a better life. I will not just accept whatever life brings. I will face it with faith and find a way through it. I will remember what God has done. He pardons all my sins. He heals all my diseases. He crowns me with victory. He satisfies my life with good things so that my youth, vitality and outlook on life is refreshed and renewed.
Jeremiah 29:11-12
For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Isaiah 43:19
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. In other words where there is no way God makes a way?
Start believing for more
We serve the God Who created the universe. Never settle for a small view of God. He wants to do big things and new things in our lives. God wants us to be constantly increasing, to be rising to new heights. He wants to increase you in wisdom, and help you to make better decisions. He wants to increase you financially, by giving you promotions, fresh ideas, and creativity. He wants to pour out "His far and beyond favour" (Ephesians 2:7)
Yet, it's interesting that God asks the question. "Do you not perceive it?" In other words, are you making room for it in your thinking?
It's time to enlarge your vision. To live your best life now, you must start looking at life through eyes of faith, seeing yourself rising to new levels. See you business taking off. See your marriage restored, see your family prospering. You must conceive it and believe it is possible if you are ever going to see it, or experience it. Friends if you will get in agreement with God, this is the greatest time of your life. With God on your side, you cannot possible lose. He can make a way when it looks as if there is no way. He can open doors that no man can shut. He can supernaturally turn your life around.
Get rid of small-minded thinking and start thinking as God thinks. Think big. Think increase. Think abundance. Think more than enough.
Today is the start of yet another year do not let this year continue as you went through last year, Change your thinking start to plan for your future.
God won't force you into doing anything; God won't send you money from heaven?
Why because it's already here (Ephesians 1:3) God's principle is if you want anything out of life you will have to go out and earn it.
God is encouraging us today to expand our thinking, think outside of the box, were not chickens were Eagles; we have got to be creative.
In this church we have and are being given every opportunity to expand to be part of a development programme which is starting this weekend ironic I think not, it's the starting of a new year a new beginning which we all have a part to play and have an input.
God sees us as leaders so this is the time to lead in business, to be leaders in church, to be leaders in our community, to be leaders in our homes in our relationships, and finally walk as God has intended.
How effective will depend on you?