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Mark 11:23-24

22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23. 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. 24. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. What time do you start to believe that you receive? It’s when you‘ve  prayed. This is for your own personal petitions. We know there are other principles envolved when praying for others, yet you will still have to believe that you receive the answers when you pray or there can be no manifestation. So after you’ve prayed. The next thing to do is thank God daily that he has heard and answered your prayer. If you start over and pray for the same thing that you asked for yesterday, that means you didn’t believe that you received it yesterday when you prayed. Let’s look at it another way. Your daughter asks you can she drive your car to the store. Okay she’s standing right in front of you. You nod your head yes. But about ten minutes later she asked you the same question again. You look at her and say, “ honey, is something wrong? I just said yes ten minutes ago. The only reason that could make her question her mom twice is that she just met her mom, because she didn’t grow up with her, and she wanted to make Doubledy sure that it was actually okay. And this is how it sounds when we asked God over and over again for something he already said yes to. The tragedy in this behavior stems from a lack of understanding that your faith has to kick in gear after you’ve asked. Now you have to walk like, talk like, act like, God said yes.  Then you will see your answer to your prayer.

Continue reading “Faith Enters into Rest”

Faith Cometh by hearing

What is it that you listen to. No, really, what are you listening to on a continual basis? There are many things that can be beneficial and we should avail ourselves to them no doubt. And there are many things that are of interest to us that are not wrong in and of themselves; but if the things we hear on a daily basis, leave us no room for the things of God, we will find ourselves inundated with the cares and frustrations of life. Our ability to reach up and receive divine help, in a time of crisis recedes, because we just haven’t put in the time it takes to hear and believe. But Good news! You can take the time, to turn a listening ear, to the word of God, and faith will appear. That’s right, by simply tuning into the frequency of heaven via the word, faith will approach your residents; and instead of being disturbed; your heart will rejoice as you change your direction, and what you’ve heard will be to you for protection. Romans 10:17
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Faith is an Act
Luke 17:11-17
Go show yourselves to the priest

My brothers and sisters there comes a time when you have heard so much word, if you don’t start exercising what you’ve heard, you will confuse your own heart. Your faith will work for you, but you must start exercising it. That word which you have spoken over and over again, and seen with these eyes of your heart, and given thanks for; needs one more step. You have to start acting like it’s so. If you’ve declared that your needs are met, (not going to be met, are met), according to his riches in glory by Christ, you must act as though the money has come in. You must act as though the bills have been paid in full, by your continued thanks giving and not backing up in your commitments to give to God and to others. Walk Around with a smile on your face attesting to his glorious grace. Plan your budget around what you believed that you received. And walk on the water with Jesus until every dime has come in. But my God shall supply all of your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19. The same is true about believing that you are healed by his stripes. Isaiah 53:5. Walk around giving thanks that it sure is good to be well. Prepare an activity that you would do if you were in tip top shape. If you’ve been unable to move your arm or legs, begin making efforts to move them now. This is an ingredient that has been left out of the faith walk. Once again, once you’ve meditated, given praise that it’s not going to happen that you have it now, start acting as though it has come to pass. Then you will move from Faith to sight.
For its Faith that’s acted upon that brings results.
Luke 17:11-16

11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

 

 

I’m So glad you’ve determined, that if God said that we must have faith; then he must of necessity provide clear enough instructions so that we can operate there. That was also my way of thinking. Godly wisdom is not hidden from those who love him but for those who love him. 1 Cor. 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory.. A farmer goes out to a plot of ground. First he surveys it. Your heart is compared to that plot of ground. You must survey what’s down in their. Now determining on what he finds there; he decides skillfully what he must do. If the ground is full of rocks and weeds, he must till the soil turning it over and extracting those things that would severely impair the good seeds that he wants to plant.. Okay, as your hearing these things, what I want you to do is find out your choking point. Someone shares something with you, and of course after careful research; you find that it’s true, but it seems so impossible that you could ever achieve the faith to believe that God can change things in your life personally. Someone else, but not you. When the sower sows the word, depending upon what’s down in the ground of your heart; it can take some time before that seed is able to get down in there properly. Because of all the other things that have been occupying that place. Once again, thats why when you here the promises of God Initially, it can sound like, boy that’s just impossible! And the pure seed of the word of God has to fight through all of that and overcome it before it’s position in the ground of your heart is safe for it. This is why it took sooo long for Abraham and Sarah to receive the promised son. Sarah’s heart just kept rejecting that seed. But thank’s Be To God; as I said in a previous article; Abraham’s heart caught hold of that seed. It muscled it’s way through. Romans 4:16-21
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17.( As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb: 20. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21. And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
The power of the word of God rooted out everything else that was sown previously into his heart. It then set down its own roots, and sprang up, and produced the son of the promise. Did you know when Mary received the words of the Angel what she said? “ Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.” And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38. The seed of that word didn’t have to fight at all. It went down into the ground of her heart. And the word became flesh a dwelt among us. John 1:14a. We see another example of one having difficulty with receiving the word, but praise God, he was able to bring it to pass. Look at Luke 1:18, speaking of Zechariah. God had good tidings for him. His wife who was barren and in old age would conceive a son; and he would be the Forerunner of Christ. The Angel Gabriel was dispatched to him like he was to Mary.
18. Zechariah said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20. And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. Wow! This was very difficult, so God moved in a miraculous way that kept the words that the angel spoke burning in his heart. That so indelibly imprinted on his mind that he said, “Elizabeth, we’re gonna have a child.”Lol of course he did it with a writing tablet. Let’s see how we can avoid that type of consequence? Although having an experience such as this might make it a little easier to stick with the word.( Let me go on to say, that in the Old Testament, God was very dynamic in his presentation of the word. He had to be because of so much darkness that surrounded the hearts and minds of men.) After such a magnificent display of the power of God with Moses, we see God speaking to Joshua in a different manner. Joshua 1:8 is what we use when we are preparing the ground of our hearts. But let’s start with verse 2. Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. 3. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Joshua saw the tangible miracle signs and wonders. But he also saw that Moses received the law. God wanted him to get his word inside of him so that it would grow and produce his success. It did. This was Israel’s greatest time, for the word of God was in full bloom in there hearts. What about you to day? You have read this article. If you, like the farmer till the ground, protecting the seed of God’s word, till you faith abounds. Then right where you are, Faith will bloom and grow. And a harvest of great blessing you will only know. In his service Minister Alberta Richard

 

 

Galatians 5:6 For In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but Faith which Worketh by Love
1 Corinthians 13.2
And thou I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all Faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. ( the word charity is replaced with the word love)
There is a danger here that must of necessity be discussed. We must always, always, let me repeat, always remember that God is Love. 1 John 4:8, that entire verse says that whosoever does not love does not know God… The danger is drifting away from our very foundation. If we sin, thank God we have an advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ the righteous one. So take heart! He will forgive your sins and remove them as far as the east is from the west. Psalms 103:12 In our growth and development, one of Satan’s deceptive vices is strife. While your sowing in the ground of your heart God’s word, be aware of those evil thoughts that would try to gain entrance into the garden of your heart. All thoughts are compared to seeds. Your heart is the soil or ground the seed is sown in. Just as a farmer carefully guards his ground from weeds, or other things attempting grow there. Hold on a minute [ let’s leave this train of thought to venture into a little different area]. It takes hard work to continue to keep watch over the garden of your heart, but it will be well worth it. Keep handy the word of God concerning his love and that you are a love child of a love God. Because you can become skillful in operating by faith, but you can get into trouble like the church in Asia Minor. Ephesus, the first church mentioned in the book of revelations, had worked hard but they lost their brotherly love for those around them, we know this for the Lord had said that they had left their first love. Their first love is the Lord Jesus. They were working for him but didn’t stop and take time, to keep there love with him fresh and vibrant. That is a recipe for falling out of love with those around you, for He is the source of true love. Listen to what Jesus said to them after his commendation of their accomplishments in Revelations 2:4,5: 4. But I have this against you, You have abandoned your first love. 5. Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. See the High a premium the Lord places on Love? There is something wrong with walking in strife. I repeat, hear what the Spirit Of God said through the Apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 13:2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
You can become disqualified and your works will not follow you into the Kingdom of heaven. 1 Cor.3:13. Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. But as your building your Faith house, make sure your foundation is built on the foundation of Love. So that it won’t cave in on you as your walking. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Faith Sees beyond the Senses
Faith is of the Heart pt. 2

Proverbs 4:20-23

20. My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
In my prior teaching on this topic, it was stated that everything that’s worth engaging in must be done from the heart. If not, very shallow activity will proceed. And you know, you can’t swim in the shallow, you must go out to the deep. You’ve got to go deep with God’s word or it want be real to you. A casual glance, no. But a steady gaze, a fixed mark that you lock in on. The Word has to so capture your attention that everything around will be swallowed up in the power between the pages of his Holy word. Hear me today. To the degree that you focus in, is the degree of the victory you’ll win. A mind full of the word, that won’t let it depart, moves the word from your head, down into your heart.
Aw, we see to have Faith in your heart it takes time and plenty of effort. It would be great if we could just hear the word once and bang! It’s in our hearts in abundance. But as a child growing naturally, it takes time to learn. It takes time to see into the instructions of your mother, your just learning to talk. Or your just learning to walk. Does a baby start speaking fluently once it mom speaks up to him or her? Does a baby take off running when his parent is holding him up? Hears the thing about God you may not have known. He’s just like that mommy or daddy. He will cheer you on when you try to talk Faith talk and when you stumble, he’ll pick you up and hold you in his arms and hug you up so tight. And say, “you’ll get it next time. Come on let’s start again.” He’s Father God. Full of Gentleness to make you great! Begin to worship him and let’s learn this thing. You’ll be so proud of yourselves, then you will give God all the glory.
Let’s look at another witness as we sit together. This witness will let you know that faith has to see beyond the senses. Genesis. 12:1-5
The Calling of Abram

1. Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Abram was a willing vessel, as the story progresses. You see the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: Now the land couldn’t hold Lot and his substance, and the substance of Abram. Then they parted ways. Okay, let’s hear the Lord speaking to Abram again. In Gen. 13:14-17: 14. And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15. For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17. Arise walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Before we go any further, understand that Abram was 75 years of age his wife was past the childbearing age. And the biggest problem yet, was that his wife was barren, never having the ability to conceive. Consider the fact that the natural senses were a mountain in between what God said, and what Abram saw. How was God going to be able to change his inner image? The sense knowledge picture, had been developed in them both for many years? You see you’ve have lived with that handicap sense birth. “And now you say that I can walk? “You’ve struggled with that addiction for it’s seems like an eternity. “Yet you say I can be free?” That daughter has been in an abusive relationship and won’t let it go. “But your saying God will deliver? Oh my God, if that’s possible, I’ve prayed and I’ve prayed.” Think of what they both thought of at first. Let’s continue to read. Gen. 15:5 5. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. The Lord took him by the hand and told him to look to the stars. What is God doing? He’s giving him a visual image to replace that image of the impossible. This is what the Holy Spirit is sent to do for us. As we consume God’s word meditating on it day and night. He paints the picture on the canvas of our hearts. So that we see from the inside out. This develops hope. You can’t receive from God without hope. For faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Then the scripture said in verse 6. 6. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. See Abram was just like you and me, he was struggling with that word, yet he believed in God. After a while, Abram caved in. His wife said now the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. Go into my handmaiden, and maybe through her shall we obtain seed from the Lord. Gen. 16:2 He did, and Hagar bear him a son. This created such a tension between his wife and Hagar, that Sarai cast her out with her son. Now, it looks like it’s all over. This tore at his heart that his son through the flesh was cast out. And they definitely were off course with God’s plan. But God is not a quitter. That’s so good for you and me to know. And when Abram wanted to quit, he called out to us once again. God be Praised! Look at Gen 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. God requires us to be obedient, then he can continue to fulfill his plans that he had for us from the start. Gen: 17:3. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4. As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Here we see that God changed his name to Abraham, which means a father of many nations. Aha, he’s going to get everyone around to call him that. And every time his wife calls him, she’s saying “Abraham, father of many nations.” He changed His wife’s name to Sarah. Which means a princess. So now they have the image, he wanted them to see by speaking, over and over what he says they are. Then, then, ohh, then, look what occurs. Gen:18:1 18. And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. They dialogued. Abraham fixes him a good meal the God says, Gen.18:10….I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. Wow! Something had to have turn over in Abraham. Sarah was still struggling, but thanks be to God, Abraham became strong in his faith. Now this saga concluded in this Happy way. Gen. 21:1-3 1. And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Whew! It came true! And there’s nothing left to do, but to give the Lord another chance to build the image inside of you! So see the picture, And speak his words. Keep your focus steady. Hold it right there! For faith see past your senses. Then at your appointed time as you‘ve believed, your hearts desire you shall receive. Remember natural growth and spiritual growth are similar. But if we start now, with the stuff we know, it won’t be long till God’s faithfulness he’ll show. Gen. 25:7-8: 7. And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8. Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Faith Worketh by Love

Galatians 5:6 For In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but Faith which Worketh by Love
1 Corinthians 13.2
And thou I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all Faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. ( the word charity is replaced with the word love). There is a danger here that must of necessity be discussed. We must always, always, let me repeat, always remember that God is Love. 1 John 4:8, that entire verse says that whosoever does not love does not know God… The danger is drifting away from our very foundation. If we sin, thank God we have an advocate with the Father; Jesus Christ the righteous one. So take heart! He will forgive your sins and remove them as far as the east is from the west. Psalms 103:12 In our growth and development, one of Satan’s deceptive vices is strife. While your sowing in the ground of your heart God’s word, be aware of those evil thoughts that would try to gain entrance into the garden of your heart. All thoughts are compared to seeds. Your heart is the soil or ground the seed is sown in. Just as a farmer carefully guards his ground from weeds, or other things attempting grow there. Hold on a minute [ let’s leave this train of thought to venture into a little different area]. It takes hard work to continue to keep watch over the garden of your heart, but it will be well worth it. Keep handy the word of God concerning his love and that you are a love child of a love God. Because you can become skillful in operating by faith, but you can get into trouble like the church in Asia Minor. Ephesus, the first church mentioned in the book of revelations, had worked hard but they lost their brotherly love for those around them, we know this for the Lord had said that they had left their first love. Their first love is the Lord Jesus. They were working for him but didn’t stop and take time, to keep there love with him fresh and vibrant. That is a recipe for falling out of love with those around you, for He is the source of true love. Listen to what Jesus said to them after his commendation of their accomplishments in Revelations 2:4,5: 4. But I have this against you, You have abandoned your first love. 5. Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. See the High a premium the Lord places on Love? There is something wrong with walking in strife. I repeat, hear what the Spirit Of God said through the Apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 13:2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
You can become disqualified and your works will not follow you into the Kingdom of heaven. 1 Cor.3:13. Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. But as your building your Faith house, make sure your foundation is built on the foundation of Love. So that it won’t cave in on you as your walking. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

 

Faith is of the Heart ❤

Have you ever heard of a love story without love? Or a story of great conquest without a daunting hero or courageous heroine. Even so, the saga of faith in our lives, if it cometh not from the heart, it’s pages will be empty and barren. Everything that’s worth engaging in, must come from the heart. And so that of or love and pursuit to be well pleasing in his sight. Hebrews 11:6 King James Version (KJV)
6. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Having knowledge of these things the responsibility lies upon each one. We must make it one of our greatest quests in life, that we’d learned to walk by faith and not by sight.
As stated in the last article “Faith Speaks,” when your a baby in Christ; newly born again, God will answer many prayers. Spiritual Growth and Natural Growth run hand in hand. Many times new babies are prayed for by elders and God just blesses them so much. But let’s here what the Apostle Peter said:
1 Peter 2:2
Parallel Verses
King James Version
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. A responsibility rests on each one of us. You see you maybe the one he wants to use to pray for the new babies in Christ not too long from now.

So the whole church, just as a natural family should, be pressing forward expanding our knowledge and maturing in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. The 2nd verse to the song” I’m Pressing on the Upward Way”
2 My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.
Ohh, come on, let’s grow together.
We will speak further on the subject shortly.

Faith Speaks
Mark 11
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
(Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:20-26)
Let’s look at a 2nd witness concerning our faith and what is required.
12. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13. And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. Let’s look at this phrase in verse 14, this phrase indicates that words were exchanged. We know trees can’t speak but it seems this tree was an object lesson that the Lord used to show his disciples the power of words, and the ability of a tree; or mountain to pose some form of problem that could stand in the way. The scripture states that the disciples heard it. Look at verse 20. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. Peter observed that the tree was not only dead, but it was withered from its roots. Now your going to have to read this passage over and over and over again until this revelation dawns on your heart. Hear the Lord’s explanation, and his application to them that followed: 22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23. 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. Notice he called that tree a mountain. It represents problems or obstacles, hinderances, or barriers. Then this is the most important part in the scenario. He told them to speak to the mountain. “Speak to it?” Yes speak to the mountain, or obstacle. “Did you mean, speak to God about it?” No, look at the verse again. “ whosoever shall say unto this mountain.” Can you see where we have missed it’? Through the ages men have been baffled because they prayed and prayed that God would do something about that problem, not realizing we were to imitate Christ by speaking to it. When your a baby Christian, God does do things about mountains, because your too young to figure out yet what’s happening. But there comes a time when you must grow and develop your own faith. As you keep moving forward, you become more responsible. Natural growth and spiritual growth are very similar. So please don’t become upset. God wants to help you grow strong.
13. You see, you could petition God to bring about a resolution, but if your going to listen to what that problem is trying to declare to you, you will remain as your. How does a problem speak up to you? There appears on your skin, a red spot. When you look at it, all of a sudden thoughts like, you know this probably is cancer, you had a grandfather that had this very same thing, and you know it wasn’t very long till that red spot increased in size. Then he went to the hospital, and it was down hill from there. Looks like your the next victim. Start preparing everyone around that you won’t be here much longer. That’s how the mountain talks to you. The way you answer it sets the course of your life. I want to bring another scripture in at this point. Hear what James says in the third chapter. James 3
King James Bible
Taming the Tongue
1. brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2. For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. These verses are showing the power; positive or negative that your tongue holds. What you want to understand is that the mountain or obstacle attempts to put pressure on your thoughts, thus causing you to speak in agreement with what it presents. But if you answer that mountain like Jesus answered that fig tree, (I will use another Gospel writers description of what Jesus said.) Matthew 18:21-22 21. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. You see he’s given you the right to speak to any situation that stands in your way. When we pray, we may get some specific directions about the way he would have you speak to it. But the problem will obey God’s word in general. Jesus stayed in close fellowship with his Father and said in John 5: 19 New Living Translation:
So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. Learn to live in vital communication and fellowship with God continually. Then when you speak up, your confidence level will be there. Friends your going to have to answer every problem in life with what the word of a God says. We see here that Jesus curse that fig tree from the roots. God may tell you to curse those growths from the roots, so that they will wither and die and not come back again; destroying their life.