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Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 11:55am On Jul 09, 2016
Ame. Today's program was a very swift one God did wonders in the lives of those that attended,
what is happening right in CCT deliverance now is instant arrest, God uses his mighty power to arrest the troubler of your Israel,
Cct deliverance ministry is strongly becoming a no go area for demons that has said over their dead body will they let you go.
be strong in the Lord He will turn your captivity into freedom in Jesus name.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 11:56am On Jul 09, 2016
Amen. Today's program was a very swift one God did wonders in the lives of those that attended,
what is happening right in CCT deliverance ministry now is instant arrest, God uses his mighty power to arrest the troubler of your Israel instantly, so long you are present during prayer rain,
Cct deliverance ministry is strongly becoming a no go area for demons that has said over their dead body will they let you go.
Sisters, brothers be strong in the Lord He will turn your captivity to freedom in Jesus name.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 3:13pm On Jul 09, 2016
gr8tgg:
Amen. Today's program was a very swift one God did wonders in the lives of those that attended,
what is happening right in CCT deliverance ministry now is instant arrest, God uses his mighty power to arrest the troubler of your Israel instantly, so long you are present during prayer rain,
Cct deliverance ministry is strongly becoming a no go area for demons that has said over their dead body will they let you go.
Sisters, brothers be strong in the Lord He will turn your captivity to freedom in Jesus name.
To God alone be all the Glory who has never stop doing what him alone knows how to do best,thank you Lord for another service today...take all the Glory
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 6:20am On Jul 10, 2016
HASTY CONCLUSIONS

“13. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.”
(1 Samuel 1: 13-14)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

While Hannah prayed and poured out her heart to God, her lips moved but her voice was not heard. Hannah groaned deeply in prayers, but her mode of prayer was unconventional: she spoke in her heart, but her lips were moving without bringing forth any sound.

Eli saw what Hannah was doing and concluded that she was drunk. He misunderstood her actions and efforts, and assumed that she was under the influence of wine. Something on the inside was pushing Hannah, but Eli looked at the outside, and based on what he saw, he drew hasty, faulty conclusions.

Friend, don’t judge a man by his actions; judge by the intensity of his spirit. Look beyond the physical and understand people based on their real intentions and motivations. Don’t look at what is unfamiliar to you and condemn it without even understanding it. Don’t be too quick to judge harshly what is unfamiliar to you. Don’t be in a hurry to condemn what God Himself is impressed with.

Don’t condemn people simply because you do not understand their passion and intentions; don’t disregard genuine efforts of people because the pattern of those efforts is unfamiliar to you; don’t write off people for being crazy when they are only displaying a fierce, rugged faith that is unfamiliar to you.

Eli was the priest, but his assumption concerning Hannah was wrong. Your high position in life does not confer accuracy on your hasty, faulty conclusions. Ask God to open your eyes to see clearly.

2 Corinthians 5: 16 says: “Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh...”

Prayer: Lord, I refuse to be caught in the web of hasty, faulty conclusions, in Jesus name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 9:16am On Jul 11, 2016
CHEER UP

“And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.”
(1 Samuel 1: 18)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Prior to our Focal Scripture, because of the repeated attacks from Peninnah, Hannah repeatedly didn't eat from her portion of the sacrifice (see vs. 7). Hannah failed to eat what she should eat because of Peninnah; she was reacting to Peninnah's antics; she allowed her situation (Peninnah) to dictate her pace.

Friend, God says, don’t let your circumstances dictate your pace. Don’t let your pain and setbacks determine when you should wear a smile on your face; don’t allow the fact that some of your prayers are not yet answered to push you into frustration and depression; don’t allow whatever bad news you hear in the airwaves to steal your joy; don’t allow whatever has happened to you to steal your joy, peace, confidence, etc.

The fact that Hannah refused to eat did not change her situation, and it didn't even make her adversary to stop taunting her. When you allow your situation to dictate your pace, your wrong moves will make no difference. When you allow your situation to depress or confuse you, the depression or confusion won’t take you anywhere.

Hannah later met Eli, and she cheered up and ate, and her countenance was no longer sad. Peninnah made her sad in the past, but the moment she refused to be sad anymore, the next thing that happened was that she conceived and had a son. Your next level may never come if you keep allowing your current situation to dictate your pace.

When the situation dictated Hannah’s pace, she was empty handed; but when she stopped allowing her situation to dictate her pace, her situation changed. Don’t allow your situation to dictate your pace, and you will rise above it.

Prayer : Lord, my situation will not dictate the pace of my destiny, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 10:55am On Jul 12, 2016
Amen.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 7:18am On Jul 13, 2016
HASTY CONCLUSIONS

“13. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.”
(1 Samuel 1: 13-14)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional.

While Hannah prayed and poured out her heart to God, her lips moved but her voice was not heard. Hannah groaned deeply in prayers, but her mode of prayer was unconventional: she spoke in her heart, but her lips were moving without bringing forth any sound.

Eli saw what Hannah was doing and concluded that she was drunk. He misunderstood her actions and efforts, and assumed that she was under the influence of wine. Something on the inside was pushing Hannah, but Eli looked at the outside, and based on what he saw, he drew hasty, faulty conclusions.

Friend, don’t judge a man by his actions; judge by the intensity of his spirit. Look beyond the physical and understand people based on their real intentions and motivations. Don’t look at what is unfamiliar to you and condemn it without even understanding it. Don’t be too quick to judge harshly what is unfamiliar to you. Don’t be in a hurry to condemn what God Himself is impressed with.

Don’t condemn people simply because you do not understand their passion and intentions; don’t disregard genuine efforts of people because the pattern of those efforts is unfamiliar to you; don’t write off people for being crazy when they are only displaying a fierce, rugged faith that is unfamiliar to you.

Eli was the priest, but his assumption concerning Hannah was wrong. Your high position in life does not confer accuracy on your hasty, faulty conclusions. Ask God to open your eyes to see clearly.

2 Corinthians 5: 16 says: “Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh...”

Prayer: Lord, I refuse to be caught in the web of hasty, faulty conclusions, in Jesus name! Amen.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 9:04am On Jul 13, 2016
gr8tgg:
HASTY CONCLUSIONS

“13. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.”
(1 Samuel 1: 13-14)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional.

While Hannah prayed and poured out her heart to God, her lips moved but her voice was not heard. Hannah groaned deeply in prayers, but her mode of prayer was unconventional: she spoke in her heart, but her lips were moving without bringing forth any sound.

Eli saw what Hannah was doing and concluded that she was drunk. He misunderstood her actions and efforts, and assumed that she was under the influence of wine. Something on the inside was pushing Hannah, but Eli looked at the outside, and based on what he saw, he drew hasty, faulty conclusions.

Friend, don’t judge a man by his actions; judge by the intensity of his spirit. Look beyond the physical and understand people based on their real intentions and motivations. Don’t look at what is unfamiliar to you and condemn it without even understanding it. Don’t be too quick to judge harshly what is unfamiliar to you. Don’t be in a hurry to condemn what God Himself is impressed with.

Don’t condemn people simply because you do not understand their passion and intentions; don’t disregard genuine efforts of people because the pattern of those efforts is unfamiliar to you; don’t write off people for being crazy when they are only displaying a fierce, rugged faith that is unfamiliar to you.

Eli was the priest, but his assumption concerning Hannah was wrong. Your high position in life does not confer accuracy on your hasty, faulty conclusions. Ask God to open your eyes to see clearly.

2 Corinthians 5: 16 says: “Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh...”

Prayer: Lord, I refuse to be caught in the web of hasty, faulty conclusions, in Jesus name! Amen.
Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 11:21am On Jul 14, 2016
DON'T STOP PRAISING GOD NO MATTER YOUR CONDITION, NO MATTER YOUR LOSES. GOD BLESS YOU.

We have so much to praise God for, there's great
power in giving honor to Him every single day of your lives.
Sometimes it really is a sacrifice to offer praises to God.
We may not feel like it. We’re struggling. We're weary.
Or maybe, we feel like He let us down.
We think God seems distant, like he's far away.
Or doesn't really care about what's troubling us.
Painful life blows and losses might have
recently sent us spiraling.
Here’s what can make a lasting difference.

When we make that decision to fix our eyes on
Him, and daily give Him praise,
No matter what's staring us straight in the face,
we suddenly realize that God has already begun to release the grip those struggles can have over us.
Even if is only five minutes praise Him, May your five minutes praise to God vanish that particular problem you are facing right now in Jesus name.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 1:10pm On Jul 14, 2016
gr8tgg:
DON'T STOP PRAISING GOD NO MATTER YOUR CONDITION, NO MATTER YOUR LOSES. GOD BLESS YOU.

We have so much to praise God for, there's great
power in giving honor to Him every single day of your lives.
Sometimes it really is a sacrifice to offer praises to God.
We may not feel like it. We’re struggling. We're weary.
Or maybe, we feel like He let us down.
We think God seems distant, like he's far away.
Or doesn't really care about what's troubling us.
Painful life blows and losses might have
recently sent us spiraling.
Here’s what can make a lasting difference.

When we make that decision to fix our eyes on
Him, and daily give Him praise,
No matter what's staring us straight in the face,
we suddenly realize that God has already begun to release the grip those struggles can have over us.
Even if is only five minutes praise Him, May your five minutes praise to God vanish that particular problem you are facing right now in Jesus name.
Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 1:14pm On Jul 14, 2016
BE TRANSFORMED

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When Elijah's stay in Cherith ended, God told him to move to Zarephath where a widow was to feed him. Elijah’s next level happened in Zarephath. Zarephath means ‘refinement’. So as God transited Elijah, He passed Him through the place of ‘refinement’. God caused Elijah to transit, but also needed to transform him.

One tragedy in life is to make movements without being positively changed in the process. When you rise up the ladder of life, yet missing out on strategic destiny classes, you might be promoted to some levels without having what it takes to be on such levels. When you rise higher, get blessed, become wealthy, etc without a commensurate divine impact on your life, you are simply an accident waiting to happen.

Friend, ask God to transform you. Ask God to make you a better person; ask God to teach you the lessons you need for your next level; ask God to make you suitable for the higher levels He has in store for you; ask God to make you better, as He makes your life better. Ask God to help you to improve as your level in life increases; ask God to transform you as He transits you from one level of glory to another.

If God keeps blessing you and you don't learn the lessons you should learn, one day, you will need the lessons you didn't learn. When we transit without being transformed, our lives become a tale of activities without the input of the Holy Spirit.

The fact that you have transited higher does not remove the need for you to be transformed into a better person. In the end, you are not the positions you attained, you are who you became through the journey of life. Seek to be transformed as you're transited

Prayer :Lord, transform me as you transit me, in Jesus’name! Amen.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 8:25am On Jul 15, 2016
GET REFINED

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

After Elijah’s stay in Cherith, God took him to Zarephath. Elijah’s next level and next blessing happened in Zarephath. Zarephath means ‘refinement’. One word that explains refinement is ‘distillation’. Distillation involves separation of the real thing from impurities; so Elijah’s next level was crafted at the place of separation from impurities.

Friend, sometimes, what makes you lose your blessing may not even be the devil; it just might be the impurities you carried over to your next level. Every impurity in you has the capacity to hinder the blessings God wants to manifest in your life; every sin in you can make God change His mind when He might already be set to bless you; everything in you that God considers impure is enough to make you remain a crude version of yourself.

Ask God to refine you, and take away unrighteousness, ungodliness, immorality, hate, strife, laziness, inconsistency, indecency, negative habits and attitudes, etc. Ask God to remove everything in you that can hinder your full manifestation in your next level. Ask God to take away everything in you that is not of Him.

Apart from removing impurities, distillation reveals different components of the substance that is being distilled. Refining, for example, is what brings forth different products from crude oil. So when God seeks to have you become more refined, He is seeking a chance to manifest the treasures in you which you may not even be aware of. Refining brings your hidden deposits to light.

Don’t make the mistake of rising higher in life without becoming more refined in all your ways. Your next level is embedded in refinement.

Prayer: Lord, refine me and make me pure, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 6:19am On Jul 16, 2016
THE CURSE IS BROKEN

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When Elijah released a curse upon Israel and commanded that there shall be no rain, God relocated him to Zarephath where a widow was commanded to feed him. Israel was under a curse, and God took Elijah away from the environment of that curse. God took Elijah away from the consequences of the curse upon Israel.

Friend, God is breaking you out of every curse in your environment. God is causing an immediate separation between you and every curse that was originally meant to affect you. God is disconnecting you from the effects of curses in your family, city, work place, nation, etc. As God did not allow Elijah to partake of the curse in Israel, you won’t partake of any curse around you.

People around you may all be suffering from certain health challenges, but God says, your case is different. Businesses around yours may all be suffering under the increasing economic recession, but it won't be your portion. Others may be stagnated in their careers, but it won't be your portion. Whatever territorial demon that holds sway in your locale will not hold sway over your own life.

Today, I decree that every curse over your life is broken; every curse over your family, marriage, future, career, business, etc is broken; every curse that wants to limit your progress is broken; every spoken word and every enchantment that wants to stop your destiny is overruled.

Remember, others in Israel were victims of the curse, but not Elijah. Others may suffer curses, but God says, over your life, every curse is broken.

Psalm 124 vs. 7 says: “Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.”

Prayer: Lord, every curse over my life is broken, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 7:31pm On Jul 16, 2016
Amen.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 7:32pm On Jul 16, 2016
We thank God for today's program, may all we have receive from God today be permanent in Jesus name.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 10:21pm On Jul 16, 2016
gr8tgg:
We thank God for today's program, may all we have receive from God today be permanent in Jesus name.
Amen...Thank u Jesus
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 6:15am On Jul 17, 2016
COMMANDED HELP

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Our Focal Scripture reveals that God commanded a widow to sustain Elijah in Zarephath. Elijah had not even met the widow before, she was a stranger, but she had a divine command to favour Elijah. It was a case of help arising out of strange places, but this was not help at the instance of a man, it was help that was commanded by God Himself.

Friend, God will command men to favour you. God will command strangers to come to your aid; God will command even your haters to be of help to you; God will command people you are yet to meet to favour you in your area of need; God will command people who have what you need to deliver it to you; God will cause men to favour you, even against their own plans and wishes.

When God commands a man to favour you, such a man may not ordinarily be willing to help you, but there will be a divine compulsion to favour you. When God commands a man to help you, such a man does not need to like you, but you will be favoured all the same, and heaven’s agenda for you will be fulfilled.

The woman of Zarephath was in Elijah’s future, and she had a command from God to favour Elijah. God says, there are people in your future whose job is to make you smile. Before you get to where you need them, they will be waiting for you. Before you meet them, they would already have what it takes to help you.

Ask God to command men to help you; ask God to grant you help from strange places; ask God to position men in your future to serve your destiny.

Psalm 18 vs. 43 says: “...a people whom I have not known shall serve me.”

Prayer: Lord, command men to help me; send me help from strange places; position men in my future to help me, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 10:19am On Jul 18, 2016
Amen in Jesus name, good morning children of the most high God.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 1:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
gr8tgg:
Amen in Jesus name, good morning children of the most high God.
Good morning sir
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 1:08pm On Jul 18, 2016
DIVINE ANNOUNCEMENT

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Before Elijah went to Zarephath, God told him that He (God) had commanded a widow to sustain him. Elijah was yet to go to Zarephath, but God already made an announcement in his favour. God already spoke about Elijah in a place he was yet to arrive at. God advertised Elijah beyond the shores of Israel.

Friend, God is about to announce you in strange places; God is about to advertise you in high places; God is about to cause someone to hear about you even before seeing you; God will cause your name to be known in the nations; God will make you the toast of your generation; God is set to divinely announce your family members, career, business, ministry, etc. God will speak for you before you have a chance to speak for yourself.

Zarephath was Elijah’s future destination; so God went into Elijah’s future and announced him. God will step into your future and announce you; God will announce you to people you are yet to meet; God will give you a divine announcement and advertisement that will work for you in your future; God will cause you to be known in your future.

When God announces you, even your haters will have no option but to work in your favour; when God announces you, people who may not like to help you will have no option but to help you; when God advertises you, you will become so famous even when you have not done much; when God speaks to people about you, they will have no option but to fulfill God’s will concerning you.

Ask God to advertise you in places you have not been to; ask God to advertise you to people you have not met. Ask God for the blessing of divine announcement.

Prayer: Lord, announce me to my generation; advertise me in places I have not been to, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by mikuut: 2:14pm On Jul 19, 2016
where is everybody God has finally announced me ooooo, sis bleble thanks for all your inspirational post.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by mikuut: 2:14pm On Jul 19, 2016
where is everybody? God has finally announced me ooooo, sis bleble thanks for all your inspirational post.
anyone with servant Vic recent number should give me pls.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 4:41pm On Jul 20, 2016
mikuut:
where is everybody? God has finally announced me ooooo, sis bleble thanks for all your inspirational post.
anyone with servant Vic recent number should give me pls.
to God be the Glory great things he has done ,may it be permanent in Jesus name...
Pls share ur testimony
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 4:42pm On Jul 20, 2016
GENERATIONAL BLESSINGS

“Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon... I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.”
(1 Kings 17: 9)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

The widow of Zarephath lived in Zidon, the same area where the woman of Tyre and Sidon (see Matthew 15 vs. 21-28) dwelt. The woman of Zarephath knew the Lord as seen in her conversation with Elijah; the woman of Tyre and Sidon also knew Jesus, though her territory was a gentile, ungodly, pagan territory. The woman of Tyre and Sidon and the woman of Zarephath both knew the Lord.

God reached out to the widow in Zarephath through Elijah; several generations later, a woman from Tyre and Sidon encountered Jesus and her child was liberated. Something positive happened to the woman of Zarephath, and several generations later, a similar positive encounter came to her descendant. It was a generational blessing that flowed down.

Friend, if there be any positive virtue in you, if there be any grace, favour and mercy from God upon you, God says, it shall flow down to generations coming after you. Your unborn generations shall inherit your passion and love for God; they will inherit your spirit of excellence; they will inherit your passion for prayer and God’s word.

God says, whatever He has done for you, He will do more for your children. Your children will rise higher than you would ever rise; they will have more divine speed, wealth, luck, favour, increase, excellence, fame, open doors, miracles, testimonies, etc. Whatever good you have seen, expect more in your children.

Just as your children have the capacity to inherit the positives, they can also inherit the negatives in greater measure. Do away with everything in you that isn't worth inheriting. If it is not good enough to be inherited, it shouldn’t be in you.

Prayer: Lord, may my unborn generations witness generational blessings, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 5:50pm On Jul 20, 2016
God is still working He does not sleep nor slumber, but don't owe God, because robbing God or guying God can withhold your miracle.

Malachi 3:8
"Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you
rob me. "But you ask, 'How are we
robbing you?' "In tithes and offerings.

Beside the above text, so many others rob God through vow, and that is guying God.

Friend stop running from pillar to post check where you have guy or rob God.

May God give us the grace to retrace our step and amend our ways with him in Jesus name I pray Amen.


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Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 11:46am On Jul 21, 2016
BE DIFFERENT

“9. Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 12. And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth…”
(1 Kings 17: 9, 12)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

During Elijah’s conversation with the woman of Zarephath, she made mention of the Lord. That woman lived in an ungodly, pagan territory, she lived among people who didn't know God, but she knew about the Lord. She knew what people in her environment did not know.

The woman of Zarephath was not in Israel, but she connected to the covenant of Israel. The order of the day around her was idolatry, but she did not become part of that order. She did not allow her environment to feed her; she did not allow what was wrong in her environment to go wrong in her. She was different from her environment.

Friend, dare to be better than your environment. Don’t allow the negativity around you to become part of you; don’t become ungodly because others around you are ungodly; don’t become dishonest because people around you are dishonest; don’t engage in a vice simply because people around you are involved.

Don’t allow the negativity in your environment to feed you; don’t allow the voice of haters to feed you; don’t allow your doctor’s report to feed you; don’t allow the negative news you hear or read in the media to feed your mind with negativity; don’t allow the negative reports of people around you to dampen your spirit or slow you down.

If your environment doesn't feed you, you will rise above it. The negativity around you has no business living in you; don’t allow what is wrong around you to come into you.

2 Corinthians 6 vs. 17 says: “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,”

Prayer: Lord, the negativity around me will not find room in me, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 12:22pm On Jul 21, 2016
waaaaw short but powerful prayer, @ blessedbead

Prayer: Lord, the negativity around me will not
find room in me, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Amen amen amen.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by gr8tgg: 12:24pm On Jul 21, 2016
Reject demonic / sinful offer, portions.

Believe in God and serve Him well,
don't serve other gods nor bow down for them because your father, your creator who is in Heaven is all sufficient God.
Say no to sin even if you are in dare need of something so long is not of God say no to it.
Daniel did so and God honor His name in his life.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did it and God appeared as a fourth person in their midst in the burning furnace. I don't know what the devil has set before you to make you to commit sins say noooo Satan am not your candidate, my father is called The all sufficient God He said that he will provide for me according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
in Haggai 2, 8. He said that the silver is mine and the gold is mine.
So Satan be informed that my father is rich and for that reason am rich physically and spiritually.
Get thee behind me Satan I am a heavenly candidate.

God is not wicked.
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 3:51pm On Jul 21, 2016
gr8tgg:
waaaaw short but powerful prayer, @ blessedbead

Prayer: Lord, the negativity around me will not
find room in me, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Amen amen amen.
Amen and Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 3:53pm On Jul 21, 2016
gr8tgg:
Reject demonic / sinful offer, portions.

Believe in God and serve Him well,
don't serve other gods nor bow down for them because your father, your creator who is in Heaven is all sufficient God.
Say no to sin even if you are in dare need of something so long is not of God say no to it.
Daniel did so and God honor His name in his life.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did it and God appeared as a fourth person in their midst in the burning furnace. I don't know what the devil has set before you to make you to commit sins say noooo Satan am not your candidate, my father is called The all sufficient God He said that he will provide for me according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
in Haggai 2, 8. He said that the silver is mine and the gold is mine.
So Satan be informed that my father is rich and for that reason am rich physically and spiritually.
Get thee behind me Satan I am a heavenly candidate.

God is not wicked.
Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 11:14am On Jul 22, 2016
GROW IN KNOWLEDGE

“9. Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon... I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 12. And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth…”
(1 Kings 17: 9, 12)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

When the woman of Zarephath met Elijah, she spoke about the Lord. That woman lived in Zidon- an ungodly territory. People in her locale didn't know God, but she knew God. Her knowledge of God was higher than that of people around her, and soon, she met God’s representative- Elijah. Her higher knowledge of God seemed to give her a platform that was higher than her locale.

Friend, a higher knowledge of God will place you higher than your environment. The more you know God, the more He connects you to people and places that are higher than your environment; the more you get close to God, the more He brings the supernatural life closer to you; the more you dig into God’s word, the more the word comes alive in you and takes you above your environment.

Knowing God more will cause heaven to bring you divinely orchestrated realities that your environment cannot explain. Knowing God more will cause the resources of heaven to be released to you; knowing God more will make you a candidate of divine intervention; knowing God more will usher in a new phase where your life will experience more and more of the power of God.

It may seem coincidental that God sent Elijah to a woman whose knowledge of God was high. A higher knowledge of God makes it easy for God to connect you to your next level; a higher knowledge of God makes it easy for God to send you higher men and higher opportunities. A higher knowledge of God is the highway to a higher life.

Don’t be content with an abysmal knowledge of God; seek to know Him more, and He will be more manifest in your life.

Prayer: Lord, I seek to know You more; reveal Yourself to me, in Jesus’ name! Amen
Re: How To Conquer Barrenness/ Poverty Spiritually & Physically by blessedbeads(f): 10:13pm On Jul 23, 2016
To God alone be all the glory for his mighty and great act in CCT today,Thank you Lord for working thru your servant to attend to your children today...
Thank you Lord for all the first timers ,Thank you Lord for all the service group, Thank you Lord for the month of grace...take all the Glory Lord ,Amen Amen

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