Living the Abundant Life Christian Center Dr. Samuel Meredith

God's desire for us comes from the kingdom of heaven. It is always much more than we can ask or think. God doesn't typically ask us what we want, because He made us and knows what we desire. He is preparing a mansion for all of us, but He hasn't asked us our style because He knows better than we know or what our soul desires.

Fences are designed to keep one out. The enemy will try to plant a mental stronghold in the very place (gift or talent) that God has given us. This talent or gift was given to us as a platform to launch us to our destiny. However, the enemy will try to build a fence to keep us from moving forward.

The tithe is God's way of blessing us beyond our imagination.  However, our tithing doesn't automatically bring the blessing to us. God will give us a set of instructions that will lead us to our wealthy place to be a blessing to ourselves and others.

God may have shown you a plan and you have endeavored to follow that plan. Years have gone by and you are seemingly no where near the place in which God has shown you. Stay encouraged, You are exactly where you are supposed to be.

In the last days, men will be lovers of themselves. They will prefer pleasure more than God. The word says that a man is cursed when he depend on himself. To avoid the death that will happen if we don't stop, we must ask God to help and deliver us. 

The Beatitudes is a way that the kingdom of Heaven can manifest in our lives. God is always looking for a way to bless us. When we follow and obey Jesus's sermon (The Beatitudes) the blessing will manifest in our lives.

When we spend time with God, we began to act and talk like Him. The more time we spend with Him, people will know and say that the Spirit of God dwells in us.

Jesus is the expressed image of the Father. He also expressed the Father's heart. God wants us to express His heart however, we must trust God with our heart before He can trust us to express His heart.

When God assigns us to a place we must adjust to the situation without the culture influencing us. We may be required to deal with a personality and a culture that we don't like. However,  we must stay there and learn the lessons God intended for us before we are promoted to the next level.

To win a soul takes the wisdom of God. Often, God wants to use us and our personalities to win the people around us. He will supernaturally cause us to have conversations with individuals that will lead to their salvation.