Living the Abundant Life Christian Center Dr. Samuel Meredith

The Word of God will bring your prosperity, deliverance, healing, and freedom from oppression. Jesus stated this when He said He came to preach the gospel to the poor......... Jesus will tell you how to get from where you are, to the place that you desire in Him.

A seducing spirit is anything or anyone that tries to stop your fellowship with God. It will try to turn your attention away from God through enticement. Sometimes people carry this spirit on them and the enemy will attempt to use them to stop you from reaching your destiny.

When God directs us to sow and we obey, it is an invitation for Him to get involved in our situation. He directs us through compassion, helping other with a similar need, and sowing a seed to a man or woman of God or a ministry of His choice. When we obey, our need will be met.

How far are you willing to go to receive the promises of God. In Revelations is says, "They loved not their lives to the death." Sometimes you may face death. However, on the other side of death is prosperity, promotion and the promise.

Sometimes God will ask you to do something that is odd. It makes no sense. During these times, the enemy will try to convince you not to obey God for fear that you will look stupid. However, do what God is telling you to do because that odd thing is the answer. It is only odd because you don't know the question. When  the two come together, everything will make sense.

Sometimes the enemy will attack us with false allegations and we may suffer some loss. Many times we assume that justice will be served due to our innocence. However, this is leaning on the arm of the flesh. To counter this attack we must trust God and follow his directives. Many times it may include being a blessing to our accusers.

A diseased soul is a mindset that is base on experience and some factual evidence. It is a belief that one can't have something because of someone, society or one's own limitations. A diseased soul will keep you from receiving from God.

It is a human tendency to forget about God after we have received the blessing/promise. The same zeal needed to serve God in the wilderness, will also be needed in the promise land. If we keep the same fervor in our daily walk, we will not be lulled to sleep and forget about God.

The enemy will use our misunderstanding as a device to lead us away from our destiny. He will use our fear of being misunderstood, our misunderstanding of who is attacking us and the misunderstanding of what the leadership is saying or doing. This is a strategy or tactic used by the enemy to gain an advantage over us.

The enemy tried to manipulate Jesus to use His power and authority to turn stones into bread. The enemy will try to convince us to use our power, talents and influence for selfish motives. When we use our gifts for our own needs without  God, we are spiritually manipulating.