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And
being not weak in faith, [Abraham] considered not his own body now
dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness
of Sarah's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through
unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.
– Romans 4:19-20
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In the years I've spent living
by faith, there's something I've learned to do that helps me receive
from God in the toughest of situations. It's something I call stepping
over the faith line.
A faith line is what you need when
you want God to do the "impossible" in your life. It's what you need
when you want to be firm in your faith and yet you keep wavering back
and forth between your circumstances and God's promises—believing first
one, then the other.
It's what can make you like faithful Abraham.
You know, Abraham had natural facts to deal with just like we do. He
knew there was no natural way for God's promise to him to come true.
Yet
the Word says Abraham considered not his own body. In other words,
Abraham ignored the natural evidence around him and believed only God's
promise.
Somewhere he stepped across the line of faith.
He
made an irreversible decision to go with the Word of God. He made a
final commitment. He chose to step past the point of no return. And if
you and I are ever going to see God do the impossible in our lives,
we're going to have to do the same thing!
How do you draw that faith line?
Begin
with the Word. Search the promises of God and purposely believe what He
has said, and is saying, about your need. Meditate on those promises
until faith rises in your heart.
Then draw the line of faith. Draw
it in your mind and heart. Draw it across the floor in your prayer
room. Say, "In the presence of God, in the presence of all the angels in
this room, and in the devils face, I am stepping across the line of
faith. From this moment on, I consider this matter done. From this day
forward, I give God the praise and the glory in the Name of Jesus."
From
that moment on, speak only as if your miracle has already happened.
Turn your back on the problems, on the doubts, and turn your face toward
Jesus.
God will do the impossible in your life. Dare to step across the faith line!
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