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Inspirational Teaching # 1

Where Is Your Focus?

Scripture: Gen. 15: 5 & 6

“And He brought him outside his tent into the starlight and said, look now toward the heavens and count the stars - if you are able to number them. Then He said to him, So shall your descendants be. And he, Abraham, believed in, relied on, remained steadfast to the Lord and He counted it (believing) to him as righteousness.”

A large part of the Apostle Paul’s ministry was to encourage individuals to focus on who they are in Christ Jesus and to believe what He has said in His Word concerning their inheritance as His children.

Often when ministering we have found that people have failed to have a focus or dream they are working towards. Their lives have become complicated and fast paced with no direction. Just getting by each day is as far as they are able to see.  Because of this, God’s purpose and plan for their life is not being realized or even understood when the fact is that God does have a destination for each person’s life.  You are important to the Lord!

It is very interesting and powerful in our scripture that God had to bring Abram outside of his circumstances to get his mind off of what was going on inside of him. God had to take him out of his surroundings to get him to look up so that he would see and comprehend what God was saying to him.

This is such an important principle to think about!  God did not want him to wait until tomorrow...because the reality is procrastination is a thief!

The Bible repeatedly declares that today is the day of salvation.  He is not only talking about our eternal destination, but our entire life-- spirit, soul and body. Listen to what God had to say to Abram and believe today for the change to begin in your life.

God had to get Abram to look up instead of down and around. God gave him specific instructions that he was to follow. Go outside - look up - do it now - count the stars - if you can.

Of course Abram could not count the stars. God was showing him in a way that he could picture the blessings He was planning to give him and the fact that they would be so much he would not even be able to count them!

Abram took a giant step of faith and did what God told him to do which increased his ability to see how big God is and how much God wanted to accomplish through him and for him. Verse 6  “And he believed in the Lord.”

If you read the first few verses of Genesis 15, you will see that the Lord had made some promises to Abram - but - Abram was telling the Lord all the reasons why it could not happen!

The points to think about and relate to your life are as follows:

1.    God did not give up on Abram because he had questions and concerns, and he has not given up on you.

2.    He brought him outside of his circumstances so that he could give him a picture to focus on!

3.    This brought faith to Abram and faith pleases God!

Think about your circumstances.  Be challenged to consider what a great and mighty God you serve. Look Up! Be willing to ask Him what His big plan is for you and trust him to speak to you.

Focus your attention on all that Christ Jesus has already accomplished on the cross and believe what the Bible declares in III John. “Beloved, (That is a beautiful term of endearment from God towards you.) I wish above all things that you would prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers.”

Sometimes we carry negative emotions from wounds and criticisms that prevent us from believing that we can move beyond our current circumstances to something vital.  If this is your case, step outside of your normal pattern of thinking and allow Jesus to show you what you can be and do.  Also, ask Him for release from “things” that you may not even be aware of that are keeping you locked into a cycle of defeat or lack! 

True soul prosperity is accomplished through removing the old clutter - past experiences, painful memories or events and allowing Jesus to replace them with His truth and purposes for you. It is very much like removing the old program from a computer so that a new program can be put in.

Realize as Abram was honest with God and openly shared his worries, frustrations and concerns, God did not shut the door on Abram's future but, in fact, opened it even wider because Abram was literally about to see himself as God saw him.

Trust that He will do the same for you.

Be willing to deal with the past.  Get rid of the hurts by giving them to Jesus.  The Bible says He bore your sorrows and carried your grief so do not keep holding on to them.  Be focused on your dream. Have a big dream - God does!

Do it today!

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