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Genesis 18:16-33,

Are you still waiting for God to speak to your situation? Honestly, it could be that He has spoken and you did not hear. If you believe that He has not spoken, you can keep waiting to hear from Him, He will speak direction if indeed you are serving Him. If you are serving God, it is not possible for Him not to speak. Amos 3:7, ÒSurely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.Ó You probably have heard Him with your ear but missed the message because you did not listen with your heart. It is not enough when you hear with the ear and not listen with the heart. The word of God is true and there is no lie or failure in His word. Genesis 18:17, ÒAnd the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?Ó God is faithful to His servants and He will do what he has promised to do. Are you doing what He expects you to do? Are you living the life of a servant of God? If he does not speak to you directly, it could because of the distance that you are keeping from Him. However, because of His goodness and His mercy, He will still send one that is closer to Him to speak to you. If you will take a breath concerning you situation, and begin to go into the depth of His word, you will hear clearly and directly from Him. He is still in the business of revealing for those who will wait to hear from Him.

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Joshua 1:7-9, Acts < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>19:11, 1 Corinthians 11:1                                     

Meditation is what will bring forth imitation. There is song that says, ÒI want to be like Jesus.Ó Who do you want to be like? It is not enough singing it, but living daily by His word is what will make you like Jesus. Joshua 1:8, ÒThis book of law shall not depart  from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have a good success.Ó It is not possible for you not to imitate what you meditate. The word says that with meditation you will be observing every step you take so you can do according to what the word says. When doing the word becomes constant and consistent, your behavior and action will not be different from that of the Word Himself. It was recorded that Paul worked miracles. Acts 19:11, ÒGod worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul.Ó Paul was imitating Jesus because he was exposed to all His word. Paul walked the walk and he also worked His works. He was speaking from a depth of understanding when he requested in 1 Corinthians 11:1, ÒImitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.Ó As a believer, pastor, teacher of the word, are you bold enough, by virtue of your work to ask anyone to imitate you just as you imitate Christ? It is not impossible to imitate Him if you are walking His walk and working His works. Know whom you believe.  

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Psalm 91, 46

What will you say of your God? Psalm 91:2, ÒI will say of the LORD, ÔHe is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.ÕÓ If you know Him enough for what He is, then you can identify with Him in every area that you are expecting Him to show up for you. Some know Him as the mighty provider, when they have need for provision they will call Him by His name. Some also know Him as the healing healer, when there is a need for healing, they will call Him by His name. What will you say of your God? Psalm 46:1, ÒGod is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.Ó There is no delay in His timing. And when it is time in His eternal kingdom to bless or deliver you, He will show up at a very present time and at no delay. God is never late in His own time; it is man that hates to stay beyond man-made schedule. Do you know Him enough to have something to say, or do you know about Him? If you only know about Him, you are missing it and you are not moving forward. Whatever the situation, be careful at what you say, or it can take away your inheritance in Christ Jesus. Faith demands that you say it out loud, say what you know about Him and it will become of you. Do not be quiet anymore, say what you know if you know Him for what He is.

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Genesis 3:8-24

Excuse is your best weapon and a reasonable means for you to get away from your commitment to your church or group activity. When your church calls for choir practice, you have a good excuse not to be a part of it. Prayer meetings are too late for your convenience, and nursing home ministry is not a good time for your schedule. Indeed, there is no reasonable excuse, before God. The best excuse will not count before Him. It was GodÕs plan to give Adam a woman; Adam did not ask God for a woman. Adam had a great excuse before God. Genesis 3:12, ÒThen the man said, ÔThe woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.ÕÓ Based on the word of God, according to Adam, the woman made him do what God asked him not to do. Yes, your case is not the same as that of Adam. As a result of that, your excuse is different from that of Adam, and you have a good excuse not to consider yours as that of Adam. However, an excuse is an excuse. Excuses will not elevate you; it will only eliminate you or exclude you from the blessings of God. The best excuse eliminated Adam from GodÕs blessings. The best given excuse was not enough to restore the cost of damage. Ask God to deliver you from excuses that have been denying you the blessings of God.

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Matthew 14:22-33

Fear will sink you while faith will raise you. Fear is not what you need to address every area of storm that is before you. Faith is what you need to confront every area of storm that is raging towards you. Peter saw Jesus walking in the storm that was tormenting him and the other disciples. Matthew 14:28, ÒAnd Peter answered Him and said, ÔLord, if it is You, command me to You on the water.ÕÓ  Peter attempted to walk the walk of Jesus. He has been with the Lord long enough; he saw miracles in all of his stops with the Lord; he knew that faith, not fear, brought forth all the miracles. Despite all that Peter knew about the miracles performed in his midst by Jesus, he failed to walk the walk and could have drowned if not for the outstretched hand of Jesus. Matthew 14:30, ÒBut when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, ÔLord, save me!Õ As a believer, living the word of God is the only way to walk on every representative of storm. Also, leaving the word out of your walk is a way that does not lead to the expected end. Get into the word of God and faith will get hold of you because the word of God is the source of faith. Romans 10:17, ÒSo then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Ó You can hear the word in your daily reading of the word and listening to ministers that God has placed in your life. Get into the word to be out of the world.