Telescope of Faith: The Results are Coming (2)

Welcome to part 2 of this article. The fact of life is that results don’t come by worrying and fretting. Answers to prayers don’t come by getting discouraged and refusing to pray. Once in a while, every person may worry and fret. But real victors never continue to worry and fret.

This is the distinguishing factor between a victor and a victim. While a victim is perpetually despondent, a victor is perpetually focusing on the telescope of faith. For the victim, the consequence of his worries is that he becomes frustrated and despairs of life. For the victor, the consequence of using his telescope of faith is that he can see the results he is yearning for. He can see the answers to his prayers.

And because he can see everything he wants by faith, he is never bothered by the present unpleasant situation. The lifestyle of the victim is different. A victim sees things as they are. It is all the unpleasant things that his eyes can see that he focuses on and worries about. And because what he sees with his physical eyes is what he believes, he finds it difficult to see the great blessings God has packaged for him.

It is really pathetic meeting a victim of circumstances of life. The moment you meet a victim, you will quickly know. The bullets of negative confessions he shoots from his mouth will hit you, if you don’t dodge and escape.

The victim will tell you the sad story of how he has been under the oppression of witches and wizards over the years. He tells you the witches and wizards are responsible for his misfortunes. He tells you how some witch and wizard have told her that they would never allow him to prosper. Every time he opens his mouth, what you hear is negative confessions.

The person may claim to be a believer and would tell you that he prays and fasts regularly and goes to church regularly, yet the only beings he worships are witches and wizards, satan and his agents.

Then, you begin to ask yourself questions: is this person a true believer? Does he have faith in the creator of the heaven and earth? Does he know that he has power over those witches and wizards that he said are ruining his life? Does he know that he has authority over satan and his agents?

And this makes me to quickly draw some lessons from here. A man may claim to be a believer, he goes to church regularly, prays and fasts regularly, yet he does not have the faith that will make him an overcomer.

The Book of Success, the Bible says: “For what soever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4).

I have come to realize that there is no amount of religious practice you indulge in that will bring you victory, if you don’t have faith. I have come to realize that the fear of witches and wizards will not grant you victory over them, it is your faith that will earn you the victory.

I have come to realize that the fear of satan and his agents can never grant you victory over them, rather this fear will hold you in captivity. I have come to realize that God will not drive away the witches and wizards and satan and his agents that are troubling you, because He has already given you power over them. The Bible says, “Submit yourself therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).

Jesus, the centerpiece of our faith, has given us power over satan and his cohorts; “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19).

If you are a believer and you don’t know that you have power over satan and his cohorts, including the witches and wizards, you may remain at their mercy for a long time. It is your responsibility to resist the devil and his agents, including the witches and wizard. God may not do that for you since He has already given you the power to do so.

One big mistake some people used to make is that they think that by worrying, whining and complaining, God will rescue them. They think that by getting agitated about the results and answers to their prayers which are not forthcoming, the results and answers will come.

But they are wrong. God has laid down the principle for receiving from Him. The Master Jesus said, “Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:24).

You may ask: “Is it possible to pray without having faith since it is faith that prompts a person to pray in the first place?” yes, it is possible to pray without having faith. Granted, the act of prayer by a person actually demonstrates some faith, but the person may not take the second step that he must take before he can receive from God, which is BELIEVING.

Act of prayer alone is not enough to grant answers to your petition. You must also believe that your prayers have been answered even though you cannot see the answers presently. If you keep praying and you keep worrying, “Where are the answers to my prayers? When will my prayers be answered?” Then it is an indication that you do not have the faith that brings the answers to your prayers. If you actually have the faith, you would realize that you don’t have to see the answers before you believe that God has answered your prayers.

If you actually have faith, you would realise that you don’t have to know when the answers to your prayers will come into manifestation. The job of the believer is to believe and keep believing that his prayers have been answered and then the answers will become a reality.

It is that “sustained faith” that is real faith. Everyone can pray, but it is those that have sustained faith that will obtain answers to their prayers. You should not stop praying and believing until you obtain answers to your prayers.

If you have been praying, endeavour to keep believing until you obtain answers to your prayers. If you are getting discouraged and you ask: “Where are the answers to my prayers” Supply the answer by yourself: “My prayers have been answered the first time I prayed. They are coming.”

Faith for Victorious Living

Faith is also the basis for our victory. We are not going to overcome our enemies if we keep pitying ourselves, worrying and confessing what they are doing to us. In fact, if your enemies know that you are pitying yourself and confessing negatively, they would be happy and even try to make you believe the lie that your destiny is in their hands.

The fact is, satan will keep you in despondency and defeat as long as he succeeds in making you to keep focusing on the negative things that are happening around you and in your life. If you are a believer and you think your destiny is in the hands of witches and wizards, then you need to examine yourself again.

If you are a believer and you are always preoccupied with what your enemies are doing to you rather than what God is doing for you, you may never be able to overcome your enemies.

If you cannot see and thank God for what He is doing for you and all you keep seeing and talking about is what your enemies are doing to you, I tell you: you may never be able to come out of despondency and defeat.

Be an Overcomer

The Book of Success, the Bible says: “For what soever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4). If you are a believer, you are an overcomer and your faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

One problem I find with victims is that they get so immersed in negativity that even when you try and try to pull them out of the dungeon of negativity, they keep justifying themselves that what they are saying and passing through are real. But as miracle preacher, Benny Hinn said, “Faith doesn’t deny fact, it changes it.”

Granted, the powers of darkness are oppressing you and ruining your life. the fact is, you cannot overcome them by confessing and focusing on what they are doing to you. You don’t become an overcomer by confessing defeat, you become an overcomer by confessing VICTORY. The Bible says, “Let the weak say I am strong” (Joel 3:10).

If you are under the fire of affliction and you are confessing negatively, you may never be able to come out of that affliction. The way to come out of any affliction is to keep confessing victory all the time. This is the method the Bible prescribes for achieving victory. The Bible says “Let the weak say I am strong.”

You should not confess the negative things that are happening around you and in your life; you should always confess the positive things that you want to happen experience in your life.

Exercise Your Authority

When you muse: “Where are the results? My enemies have ruined me.” Then, you need to ask yourself: “Have I done my part in dealing with the powers of darkness? Have I exercised my authority over the witches and wizards?”

When it comes to power tussle, you need to understand that the battle goes beyond whining and complaining. You don’t win by whining, you win by wielding your authority over satan and his agents. You just have to give up the idea that you won’t fight to be victorious. It is not possible!

Think of it! Can you find a soldier sing victory song when there are no battles to fight and win? Or can a man say he has overcome when there is no battle that has been fought and won by him or on his behalf?

Dear reader, if you are a soldier of Christ, you need to know or remind yourself that there are battles to fight and win. We should rejoice in the fact that all we need to overcome has been given unto us. The Bible says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Cor. 10:4).

God has given you the weapons of the name of Jesus, blood of Jesus, the shield of faith, etc to pull down the stronghold of satan and his cohorts. If powers of darkness are afflicting you, instead of whining and complaining, get up and fight. You just need to do two things to remain victorious:

a.   Submit yourself to God; and

b.   Resist the devil.

The reason we can resist the devil and he will flee is that Jesus has given us power over satan and his cohorts: “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19).

Will you believe the words of Jesus or will you believe the lies and negativity of satan? Believe the promise of Jesus today and start exercising your power by continuing to resist the devil and his cohorts. They will keep fleeing and you will remain victorious now and ever!

PS: Please watch out for part 3 of this article which shall be coming your way soon. Don’t miss it!