Thirty-one Keys to Maximizing Your Potential Through Prayer and Fasting
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The evidence that God will cut off our unlimited supply of resources when we refuse to give our sacrifices unto Him may be observes in Isaiah 43:14-28. This passage reveals that God had blessed his people, and He had more blessings for them. It is imperative to observe that God had made known that He had not burdened them with sacrifices and offering; He had only blessed them. God never burdens us with giving. When we are burdened it is because of our attitudes. God had already established His law of giving in the book of Leviticus; He also informed His people in Malachi 3:7 that from the days of their fathers they had gone away from His ordinances. God commanded them to return unto Him, and He would return unto them; they inquired how could they return. God told them they could return by giving Him what He was due. In Isaiah chapter 43, the people understood their obligation in terms of giving, but they refused to do it. God acknowledged that the animals had honored Him, but His chosen people brought Him no sweet cane with money; they had only given Him their sins in return. When we refuse to give, we sin, and when we sin, we force curses upon our posterity, land, and ourselves. To better understand the meaning of this, read Isaiah 43:26-28. When we are cursed, it becomes impossible to maximize our potential until we repent, and break the curse. If you are experiencing one-step forward, and two steps backward in your pursuits, perhaps you need to assess your attitude of giving. If it appears that you can never experience increase in your life, perhaps you need to assess your altitude of giving. (I will discuss the attitude and altitude of giving later in this chapter. Giving, undoubtedly is the key that releases us from the financial bondage that prohibits us from being and doing what God has planned for us.
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God has entrusted all that we have into our hands to oversee and to delight in the accomplishments of our labor. Therefore, we will be accountable to God for what we do with what He has given us. Not only will we be accountable in the judgment, but also, we are accountable while we yet live. The bible teaches that no man has given up everything that God has given him for naught. In Mark 10: 26-30 (NIV), Jesus teaches his disciples that it is easier for a camel to go through the needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter into the
"I tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life.
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Your reading of this book is an indication that you have a desire to maximize your potential. First, you must understand that this is a life-long process, and also, it is a continuous pursuit. To maximize involves doing something you have never done and going somewhere you have never been. In essence, it is doing more than you have ever done, and going farther than you have ever gone; ultimately, it is experiencing something that you have never experienced. God has given all of us something to work with; we owe it to ourselves and to God to use what He has given us for His glory and therefore, fulfill our purpose in this life. Everything we have belongs to God, and He has placed all that we have in our care. Hence, we are stewards over everything that God has given us; this includes our finances and other material possessions, opportunities and time, gifts and talents, and body and mind; what we do with what God has given us is our stewardship. We can be sure that a day is coming when God is going to require us to give an account of what we have done with His stuff. Maximizing your potential will ensure your escape of the harsh punishment received by the unfaithful servant in Matthew 25:14-30. As long as there is breath in your body, you will have an opportunity to maximize your potential. For example, everyday of your life you are going to experience some change; you may not be able to see the difference, and you may not be able to feel the difference, but you will never be the exact same person today that you were yesterday. Today, you are a day older; therefore you will see a little more, and you will do a little more. The point here is, since change is inevitable, siege the opportunity to maximize your potential by not doing business as usual, but by doing unusual business. Sometimes you may feel that you are of little value and have no potential. Nevertheless, if you seek God through prayer and fasting, He will show you who you are and will reveal to you what He has given you. Also, He will make known to you His will and empower you to accomplish His purpose in your life; it is with these truths in mind that this practical approach to maximizing your potential has been written. ... Therefore maximizing potential in any area requires an effective system of communication. We need to be able to communicate in order to learn or teach. Also, it is necessary in order for the church to fulfill its purpose. Without communication, the church would not be able to train or teach new converts. There would be no meaningful fellowship, nor worship; neither would there be any beneficial ministry and evangelism without proper communication. In order for the church to maximize its potential for ministry, it must be able to effectively tell humanity about the love of Jesus. On the day of Pentecost, Peter proclaimed the Word of God to the people from the surrounding area with such an effect that more than 3000 souls were added to the church. The power of the Holy Ghost empowered Peter, and other uneducated men, to break the language barrier. Because the people understood the message, they were moved to ask, “Men and brethern, what shall we do?” When we lack an effective communication system, we may have experiences similar to those that took place at the
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Martha has been in the ministry for more than forty years. This book, which is her fourth published work, is a credit to her experiences. She is gifted in the healing ministries, and she has a healing message for the emotionally wounded. She has a B.S. Degree in Accounting and a Master in Business Education from Martha has authored three other powerful books: The Power of Forgiveness, Gossip, and. Rise-up O’ Woman and Deliver Yourself. Also, she is married to her predestined mate, Herman Crockett, Jr.; they have been happily married for over 34 years. They have three beautiful daughters, who are active in ministry, Tabitha, Sheree, and Mikela. They have one son-in-law, Kenneth Robertson and four beautiful grandchildren—Courtenay, Tiffani, Wayne, and Jayla email address: MLEAN725@aol.com Phone: 804.861.3898 Fax: 804.861.3884 Correspondence may be directed to: Faith and Hope Temple Church of God in Christ