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Hello Everyone,

     This is Pastor Rick with a request that you click the "Send To A Friend" link, or Subscribe Box (Click Here) on the left and make sure that any friend, who wants to walk in God's blessing reads Seizing The Blessing.

     Matthew 11:12 Amplified  And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize--a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion].

     Violence is not a word usually found in a Christian's vocabulary, except as something to be avoided.  But here in Matthew, it is something to be practiced.  You are to be aggressive in your efforts to seize everything God has given you and to walk in the blessing that is yours in Christ.  As you do that, you will enter into the good life God promises in His word.  I want to share four points that will help you.

     First, you have to dream it.  You've got to see His promise on the inside of you.  The word of God has the ability to paint a picture on the canvas of your heart exactly the way He sees you.  When that picture is complete, your dream will be bigger than your circumstances.

     Second, you have to pursue it.  You have to believe His promise so completely in your heart that it becomes a reality to you, a certainty that what is promised is yours. Mark 11:24 Amplified For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].

     Third, you have to stick with it.  You have to speak the word continually.  Giving up is not an option.  Romans 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

     Fourth, you have to work the word, and live the word, until it becomes a reality in your life.  Luke 8:15 Amplified But as for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the people] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just (noble, virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit with patience.

     God's plan for your life is uniquely yours.  No one else can do what He has planned for you to do.  Believe that, seize the blessing, and walk unhindered in the favor of God.  And remember, friend, we're standing with you and believing God for His very best in every area of your life - and that includes your complete prosperity.

Until next week,

2 Peter 1:2   May God’s grace and peace be multiplied
to you through the knowledge of Jesus Christ.