Taking Your Faith To The Next Level

The sharing of this wonderful article has been inspired by the following scriptures:

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21

20 Do not spurn the gifts and utterances of the prophets [do not depreciate prophetic revelations nor despise inspired instruction or exhortation or warning].

21 But test and prove all things [until you can recognize] what is good; [to that] hold fast.

1 Corinthians 1:12-13

¹² What I mean is this, that each one of you [either] says, I belong to Paul, or I belong to Apollos, or I belong to Cephas (Peter), or I belong to Christ.

¹³ Is Christ (the Messiah) divided into parts? Was Paul crucified on behalf of you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?

1 Corinthians 3:4-9

⁴For when one says, I belong to Paul, and another, I belong to Apollos, are you not [proving yourselves] ordinary (unchanged) men?

⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Ministering servants [not heads of parties] through whom you believed, even as the Lord appointed to each his task:

⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was making it grow and [He] gave the increase.

⁷ So neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters, but [only] God Who makes it grow and become greater.

⁸ He who plants and he who waters are equal (one in aim, of the same importance and esteem), yet each shall receive his own reward (wages), according to his own labor.

⁹ For we are fellow workmen (joint promoters, laborers together) with and for God; you are God's garden and vineyard and field under cultivation, [you are] God's building.

The Article

Are you ready to get 'up close and personal" with God?

Note: The article is extracted from Joyce Meyer's "Enjoying Everyday Life" magazine [March/April 2012 issue). Be a partner with Joyce Meyer's Ministries and receive a copy on a regular basis.

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God desires to know you intimately, and He has a plan for you that is like no one else's. I hope you have a deep, heart-level relationship with Him because God doesn't just want you to know about Him, He wants you to know Him!

I remember the emptiness I felt as a young Christian. In an effort to fill the void, I occupied myself with lifeless religious duties and rituals. I was doing all the 'right' things, but I was not experiencing deep, satisfying contentment and joy.

I sw God as big and powerful, and I certainly didn't want to disobey Him or live outside the walls of His provision and protection. But I was not fulfilled because I didn't know where to look. My "works" attitude ignored the fact that God cared about me and wanted to spend time with me and give me the life I longed for. This went on for several years until I realized that true inner joy can ONLY come as a result of living life in the abiding presence of God.

How about you? Are you stuck in a lifeless, passionless faith, doing all the "Christian" things, but not experiencing true intimacy with the Sacior? If so, I want you to experience the same breakthrough I did!

Ephesians 1:17 says, I keep asking that the God our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better (NIV).

You were created to enjoy a living, thriving relationship with God that comes from understanding His heart for you. There's something supernaturally wonderful about reading the Word of God and hearing Him speak to you. When His Word gets 'inside' you, it begins to change the 'outside' of you. It transform your perspective, and gives you the strength you need to experience victory.

God invites you to...

Fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace.. that we may receive mercy...and find grace to help in good time for every need...(Hebrews 4:16 AMP).

Are you ready to draw near to God and jump into a whole new level of relationship with Him? You can be as close to God as you want to be -- you can have as much of His life as you want to have. But you have to be intentional. It's not complicated, but it does require your whole heart.

God is calling you to a whole new level of living. I encourage you to take a step and find that intimacy with God you've been looking for.

Great Resources

To experience God on an intimate level, you must pursue knowing Him with passionate intention. Joyce's four teachings on CD will help you step off the treadmill of ceaseless, mindless doing and start abiding in the deep peace of His friendship, wisdom and love.

There are two ways you can live life: to be always conscious of the demand put on you to perform and achieve, or to be conscious of God's abundant supply toward you, meeting your every need. In this power-packed message recorded for a special TV feature for the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in America, Joseph Prince shares how you can make Christ of effect in your situation when you choose to see His supply instead of placing yourself under an "I must do this" law. When you see God's gracious supply to you, you will find that His grace is more than enough to cause you to succeed!

Special features in this DVD album:
• Dynamic praise and worship by New Creation Church's worship team
• Powerful time of Holy Communion administered by Joseph Prince
• Interview with Joseph Prince (Bonus DVD)

6 message set includes: Overcoming opposition, Be willing to take a risk, Stepping out in faith, Step out and find out, Expect God to suddenly change things, & Your situation is subject to change!