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Now turn with me in your Bibles to First John the 5th chapter and the fourth verse. Let's read it together.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world, and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Now, let's stop right there. Notice what the Holy Ghost said. He didn't say, "This is the victory that tries to overcome the world." He didn't say, "This is the victory that hopes to overcome the world." He didn't say, "This is the victory that might someday overcome the world." No, he said, "This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."
Say it out loud with me. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Say it again. Say it one more time. That gets down on the inside of you.
Now, notice, he didn't say, "This is the victory that overcometh heaven." We're not going to need any faith when we get to heaven. There won't be any devils up there. There won't be any sickness up there. There won't be any lack up there. No, faith is for the nasty now and now, not just the sweet by and by. Faith is what overcomes the world down here in your body, in your mind, in your finances, in your family.
Turn with me to Romans 10:17. So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. That means the moment you hear the word of God, faith comes. Not tomorrow, not next week, not after 10 years in the seminary. No, the moment you hear the word of God, faith comes. Faith comes. Say it with me. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.
Now, if faith comes, then victory comes because this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. When faith comes, victory comes. When the word comes, faith comes. When faith comes, victory comes. That means every time you sit under the word, you're receiving victory. Glory to God. I've told people for years, if you want to stay in victory, you've got to stay in the word. If you want to walk over the devil instead of under his feet, you got to walk in the word. The word and faith are inseparable. and faith and victory are inseparable.
Now look back at 1 John 5:4 again. It says, "Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world." That means if you're born of God, you're an overcomer. You don't try to be an overcomer. You already are one. You don't beg God to make you an overcomer. He already made you one when you were born again. Overcomers don't whine. Overcomers don't cry and complain. Overcomers don't talk defeat. Overcomers walk in victory. Overcomers shout the word of God when the storm is raging. Overcomers declare, "Thanks be to God who always causes me to triumph in Christ Jesus." Two Corinthians 2:14. Hallelujah. Always. Not sometimes, always.
That means when the devil hits you on Monday, you triumph. When sickness tries to hit you on Tuesday, you triumph. When lack tries to hit you on Wednesday, you triumph. When your family is under pressure on Thursday, you triumph always. Always. Always. Say it out loud with me. I always triumph in Christ Jesus. Say it again. I always triumph in Christ Jesus. Say it until the devil hears it and packs his bags. I always triumph in Christ Jesus.
Now, here's the key. That triumph is not automatic. It's by faith. You must believe it. You must speak it. You must act on it. That's why I'm teaching you today about 14 faith actions that guarantee your victory no matter what the devil throws at you. Because listen, victory doesn't come by accident. Victory doesn't come by wishing. Victory doesn't come by crying. Victory comes by acting on the word of God. Victory comes by putting faith into motion. Victory comes by doing something. Say this out loud. Faith is an act. Say it again. Faith is an act. And if faith is an act, then victory is an act. And if victory is an act, then you and I can act like the word is true and watch it work in our lives every single time.
Now we've laid the foundation. The Bible says faith is the victory. The Bible says faith comes by the word. The Bible says we are already overcomers. So then how do we act on that faith? How do we walk in that victory? That brings me to the very first action. Action #1: Speak the word boldly.
Now listen to me carefully. We've just read that faith is the victory. Faith is what overcomes. Faith is what triumphs. But the question is this. What does faith look like? What does faith do? You see, too many folks have faith like a spare tire. They only use it in an emergency. They wait until life breaks down and then they go looking for faith. But that's not Bible faith. That's desperation. Bible faith works every day. Bible faith gets up in the morning and acts like the word is true. Bible faith lays down at night and rests like the word is true.
Now, I've titled this message 14 faith actions that guarantee you victory, no matter what the devil throws at you. And I said actions on purpose. Because you see, faith is an act. James 2:17 says, "Faith without works is dead." The Amplified Bible says it this way, "Faith by itself, if it does not have corresponding action, is destitute of power." Think about that. Faith without action is powerless. Faith without action produces nothing. But faith with action, oh glory to God. Faith with action moves mountains. Faith with action opens blind eyes. Faith with action raises up the crippled. Faith with action brings money in when there is no money. Faith with action puts food on the table when there's no food in the pantry. Faith is not passive. Faith is not waiting to see what happens. Faith is not twiddling your thumb, saying, "Well, if it's God's will, he'll do it." No. Faith takes hold of God's word and acts like it's true.
Let me put it this way. Hope desires it. Faith receives it. Hope says, "Someday." Faith says, "I have it now." Hope waits. Faith acts. And these 14 faith actions I'm going to give you are not theory. They're not philosophy. They're not my opinion. They're straight out of the word of God proven on the battlefield of life. Some of you tonight are in a battle. The devil's been throwing fiery darts. He's been shouting in your ear. He's been trying to push you down, keep you down, hold you down. But I'm going to show you 14 actions that will guarantee your victory. Not maybe, not sometimes, guarantee your victory.
Now, somebody says, "Well, Brother Hagen, you shouldn't say guarantee." Well, I didn't write the Bible. God wrote it, and God guaranteed it. Jesus said in Mark 11:23, "Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith." Notice he didn't say he might have. He didn't say sometimes he'll have. No, he said he shall have whatsoever he saith. That sounds like a guarantee to me. Faith is guaranteed to work when it's acted upon. God's word is guaranteed to work when it's believed and spoken. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but God's word shall not pass away.
And so, I'm going to give you 14 actions. Not one, not two, not five, but 14 faith actions that if you'll do them will guarantee your victory no matter what the devil throws at you. Action number one, the very first, the most basic, the foundation of them all is this. Speak the word boldly.
Now, before we go any further, we need to answer this question. What is faith? Turn with me to Hebrews the 11th chapter and the first verse. It says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Say it out loud with me. Now faith is. Say it again. Say it one more time. Notice it doesn't say yesterday faith was. It doesn't say tomorrow faith will be. No, it says now faith is. Faith is always present tense. Hope is future tense, but faith is present tense. Hope says, "I'll get it someday." Faith says, "I have it now." Hope looks to the future. Faith takes hold of it in the now. Faith is. Faith is. Faith is now.
Notice again, faith is the substance of things hoped for. Substance. Substance means something you can touch. something you can stand on, something that makes it real. Hope doesn't have substance. Hope is like a dream. But faith gives substance to hope. Let me give you an example. Hope says, "I sure hope God heals me." Faith says, "By his stripes, I am healed." (Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24). Hope says, "I sure hope God meets my needs." Faith says, "My God shall supply all my need according to his riches and glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19). You see the difference? Hope desires it. Faith possesses it. Hope waits. Faith acts.
Now, let's look at that second phrase, the evidence of things not seen. Some people say, "I'll believe it when I see it." But the Bible says, "Faith is the evidence of what you don't see." Faith believes before it sees. Faith accepts the evidence of God's word over the evidence of the senses. The Amplified Bible says it like this: Faith is the assurance, the confirmation, the tidal deed of the things we hope for being the proof of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality. Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses. Oh, I like that. Faith is the title deed. You know what a title deed is, don't you? It's the proof that the property is yours. Even if you haven't moved in yet, if you've got the deed in your hand, it belongs to you. Nobody can take it away from you. Well, faith is your title deed. God said it in his word. That settles it. You may not see it yet with your eyes. You may not feel it yet in your body. But faith is the evidence, the proof, the title deed that it belongs to you right now.
Now, let's settle this once and for all. Faith is not a feeling. Faith is not goosebumps. Faith is not a tear rolling down your cheek. Faith is not an emotional high. Faith is acting on God's word regardless of feelings. You don't have to feel faith. You don't have to see faith. You don't have to understand faith. You just have to act on the word. Romans 10:10 says, "With the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Faith believes in the heart and says with the mouth. That's faith defined. So here it is in plain language. Faith is believing God's word in your heart. Faith is speaking God's word with your mouth. Faith is acting like God's word is true. Say this out loud. Faith is believing, speaking, and acting on the word of God. Say it again. Say it one more time.
And when you understand what faith is, then you can begin to put it into action. And the very first action of faith we're going to look at tonight is action #1: Speak the word boldly.
Now that we know what faith is, believing, speaking, and acting on the word of God. The first action of faith is this. Speak the word boldly. Turn with me to Mark 11:23 and 24. Jesus himself is talking here. He said, "For verily I say unto you that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass. He shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore, I say unto you, what things soever you desire when you pray, believe that you receive them, and ye shall have them."
Now, notice three times he said, "Say." One time he said, "Believe." That means you're going to have to do three times as much saying as you do believing. Did you catch that? Most Christians try to believe silently, but they never say anything out loud. But Jesus said, "He shall have whatsoever he saith." You're not going to have what you think. You're not going to have what you wish. You're not going to have what you hope. You're going to have what you say. Proverbs 18:21 says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." That means your tongue is either working for you or working against you. Your mouth is either speaking life or speaking death. Your words are either carrying you to victory or chaining you to defeat.
Now, listen carefully. If you're talking defeat, you're going to live in defeat. If you're talking sickness, you're going to have sickness. If you're talking poverty, you're going to have poverty. But if you'll put God's word in your mouth and speak it boldly, you'll walk in victory every single time. Let me tell you something. Faith never talks the problem. Faith always talks the answer. Faith doesn't magnify the mountain. Faith talks to the mountain. Jesus didn't say talk about your mountain. He didn't say tell everybody how big the mountain is. No, he said say to the mountain. That means if cancer is the mountain, you speak to it in the name of Jesus. If debt is the mountain, you speak to it in the name of Jesus. If fear is the mountain, you speak to it in the name of Jesus. And when you speak boldly, the mountain has to move.
Now, some folks get nervous when you talk like that. They say, "Well, Brother Hagen, aren't you afraid of saying the wrong thing?" No, I'm more afraid of saying nothing because silence is agreement with the devil. But bold confession is agreement with God. Romans 10:8 says, "The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart." That is the word of faith which we preach. Notice where the word is supposed to be. In your mouth and in your heart. Not just in your Bible on the shelf. Not just in your notebook underlined. In your mouth.
I'll never forget back when I was paralyzed on the bed of sickness as a sixteen-year-old boy. Doctors had given me up to die. My heart wasn't beating right. My body was paralyzed. But I got a hold of Mark 11:23-24. And I said, "If I believe I receive healing, then I must act like it. I must say it. I must speak it." So I started saying, "I believe I'm healed. I believe I receive." And the moment I began to say it, strength began to come into my body. I pulled one foot off the bed, then the other, and I walked. Why? Because I dared to say it.
Now, let me drive this into you. Faith believes in the heart. Faith speaks with the mouth. Faith acts like it's true. And the first action is speak the word boldly. So here's what we're going to do. I want you to say this after me. Say it strong. Say it loud. Say it like you mean it.
I am a believer, not a doubter. I walk by faith, not by sight. I have what I say. I call my body healed. I call my mind sound. I call my needs met. I call my family blessed in the name of Jesus. I speak the word boldly and my mountain moves. Glory to God. That's action number one. And if you'll start speaking the word boldly, you'll start seeing mountains move.
Now, the next action goes hand in hand with this one. It's not enough to say it, you got to live it. And that brings us to action #2: Act like the word is true.
Now listen closely. The second faith action is this. Act like the word of God is true. You see, it's one thing to say the word. It's another thing to act like it's true. James 2:17 says, "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone." The amplified says, "So also faith, if it does not have works, that is deeds and actions of obedience to back it up by itself is destitute of power." Did you hear that? Destitute of power. That means you can say you believe the Bible, but if you don't act on it, it won't work for you. Faith without action is dead. Faith without action is useless. Faith without action produces nothing. But faith with action, oh glory to God, moves mountains, raises the dead, heals the sick, and sets the captive free.
Now, let me tell you my own story. As a sixteen-year-old boy, lying on the bed of sickness, paralyzed, heart deformed, body twisted, doctor said there was no hope. I read Mark 11:23 and 24, and I saw it. If I believe I receive, then I must act like I receive. I said to myself, dead men don't need to get up. But if I believe I'm healed, then I need to act like a healed man. I need to move. And so I threw one foot over the side of the bed. My leg dropped like a chunk of wood. I couldn't feel it, but I acted. I threw the other leg over. I grabbed the bed post. My knees wobbled. I pulled myself up and when I acted, power came, strength came, healing came and I walked for the first time in 16 months. Now, if I just laid there saying I believe, I believe, I believe, but never acted, I would have died. But when I acted like the word is true, the power of God was released.
You see, faith is like a switch. The power of God is always available, but faith flips the switch. And action is the hand that flips the switch of faith. Let me put it this way. If you believe you're healed, act healed. If you believe your needs are met, act like your needs are met. If you believe the joy of the Lord is your strength, act joyful. If you believe you have peace, act like you've got peace. Some folks say, "But brother Hagen, I don't feel healed. I don't feel joyful. I don't feel victorious." Well, you don't act because you feel. You act because the word says so. And when you act on the word, the feelings will come later. John 8:32 says, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Not feelings, truth. The truth makes you free, but only if you act on it.
Now, let me give you a simple example. Suppose I came to your house and handed you a check for $1,000. You'd take that check and you'd act like you had $1,000 even though you can't see the cash yet. You'd walk into the bank, hand the teller the check, and expect the money. Why? Because the check is the guarantee. The check is the evidence. You act on the check, and the money is released. Well, God's word is your check. God signed it with the blood of Jesus. Every promise in Christ is yes and amen. (2 Corinthians 1:20). But if you never act on it, if you never take it to the bank of heaven, you'll never see the results.
So, let me give you a simple assignment. Act on the word this week. If you've been praying for healing, get out of bed and move something. If you've been believing for finances, sow a seed and act like the Lord is your source. If you've been believing for peace, lift your hands and rejoice before the answer comes. Because the moment you act on the word, heaven goes into motion. The angels go into motion. The spirit of God goes into motion. And the victory that belongs to you in Christ begins to manifest.
Say this out loud with me. I act on the word of God. I act healed. I act blessed. I act joyful. I act victorious. I don't wait for feelings. I don't wait for evidence. God's word is my evidence and I act on it. Now, glory to God. That's action number two. Act like the word is true.
Now, if you're going to act like the word is true, you can't keep carrying all the worries of life on your shoulders. You can't keep fretting and stewing and pacing the floor. No, you've got to do the next thing Peter told us to do. That brings us to action #3: Cast all your cares on him.
Now, here's the third action of faith. Cast all your cares, all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns once and for all on him. Turn with me to 1 Peter chapter 5, verse 7. The King James says, "Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you." Now, let's look at that in the Amplified Bible: "casting the whole of your care, all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns once and for all on him. For he cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully." Oh, I like that. Not just some of your cares, not just the little ones, not just the spiritual ones. No, the whole of your care. All of them. Big ones, small ones, financial ones, health ones, family ones, all your cares.
Say it with me. Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for me. Say it again. Say it one more time. Now, notice it doesn't say God will take your cares away while you hold on to them. No, he says you cast them. That means you roll them over onto him. Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee. He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." That word cast means to throw, to hurl, to flee. You're not supposed to stroke your worries. You're not supposed to pet them and sing lullabies to them. You're supposed to throw them on God and leave them there.
Now, let me tell you something. Worry is unbelief in disguise. If you're worrying, you're not believing. If you're believing, you're not worrying. Faith and worry don't mix. One will drive the other out. Philippians 4:6 says, "Be careful for nothing." Or, as one translation says, "Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything." How many things? Anything. How many anxieties? None. What are you supposed to do instead? "But in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Verse 6-7). Hallelujah. That means the moment you cast your care on him, peace comes. The moment you roll it over, the weight lifts. The moment you let go, heaven takes hold.
Now, I've had plenty of opportunities to worry. Back when we were building buildings here at REMA, bills piling up, cash flow tight. Folks came to me, laid a hand on my shoulder, and said, "Brother Hagen, I know you carry a heavy load." And I said, "No, I don't. I don't carry any load. I cast them all on the Lord." They looked at me funny, but I meant it. I said, "Uh, if we don't get the money, we'll just shut it down and I'll go back out on the field. It won't bother me a bit. God told me to do it, and it's his responsibility, not mine." And let me tell you, every time the money came in, every time the bills were paid, every time the victory came, not because I worried, but because I refused to worry. See, the devil wants to load you down with burdens until you break. God wants to lift them off you so you can walk free. Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
So here's what you need to do next time worry tries to hit you. Don't cradle it. Don't coddle it. Don't call up a friend and talk it all night. Just say, "Devil, I refuse to worry. I cast that care on the Lord. He's got it. It's not mine anymore." And then go to bed and sleep. Amen. Psalm 127:2 says, "He giveth his beloved sleep." Well, I'm his beloved. You're his beloved. So, go to sleep like a child in his father's arms.
Say this out loud with me right now. I cast all my cares on the Lord. I refuse to worry. I refuse to fret. I refuse to carry anxiety. God cares for me affectionately. God cares for me watchfully. He is working while I am resting. Glory to God. That's action number three. Cast all your cares on him.
Now, when you cast your cares on the Lord, the devil is going to try to whisper, "What are you going to do? What are you going to do?" And here's what you do. You laugh at him. That brings us to action #4: Laugh at the devil.
Now, here's the fourth action of faith. Laugh at the devil. Turn with me to Psalm 2:4. "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. The Lord shall have them in derision." Glory to God. Did you catch that? God laughs at his enemies. God doesn't tremble when the devil talks. God doesn't get nervous when the nations rage. God sits in the heavens and he laughs. And if our heavenly father laughs, then his children ought to laugh, too. Why? Because laughter is the language of victory.
Now listen to me carefully. Faith doesn't cry in fear. Faith laughs in triumph. Faith doesn't wring its hands. Faith throws its head back and laughs at the devil. Faith doesn't say, "Oh my, what am I going to do?" Faith says, "Haha, devil, you're defeated." I'll never forget one time years ago, I was behind on my car payments. They told me, "You missed one more and we'll take it away." I didn't have the money. The due date was tomorrow. I laid down to go to sleep and the devil said, "What are you going to do? You're going to lose your car. You're going to be stranded." I passed up a marvelous opportunity to worry. Instead, I started laughing. I said out loud, "Ha ha ha, I don't have a car payment." I turned that over to the Lord. If he's got it, then I don't. And if I don't, then I'm going to sleep. And I laughed myself right into peace. Next morning, the money came in. Glory to God.
The Bible says in Proverbs 17:22, "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dryeth the bones." Did you hear that? Laughter is medicine. Joy is healing. When you laugh in faith, you take your medicine. You strengthen your spirit. Now, don't wait until you feel like laughing. If you only laugh when you feel like it, you may never laugh. But you laugh by faith. You laugh in the face of the storm. You laugh at the lies of the devil. And you say, "Devil, you can't have my body. Haha. You can't have my money. Haha. You can't have my family. Haha. I win because Jesus already won." Job 5:22 says, "At destruction and famine, thou shalt laugh." Think about that. When the world is crying over famine, you laugh. When destruction tries to come, you laugh. Why? Because your trust is in the living God.
I remember during those early ministry days when the bills stacked up and people said, "You'll never make it." I just laughed. Not because I had the answer in my hand, but because I had the answer in my heart. God's word was my guarantee and laughter was my demonstration of faith. Some folks say, "Brother Hagen, aren't you afraid of making light of the devil?" No, I'm not making light. I'm making heavy. I'm making heavy the victory of Jesus. The devil has already been stripped, already been spoiled, already been defeated. All I'm doing is agreeing with what Colossians 2:15 says: that Jesus made a show of him openly triumphing over him in it. That deserves a good laugh.
Say this out loud with me. Haha. Devil, you're defeated. Haha. I have the victory. Haha. God's word works and it works for me. Glory to God. That's action number four. Laugh at the devil.
Now, when you learn to laugh at the devil, you'll also learn to rest because laughter and rest go hand in hand. You don't toss and turn all night when you believe God. No, you lay down in peace and sleep. And that brings us to action #5: Rest in the Lord. Sleep by faith.
Now, here's the fifth action of faith. Rest in the Lord. Sleep by faith. Turn with me to Psalm 127:2. "It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows, for so he giveth his beloved sleep." Oh, glory to God. Did you hear that? "He giveth his beloved sleep." Say it out loud with me. He giveth his beloved sleep. Say it again. Say it one more time. Now point to yourself and say, "I am his beloved and he gives me sleep." That means you don't have to toss and turn. You don't have to pace the floor. You don't have to stay up all night wringing your hands. If you really believe God's word, then you can rest. If you really cast your care on him, then you can sleep.
Let me tell you something. Rest is proof of faith. If you're up all night worrying, you're not resting. If you're not resting, you're not believing. But if you really believe, you've put it into God's hands. Then you close your eyes, pull up the covers, and go to sleep. David said in Psalm 4:8, "I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep, for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety." Notice that "I will." That's a decision. That's a choice. You choose to lay down in peace. You choose to sleep in faith. I've told folks before, if the deacon board got into a fist fight out in the churchyard, don't wake me up. Let me sleep. If the church building caught fire, don't come pound on the parsonage door. I'll sleep. When it's over, we'll build a bigger one. Amen. Why? Because God said he gives his beloved sleep.
I remember one night years ago I was out on the field holding meetings, car payments overdue, bills stacking up, and the devil whispered, "What are you going to do? They're going to take your car. You're going to be stranded." I could have stayed awake all night trying to figure it out. But instead, I said, "Ha ha, devil, I don't have a car payment." I turned that care over to the Lord. He's got it. And if he's got it, then I don't. And if I don't, I'm going to sleep. And I went right to sleep. Next day, the money came. Glory to God.
Faith doesn't struggle. Faith rests. Faith doesn't panic. Faith trusts. Faith doesn't pace the floor. Faith sleeps. Now, Hebrews 4:3 says, "For we which have believed do enter into rest." That means rest is the proof of belief. If you're really believing, you'll rest.
So, let me give you something practical tonight. When you lay your head on that pillow before you close your eyes, say this. "Lord, I've cast my cares on you. I refuse to worry. I refuse to fret. You give me sleep because I am your beloved. Good night, Lord. I'll see you in the morning." And then roll over and go to sleep. Amen.
Say this out loud with me. I rest in the Lord. I refuse to worry all night. He gives his beloved sleep and I am his beloved. When I lay down, I lay down in peace and I rise up in victory. Glory to God. That's action number five. Rest in the Lord. Sleep by faith.
Now, when you can rest, you can praise. And that brings us to the next action of faith, which is one of the highest forms of faith. That's action #6: Praise before you see it.
Now, here's the sixth action of faith. Praise before you see it. Turn with me to Acts chapter 16, verses 25 and 26. "And at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bands were loosed." Oh, glory to God. Did you see that? They prayed and they praised. Not after the earthquake. Not after the chains fell off. Not after the door swung open. No. Before, at midnight, in the darkest hour, in the inner prison with their backs bleeding, their feet in stocks. They prayed and sang praises unto God. That's faith. Faith doesn't wait until the answer shows up. Faith praises before the answer comes. Faith says, "Thank God it's mine now while the chains are still on your hands."
Hebrews 13:15 says, "By him, therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name." Notice it's a sacrifice of praise. Sometimes you don't feel like it. Sometimes your flesh doesn't want to do it. Sometimes your mind says, "What's the use?" But faith offers a sacrifice of praise anyway. Jonah did it too. Jonah chapter 2, verse 9: "But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving, I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord." And the next verse says, "And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." Hallelujah. The fish couldn't hold him when he began to thank God.
Now listen, praise is the highest expression of faith. Why? Because when you praise God, before you see it, you're saying, "I believe it's mine." Now, some folks pray and then keep begging. That's not faith. Faith prays, then starts praising. Faith says, "Thank you, Lord. It's done." Jesus said in Mark 11:24, "What things soever ye desire when you pray, believe that you receive them, and ye shall have them." Notice, believe you receive when you pray. And if you believe you receive when you pray, then the next step is to start thanking God.
I remember one time my wife and I had bills stacking up, needs pressing on every side. In the natural, it looked impossible. We prayed, we asked, and then we just lifted our hands and began to praise God. We shouted, we danced, we thanked him. And within days, every need was met. Why? Because praise is the voice of faith. Psalm 67:5-6 says, "Let the people praise thee, oh God. Let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase, and God, even our own God, shall bless us." Did you notice that? Praise brings increase. Praise brings blessing. Praise unlocks the supernatural.
So, let me tell you this. If you're waiting until you see it to praise, you'll never see it. But if you'll praise God before you see it, you'll see it every time.
Say this out loud with me. I praise God before I see it. I thank God because it's mine now. I lift my voice in victory because the answer is already on the way. Praise is the language of faith and I speak it continually. Glory to God. That's action number six. Praise before you see it.
Now, praise keeps you steady. But the opposite of praise is anxiety. And that's where so many miss it. They try to rush God. They try to hurry the answer. But real faith is never in a hurry. And that brings us to action #7: Refuse to hurry.
Now, here's the seventh action of faith. Refuse to hurry. Turn with me to Isaiah 28:16. "Therefore, thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He that believeth shall not make haste." Did you catch that? He that believeth shall not make haste. In other words, he that believes shall not get in a hurry. You see, faith is never frantic. Faith is never rushed. Faith never runs around saying, "Oh, what are we going to do? We've got to get it now." No, that's not faith. That's flesh. Faith is calm. Faith is steady. Faith is patient. Hebrews 6:12 says, "Be ye followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Notice it's not just faith, but faith and patience.
Now, here's something I've learned about God. God never gets in a hurry. Did you know that? I've walked with him long enough to find that out. You might want it done yesterday, but God's not nervous. He's not pacing the floor of heaven. He's not biting his fingernails. He's not saying, "Oh my, what are we going to do?" No, he's steady. And if you're walking with him, you'll be steady, too.
I remember years ago, we were in a building project. We had bills piling up. Folks said, "Brother Hagen, you got to raise this money quick. You got to get it in now." But I said, "No, I refuse to hurry. If God told me to do it, then he's got the responsibility. He'll bring it in his way, in his time. My job is to believe. His job is to perform." And you know what happened? Every bill was paid, not one day late. Why? Because faith doesn't hurry.
Some folks try to force faith. They say, "If it doesn't happen in the next 24 hours, I'll give up." That's not faith. That's desperation. Real faith says, "God said it. I believe it. And I'll stand here until I see it. If it takes one day or one year or 10 years, I'll stand because his word never fails." Romans 4:20 says of Abraham, "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God." Abraham waited 25 years for the promise of Isaac, but he never wavered. He never hurried. He just believed and he received.
Listen, hurry is the language of fear. Rest is the language of faith. Hurry says, "It might not work. I better rush." Faith says, "It is working and I'll see it in due time." Galatians 6:9 says, "And let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." There's a due season. There's a set time. And if you'll refuse to hurry, you'll see it.
So here's what you do when the devil tries to push you. When circumstances try to rush you, when fear tries to hurry you, just say, "No, I refuse to hurry. I believe God. His timing is perfect. My miracle is on the way."
Say this out loud with me. He that believes shall not make haste. I refuse to hurry. I stand steady. I stand strong. I stand patient. God's word is working. And I will reap in due season. Glory to God. That's action number seven. Refuse to hurry.
Now, if you're not in a hurry, then you've got time to feed. Faith must be fed to stay strong. And that brings us to action #8: Feed on the word daily.
Now, here's the eighth action of faith. Feed on the word of God daily. Turn with me to Romans 10:17. "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Say that out loud with me. Faith comes by hearing. Say it again. Say it one more time. Now notice it doesn't say faith comes by having heard. No, faith comes by hearing. Present tense, continuous, ongoing. That means you've got to keep hearing and keep feeding every day. You don't eat one meal on Sunday and expect it to last you all week, do you? No. You eat daily. Why? Because your body needs nourishment. Well, your spirit needs nourishment, too. And the food for your spirit is the word of God.
Jesus said in Matthew 4:4, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Did you catch that? Just like your body lives by bread, your spirit lives by the word. If you starve your body, it gets weak. If you starve your spirit, your faith gets weak. But if you feed your spirit daily, your faith will grow strong. Proverbs 4:20-22 says, "My son, attend to my words. Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them and health to all their flesh." I like how the margin says it: Medicine to all their flesh. The word is medicine. But you've got to take your medicine every day, not just once a year.
Now, listen carefully. Faith doesn't come by praying. Faith doesn't come by fasting. Faith doesn't come by crying. Faith doesn't come by begging. Faith comes by hearing the word of God. That means if you want more faith, you need more word. I've never gone a day without feeding on healing scriptures. Not one. Since the day I was raised up from that bed of sickness, I've kept my spirit strong by feeding daily on the word of God. That's why I can say I haven't had a headache since 1933. The word works if you'll work it.
Some folks say, "Well, Brother Hagen, I just don't have time." You don't have time not to. You've got time to eat. You've got time to watch the news. You've got time to scroll through the paper. You've got time to chat with your friends, but your spirit man is starving. No wonder your faith is weak. Feed on the word daily. Joshua 1:8 says, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." Notice the order. Speak the word, meditate the word, do the word, prosper, and succeed. But it all starts with feeding on the word daily.
So here's something practical. Tomorrow morning, before you touch your phone, before you check the headlines, open your Bible. Read it out loud. Feed your spirit first. Then throughout the day, chew on it. Meditate on it. Roll it over in your mind. Keep your heart full of the word. And watch how strong your faith becomes.
Say this out loud with me. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. I feed my spirit daily with God's word. The word is life to me and medicine to all my flesh. I grow stronger in faith every day because I stay full of the word. Glory to God. That's action number eight. Feed on the word daily.
Now, when you're feeding on the word daily, you'll have something to hold on to because faith must not only be spoken, it must be held fast. And that brings us to action #9: Hold fast your confession.
Now, here's the ninth action of faith. Hold fast your confession. Turn with me to Hebrews 10:23. "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, for he is faithful that promised." Say it out loud with me. Let us hold fast the confession of our faith without wavering. Say it again. Say it one more time. Now notice the word says hold fast. That means don't let go. Don't back up. Don't change your words when pressure comes. Don't start out in faith and then shift into doubt. Hold fast your confession.
Now listen, faith must be confessed to be effective. Romans 10:10 says, "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Did you catch that? With the mouth confession is made, not with the head, not with the emotions, with the mouth. Confession means to say the same thing. You say the same thing God says. God says you're healed. So you say you're healed. God says he supplies all your needs. So you say all your needs are supplied. God says you're more than a conqueror. So you say you're more than a conqueror.
But here's the catch. You must hold fast to that confession. Even when circumstances scream the opposite. Even when your body hurts, even when the bills are stacked high, even when the devil whispers, "It's not working." You don't change your confession. You hold fast. I've seen it again and again. Folks will hear the word, they'll get excited, they'll start saying, "Praise God, I'm healed. Praise God, my needs are met." But two weeks later, when symptoms persist or bills pile higher, they start saying, "Well, I guess it didn't work." No, they let go of their confession. And when you let go of your confession, you let go of your victory.
You see, faith holds steady. Faith keeps speaking the word. Faith says, "I'll have what I say because Jesus said I would." (Mark 11:23 again: "He shall have whatsoever he saith.") Well, if you keep saying it, you'll have it. If you keep saying it long enough, strong enough, bold enough, it will come to pass. Hebrews 4:14 says, "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the son of God, let us hold fast our profession." Why? Because Jesus is the high priest of our confession. That means he takes what we say and presents it before the Father. But if you're not saying anything, he's got nothing to work with.
Now, let me tell you something that may shock you. Your confession will either imprison you or set you free. If you say, "I can't," then you can't. If you say, "I'm weak," then you'll be weak. If you say, "I'll never make it," then you won't. But if you'll say what God says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13), then strength will rise. If you'll say, "Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4), then victory will come.
I've always said it like this, "Confession builds the road over which faith carries its mighty cargo. If you stop confessing, you stop the flow." So, here's my advice. Build your vocabulary around the word of God. Eliminate doubt talk. Eliminate fear talk. Eliminate sickness talk. And hold fast to the word.
Say this out loud with me. I hold fast my confession. I refuse to waver. I refuse to back
up. I refuse to speak doubt. I say what God says. I agree with the word. I speak the truth in faith. Jesus is the high priest of my confession and he brings it to pass. Glory to God. That's action number nine. Hold fast your confession.
Now, once you're holding fast your confession, you'll begin to sense the spirit of God guiding you. Because faith doesn't just stand on the written word, it also obeys the living voice of the spirit. And that brings us to action hazero. Obey the prompings of the spirit.
Now, here's the 10th action of faith. Obey the prompings of the spirit. Turn with me to Romans 8:14. For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Say it with me. As many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Say it again. Say it one more time. Glory to God. That means if you're a child of God, you have the right to be led by the spirit of God. You don't have to stumble around in the dark. You don't have to guess your way through life. You don't have to live by trial and error. You can be led by the inward witness of the Holy Spirit. Faith is not reckless. Faith is not presumption. Faith follows the spirit of God. Proverbs 20:27 says, "The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord searching all the inward parts of the belly." That means God will guide you from your spirit. The Holy Ghost doesn't lead through fear. He doesn't lead through pressure. He leads by peace on the inside. Colossians 3:15 says, "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." One translation says, "Let peace be the umpire." If you've got peace, go ahead. If you've lost peace, stop. That's the spirit of God prompting you.
I remember times in ministry when I was scheduled for one meeting, but the spirit prompted me to stay longer in another place. In the natural, the budget didn't make sense. Folks even said, "Brother Hagen, it won't work." But I obeyed that inward prompting. And every single time, God moved mightily. People were saved, healed, filled with the Holy Ghost, and the money always came in. Why? Because obedience unlocks provision. Now hear me. Faith must be anchored in the word, but it must also be responsive to the spirit. The spirit will never contradict the word. The spirit is the author of the word. He guides you in line with it. But there are specifics. The word won't spell out what job to take, what house to buy, what step to make. That's where the spirit prompts you. And here's the key. When he prompts, obey quickly. Don't argue. Don't reason. Don't delay. Delayed obedience is disobedience. If the spirit says give, then give. If the spirit says go, then go. If the spirit says wait, then wait. Some people miss miracles because they override that inward witness. They say, "Well, that doesn't make sense." Faith doesn't always make sense. But faith always makes miracles. John 16:13 says, "How be it, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come." Hallelujah. He will guide you. He will speak to you. He will show you. So, here's what you do. Train yourself to listen on the inside. Quiet your mind. Get still before God. Pay attention to the witness in your spirit and then act on it immediately. Say this out loud with me. I am a child of God and I am led by the spirit of God. I listen to the inward witness. I obey the prompings of the spirit quickly. The spirit leads me into victory every single time. Glory to God. That's action number 10. Obey the prompings of the spirit.
Now, when you obey the spirit, you'll find yourself thanking God even before you see the results [snorts] because obedience breeds gratitude. And that brings us to action hashon one. Give thanks always.
Now, here's the 11th action of faith. Give thanks always. Turn with me to one Thessalonians 5:18. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Say that out loud with me. In everything give thanks. Say it again. Say it one more time. Notice it doesn't say for everything, but in everything. There are things that come from the devil. Sickness, lack, tragedy. We don't thank God for those. But in the middle of them, we thank God because his word is true and his power is working. Colossians 3:17 says, "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him." Ephesians 5:20 says, "Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Hallelujah. Faith gives thanks. Faith doesn't wait until the answer shows up. Faith thanks God in advance. Faith thanks God in the middle of the storm. Faith thanks God when the bank account is empty, when the symptoms are screaming, when the pressure is on. Why? Because thanksgiving is the voice of faith. Thanksgiving says it's mine now. Thanksgiving says God is working. Thanksgiving says victory belongs to me.
I remember one time my wife and I were facing a mountain of bills. In the natural, there was no way. But instead of ringing our hands, we lifted them. We began to thank God. We praised him. We thanked him. We rejoiced. And within days, every bill was paid. Why? Because thanksgiving opened the door for God to move. Philippians 4:6 says, "Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God." Notice that with thanksgiving, not after the answer comes. No, thanksgiving is part of the prayer of faith. If you prayed without thanksgiving, you didn't finish the prayer. Jonah gave thanks in the belly of the whale. Paul and Silas gave thanks in the prison. Abraham gave thanks before Isaac was born. Jesus gave thanks before Lazarus came out of the tomb. Thanksgiving always comes before the manifestation. So here's something practical. Next time you pray, seal it with thanksgiving. Say, "Thank you, Lord. It's done." Then keep thanking him every time it comes to your mind. Don't ask again. Don't beg again. Just thank him. Because faith thanks God always. Say this out loud with me. I give thanks in everything. I thank God before I see it. Thanksgiving is the voice of my faith. I live a life of gratitude and I walk in victory. Glory to God. That's action number 11. Give thanks always.
Now, giving thanks will keep you strong. But sometimes you'll face rough patches, trials that last longer than you thought. That's when you need the next action. action hassan to endure hard places without quitting.
Now, here's the 12th action of faith. Endure hard places without quitting. Turn with me to 2 Timothy 2:3. Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Say that out loud. Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Say it again. Say it one more time. Glory to God. That means faith is not fragile. Faith is not weak. Faith doesn't collapse at the first sign of pressure. No, faith endures. Faith holds steady. Faith keeps pressing. Faith never quits. Hebrews 10:36 says, "For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise." Notice it's not just doing the will of God, but staying with it until the promise manifests. That's endurance. That's patience. James 1:24 says, "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations, knowing this, that the trying of your faith workketh patience, but let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." Faith that endures brings you to the place of wanting nothing. Glory to God.
Now, let me tell you something. Faith doesn't guarantee you'll never face a storm. Faith guarantees you'll win in the storm. Faith doesn't mean there won't be pressure. Faith means you'll outlast the pressure. I've been in hard places. I've been in churches where we started with 19 people in the first service. Folks said, "Brother Hagen, this place is burned out. Nothing can happen here. But I stood and said, "By Friday night week, this place will be full." They laughed at me. But I endured the ridicule. I kept preaching the word. I kept standing in faith. And by that Friday night, the building was packed and souls were saved. Hallelujah. Faith doesn't quit. Quitting faith isn't faith. Real faith endures hard places. When the devil says give up, you say no, I don't quit. When circumstances say it's over, you say no, I'll stand until I win. When people laugh and mock, you say, I'm not moved by what I see. I'm only moved by what I believe. Hebrews 6:12 says, "Be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Faith and patience together inherit. Not faith alone, not patience alone, but faith and patience together.
Now, let me tell you, some of you right now are in a hard place. The devil is telling you it's not working. Friends are telling you to give up. Circumstances look impossible. But here's your word tonight. Don't quit. Endure. Stay steady. Victory is just on the other side. Galatians 6:9 says, "And let us not be weary and welloing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." Did you catch that? If we faint not. That means if you don't quit, you win. If you don't faint, you reap. If you hold steady, you'll see the promise. Say this out loud with me. I endure hard places without quitting. I am a soldier of Jesus Christ through faith and patience. I inherit the promises. I refuse to faint. I refuse to quit. I always win in Christ. Glory to God. That's action number 12. Endure hard places without quitting.
Now, endurance isn't passive. It's active. While you endure, you keep sowing seeds because faith is always a giver. Always a swer. And that brings us to action has shown three. So seeds of faith.
Now here's the 13th action of faith. Sow seeds of faith. Turn with me to Genesis 8:22. While the earth remainth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Did you catch that? Seed time and harvest shall not cease. That means the law of sewing and reaping will work for you as long as this earth stands. Galatians 6:7 says, "Be not deceived. God is not mocked. But whatsoever a man sweth, that shall he also reap whatsoever." That means if you sow love, you'll reap love. If you sow kindness, you'll reap kindness. If you sow finances, you'll reap finances. If you sow the word, you'll reap victory. Luke 6:38 says, "Give, and it shall be given unto you. Good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over shall men give into your bosom. Glory to God."
Now listen carefully. Faith is always a giver. Faith always sws. Faith says, "I don't look at my need. I look at my seed." You see, if you're in need today, the quickest way out is to sew a seed. The farmer doesn't sit in the field crying, "Oh, I wish I had a harvest." No, he puts seed in the ground. And the moment seed is sown, harvest is guaranteed. 2 Corinthians 9:6 says, "He which seweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he which seweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully." You determine your harvest by your sowing. If you sow a little, you'll reap a little. If you sow big, you'll reap big. I remember back in the early days when we hardly had enough to cover expenses, the Lord said, "Sow." I thought, "Lord, how can I sow? I need every penny." But I obeyed. I swed into another minister. And before long, God multiplied it back to me. Bills paid, needs met. Why? Because you can't outgive God. Faith never holds back. Faith is never stingy. Faith doesn't say, "I can't afford to give." No. Faith says, "I can't afford not to give." Faith knows that every seed is a doorway to harvest.
Now, listen. The devil will try to tell you it won't work. He'll say, "You gave, but nothing happened." That's when you laugh at him and say, "Haha, seed time and harvest will never cease. My harvest is on the way." So, don't dig up your seed with negative words. Water it with thanksgiving. Praise God for the harvest. Expect it. Reap it. Say this out loud with me. I am a swer and I always have seed to sew. As I give, it is given unto me. Pressed down, shaken together, running over. Seed time and harvest shall never cease and my harvest is guaranteed. I sow in faith and I reap in joy. Glory to God. That's action number 13. Seow seeds of faith.
Now once you've swn, you don't stop. You keep standing. You keep speaking. You keep praising until you see the full manifestation. And that brings us to the last one. Action has on for. Stand until you see the full victory.
Now, here's the 14th and final action of faith. Stand until you see the full victory. Turn with me to Ephesians 6:13. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand. Say it with me. Having done all, to stand. Say it again. Say it one more time. Glory to God. That means when you've prayed, stand. When you've confessed, stand. When you've acted, stand. When you've praised, stand. and keep on standing until the full manifestation shows up. Faith is not fragile. Faith doesn't collapse when the answer takes time. Faith doesn't say, "Well, it's been a week. I guess it's not working." No, faith stands. Faith holds steady. Faith says, "I believe, I receive, and I won't back down until I see it with my eyes." Hebrews 10:35:36 says, "Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward, for ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise." Notice, confidence brings reward, patience brings manifestation.
Now, let me tell you something. Many folks lose their victory between amen and there it is. They prayed, they confessed, they even praised. But when time stretched out longer than they expected, they gave up. They quit standing. And the moment you quit, you forfeit the promise. But the Bible says in Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in welloing. For in due season we shall reap if we faint not." Did you hear that? If we faint not, if you don't quit, you win. If you don't faint, you reap. I remember one time I was standing for finances. Days turned into weeks. Weeks turned into months. And the devil whispered, "It's not working. You're wasting your time." But I said, "Devil, you're a liar. God's word is true. I'll stand here if it takes a lifetime because God said it. I believe it." And that settles it. And glory to God, the answer came. The money showed up and victory manifested. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 2:14, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ." Did you catch that? Always. Not sometimes, always. That means if you'll keep standing, you'll always win. So here's my word to you. Don't quit 5 minutes before your miracle. Don't stop one day before your breakthrough. Don't back up one step before your healing. Stand. Keep your feet planted on the word. Keep your confession steady. Keep your praise flowing. And watch the full victory come. Say this out loud with me. Having done all, I stand. I refuse to quit. I refuse to faint. I refuse to back down. God always causes me to triumph in Christ. I stand until I see the full victory. Glory to God. That's action number 14. Stand until you see the full victory.
Glory to God. We've covered it tonight. 14 actions of faith. 14 ways to walk in victory. 14 steps at work every single time because they're rooted in the word of God. Let's go back over them quickly. Speak the word boldly. Act like the word is true. Cast all your cares on him. Laugh at the devil. Rest in the Lord. Sleep by faith. Praise before you see it. Refuse to hurry. Feed on the word daily. Hold fast your confession. Obey the prompings of the spirit. Give thanks always. Endure hard places without quitting. Seow seeds of faith. Stand until you see the full victory.
Now listen, if you'll do these things, you'll win every single time. Not because of your strength, but because God's word cannot fail. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but his word shall never pass away. Matthew 24:35. Romans 8:37 says, "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." 1 John 5:4 says, "This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." 2 Corinthians 2:14 says, "Now, thanks be unto God, which always caus us to triumph in Christ." Say this out loud with me right now. I am a believer, not a doubter. I walk by faith and not by sight. I always win because Jesus already won. The word of God works and it works for me. Glory to God.
Don't let this just be a sermon you heard. Make it a lifestyle you live. Faith is not an emergency button you push when things go wrong. Faith is the way you live every day. The just shall live by faith. Romans 1:17. So here's your assignment. Speak the word boldly this week. Act like it's true in your situation. Cast your cares every time worry come. Laugh at the devil when he whispers lies. Rest in the Lord and sleep in peace. Praise before the answer shows up. Refuse to hurry. Let patience work. Feed on the word daily. Hold fast your confession. Obey the spirit's prompings. Give thanks continually. Endure. Don't quit when it's hard. Seow seeds of faith. And stand until the victory is in your hand. Do these things and you'll live the victorious, overcoming, triumphant life that belongs to every believer in Christ. Glory to God.
Let's pray. Father, we thank you for your word. We thank you that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. We thank you that victory belongs to every believer in Christ. And we declare tonight that we will not be hearers only, but doers of the word. We will speak. We will act. We will cast. We will laugh. We will rest. We will praise. We will endure. We will sow. And we will stand until we see the full manifestation of your promises in Jesus name. Amen.
Now lift your hands and thank him right now. Thank him that you've got the victory. Thank him that mountains are moving. Thank him that answers are coming. Thank him that healing is flowing. Thank him that provision is released. Thank him that peace is reigning. Hallelujah. Go out of here shouting. Go out of here rejoicing. Go out of here confessing. Go out of here acting. And you'll come back with the testimony of victory. Glory to God. The word works if you'll work the