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Winning No Matter What

By Taffi Dollar

Summary

For the believer, life can seem like a string of constant battles that weigh us down spiritually; When we begin feeling like that, God provides us the opportunity to start over and begin again. He gives us the supernatural ability to win, regardless of what’s happening in the natural. He wants us to triumph; therefore, our victories are guaranteed. This is illustrated with David ’s victory in the fight against Goliath; like David, we are victorious when we trust in God and refuse to be afraid of others’ opinions. The pain and the temptation to cave in is real; however, our victory in Christ is even more real..

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How to Avoid Identity Theft

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

The devil has always been a thief. As believers, we must be on the alert for his attacks; one of the first things he tries to steal that God gave us is who we are in Christ. He did this with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, and unsuccessfully tried again with Jesus in the wilderness; he tries it with us through guilt, shame, and condemnation. We’ve been redeemed and made righteous and holy, not because of anything we do, but because of what Jesus already did. Confidence in our true identity keeps it from being stolen from us..

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Christ: The Preeminent One

By Creflo Dollar

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A relationship with Jesus Christ is the one thing we need more than anything else. We need to know Him personally, not just know about Him. He is the strongest, greatest, and most powerful person in our lives. The Holy Spirit—who Jesus sent to us—acts as His servant to tell us about and show us Christ’s love, mercy, and grace. Jesus wants to attract our hearts; in this capacity, the Holy Spirit works in us to show us the beauty of God’s glory to draw us toward Him and away from worldly things. His will is for us to experience His perfect love firsthand; this allows us to do things that we are incapable of doing through self-effort. Jesus is love in human form; when He dwells in our hearts, supernatural love is also there.

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The Chastening of the Lord

By Creflo Dollar

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Living under grace as believers means we are God’s children. As our heavenly Father, He loves us enough to chasten and correct us as needed. It is painful while we are going through it, but it is not punishment; chastening is a sign that we are God’s son or daughter. It is God’s way of dealing with our sins, but doing so in love. Just like the purification process gold goes through to burn out all impurities, God uses the chastening process to remove everything in us that’s displeasing to Him—including self-dependence. This type of impurity includes all self- centeredness, all self-will, and all tendencies to take the glory and credit for God’s blessings for ourselves. We are unlike the unsaved world that doesn’t know Jesus and therefore does not undergo the chastening process; we therefore can rejoice when we do undergo it.

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The Attractiveness of God’s Grace

By CDM Staff

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God’s ways of operating are completely different than man’s ways, and much more effective in changing us for the better and causing us to want to live godly. The world uses punishment and threats to correct our behavior; by contrast, God uses mercy and forgiveness. The absence of condemnation gives us the power to overcome what once overcame us. To convince us to reject the world and its sinful ways, God continually reminds us how attractive and beautiful heaven is. He also instructs us to declare in faith the passing away of earth, which is temporary. Yielding ourselves to Him allows Him to work through us to reach others through empathy and compassion, not through judgment. We must not settle for what we see around us, but instead focus on Jesus and on heaven because the best is yet to come..

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God’s Ways vs. Man’s Ways (Part 2)

By Creflo Dollar

Summary

God doesn’t operate the way we do; His thoughts and actions are completely different from ours, and on a much higher level. Unlike religion, which tells us we must earn God’s blessings, God blesses us not because of what we do, but because of who He is. Religion says God will punish us with curses if we do not behave properly; however, Jesus took all of the curses meant for us when He went to the cross. Unlike under the law, under grace, God shows us mercy and favor without us having to deserve it; realizing that He’i no longer our harsh judge but now our loving Father increases our faith in Him.

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