It was Good Friday. . .as I sought the Lord about my Easter Sunday night teaching here at Triumphant Life Church.

I was led to 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 in the King James Version which says:

“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.  For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

As I was meditating on this scripture. . .I felt the Lord leading me to write on this passage.   At first, I wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted me to write about.

Did He want me to write about how Resurrection Sunday should be celebrated 52 weeks a year?

Did God want me to remind everyone that He is the greatest giver?  That He gave us His only begotten Son that we might have eternal and abundant life?

Did He want me to remind everyone that He allowed the birth, life, death, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus because “. . .He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.”  1 Corinthians 15:20 NLT

But then, at His urging, I looked up the words “. . .in Christ shall all be made alive”in the Strong’s Concordance.

What does it mean to be alive?  Is it just the opposite of being dead?

Are you feeling pressure in your everyday life?  On the job. . .in your finances. . .at home either in your role as a spouse or a parent?

You want to get ahead but sometimes the pressure is almost overbearing.

Peter Marshal, a former Chaplain of the United States Senate, once told the Lord:

“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”

Perhaps, we need to catch a visual of ourselves becoming like the Hope diamond. . .the most famous of all precious stones.

There seems to be four main causes of pressure. . .whether generated externally or internally.

First, we get overloaded with more to do than the hours of the day will allow us to complete.

Second, we allow our emotions to create worry, anxiety and frustration. . .which drains us emotionally and physically as well.

Third, we begin to play worst case scenarios in our minds. . .imaging the worst things that could possible happen. . .if something is not completed or doesn’t happen.

Last night, at the end of a very long day. . .I was meditating on what to share during our SUNDAY NITE LIVE broadcast.

I was directed to look up the number of days left in 2017. . .at the moment there were 273 days or roughly 23 million seconds.

I wrote down seven things to learn. . .and went to bed.  I awakened this morning refreshed, renewed and ready to go.

Here are seven things to learn and practice during the next 273 days.

1.       Learn to maintain your momentum.

Here are seven keys to developing and maintaining momentum.

First, stop seeing yourself the way others see you.

When we’re confident of who we are in Christ. . .when we exercise our faith . . . when we know we are on the right path. . .then we should never be moved by what others. . .including friends and family members may say.

Second, despise not small beginnings.

I was guilty of what I’m about to say. . .but not anymore.

I used to speak about what I had to have to meet this or that need.  I, unwittingly, developed a need mentality. . .which was reinforced by the words of my mouth.

I can remember totaling up bills and praying for God to meet a need of this amount or that amount by a specific date planting seed when I learned that concept.

When the need was met. . .I breathed a sigh of relief and, of course, gave God the glory.

However, a moment of pure revelation came to my fine wife Bev and I. . .the day we realized that we should stop thinking and speaking in terms of need. . and begin thinking and speaking surplus.

The simple fact is when you live in surplus. . .you’ll never have to ask God to meet another need. . .ever again.

It’s time to go on a little journey with us. . .through three verses of scripture. . .where we will find seven reasons to stop thinking need and begin speaking surplus.

Deuteronomy 28:10-12 in the Amplified Bible says:

I must confess to you there are occasions when I wonder why I’m teaching what I’m teaching when I first start reading, studying, praying and writing.

Preparing seven favorite weapons of the enemy. . .was one of those occasions.

But as I got deeper into this teaching. . .I marveled at the things God revealed to me to share.

I know this teaching will help heal and comfort many who’ve been under a major assault from the enemy.  But hey… no assaults are fun.

Here are the seven favorite weapons of the enemy.

1.         Deception

Who deceives you?

Genesis 3:13 says:

“Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

2 Corinthians 4:4 in the Amplified Bible says:

You can make this year of 2017 Your Year Of Unlimited Miracles.

Last month. . .we asked our listeners and viewers to determine the #1 hindrance that’s been holding them back from doing what God and they want to accomplish in 2017.

As we read through letters and emails . . . we noticed that one thing comprised over 50% of the hindrances.

That was procrastination . . . the inability to make a decision or get started. After considering this problem in prayer . . . we were led to talk about this major basic hindrance on this call.

God reminded us of Job 22:28 in the Classic Amplified Bible which says:

“You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] shall shine upon your ways.”

When a king made a decree. . .it carried the force of the law with it.  It was always a written document. . .specific in nature. .  bearing his signature. And obeyed without question.

As we read your correspondence. . .it was easy to see. . .there were some who believed without a shadow of a doubt they would accomplish their goals. . .there were some who wanted to move forward but they were being hindered by fear or a lack of confidence. 

An important recorded decree in scripture was by King Cyrus in 536 BC as recorded in 2 Chronicles 36:22-23.  In The Living Bible it says:

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Have you ever wondered why the secular business world seems to flourish but the greater portion of God’s Kingdom lags behind?

Is that what God intended?

Did God design the business world to be separate from the church?

Or is the world and God’s kingdom designed to be one with each other? 

In a flash of revelation, God showed me His divine plan for mankind.  What we have seen in part will fully come together as we enter the end times.

As I was praying earlier this morning, the Lord brought to my remembrance the life of Job. . .a multi-millionaire.

In the first 19 verses of Job chapter one, we read of the demonic attack against this good godly man.

Job lost all his wealth, all his money and all his children were killed and then his health was attacked.  In a word, you could say. . .Job lost it "all."  He was broke . . . but not broken.

What was Job's response?

Job 1:20 says:

"Job got to his feet, ripped his robe, shaved his head, then fell to the ground and worshipped."

The scripture says Job fell to the ground but it doesn't say that he fell down in defeat, that he fell down and gav

e up...that he fell down and blamed everybody else.

The scripture is clear. . .in the midst of a horrendous attack. . .Job WORSHIPPED GOD.

As I was in special prayer for our partners. . .God showed me in a particular verse seven reasons your breakthrough is on the way.

Like others. . .you may have prayed about birthing a new habit. . .turning lack into more than enough. . .and the need for a breakthrough in your life.

God directed my attention to Daniel 10:12 in the Amplified Bible where He drew a direct parallel to what happened to Daniel and what may have happened to you.

“Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind and heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come as a consequence of [and in response to] your words.”

Here are seven reasons your breakthrough is on the way and they all come from this passage of scripture.

1.      Fear Not

In the King James Version of the Bible we’re told nine times that we should be “born again.”  So I think it’s fair to say that being born again is significant and obviously important to God.  After all, He paid the ultimate price by sending His only begotten Son that we should not perish but have everlasting and abundant life. . .by being born again.

Would it surprise you to know that in the King James Version of the Bible were told SIXTY-THREE times to “fear not?”

God wants us to eliminate all fear of failure.

Joshua 8:1says:

1.       Aggressively use your faith and believe for a return                                                               

We’re going to state some absolute biblical facts. They are actually fundamental to the principle of increase God put in the Bible on our behalf.

You must give to receive anything … God, not man, based multiplication based on sowing.  God can only multiply planted seed.  Nothing multiplied by nothing equals nothing.

Yes, you must give expecting to receive … the point is no farmer ever puts seed in the ground not expecting a harvest in return.

Give and it will be given unto you.  We need to fundamentally understand & believe that God uses seedtime and harvest to prosper us.  It was His intent… and not something the church or a preacher cooked up to make them rich and you poor.

Expect a financial miracle every day…look expectedly for your return.

God is your source.  Never look to man to be your source.

A pity party will never get God’s attention but a seed will.

No matter how bad your financial situation is…you will never get God to feel sorry for you.