Speak to Your Mountain!

I don't know of many subjects that are important to me as freedom.  It is my hearts desire to experience it to the fullest, but I want you to experience it also!  Dear believer, freedom is a journey.  It seems to me that as we journey through life, following Christ, that we continue to encounter mountains (obstacles) that must be overcome. You will notice that most of my books and articles are written to empower you to recognize your godly identity and shift into victory!

Mountains

 Mountains are mentioned over 178 times in the Word and the word mountain is mentioned 136 times.  They are places were kings and tribes hid from the enemy, they offered the high places in which sacrifices were made, tribes made their homes in the mountains because they offered a place of safe refuge, and mountains were considered as obstacles that hindered forward progress in the Spirit. When Jesus was being tempted by the devil, he was taken  to a very high mountain and offered Him the "kingdoms of this world."  The first mention in the New Testament of the word "mountain" is found in Matthew 4:8 where Satan tempted Jesus and offered Him the "kingdoms of this world" if He would bow down and worship him!  Isn't that amazing?  Jesus brought the message of the Kingdom to our world.  And Satan took Him to a high place, a mountain, (which is a place of sacrifice) and wanted Him to fall down (bow down) and worship him- which would have been idolatry!

Jesus referred to mountains as any type of obstacle that hindered healing and miracles.He even instructed His disciples to "speak to the mountain" and it would be removed.  In Matthew 17:20, the mountain was a demon which possessed a young boy, but it was also a structure of unbelief.  In Matthew 21"21, the mountain represented speaking to anything that appears as a curse in our lives, but He was also addressing an unbelief structure.

Unbelief Structures
Unfortunately, we have been taught that we often lack the faith needed to see the miraculous.  I believed for years that it was up to me...having to work up great faith...to witness my mountains being removed. However, now I know I have the "faith of God" that dwells in me!  This is a blog, not a book or a complete teaching- so I have to keep this short.  But when we do a complete Word study on the passage where Jesus spoke to the fig tree- He said basically Have the God kind of faith...or Have the Faith OF God ( not just have faith IN God.   There is a huge difference in this thinking! (For more information on "Unbelief Structures" contact lifegatechurch.org and request newest CD' s on the teachings.)

Dear ones, I want to hear testimonies of your mountains moving!  This means that you need to understand that you already have Jesus living in you which means that the same faith that got you born again is the same faith that will move that mountain!

I shake my head and marvel at how God is moving in people's lives when they understand that the same power that resurrected  Christ from the dead is alive in them!  We don't have to "conjure up" faith- it's alive in us now!

So You Still Don't Believe?

God told Zerubbabel  to speak "grace, grace to the mountain." ( See Zechariah 4:7). Zerubbabel had what seemed to the natural eye an impossible task.  Rebuilding the temple from a pile of rubbish was overwhelming to him- it would be to me!  But God reminded him about grace.  God said speak grace and then more grace.  In other words, God repeated the significance of grace.  Believers, we were saved by grace through faith- yet these two words (grace and faith) are strongly connected.  Remember when you speak to your mountain that you are also receiving the grace of God which empowers you with His supernatural power! When you speak to your mountain it is with the power of God backing you up!

So, believer, rise up and speak to that mountain!  Let the same faith that Jesus had arise in you now! let me encourage you to read through my blog posts.  I have written about many different hindrances that are mountains that attempt to oppose your breakthrough!  Know that I am praying you, dear reader!

The Lion of Judah is the Door to Freedom

The Lion of Judah is Breaking Us Out of Captivity!  He is the Door to Freedom!

I want the idea of "breaking free" to grab your heart.  It has to do that, you know, in order for there to be a lasting change and transformation.  To just "think" about breaking free from something (addiction, ungodly belief system,  frustration, anger, ungodly lifestyles...actually any hindrance!) gets us nowhere!  But, when we have written that desire on our hearts; then, something begins to take place to bring us out of captivity! 

Writing on Our Hearts

How do we do that...write our desires on our hearts?  Dear one, it's quite simple.  It is all about meditating on who we are in Him and our identity in Christ MORE than how bad we are or how unworthy we are to receive His love and forgiveness.  It's about meditating on His divine love, His goodness and that He is Who He says that He is!  When we meditate on truth, we are writing that truth on our hearts.  And, remember, out of the abundance of the HEART, we will then speak forth the truth! (see Matthew 12:34).  You see, many of us are attempting to shout down our Jericho walls, but the victory has not been written on our hearts.  We're just going through the motions.  If it were in our hearts, we would see the victory!

Yet, there's more!  You see, we've settled for so much less that God has for us.  We've been content to quote the Word...but do we  believe  it!  We won't shift into believing until the desire of the fulfillment of the Word is on our hearts.  Again, it's about spending intimate time with Him, knowing His heart about the matter and then meditating on it.  We must meditate on His Word until it becomes a part of us- in our hearts to the degree that we will not waver.

Sin and Falling Short

Mediocre discipleship will never be acceptable to bring forth change- actually, it's really not acceptable to God either.  Lukewarmness gets us nowhere- we must become committed to seeing change.  He expects more from us- after all, we're created in His divine image!  So, why do we continue to fall short? Let's just stop here...and look at what "sin" really is.  So many of us believe that God has a really BIG stick, just waiting to smack us for sinning.  But,  that is not so!  God loves us and wants His very best for each of us.  The word "sin" simply means that we fall short. I can hear you asking... Fall short of what?  Well, we fall short of our potential and God's best for our lives. 

 

Captivity is a place of bondage.  Believing we constantly fall short rather than seeing ourselves through the eyes of a loving Father will set us up for more failure.  Unfortunately,  we believe that He sets us up to fail rather than desiring to empower us to win.    Believer, it's time to break free from all shame and unbelief.  Unbelief can become an ungodly belief system that short-circuits our faith.  I'm referring to both our faith in God and also faith in ourselves!  God believes in us- so much so that He writes about our potential all through the Word!  He says that you are not a failure, but rather a winner!  He says that you are the head and not the tail, right?  He calls you blessed and not stressed and not a mess!  Begin to meditate on what He declares over your life and it will become written on  your heart.  Then, when you speak the Word forth, it will come forth with power!

I don't want to miss the mark either.  But, whenever I know I do, and that means I've messed up again, I run fast into His loving arms and receive grace to start again!  Every race has a beginning and an ending or finish line.  Sometimes we start over...sometimes we finish well and start a new race.  Either way, this life is a journey.  But, it is one that is meant to bring forth fruit.  You're on a journey for freedom and fruitfulness just like me.  Let's begin to examine our hearts and determine to allow the Lord to open the eyes of each of our hearts.  Then, dear ones, we are assured that transformation has begun once again!

The Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah is roaring over you and your captivity.  Jesus, as you know, is the Lion of Judah.  He died so that you could experience heaven's very best.  Begin to meditate on all that was accomplished at the Cross.  Then, begin to praise Him for what He did!  Judah means praise.  Precious one, our victory is established through heart-felt praise!  Again, not just going through the motiions during praise, but feeling your love toward Him flow from your heart.  As you have meditated on His love, His desisre for you, your heart will begin to rejoice!  Yes, worship from your heart, dear saint, and you will begin to see mountains move!