If you are troubled, it is in your thoughts.

In Christ, your spirit is never troubled.

This is important to understand so you know what to do when trouble comes.

Your innermost being is always at peace, because it is the very residence of the Holy Spirit. So, when trouble comes, all you need to do is quiet your mind and tune in to your spirit.

Don't wait for trouble to leave or fade away. You don't have to endure a certain amount of trouble before you find peace.

Peace is always available. It's already in you. You just have to choose to let your spirit lead instead of your mind.

Jesus prayed that we would be one as He and the Father are one.

Ephesians 4 clarifies that the unity Jesus cries out for is not in thought or doctrine, but in the Spirit.

The only thing we all have in common is that we contain the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead.

Therefore, those who walk according to the Spirit will be one.

But as soon as we get our thoughts involved, unity begins to erode. Have you noticed how easy it is to talk yourself out of unity?

“Well, if they don’t believe this about the Holy Spirit... If they don’t understand the timing of the end times...” and the list goes on.

God is not impressed with your doctrine. He’s not even impressed with mine.

What God is looking for is a humble people who realize we don’t know it all. So, let’s enjoy the adventure of knowing God more and more.

Our only hope of becoming one in Christ is by walking according to the Spirit.

Do you know what happens when we really believe God’s Word?

We confidently expect it to happen.

Psalm 5 says that God blesses the righteous and surrounds them with favor.

Ephesians 1 says that God has given you every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Deuteronomy 28 says that God’s blessings shall overtake the obedient.

Do you live with a confident expectation to be overtaken by God’s favor and blessings in every situation?

For those who are united with Christ, it is not cocky to expect to be overwhelmingly blessed. No, we are pleasing God by believing what He says.

In Christ, we've been redeemed from every curse.

This includes every curse passed down from your ancestors and any curse spoken over you by yourself or someone else.

Every single curse has lost its right to torment your life!

But your redemption must be enforced. As Christ's ambassador in a place that we are no longer a part of, we must enforce the kingdom of God.

If you don't enforce your freedom, those pesky curses will torment you even though they don't have the right to.

Don't allow sickness or disease of any kind. Don't allow poverty or lack of any amount. Don't allow defeat in any situation.

You are no longer cursed. You are blessed by God.

Not only are you now able to live free from the curse, but you are to be overtaken by the blessing of the Lord.

If you want what God wants, you must believe what God says.

There is often a barrier between our desire and our faith. Although we want what God has promised, we don’t actually believe for it because... fill in the blank.

Desire is not how we receive from God; faith is. The only way to access every spiritual blessing is by faith.

This seems obvious, but we get desire and faith confused pretty easily. Just because you want what God wants doesn’t mean you will receive it.

You must stir up that desire until you’ve rid your thoughts of all doubt and unbelief. Then you are able to receive by faith.

Wanting what God wants is a great thing. Just don’t stop short of faith.

Stir up that desire until your want turns into an “I already have it because my Father gave it to me in Christ.”

Holy and without fault. That's how God sees you when you are in Christ.

God chose to see you this way in advance, before you even came to Christ.

It was His plan all along that as soon as you believed in Jesus, He would see your faults no longer.

From God's point of view, you are now holy and without fault. Not because you are living perfectly, but because you are in Christ.

All that noise in your head trying to get you consumed with your faults... that's not God. He chose, in advance, to see you as holy and without fault.

So, who is doing all that accusing? It's pretty clear to see that it is satan posing as a false advocate of righteousness.

God does lead you in paths of righteousness, but not by highlighting your faults.

Rather, He invites us to see ourselves the way He does: holy and without fault, all because of Jesus Christ.