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We don’t need more faith, we need less unbelief!

As I wrote yesterday, the disciples wanted more faith.  Jesus responded in Luke chapter 17:

5 Upon hearing this, the apostles said to Jesus, “Lord, you must increase our measure of faith!”

6 Jesus responded, “If you have even the smallest measure of faith (as a mustard seed), it would be powerful enough to say to this large tree, ‘My faith will pull you up by the roots and throw you into the sea,’ and it will respond to your faith and obey you.”

The measure of faith was not the issue.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 12:

1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his Sacred, living sacrifices. And live in Holiness, experiencing all that delights His Heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.

2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in His Eyes.

3 God has given me grace to speak a warning about pride. I would ask each of you to be emptied of self-promotion and not create a false image of your importance. Instead, honestly assess your worth by using your God-given faith as the standard of measurement, and then you will see your true value with an appropriate self-esteem.

Each of us has been given a measure of faith.  The issue is whether or not you walk in it or allow unbelief to invade your mindset.  Where does unbelief come from?  The ideals, opinions, and observations of the culture around you.  The Kingdom of GOD is in you so you should focus on the inward witness of The Holy Spirit.

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit what Jesus said concerning unbelief and faith in Matthew chapter 17:

14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,

15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

The disciples were moved by this report and possibly observing the son.

16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

How do you remove unbelief?  You must dwell and meditate on The Word.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God. 

The more you read, dwell, and meditate on The Word versus focusing on the world, the less unbelief has a place in your mind.  This will allow you to hear The Holy Spirit better.  The noise of the world will not drown out your hearing.

Thankfulness is a posture of humility!

When you raise your hands toward Heaven, when you tithe, when you express gratitude to GOD, these are all expressions of humility.  Which of these can be the most challenging?  Think about it.

There is competition for your adoration, your affection, your attention, and your commitment.  There are three ways of thinking: the Way of The Kingdom, the way of religion, and the way of politics.  Where is your focus?

The political spirit is humanism: man at the center of everything.  It doesn’t mind a belief in GOD, just don’t bring HIM into the equation.  That is the erroneous argument of the separation of church and state.  Can GOD be truly separated from any of HIS creation?

The religious spirit has GOD at the center of everything, but HE is impersonal and powerless.  HE is there in concept and theme, but not in relationship, not in power, not in Presence.

Jesus had to remind the disciples of Kingdom principles.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 8:

13 And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.

15 Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

16 And they (the disciples) reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?

18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

20 “Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”

21 So He said to them, “How is it you do not understand?”

When we experience the supernatural, why is it we forget and return to the natural?  Jesus made that very point with the disciples.  Hardness of heart will keep us from walking in the supernatural.  The disciples experienced the supernatural, yet their hearts were still hardened. 

Once you receive a supernatural provision and supply, FATHER has provided you with exposure to HIS Covenant and HIS nature.  From that point forward, you are meant to live from that revelation.  Once I have received miracle provision, I have lost the right to start any thought process with what I don’t have.

Remembering is a choice!

You can feed your soul on anything you want to feed it on.  Many people feed their soul on what GOD hasn’t done, or you can remember.  It is the intentional calling to mind what you have seen and or have heard of the mighty works of GOD.

Real faith doesn’t deny the existence of a problem.  Real faith denies the problem a place of influence.  Your thankfulness keeps your mindset focused on GOD and HIS mighty works, especially those you have personally experienced.

Don’t allow yourself to be offended by the words of others!

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. 

Jesus expressed this Truth in Matthew chapter 12:

33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

As you mature in Christ and are led by The Holy Spirit, there will be those who will speak words that are offensive toward you, often in a subtle fashion.  They may be envious or bitter.  Their words will reveal what is in their heart and we must not allow ourselves to be offended by their biting words.  Ultimately, they will be judged for those words of offense.

The enemy wants to weaken us through the offense words of others.  Our identity in Christ must remain strong when those attempts come toward us.  We must not allow words of others to define our actions, thoughts, or words in response.  We must protect our hearts!

Proverbs 18:19 NKJV

A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Luke 17:1 NKJV

Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!

Proverbs 4:23 NKJV

Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

2 Corinthians 3:14 NKJV

But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.

Mark 11:25 NKJV

“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Galatians 5:6 NKJV

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Romans 8:6 NKJV

For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Matthew 24:10 NKJV

And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

In other Words, many will stop following Me and fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

Offense is a dangerous spiritual strategy used by the enemy. It’s not just an emotion but a subtle trap designed to disconnect believers from Spiritual authority, discernment, and identity.

Key points about offense include:

It shifts focus from Christ to self, causing revelation to dim and faith to weaken.

It builds walls and isolates the heart, making it resistant to correction and Truth.

It turns the heart inward, focusing on pain instead of Christ.  It alters the believer’s internal environment, much like humidity changes a room’s atmosphere.

The enemy uses offense to drain spiritual strength when temptation fails. Temptation attacks conduct, but offense attacks character and perception.

Offense becomes spiritually lethal due to the interpretations that follow the initial hurt, which are often fueled by emotion rather than Truth. These interpretations can plant lies about oneself, others, and even God.

It causes spiritual dryness, leading to a loss of clarity, hunger for the Word, and focus.

The secret reason Satan wants you offended is to pull you out of your position in Christ, shifting you from identity to insecurity and from Spiritual authority to emotional reaction.

Offense blocks the flow of faith and disrupts spiritual alignment.  It is spiritual weight and resistance that slows progress, burdens the heart, and obscures discernment.

Offense contaminates the heart’s “wellspring of Life” and allows the enemy to gain a foothold.

Ultimately, offense prepares believers to accept lies about God, leading to incorrect perceptions and living.

Offense loses its power when recognized as an attack on one’s identity in Christ.  Forgiveness and forbearance are emphasized as crucial for protecting the heart’s atmosphere and maintaining spiritual openness, ultimately removing the enemy’s foothold.

Overcoming offense is about protecting identity and keeping the heart aligned with Christ for a free flow of The Spirit, sharp discernment, and effective prayers.

The greatest miracle is the believer discovering what GOD made him in Christ!

Knowledge is the believer’s shield.

Identity is the believer’s foundation.

Revelation is the believer’s weapon.

Hebrews 2:14: Declares that “through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil”.  “Destroy” means to render powerless, not merely weaken.

Galatians 3:13: States, “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law” “Redeemed” as being bought out, removed from jurisdiction, and transferred into a new lineage.

Proverbs 18:21: Declares, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” To emphasize the power of confession.

2 Corinthians 5:17: States, “New means, new, new lineage, new nature, new inheritance, new authority, new spiritual DNA” in the context of being a new creation in Christ.

Romans 12:2: Commands, “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind”  linking transformation to a renewal of identity.

2 Corinthians 5:21: Declares, “We are made the righteousness of God in Him”, highlighting that righteousness is an identity, not an attainment.

Hosea 4:6: Declares, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”, stressing the importance of being informed about righteousness.

1 Corinthians 15:57: Declares, “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”, establishing victory as a position, not an aspiration.

Colossians 2:15: Reveals that Christ “spoiled principalities and powers”, meaning he stripped, disarmed, exposed, and defeated them.

Genesis 1:28: Reveals humanity’s original assignment to “Have dominion”, linking redemption to the restoration of this dominion.

Generational curses persist in the lives of Christians not due to the power of darkness, but due to a lack of understanding of what Christ has already accomplished.

Understanding is Key: Generational curses are not broken by effort, rituals, or striving, but by revelation. Many Christians remain in these cycles because they lack this revelation, praying for freedom they already possess through Christ.

Christ’s Finished Work: Christ has already destroyed the power of death and the devil. Believers are redeemed from the curse of the law, meaning they have been bought out, removed from jurisdiction, and transferred into a new lineage.

The Role of Agreement and Identity: Generational curses are no longer inherited through bloodlines, but through belief and agreement. What a believer agrees with, confesses, and expects, they empower. The enemy’s greatest tool is suggestion, whispering lies that become self-fulfilling prophecies.

New Creation in Christ: Christians are new creations in Christ, possessing a new lineage, nature, inheritance, and spiritual DNA. Their spiritual origin is from Christ, not their earthly bloodline.

Behavior vs. Identity: To break generational curses, believers must address the root cause (identity) rather than just the symptoms (behaviors). Transformation comes through the renewing of the mind to align with Truth and Christ.

The Power of Confession: Confession, or speaking Truth with conviction, is essential. When believers declare their identity in Christ, they silence the voice of history and dismantle the enemy’s claims.

Righteousness and Dominion: Believers are made the righteousness of God in Christ, which is an identity, not an attainment. Righteousness is the foundation of authority, enabling believers to stand against every pattern that doesn’t match Christ’s nature. This restored dominion from Genesis 1:28 allows believers to enforce what Christ has already accomplished.

Breaking Agreement with the Past: The key is to step into agreement with Christ and out of agreement with history. By replacing past expectations with scripture-shaped ones, believers become untouchable by previous family struggles.

The Enemy’s Modern Strategy: The enemy cannot rebind believers legally but attempts to mislead them mentally and provoke them emotionally, tempting them to speak words that resurrect what should remain dead.

Wisdom warns us not to be backsliders… Jesus did too!

Wisdom record by The Holy Spirit in Proverbs chapter 14:

14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from Above.

How many messages have you heard in recent years warning us about backsliding?  It’s been decades since I heard such a message, yet it needs to be addressed in this hour.  Many believers who were once fervent for THE LORD are now simply warming the pews as a custom.  They are counted among the lukewarm mentioned by Jesus in Revelation chapter 3:

16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My Mouth.

17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’-and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked-

One of the prophetic voices declared, “The year 2026 will be the year of sifting and shifting!”

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 2:

1 This is why it is so crucial that we be all the more engaged and attentive to the Truths that we have heard so that we do not drift off course.

Backsliding begins when Truth slips away and you drift off course and step out of the light.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 5:

1 At last we have freedom, for Christ has set us free! We must always cherish this Truth and firmly refuse to go back into the bondage of our past.

And in Romans chapter 12:

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect Will of God.

It the mind is not renewed, the life cannot remain transformed and stay in fellowship.  The believer who neglects renewing of the mind will always drift back toward old patterns of thinking.

Backsliding is not about losing salvation; it is about losing fellowship.

Jesus spoke concerning the prodigal son in Luke 15:

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of My Father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

The son had lost consciousness of his fellowship with His Father but finally came to the realization of who he was.  That realization is what caused him to return to His Father’s House.

There is a common misperception that backsliding begins with a dramatic fall or major sin. Instead, backsliding starts quietly with a subtle shift in a believer’s consciousness and identity. The enemy’s primary strategy is not temptation, but disorientation, aiming to dim one’s awareness of righteousness and diminish confidence.

Backsliding as Erosion, not Rebellion: It’s described as an erosion of confidence, conviction, fellowship, and awareness, which is subtle and internal.

The Battleground of Identity: The core issue is losing sight of who one is in Christ. When a believer forgets their identity, they become vulnerable to sin; when they remember, they are almost impossible to pull into sin.

Drifting from Truth: Backsliding is a gradual loss of grip on the Truth that once anchored a believer, a slow drift of the heart away from revelation and the reality of union with Christ.

Focus on the Root, Not the Symptom: Sin is a symptom, not the root cause of backsliding. The root is losing sight of one’s identity in Christ.

Reactivation of Old Thinking: Backsliding isn’t the resurrection of the old nature, but the reactivation of old thinking patterns that lead to old emotions and habits.

Relational Distance and Spiritual Amnesia: It’s characterized as a relational distance from God and Spiritual amnesia, a loss of consciousness of righteousness.

Restoration through Awareness and Remembering: The path to restoration begins with returning to consciousness and remembering one’s identity in Christ. This includes remembering righteousness, union with the Lord, acceptance, and the greater power within.

Agreement Determines Direction: Backsliding thrives when a believer agrees with weakness, guilt, or distance. Conversely, agreeing with Truth leads to restoration.

Danger of Spiritual Dullness: The danger of backsliding is not losing salvation, but becoming Spiritually dull in hearing, conviction, resistance, and discernment, which opens doors for the enemy.

Impact on Influence: Backsliding ultimately hinders God’s work through the believer by stealing confidence, clarity, and intimacy, thereby limiting their influence.

It’s all about how and what you think!

When you were born again, you were given a new nature, but renewing your mind aligns your thoughts with that nature.  It is vital to embrace this Truth!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 12:

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

In other Words, stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.

And in Philippians chapter 2:

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

Jesus spoke in John chapter 8:

31 Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “When you continue to embrace all that I teach, you prove that you are my true followers.

32 For if you embrace the Truth, it will release true freedom into your lives.”

I include these videos so that you can listen to them multiple times with the intent of you renewing your mind to the Truths that are contained within them. I listen to them on my phone while I am driving so that I immerse myself in the Truth that renews my mind… to enter into HIS rest.

How many times should you listen to this video? Until your mind is renewed to the Truth! We are Sons and Daughters of GOD, so let our minds and actions reflect this Truth.

The third Name revealed of FATHER is ADONAI!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Genesis 15:

2 But Abram said, “Lord GOD (Adonai), what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”

4 And behold, the Word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”

5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward Heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

Elohim speaks of God’s greatness, might and power.  Yahweh speaks of His intimacy, redemptive plan and desire to bring us into a personal relationship with Himself. Now we are introduced to this new Name, Adonai. This new Name for God is used around 300 times in the Old Testament. The King James Version translates it ‘Lord God.’  It is the equivalent title that is used of Jesus throughout the New Testament – ‘Lord.’  

This Word ‘Lord’ means ‘Master’ or the One to Whom we must surrender our life. Have you given yourself to Adonai? Have you made Him Lord of your life by fully surrendering to HIM?

It is important that Abram addresses God as Adonai (Lord). In praying that prayer, he surrendered to the Lord.  When he did, the miracle blessing of God was released into his life. Abram was childless. He longed for a son and heir. However, it was not until He made Adonai, Lord of his life that the miracle happened.

The devil is an aggressive attorney and is constantly looking for a legal loophole to be empowered by you. GOD is Just and HE is even Just with the devil.’  FATHER gave us authority on the earth, and we have the option to give that authority over our lives to the adversary.  GOD will not stop this, HE is just!

 ‘Give no place to the devil.’

He is constantly trying to get you into unbelief, fear, resentment, negative speaking and doubting the promises of God. He knows that it is then, that he can legally rob you.  It is not enough to know God as your redeemer (Yahweh), have you made

Him Lord (Adonai)?

When you make Jesus Lord, you open your life to the fullness of His

blessing. When He is Lord, you experience His protection, His provision,

His promotion, His prosperity and His peace.  God did not covenant with Abram until he said Adonai and made Him Lord of his life. He had known Him before as Elohim. Then he encountered God as Yahweh. But he had to know Him as Adonai. When Abram said, ‘Adonai’ (Lord), God said, in effect, ‘Now I am going to give you your hearts desire and answer your prayers. Look towards the stars, there is

no limit to the blessing you are going to receive now that you’ve made Me

Adonai in your life.’

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

33 But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

What things? Read the verse in its context. He was referring to food,

clothing and houses – material things. Notice Jesus said ‘things’ will be

added. When we seek first the Kingdom, things will not be taken away,

they will be added.

Where is our only safe place?  Until we surrender to Christ the devil has rights and will take full advantage of them. The only safe place in the universe is in surrender to Jesus Christ and living in obedience to Him. The only safe place is under the protection of Adonai.

When Jesus entered His home town of Nazareth ‘He could there do

no mighty miracles.’ It does not say He chose not to, it says He ‘could not.’

God will not violate the principles of faith which He has established in

His Word, which are prerequisites and conditions for His intervention in

our lives. If He did the opposite of what He says in His Word, He would

be a liar. Faith and surrender are consistently presented in God’s Word as

conditions for receiving from Him, from Genesis to Revelation. So many

believers misunderstand sovereignty. God is not unpredictable.

Theology means the ‘knowledge of God.’ However, there is a big difference

between knowing about God and knowing Him.  Every time God’s Name is used, He is telling us something different about Himself!

The simplest believer can comprehend more of the Word of God than those teaching theology in universities. As a believer you can testify, ‘I believed in God as the Great and Mighty Creator of the universe (Elohim). Then, I came to know Him as Yahweh, the Intimate One Who cares for me. Then, there came a time in my life when I surrendered to Adonai and closed the door on the devil.’

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Judges chapter 6:

13 Gideon said to Him, “O my Lord (Adonai), if the LORD (Adonai) is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD (Adonai) bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD (Adonai) has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”

When Gideon prayed Adonai, God intervened and worked a miracle of deliverance. If you haven’t don so, surrender your life to Him right now.

PRAYER

‘Lord, I want to know You as Adonai. Thank you for revealing Yourself to me as the God Who is Lord of all. From Your Word I now understand how much You Love me and want to pour out upon me Your blessing. By faith, I acknowledge that You are the source of all that is good and eternal. I open up my life to Your miracles of provision, of protection and of peace. Lord, I surrender my life to

You. Just as Gideon surrendered, I give all to You. Come into my life and be my Saviour, be my Adonai, my Lord and I will seek to follow You all the days of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.