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Your willingness to obey is your best answer to fear!

Absolutely nothing is impossible for Our Heavenly Father to accomplish.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 1:

27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,

29 that no flesh should glory in His Presence.

30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us Wisdom from God-and righteousness and sanctification and redemption-

31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.”

Each one of you reading this has a calling on your life.  There is no one too weak and frail to fulfill his or her calling.  Fear of failure is a primary reason for reluctance to step out.  Don’t let others dissuade you from actively pursuing your calling.  Being passive is exactly where the enemy wants you.  Consider Gideon.

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

11 The Angel of YAHWEH came to the village of Ophrah and sat down under the oak tree that belonged to Joash, a man of the clan of Abiezer. His son Gideon was secretly threshing some wheat in a winepress so that the Midianites would not see him.

Gideon was afraid and he was attempting to stay hidden from the enemy, the Midianites.  That was about to change.

12 YAHWEH’s Angel suddenly appeared to Gideon and said, “YAHWEH’s Presence goes with you, man of fearless courage!”

The angel prophesied a Word from Heaven directly to Gideon.  The Word will cause fear to dissipate when in Its Presence.

13 “Me?” Gideon replied. “But sir, if YAHWEH is truly with us, why have all these troubles come to us? Where are all his miracle-wonders that our fathers told us about when they said, ‘Did not YAHWEH deliver us out of Egypt?’ But now YAHWEH has abandoned us and put us under the power of the Midianites.”

Gideon attempted to justify his position of fear by focusing on past circumstances.

14 Then YAHWEH himself faced Gideon directly and said, “Am I not sending you? With My Presence you have all you need. Go in the strength that you now have and rescue Israel from Midian’s power!”

15 Gideon said to Him, “But Lord, how could I ever rescue Israel? Of all the thousands in Manasseh, my clan is the weakest, and I’m the least qualified in my family.”

Now, Gideon is looking to the natural as his excuse; he is the least qualified, he is the least of the least, he has zero confidence in what GOD wants him to do.  This sounds familiar to most of us when considering our callings.  How can I fulfill my calling… I don’t have the resources, experience, or endorsements from others.

16 YAHWEH replied, “My Presence and My Power will be with you. Believe me, Gideon, you will crush the Midianites as easily as if they were only one man!”

17 Then Gideon said, “If it’s really true that You will go with me and that I have found grace before Your Eyes, then show me a miracle-sign to prove that you are really YAHWEH speaking with me.

Isn’t that classic?  Gideon questions the Angel of THE LORD and needs a sign.

18 Don’t leave until I return with my offering to you.” And he answered, “I’ll wait until you return.”

19 So Gideon went and cooked a young goat and many loaves of unleavened bread. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and took his offering and presented it to him under the oak tree.

20 God’s Angel said to Gideon, “Place the meat and the bread on that rock and pour the broth over them.” And Gideon did so.

21 Then YAHWEH’s Angel reached out the staff he was holding and touched the meat and the bread. All at once, supernatural fire sprang up from the rock and burned up the meat and the bread. Then the Angel of YAHWEH vanished from his sight.

22 Immediately, Gideon realized that he had seen the Angel of YAHWEH! Terror stricken, he said, “Oh, Lord YAHWEH! I have seen the Angel of YAHWEH face-to-face!”

23 But YAHWEH spoke to him and said, “Be at peace. Don’t be afraid. You will not die.”

24 So Gideon built an altar to YAHWEH there and named it “In YAHWEH there is Peace. (Jehovah Shalom)” (The altar is still standing at Ophrah, which belongs to the clan of Abiezer.)

The word Midian or Midianite means strife or contention; debate, heated argument.  The Midianites were contending for the land of Gideon’s people, and they were oppressing the people.  When the Israelites harvested the land, the Midianites would come and invade the land and seize their harvest and livestock.  Israel was impoverished and helpless against them. Then the Israelites, with shattered hearts, cried out to YAHWEH for mercy.

Gideon had one primary job, say “yes” to the Angel of THE LORD and fear not.

After THE LORD reduced the army to 300, THE LORD prepared Gideon for battle.

In Judges chapter 7:

9 It happened on the same night that the LORD said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.

10 But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant,

Gideon still needed encouragement.

11 and you shall hear what they say; and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outpost of the armed men who were in the camp.

13 And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion. He said, “I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.”

14 Then his companion answered and said, “This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel! Into his hand God has delivered Midian and the whole camp.”

15 And so it was, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, that he worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel, and said, “Arise, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”

Gideon needed to hear a prophetic word to finally be convinced of victory.  Even our enemies will unwittingly give us such a word of encouragement.

Our responsibility is to say “yes” to the Word of THE LORD and allow HIM to work things out on our behalf, whatever they may be.  Let us be known in consistently submitting and obeying HIS Divine Intent.

Active faith offends inactive faith!

Inactive faith allows worry to enter in.  You are not convinced that nothing is impossible for Our Heavenly Father to accomplish.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 6:

22 “The eyes of your spirit allow revelation-light to enter into your being. If your heart is unclouded, the light floods in!

Your mind will be renewed by the revelation-light ascending to the Mind of Christ.

23 But if your eyes are focused on money, the light cannot penetrate and darkness takes its place. How profound will be the darkness within you if the light of Truth cannot enter!

Jesus gave us a stern warning about focusing on money for it will stifle your progress toward walking in the Mind of Christ.

24 “How could you worship two gods at the same time? You will have to hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t worship the True God while enslaved to the god of money!”

Focusing on money can easily enslave us.  Money is meant to be a tool, not a quest.

25 “This is why I tell you to never be worried about your life, for all that you need will be provided, such as food, water, clothing—everything your body needs. Isn’t there more to your life than a meal? Isn’t your body more than clothing?

26 “Consider the birds—do you think they worry about their existence? They don’t plant or reap or store up food, yet your Heavenly Father provides them each with food. Aren’t you much more valuable to your Father than they?

There is no animal more important to Our Heavenly Father than any of us!

27 So, which one of you by worrying could add anything to your life? [28] “And why would you worry about your clothing? Look at all the beautiful flowers of the field. They don’t work or toil,

29 and yet not even Solomon in all his splendor was robed in beauty like one of these!

30 So if God has clothed the meadow with hay, which is here for such a short time and then dried up and burned, won’t he provide for you the clothes you need—you of little faith?

31 “So then, forsake your worries! Why would you say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’

32 For that is what the unbelievers chase after. Doesn’t Your Heavenly Father already know the things your bodies require?

33 “So above all, constantly seek God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly.

34 Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.”

Faith in action offends faith as a concept.  Faith operating in the moment offends faith that is waiting for something to happen someday.

We are to cast down any un-redemptive thought as a demand, not a request.  If you have a vile thought that declared your economic wellbeing has no solution where you have tried everything., cast down that vile imagination to the Feet of Jesus Who is Himself Jehovah-Jireh (THE LORD will provide)!

We are to cast down anything that prevents us from seeing, thinking, and feeling with The Mind of Christ.  There is no fear or unbelief in those who walk and reflect The Mind of Christ.

We will not convince the culture we live in through debate.  Faith in action will produce the results that will change their minds.  In some cases, it will be prayer that it is needed.  The culture sees no true solution to the chaos they are experiencing because they have unwittingly locked themselves into a covenant agreement with the powers of darkness.  By prayer, we pull down such strongholds of thought. 

Revelation-light reveals strongholds of the enemy for all to see.  When we walk in active faith, chaos will have no place to hide.  As Jesus told us in Mark 11:22, “Have faith in GOD”.

Our lifestyle is fueled by thought life!

A stronghold is a hiding place for the demonic and is created in a person’s life through their thoughts.  What does your lifestyle reflect to others?

To once again emphasize, what Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 10:

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the True knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

We are to take every thought to the obedience of Christ.  What does this mean?  A thought pattern is not transformed until I see a situation through the Eyes of Jesus, thinking the redemptive solutions He is thinking.  Until then, I am still in that place of need of pulling down strongholds in my mind, the place of bringing forth change in my life.

Smith Wigglesworth wrote the following in the back of his Bible:

“Never compare this Book with other books. Comparisons are dangerous. Never think or say that this book contains the Word of God. IT IS the Word of God. It is supernatural in origin, Eternal in duration, inexpressible in value. Infinite in scope, regenerative in power, infallible in authority, universal in interest, personal in application, inspired in totality. Read it through. Write it down. Pray it in. Work it out. And pass it on. It IS the Word of GOD.”

You can see how and why his ministry impacted the multitudes.  He placed the Word of GOD above all.

How simple is the Word of God!  It’s not complicated, if HE said it, it’s True.  If He didn’t, it probably isn’t.   

If I have more input from social media than I do the Word of GOD, my discouragement is self-inflicted.  We must not allow ourselves to build or perpetuate a lie in our mindset.  It will become a stronghold of the demonic.

THE LORD is preparing us to address the impossible.  HE is enabling us to be aware of where we have fallen for the lie, where we have entertained the enemy’s ideas.

The peace of GOD is the complete absence of chaos.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

4 Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let your joy overflow!

5 And let gentleness be seen in every relationship, for our Lord is ever near.

6 Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith-filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell HIM every detail of your life,

7 then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will guard your heart and mind through Jesus Christ.

8 Keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and Holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising Him always.

If you are immersed in chaos, then check where your focus lies.  The adversary will use chaos to keep your attention away from the peace of GOD.  If allowed, he will create a stronghold to enslave you, to perpetuate chaos on a consistent basis.  Social media has become such a tool if not managed properly.  Don’t allow media to draw you into anything that tickles your carnal mind. 

We must bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ!  Your eyes are meant to protect you, not entice you.  When we take thoughts captive, our mind is transformed in nature to reflect the Mind of Christ where nothing is impossible, there is a redemptive solution for every situation.  As a result, HE will make every situation that pertains to my life, to work for good.

Paul affirms this as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

27 Now He Who searches the hearts knows what the Mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who Love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the Image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

To be fully conformed to the Image of Christ, our thought life must conform to His Thought Life… the Mind of Christ.  We will then reflect the Mind of Christ in our lifestyle.

Our trust in GOD brings down strongholds!

A stronghold is a hiding place for the demonic and is created in a person’s life through their thoughts.

To reemphasize, what Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 10:

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the True knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

Thinking incorrectly not only empowers the enemy, but it also gives him a safe place to hide in our patterns of thought.  Incorrect patterns of thought are dwelling places for the demonic.  A bad thought is not a hiding place, but the lifestyle of a bad thought is!

The weaponry of GOD HIMSELF is to deal with the hiding place of the enemy in the thought processes of a person’s life.  When you are thinking about a problem without the hope of a redemptive solution, you have placed your problem above GOD’S solution.  If you present your problem to GOD, HE is prepared to release the solution.

Fear will always attract whatever information is needed to legitimize and validate its existence.  This is the classic ploy of the enemy.  So does jealousy and resentment.  To validate such a mindset, we give it a virtuous name which gives its permission to remain and ultimately shape your personality.  Your lifestyle reflects your personality and mindset.

We must be cautious about how we label such situations to rationalize their existence as being acceptable.  Nefarious actors will attempt to use this ploy to lead us down a path of destruction.  War mongers create an enemy so that we as a nation, will support going to war when in fact, the enemy simply wants to be left alone to pursue their own national interests.  The war mongers’ motivations are power and money.

We must place ourselves in a place of absolute sensitivity to the work of The Holy Spirit.  We must not forget His sensitivity toward us when we were redeemed from our past.  Thankfully, it is the Lamb of GOD that sits on the Throne, not the Lion of GOD.  Our thought life with GOD, leads to destruction.  Our thought life with GOD leads us to HIS solutions which are superior to any alternative.

We have a need for constant dependency on GOD and not allow any thought that attempts to subvert our mindset away from the Mind of Christ, be tolerated, entertained, or accepted.

What we win in pulling down strongholds in our own mind, positions us to influence those around us to the Glory of GOD.  The lies perpetuated by the enemy that have created strongholds in the minds of others will be brought down by the ministry of The Holy Spirit as we interact with those people.  The Holy Spirit will provide us with ministry gifts such as a Word of knowledge to break down such strongholds.

Praise is a weapon of warfare.  If I need healing, I praise HIM as the Healer.  If I need finances, I praise HIM as My Providers.  When I praise GOD, I am casting down vain imaginations and every thought and idea that tries to exalt themselves above the True knowledge of GOD.  The battle you win in your mind, positions you to win the battle in the external.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Nahum chapter 1:

7 The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

In this passage, it is a stronghold of the revelation of the goodness of GOD.  What we trust in when a problem arises will tell us in what stronghold we rely on.

David wrote by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 18:

1 I will love You, O LORD, my Strength.

2 The LORD is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer; My God, my Strength, in Whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my Stronghold.

Our Heavenly Father is our Tower of Strength where the enemy cannot overtake our thought life.  Let us protect our renewed minds against all attacks of the enemy.

The Book of Proverbs is vital to our pathway to maturity in Christ!

The word proverb comes from a word that mean “to rule, reign, have dominion”.  Wisdom positions you to reign in life.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Proverbs chapter 1:

1 Here are Kingdom revelations, Words to live by, and Words of Wisdom given to empower you to reign in life, written as proverbs by Israel’s King Solomon, David’s son.

2 Within these sayings will be found the revelation of Wisdom and the impartation of Spiritual understanding. Use them as keys to unlock the treasures of true knowledge.

3 Those who cling to these Words will receive discipline to demonstrate Wisdom in every relationship and to choose what is right and just and fair.

4 These proverbs will give you great skill to teach the immature and make them wise, to give youth the understanding of their design and destiny.

5 For the wise, these proverbs will make you even wiser, and for those with discernment, you will be able to acquire brilliant strategies for leadership.

6 These Kingdom revelations will break open your understanding to unveil the deeper meaning of parables, poetic riddles, and epigrams, and to unravel the words and enigmas of the wise.

7 We cross the threshold of true knowledge when we live in obedient devotion to God (in the fear of THE LORD). Stubborn know-it-alls will never stop to do this, for they scorn true Wisdom and knowledge.

Paul referenced “reigning” as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 5:

17 For if by the trespass of the one (Adam), death reigned through the one (Adam), much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in [Eternal] life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Reigning in life doesn’t mean that you reign over people but rather you reign over circumstances that would challenge life.  In the Kingdom, the most powerful people serve everyone else.  FATHER’S Wisdom is at the foundation of reigning.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Proverbs 3:

13 Blessings pour over the ones who find Wisdom, for they have obtained living-understanding.

14 As Wisdom increases, a great treasure is imparted, greater than many bars of refined gold.

15 It is a more valuable commodity than gold and gemstones, for there is nothing you desire that could compare to her.

16 Wisdom extends to you long life in one hand and wealth and promotion in the other. Out of her mouth flows righteousness, and her Words release both law and mercy.

17 The ways of wisdom are sweet, always drawing you into the place of wholeness.

18 Seeking for her brings the discovery of untold blessings, for she is the healing tree of Life to those who taste her fruits.

The two main purposes of true government are to protect and enable (empower) people to fulfill their purpose.  When you walk in Wisdom, you will be empowered to rule righteously, and others will come from afar to seek you out.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Kings chapter 10:

4 And when the queen of Sheba (a nation in southern Arabia) had seen all the Wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,

5 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel, his cupbearers, and his entryway by which he went up to the house of the LORD, there was no more spirit in her (she was breathless).

6 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your Words and your Wisdom.

7 However I did not believe the Words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your Wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard.

8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your Wisdom!

9 Blessed be the LORD your God, Who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

10 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

King Solomon provided an excellent example of the fruits of Wisdom where nations will come and seek you out.  Our focus is to promote Life to others and the fruit of blessing will follow as a byproduct.

Divine Wisdom is to be pursued for Divine Wisdom is the Mind of Christ!

There are 31 chapters in Proverbs, one for every day in the month!

We are to pursue Wisdom, and our perceived restrictions will be removed!

Divine Wisdom sees beyond the obvious and sees the structure that keeps all things in place, both large and small.  Divine Wisdom is the Mind of Christ.

Faith is either a gift or fruit.  Fruit grows and gifts are given suddenly.  You can grow one and you can prepare yourself to receive the other.

Paul lists the fruit as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Galatians chapter 5:

22 But the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit within you is Divine Love in all Its varied expressions: joy that overflows, peace that subdues, patience that endures, kindness in action, a life full of virtue, faith that prevails, gentleness of heart, and strength of spirit. Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless.

Paul lists the gifts as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 12:

4 There are different kinds of Spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the Source of them all.

5 There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord.

6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God Who does the work in all of us.

7 A Spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.

8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give Wise advice (Wisdom); to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.

9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.

10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.

11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

Jesus operated in all nine gifts, and we should not limit ourselves in what gifts are available for us to operate in.  The gifts are given based on the need before us as we minister to those in need.  Our mindsets should not promote restrictions in ministry to others. 

If the devil attacks us, we get stronger.  If he distracts us, we get weaker!  Much of the attack has to do with the mindset.  He wants us to become passive in our thoughts and actions.  How is this done?  By polluting and compromising our minds with worldly thoughts and opinions.  We are to embrace thinking and meditating on the thoughts that GOD thinks about us.

The enemy is only effective where we agree with Him, as did Adam and Eve.

Faith doesn’t come from the mind; however, it works in conjunction with the renewed mind.  Understanding in the renewed mind creates the context for faith.  The more we see as Jesus thinks and sees, the more we have occasion to see faith operate and demonstrated in our lives. 

The attempt to exercises faith in and of itself without the renewed mind, makes it difficult to sustain what GOD is doing in you.  You sustain faith with understanding and Wisdom.  Wisdom provides the opportunity for understanding.

There has been never a time where Wisdom is more needed than now!  Wisdom can see the core problem that needs to be dealt with and will provide us with an understanding of how to deal with the issues plaguing us today.

An excellent example of gaining understanding is what Jesus said to us as believers.

Jesus spoke to us in Matthew chapter 5:

14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.

We already have the light the world needs to see.  Wisdom and understanding will bring for that which is already resident within us to shine outward.  Considering this Truth stated by Jesus, it is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 60:

1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.

In other Words, “Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned, and YAHWEH’s glory now streams from you!”

2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.

3 The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.

5 Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.

HIS Wisdom is prophetic and will guide us into the reality of arising and shining.

We are to pursue Wisdom and walk in Its fullness!

Divine Wisdom sees beyond the obvious and sees the structure that keeps all things in place, both large and small.  Divine Wisdom is the Mind of Christ.

Wisdom instructs us in Proverbs 1:

1 Here are Kingdom revelations, Words to live by, and Words of Wisdom given to empower you to reign in Life, written as proverbs by Israel’s King Solomon, David’s son.

2 Within these sayings will be found the revelation of Wisdom and the impartation of Spiritual Understanding. Use them as keys to unlock the Treasures of True knowledge.

3 Those who cling to these Words will receive discipline to demonstrate Wisdom in every relationship and to choose what is right and just and fair.

4 These proverbs will give you great skill to teach the immature and make them wise, to give youth the understanding of their design and destiny.

5 For the wise, these proverbs will make you even wiser, and for those with discernment, you will be able to acquire brilliant strategies for leadership.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 55:

3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live (in prosperity); And I will make an everlasting covenant with you- The sure mercies of David.

Our soul should prosper as we pursue and walk in Wisdom and, it should have measurable effects of both emotional health as well as our mind being renewed!

You know your mind is renewed when the impossible looks logical, it actually takes on the ability to display the wonders of the impossible.  Our faith comes from surrendering to the super-natural.  Faith doesn’t come from us striving or working hard… it is the product of surrender and is yielding to something FATHER has already created.  We are to yield to The Holy Spirit!

You and I are in Christ, and we are designed to step in and to live in His nature as sons of GOD.  His nature is a nature of faith.  You don’t build faith by putting “self-will” or personal efforts at the center.  There is no sweat involved in producing faith hence the priest could not wear wool when he entered the Holy of Holies.

Moses recorded as instructed by The Holy Spirit in Leviticus chapter 16:

4 He (Aaron) must put on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are Sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on.

The Beloved Disciple recorded what he heard and saw by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 19:

6 Then I heard what seemed to be the thunderous voice of a great multitude, like the sound of a massive waterfall and mighty peals of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!

7 Let us rejoice and exalt Him and give Him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come. And His bride has made herself ready.

8 Fine linen, shining bright and clear, has been given to her to wear, and the fine linen represents the righteous deeds of his Holy believers.”

Those righteous deeds were not due to the sweat of the brow, they originated from the power and authority granted by Jesus Christ and carried out by the gifts of The Holy Spirit.  The Holy believers take no credit for those gifts in operation, and they point to the singular Lordship of Jesus Christ.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 2:

17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have (resulting) works, is dead.

In other Words, “So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.”

Jesus had faith in the what the world calls “impossible” and healed the masses.  He brought Heaven to earth, the supernatural to the natural.  He is THE example of how a renewed mind is expressed on earth.  He proved to the world what is the good, acceptable, and perfect Will of God. 

Wisdom will show us how to walk above and beyond the natural world.  This is why

Peter summed it up as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Peter chapter 1:

13 So then, prepare your hearts and minds for action! Stay alert and fix your hope firmly on the marvelous grace that is coming to you. For when Jesus Christ is unveiled (revealed and understood), a greater measure of grace (enablement) will be released to you.

14 As God’s obedient children, never again shape your lives by the desires that you followed when you didn’t know better.

15 Instead, shape your lives to become like the Holy One Who called you.

16 For Scripture says: “You are to be Holy, because I am Holy.”

17 Since you call on Him as your heavenly Father, the impartial Judge Who judges according to each one’s works, live each day with Holy awe and reverence throughout your time on earth.

When we walk with a fully renewed mind, we will walk in His Wisdom and Holiness.