Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Truth

"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Hebrews 11:6 KJV

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32 KJV

There is a world of difference between “believing” and “knowing”. When you “know” the truth about anything, there is no doubt. Knowing is about trusting that you and God are the only ones who understand what is right for you, that you are capable of handling whatever comes to you, and that you are clear on your intentions or the outcome you choose to create.

Being clear on your intentions is the first step. However, a more powerful life-changing step is trusting that those intentions are already a reality in the spiritual realm and that they will manifest in your physical reality if you do not allow your faith to waver.

And then, act as if your intentions are reality, now. Not dishonestly, or outside of your true beliefs. But, feel it, sense it, and imagine how God's blessing is going to "show up" in various situations once it manifests in your life. If you're sitting waiting for something to happen, doing other "important" tasks rather than those that you know will produce the results you desire, you are wasting your time and you are no closer to the desires of your heart coming to pass than you were when you dreamed them. Trust me on this one, because I've waited for so many things in my life that never showed up.

Acting on your faith is a habit that you desperately need to cultivate in order to get to where God wants you to be. When your faith takes immediate action, not out of fear or to ‘force’ things to happen, God begins to move in ways you expect and in ways you thought we're impossible.
I have seen many step into spaces of discomfort, and have courage to take action. It was also evident that they were as scared to take those steps as you and I are when we're faced with the choice of moving out of our comfort zone.

It's time to "Get Moving”, trust your spiritual direction, your sense of knowing what the next step is, and take action. We often wait for the "feeling to be right" first, before we take the action we know will bring us satisfaction. That's backwards! The feelings of satisfaction only comes from accomplishment, not from pondering and procrastinating. Never try to force things to happen because you are afraid of what will happen if you don’t take a certain action. Instead, choose ‘inspired action’ that moves you toward what you want, not away from what you don’t want. Acting on your intentions without trying to force things to happen will magnetize your desires by people, places and opportunities into your reality that you never would have even seen if you hadn't done so.

Maintain an “attitude of gratitude”. Gratitude does not need explanation – you know how to be grateful. But did you know that gratitude brings you more of what you appreciate? Gratitude speeds along the manifestation of your desires. When you find things that you appreciate and you use them as your point of focus, your world has to get better in every area of your life. God's people know that every time they flood their mind with appreciation or gratitude for Him that they attract more of what they desire.


"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."Hebrews 11:1



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