WHAT IS YOUR MOUNTAIN?
“For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” (Mark
11:23-24)
What
is your mountain that you are facing today? Is it sickness, disease, finances, addiction? What
is keeping you from receiving victory over your circumstances? Doubt, fear or hopelessness?
Let’s discover what each one of these barriers are to having a victorious life in Christ Jesus.
1. Doubt – it is uncertainty or distrust as
it pertains to God and His Word. It is like being in between belief and disbelief; a double minded person
is like riding on a see-saw. The Bible says in James 1:8, “A
double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” So,
how can you get rid of this doubt and double mindedness? “Draw
nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double
minded.” (James 4:8) You must have confidence
in the God you say you serve. You must make a choice to trust God and His promises. Repent
and ask God to forgive you for doubting what He has said. Surrender to Him by allowing Him to purify your
heart and mind with His Word. No doubt…mountain moves!
2. Fear – it is a distressing and paralyzing
emotion that is aroused by a perceived threat. Our basic response to fear is to flee from the perceived
danger. Fear is almost always related to the future in regards to yourself, family, job, money, possessions,
etc. So many people are afraid to surrender all to God (self, money, possessions, family, etc.) that they
will stay in their current situation no matter how distressing and unhealthy it may be. They become comfortable
in their mess because they know what the outcome will be. But this is bondage! 2 Timothy
1:7 says, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and
of love and of a sound mind.” To overcome fear, we must submit
our will, emotion and our mind to the Spirit of the Lord so that we can be transformed into the men and women He has purposed
us to be. We do this by learning about Him and His character. The more we know God,
the more we will be able to trust Him with everything. And our fears will fade away.
No fear…mountain moves!
- Hopelessness – a loss of confidence that future events or occurrences will be
positive. To truly understand hopelessness, we must understand what hope is. And
I am referring to a godly hope, anything other than that is meaningless. Hope is having a confident
expectancy that God will do exactly what He said He would do. And that godly hope, gives us faith
in the Almighty God who will enable us to move mountains. When we move from hope to faith, we are
not waiting for God to accomplish His promises. In faith, we believe and know that it is already done!
We must see things with our spiritual eyes and not our natural eyes. That mountain that is
preventing you from receiving His promises, believe and know that our God is bigger than that mountain.
You can speak the Word of God and call those things which aren’t as if they already are!
(Romans 4:17) No hopelessness…mountain moves!
What do you see when you look
at your mountain? Do you see it being removed into the sea or do you see something that cannot be conquered?
What your eyes behold forms in your mind. You need to get a new picture!
I want you to literally, take
a photo, draw a picture of you being victorious over your circumstances and speak to that picture everyday that this is who
God intended you to be and how He desires you to be. Speak God’s promises daily. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
(Proverbs 18:21a) “For as he thinketh in his heart,
so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7a) The more faith
and confidence you place in Jesus, the quicker you mountains will be removed and cast into the sea.
Do you see it?
It’s moving…Can you hear it? IT’S
GONE!!!
