August 7 – Put Your Imagination to Work
Dear Marisa,
«And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.»
(2 Corinthians 9:8)
If you have a desire to give, yet financial failures keep holding you back, you may be surprised to learn that what you need is not more money. What you need is a spiritual breakthrough. You need to take the Word of God and shatter the images of poverty and lack within you. You need to replace them with a vision of the sufficiency of God. Then more things, including money, will come.
How? By spending time thinking on the prosperity promises He’s provided for you in His Word. By meditating on them. By believing you receive those promises actually being fulfilled in your life.
Begin to see yourself, for example, being a generous giver to people in need. In your mind, see yourself as a giver instead of the one who is always in need. Each time you do, the promise of God will become more real to you and your faith will grow.
«Oh my, Brother Copeland, surely you’re not saying I should use my imagination!»
Yes, that’s precisely what I’m saying. Why do you think God gave it to you? Coupled with the Word of God, your imagination is a tremendous thing. However, without the Word, your imagination will become worldly and bind you instead of feeding your faith.
Sometimes creating such new images of hope are tough–especially when there are old images of doubt blocking the way. If you’ve been broke, for instance, all or most all of your life, it may take a while for you to see yourself prospering in God. But you can do it if you stay in the Word.
Just keep meditating the Word of God. Eventually you’ll be transformed by the renewing of your mind. When that happens, financial failures will never be able to stop you again.
