Inheriting the Promises of God - Wendy Mann

I was at the Kings Arms a couple of Sundays ago and Wendy Mann spoke on Inheriting the Promises of God. She started by reminding us that we all have promises from God whether prophetic words or scripture and that inheriting them isn't about waiting for them to fall into our lap. Very helpfully we all had a handout and I've copied out her main points, if you get a chance do have a listen http://www.kingsarms.org/

Exodus 3:16-17

1. Remember what God has done:

What has God done for you, write it down, be specific

Forgetting God's provision leads to grumbling (Deut 6:12)

Q: How are you doing at remembering what God has done for you?

2. Practise thanksgiving - Remembering and thanksgiving are linked

We are instructed to cultivate thankful hearts (1 Thes 5:16-18, Eph 5:18-21)

Learn to live life focused on what God is doing rather than what He hasn't yet done

Q: What do you have to be thankful for?

3. Be obedient

Q: How are you doing at being obedient? Is there anything God is asking you to do that you haven't done yet?

4. Be intentional

Wrong thinking - God has given me this promise all I have to do is sit back and wait.

Right thinking - I need to be intentional with the promises God has given me to prepare my heart for when God breaks in.

Q: How are you being intentional about the promises of God over your life?

5. Keep your eyes fixed on God (Joshua and Caleb)

Focusing on God, His character, His faithfulness, produces a response of faith.

After listening to Wendy I went home and read through prophetic words and scriptures that God has spoken over my life. Because I hadn't read them in ages, I'd missed recognising God's hand at work at different times in my life, plus I found a few prophetic words that are totally for my time at BSSM. So to help me to remember, be thankful, obedient and intentional to inherit the promises of God; I've taken to marking my journal with those coloured sticky markers.  Green is for provision, orange for prophetic, yellow for healing/supernatural and blue for specific prayer.  Already at a glance I can easily see God's hand at work in my life!

p.s Wendy writes a blog which is packed full of amazing faith adventures, click on the link in the left hand column.