- Transformation Begins with Belief
Everyone desires a better, transformed life. No one willingly chooses hardship, but many struggle because they don’t know what to do to experience true change.
The first step to transformation is changing your belief system — because you become what you believe (Matthew 9:29).
What you believe will either usher you into freedom or keep you bound in bondage.
Instead of striving to change your financial or personal circumstances externally, focus on renewing your belief system. Scripture says, “We walk by faith and not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
- A Higher Call
Now that you are in Christ, you are called to live a higher life.
Christianity is not a life controlled by circumstances, but a life governed by the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2).
Faith is the lifeline of your destiny; faith failure is destiny failure.
Don’t limit God by your job, income, or environment. Faith begins in your heart — that’s why you must carefully guard what enters your heart (Proverbs 4:23).
- Protecting Your Faith
Faith can weaken if it’s not powered up.
The enemy’s primary target is not your possessions but your faith (Luke 22:31-32).
One of life’s greatest dangers is believing the wrong thing.
To live by faith means choosing to stand on God’s Word regardless of circumstances (Romans 4:16).
That’s why protecting your faith is critical.
One of the strongest ways to guard and strengthen faith is through joyful praise — praise fuels faith and keeps it alive.
- Power of Joyful Praise
- Joyful praise strengthens your spirit and fuels your faith.
- Joy and expectation attract supernatural results.
- When you praise God, you are fortifying your inner man to resist fear and discouragement.
Developing a positive expectation is key (Philippians 4:6). Think, speak, and act in alignment with what you desire — not what you see around you.
- Faith vs. Fear
Faith is believing in God’s ability, while fear is believing in the enemy’s lies.
Both faith and fear are products of what you hear (Romans 10:17).
The devil cannot bring anything into your life unless he first gains your attention and permission, often through fear.
Worrying is simply meditating on what Satan says.
Faith, however, is taking sides with what God says in His Word.
- The Unchanging Word of God
God’s Word is infallible and never changes:
- “Not one word of all the good promises the Lord made failed; all came to pass.” (Joshua 21:45)
- “God is not a man that He should lie.” (Numbers 23:19)
To enjoy all that God has prepared for you, stop focusing on the problems. Instead, fix your gaze on what God has said, believe it, celebrate it, and watch it manifest.
Key Takeaway:
Faith is your destiny’s lifeline, and joyful praise is the fuel that keeps your faith alive.
Guard your heart, reject fear, meditate on God’s Word, and keep your mouth full of thanksgiving.
Your life will rise to match what you believe and celebrate in Christ Jesus.