What Determines Your Breakthrough

Everyday, we take for granted that everything will stay the same in our lives; we go to work, come home and cook dinner, watch a little tv, read the bible and pray (hopefully), and then we go to bed to wake up again and do it all over again. For most people, this is the way life should be, and they never think about doing anything different.

The times are changing, and we need a different view about how we should live our lives. The prophecies of the bible are coming to pass, and we now live in the last days; anyone who is paying attention to what is happening in the world is able to see the truth. We need to find God's hand in what is taking place in the earth, and we must seek His provision and protection.

Look, the ordinary christian life was fine for the 20th century, but in the 21st century we need to be more focused on God and His word, and follow the Holy Spirit's lead. In the times that we live in now, we need to bypass the ordinary and breakthrough to the extraordinary.

What is a breakthrough and why do we need one? You will know when you need a breakthrough, it's when your usual christian practices come up short, it's when everything in your life doesn't add up anymore, it's when you find yourself saying the same prayers, listening to the same sermons, going to the same christian programs and services, and there is no change in your life, no release from your fears and anxieties, no power in your life to change your circumstances when you need it the most.

You will know when you need to seek the face of God if you are honest with yourself about where you are emotionally and spiritually in your daily christian walk. If you find that everything frightens you, and that you are more focused on yourself and your problems instead of focusing on what Jesus Christ can do for you, then you need to start pursuing a breakthrough.

God has already provided everything you need to get to the next level of your spiritual growth; you need to pursue a deeper working relationship with Him, read the word of God, spend time in his presence, and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit. I find that reading the word, prayer, singing psalms and songs while I spend time with Him helps me to remain focused on Him instead of my circumstances. It gives me a sense of peace, joy, and happiness. I can't believe sometimes how happy I am, even though I have very little money, or status, or fame. It is just a joy to be in His love, to know that there is someone who loves me so completely, and doesn't care about what I have or don't have. When you find that kind of acceptance, you can start to focus on what you have instead of what you don't have, and if you are a child of the living God, you have EVERYTHING, everything you will ever need and lot more; our inheritance as a child of God is really beyond our comprehension.

So, you must spend time training yourself as God's disciple, and to get your breakthrough, you will need to spend more than 15 minutes reading the bible and saying a 2 minute prayer. When you are sincere in your heart, when you really want to spend time with Him, He will know, and He will bless your efforts, and you will find that you will want to spend hours of time with Him. Even if your time is limited, do what you can to spend time with Him, even if its just 30 minutes a day. The point is to remain focused on Him in the time you have with Him, and pour out your heart to Him, and He will help you to find more time to be with Him, and give you what you need to get to that breakthrough.

How will you know if you have a breakthrough? Your heart will be lighter, your faith will be stronger, you will have more joy and peace in your heart, your love for Him will grow exponentially, you will start to see the world and your circumstances through Jesus's eyes, you will pray and receive your answer, miracles will abound, you will have a thirst to read the bible and the boldness to tell others about Him, and your fears will no longer control you. That's what a christian's life should look like, and that is how you will lead others to Christ; they will see your love and peaceful existence and they will want it for themselves, and you will be able to tell them your testimony and declare the truth because they will see that what you have is real.

May the Lord Bless you keep you this day....Amen