Chapter 3

 Belief grows and faith increases

Over the past 29 years, the Lord has taught me much about the things that I have desired to know about him; and during this time, he has also taught me concerning his mysteries, such as the mystery of iniquity, the mystery of Christ in us, the mystery of wisdom, the mystery of godliness, Mystery Babylon, etc. The Lord has increased my faith so that I can now speak to the mountains in my heart and the strongholds in my mind, and then watch the Lord remove them for me. Even though the Lord has taught me daily, and has done many great and mighty works in my life, he still had not yet moved me into any kind of ministry, other than with my own family and a few others. In fact, when I once inquired of the Lord and asked me if he was ever going to use me, he answered and said that he was, but it would be after he had finished teaching me, giving me “his” understanding of “his” words; lest I lead someone astray by speaking my opinions of “his” words .

Proverbs 21:16 “The man that departs from the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”

II Corinthians 2:17 “We are not as many which corrupt (deceive with their own opinions) the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ (Christ who is the truth).”

Then a little over 7 years ago, I was in prayer one morning when the Lord asked me if I would sell my business and my house so that he could now put me full time into the ministry. Even though I had no clue at that time as to what kind of ministry the Lord had in mind, I agreed and surrendered my heart to his request, provided that he give me to a willing heart to do so. I had learned by this time that if we believe on him, and ask of him, he is able to give us a willing heart that delights in doing anything that Father may ask of us. This is one of those works of God that should accompany our faith. A willing heart is a heart where you will not find the presence of any reasonings, or unbelief, or fears, or pride, or doubts that make the heart unwilling. The Lord had done so many wonderful works in my life by the time that he had asked me to do this that there was really no way that I was not going to follow him, regardless of where this ministry may take me. I had also learned by this time that if we desire to dwell continually in his presence, and his presence is abundant life, then we should follow him. In that first year after selling my house and my business, I waited for the Lord to direct me where to go. But the Lord never gave me any indication as to just what or where this ministry was going to take me. What did happen in that first year was that in just about every meeting of our fellowship, the Lord came to us speaking many prophesies to us concerning new things to come; and telling us that he was the new thing to come. But we still did not understand.

Psalm 110:3 “Thy people shall be made willing in the day of thy power…”

II Corinthians 8:12 NKJ “For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.”

There was one word that the Lord spoke to us that especially caught our attention, and it was a word that the Lord repeated to us several times saying that what was coming was far greater than anything any of us could imagine. This word caught our attention because it was quite contrary to all the doom and gloom that we had heard many others prophesying of. By the end of that year, we had received over 250 prophesies, and not one of them spoke about any doom and gloom that was coming at the end of the world, for all of the words that the Lord had given to us only focused on one thing, the new thing that is to come; and that new thing was Jesus coming in all of his glory. Through these words the Lord also detailed for us the works that the Lord would need to do in us to prepare our hearts and our minds to receive this new thing. I really did not know how precious these prophesies were until about three years ago when I heard the Lord speak through several different prophets saying, “My people are not prepared for my coming.”

Proverbs 16:1 “The preparations of the heart in man and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord (this is a work that the Lord does that only accompanies faith).”

Matthew 24:44 Therefore you also be ready, for in such an hour as you do not think, the Son of man comes.

Matthew 25:10 “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.”

Much to the surprise to our fellowship, the works that the Lord told us that he needed to do was to prepare our hearts to receive the new thing that was coming; to cleanse of the sins of unbelief, reasonings, doubt, and fear. Again, this was quite contrary to the instructions given by those prophesying of the doom and gloom, saying that one prepares by gathering food and heading for the hills. The Lord did not have to work in us concerning any unbelief or doubts that Jesus is the Son of God, nor did he have to work in us concerning any unbelief or doubts that Jesus was crucified and resurrected from the dead, and neither did he have work in us to believe that our sins are all covered by the blood of Christ. No, it was none of these beliefs but rather it was that we needed to come into the belief and the faith that is of Jesus Christ. This belief and faith is a spiritual faith and belief, and it is the belief that makes all things possible. This is a belief that does not put any boundaries on the love that God has for us, nor does it put any limitations on the power that God is willing to show us, and give to us. I was quite excited about what the Lord was beginning to show us because I had always wondered how a man could come into that state of belief where seeing the impossible to be done is the natural thing, and not the supernatural. I knew that Jesus would not have spoken of this faith and belief unless he intended for us to come into it, to make it real and true for us.

The Lord gave me a vision where I saw a bunch of angels that were gathered together in heaven, and they were all looking at the men on earth. Each one of these angels was amazed at all of the unbelief, the reasonings, the doubts, the rebellion, and the fears towards God that they saw in the hearts of all men. But what really had all of these angels astonished was how men esteemed and believed that all such thinking was that which is real and true. It was as they were looking on men as though we were some kind of weird aliens, which we were to them because they had no such thoughts within them. The inhabitants of the earth are aliens because the children of darkness are separated from the God who created and loves them because of their unbelief, ignorance, doubts, fears, pride, and reasonings. It is these thoughts of darkness that make God to be nothing more than a fictional character in the illusions of their mind. It was this thinking in man that these angels looked on, and they could not comprehend how any man could think that these thoughts were real and true. It was like they had never seen any such creatures that had ever possessed any of these thoughts.

Colossians 1:21 “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled.”

Ephesians 4:17,18 NIV “So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

The Lord began to show us that the only way for our faith to increase and the only way for belief to be perfected was for us to allow Jesus to increase in us, because Jesus, as that Spirit, is the belief and that faith that we do not have. For him to increase, we needed to decease in our fears, doubts, and unbelief. The only thing that we need for God to perform his promises, or his words, or that which is impossible for us, is to believe. The Lord showed us that the more we believe, the more we will ask of him; the more we ask of him, the more he will do; the more he does, the more will believe; the more we believe, the more he will do. Of course, once the Lord begins to do great and mighty things within you or for you, then your joy and peace begin to multiply, and you begin to stay in an constant state of hungering and thirsting for the Lord to do more because his joy and peace is so, so good. This path to the unbeliever may seem tedious, but that is only because he cannot see the work that the Lord is doing within, just like no one could see that the woman with the menstrous condition could see that she got healed. Who looks for joy and peace to come as a result of God working in your belief? What man is able to see what another man believes?

Mark 9:23 “If you can believe then all things shall be possible”.

John 6:28 Then the disciples asked, “Lord, what shall we do that we might do the works of God?” Jesus answered and said, “This is the work of God that you believe on him who he sent.”

Philippians 1:6 “Be confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

Romans 15:13 NASB “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

I was then praying one morning when the Lord asked, “Mitt, do you believe my words?” I answered, “Lord, I think that I do.” Then the Lord asked, “Do you love your enemies and bless those who curse you?” Knowing that the Lord knows all of the thoughts and intents of my heart, I knew that I could not hide anything from him; so I answered no. Then the Lord asked me again, “Do you believe my words?”. Again, I answered that I thought that I did. Then the Lord said, “Mitt, if you believed my word, then they would be written in your heart by my Spirit, and it would be natural for you to love your enemies and to bless those who curse you. You can only believe my words after my Spirit has been joined together with my words; and when they are joined together in your heart, your nature shall become as my words. I will join my Spirit to all the words that you sow to me; that is, I will join my Spirit to all the words that you ask for my Spirit to come to. Only after my Spirit comes to you shall you receive the belief that allows for you to delight in loving your enemies and blessing those who curse you. At this moment, you only agree with the scriptures, that they are my words, but you do not believe them. You agree that these words are from me, but how to delight in doing them you have not found because you have not received my Spirit. The power to perform my words does not come from agreeing with my word but it comes only by my Spirit; and my Spirit believes all of my words and delights in doing them all. Without my Spirit, it is impossible for any to love their enemies because only my Spirit is able to love your enemies. Ask for my Spirit.” Talk about shock and awe! I was simply stunned. My desire to enter into this new realm of the Spirit shot through the roof like a rocket. If God was willing to give me his Spirit that would change my nature, then I was willing to receive it. Talk about a new thing, I just could not reason within myself what it would truly be like to have a heart and mind that by nature would love my enemies and bless those who have cursed me. Surely this would be a great and mighty work that only the Lord God almighty could do. My heart still burns with great desire to be like my heavenly Father.

John 12:47 “Jesus said, “If any man hears my words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. He that rejects me has not received my words and he has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken shall judge him in the last day.”

Romans 7:18 “For I know that no good thing dwells in my flesh; for to will (he agrees) is present with me, but how to perform (believe) that which is good I cannot find.”

Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spoke to me saying, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit“, says the Lord of hosts.

It was with this explanation that I began to see and truly understand the difference between the play-acting of hypocrisy and the doing of things by nature that comes by the power (nature) of his Spirit. Who considers anything a work that he has delight and pleasure in doing? Hypocrisy is the work that comes forth when the words of God are joined together with the works of man. None of these works are real and true, but they are only imitations and pretenses because they are not that which is natural for the spirit of man to do. The only delight that those have who do such works is that they feel good about themselves because they feel justified by their own works. These also find pleasure in the praise, the honor, and the glory that others may give to him for their efforts. When belief comes in through then Spirit of the Lord, then by the nature of his Spirit a man will delight in doing God’s will. When I played the game of hypocrisy, I was really good at this play-acting because that is what seemed to come so naturally to me. If I did not love my brethren or my enemies, then pretending like I did seemed like the only choice that I had so that I could appear righteous.

I tried to make my imitations and pretenses to be real and true, but it just got to the point where I could not carry that burden any more, the burden of living the lie. Who has life who lives the lie? I was also tired of being afraid that someone, some how, might find out that I was not really who I pretended to be. In fact, when the Lord showed me the truth about my iniquities (self-righteous efforts and works) and hypocrisies, that they were neither real nor true, I saw myself as one who Jesus was speaking to when he said, “Come to me all you who are heavy laden (with play-acting) and take my yoke (his Spirit) upon you; for my yoke is light and easy.” I am so thankful that the Lord did not take long to correct me of this because even though I played that game well, it was just miserable for me to try and make the lies of pretense to appear real and true. Is this a game that any one wins at? Many will give up on God because they actually believe that it is God that requires them to play this game. Sadly, there are those who have played this game for so long, and so well, that they actually believe that they have won because they have come to believe that their pretenses and hypocrisies are that which is real and true. As for me, I was so happy that the victory is in Jesus who reveals the truth about what is real; and his truth delivered me from my own works. I knew that I was really going to love going into this deeper realm of belief where the Spirit would completely set me free from all these heavy works of hypocrisy and the illusions of pretense. Then, and only then, can a man believe that he is real and true.

Psalm 90:8 “I delight to do your will for your law (the law of the Spirit of life) is in my heart.”

Even though I really loved all of these works that the Lord has done in me and for me, I still felt like I was missing a friend, a tugging from that old faith. In those dry times, I would hear the words coming back to entice me to do my own works so that I could again feel good about myself, as though these works is what I needed to do to make my Christianity to be real and true. I also missed that feeling that my own works gave to me, like this was my purpose. But thanks be to God, the Lord would come and remind me how contrary these two understandings of faith were, and those thoughts would just go back into the darkness, like a prostitute walks back into the night when she has been rejected. Even so, I began to wonder what was coming because I wanted to get past all of this correction of my doubts and unbelief. I then had this thought “Lord, why is it that you are showing me so much about belief and faith? I mean, how much more is there for me to learn about them?” I asked this question because I felt like I was growing kind of weary of just hearing about faith and belief. To my surprise, the Lord had been listening to my thoughts because he spoke and said, “When you were under the old faith, you felt far from my presence, and that is because you were always weighed down with your hypocrisies and mindful of all the many works that you thought I required for you to perform. But in the new faith, you are drawing nearer to my heart and more mindful of me because you are now looking for me to perform my words for you. If then your only obligation in this new faith is for you to believe on me, then would you not expect for there to be much to learn about your belief and faith? All that I am able to do for you can only be done according to the faith and belief that is in you. The more you believe my words, the more great and mighty works you shall see me perform in your heart.”

Isaiah 29:13,14 NKJ “Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men. Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”

Romans 8:5 NKJ “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”

Isaiah 26:3 NKJ “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in You.”

Matthew 9:29 NIV “Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith it will be done to you.”

Matthew 8:13 NIV “Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.”

Luke 1:45-49 NIV “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.”

Then the Lord opened the eyes of my understanding to see and comprehend that it is not possible for any fleshly understanding of his words to birth anything other than the fleshy works of man; and like-wise, it is not possible for the spiritual understanding to birth any thing other than the works performed by God. I then also understood that they that are born after the flesh delight in their own righteousness that is birthed out of the works of their own hands because it leads to them to feel they have justified themselves, and now they also feel good about themselves, just like what I was feeling for a time. So also, those who are born after the Spirit are those who delight only in the works of God; the works that are birthed out of the righteousness of their belief and faith. It is also by his hand that God justifies them by the works that he performs in their hearts and minds. I must admit that I was greatly frightened to see the reality of how far I had gotten from the Lord because of my own understanding of his words. If the understanding of that word in James had not come from the Lord, then I would have continued believing that the works of my hands and my hypocrisies were that which was real and true. It is not the words that need to be changed, but our understanding of them.

Romans 9:31 NIV “But Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the “stumbling stone.”

Luke 16:15 “And he said unto them, “Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”

Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Romans 4:4,5 NKJ “But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works.”

The Lord then continued speaking to me about belief and faith. “I am showing you much about your belief and your faith to prepare you for my coming; for when I come, I will be looking for those whose faith has been purified and made holy. Is it not written that the trying of your faith is more precious than gold that is tried in the fire, so that your faith made be found unto praise, and honor, and glory at my appearing? Do you believe that I am as good as my word, that I will truly do all things for you as my word says that I will? Do you believe that I love you? Do you believe that I will never leave you or forsake you? Do you trust me with all your being? Do you believe that I will protect you when the darkness comes? Do you believe that I am able to deliver you from every evil work? Do you believe that you have no need to worry about your life, that I will provide all that which you have need of? Do you believe that I can change the intents of your heart? Do you believe that I can establish life and peace in all of your thinking? Do you believe that it is truly my hearts desire to give my kingdom to you? Do you believe that I am able to raise you and make you to be the son who is to be equal with God?

II Timothy 4:18 “And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work…”

Philippians 2:5 “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God.”

When I try your faith, it is so that you can really see what you believe and where your faith is. The trial of your faith does not come as an opportunity for you to show me how strong you are in your own faith or how determined you are in your own will, but trials come to you the weaknesses of your unbelief, your doubts, your reasonings, your pride, your unwillingness, and your fears. Are not all these things the impurities that corrupt all faith and belief? So when you are tried, do not be afraid when you see any of these impurities, but prepare to offer your weaknesses before me. Remember that I have showed you that the consciousness of the spiritual mind is belief. Will you allow for me to purge your consciousness of the dead thoughts that defile your faith and belief with fear, unbelief, pride, unwillingness, reasonings, and doubts? When I try your faith, it is to set you free from the unrighteous thoughts that separate you from life. When you confess this unrighteousness, then I will come and show myself to faithful to you, and I will cleanse and purge you of all these impurities. Be faithful to my words, and I will be faithful to you. When I have cleansed you, then shall you find that faith and belief that will cause your heart to abound with hope, and joy and peace. The more you allow for me cleanse you, the more you will believe; the more you believe, the more joy and peace will abound in you. I am the faith that is to found unto praise, and honor, and glory.

I Peter 1:6,7 NASB “In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Luke 18:8 NASB “….However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"

Hebrews 9:14 NASB “How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”

Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving…shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.”

Hebrews 3:19 “So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.”

Now and understand. In the spiritual realm, all things are possible because all have the mind of Christ, and the mind of Christ is the consciousness that believes all things. No man can come into the spiritual realm except those who are like-minded in Christ. I am your belief, and I your holy faith. I am holy, and you be holy. I am the belief that allows for you to enter into the Holy of Holies, to draw near unto Father. No man can enter into the Holy realm except those who believe that all things are possible with God. No man can enter into the Holy realm who brings an offering of his “good intentions” and “best efforts”. No man can enter into the Holy realm that honors the unrighteousness of unbelief, carnal reasonings, doubts, pride, unwillingness, or fear to be that which is right and truth. Even so, many will be allowed to enter into the Holy realm who bring their unbelief, their carnal reasonings, their doubts, their unwillingness, their pride, and their fears to present them as burnt offering sacrifices before God; for our God is a consuming fire. All these who delight in offering their unrighteousness before Father are they who will be cleansed and purged. Those who give unto Father their unrighteousness shall be they who Father gives the gift of righteousness: ME! He who decreases in his unbelief and doubts is he who increases in ME. I am the gift of God. I am the gift of faith and belief that brings forth righteousness. You can do nothing without me because I alone believe that all things are possible! I am the faith that saves you. I am the Christ, the gift that Father is offering to all who will come to me. I am the door. I am the door into the Holy of holies. No man comes to the Father except through me. I am the door of belief that opens the way into Father‘s heart. I will be the holy faith and the belief for all who will have me.

Jude 20,21 NIV But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit (believing). Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Philippians 3:8-10 “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith, that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.”

Hebrews 4:9-11 “There remained therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he hath ceased from his own works as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”

Hebrews 8:8-11 NKJ “The Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience—concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation. But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.

John 14:6 NIV Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 10:7-9 NASB “So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”

I Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, “Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

I was overwhelmed with these words and went into much meditation, trying to comprehend the depth of the truth of all that which I had just heard. My mind went completely quiet to the thoughts that questioned why the Lord was showing me so much about belief and faith. Instead of feeling that I was full of faith and belief, I now felt like I was greatly lacking. I felt so ignorant and foolish for even asking such a question. I clearly saw the vanity of every thought that I had ever had that said that I could do anything pleasing and acceptable before God of myself. It was now all so clear for me to see, for when I was atheist, I had no belief or faith, and now I know that Jesus, as the Christ of faith and belief entered into me. Jesus is truly all in all. Here I had been focused on the belief and faith that just asks the Lord to work in my heart and mind, and now he was showing me how he, as this holy faith and belief is the door that allows for one to enter into the Holy place. Was this the plan of God, to make Jesus to be the belief and faith that makes us righteous in the sight of God? Then the Spirit of the Lord quickened to me that which is written in Romans 10:10 NIV “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified…” That is it Lord, now I see that Jesus is that belief and faith seeks to dwell in our hearts that allows us to draw near to Father in his holy presence; for the heart that does not draw near is that heart that does not believe, lacking Jesus Christ. It is not laws and commandments that keep us mindful of you, but it is you, the consciousness of faith and belief. This is the real work that you need to work in our hearts, so that we may believe that all things are possible with you.

John 6:28,29 “Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

The Lord confirmed this new revelation about belief while we were in worship and prayer one evening. While we were praying, the Spirit of the Lord urged me to ask, “Lord, your word says that when two or more are gathered together in your name that you are here in the midst of us. Lord, in what manner are you present with us?” The Lord immediately answered and said, “I am your belief; I am in your faith”. Wow! I then realized what Paul had been speaking of when he spoke of having the “faith of Christ” and not the “faith in Christ“; that is, he had the faith and the belief that is of the Spirit, and that Spirit is Christ; and this is that faith and belief that leads us into that realm where “all things” are possible; a realm where the darkness of Satan’s lies cannot tempt us with any of the lies of fear, or doubt, or unbelief. If a man lacks faith or belief, he does not need faith or belief, he needs more of Jesus who is that spirit of faith and belief. Now it was clear to me why John the Baptist said, “I must decrease so that he can increase”’ why the disciples said, “Lord, increase our faith; and why Paul said, “It is God who gives us the increase.“ This revelation sure takes the burden out of any human effort trying to do any of the works that the Lord has instructed of us through the scriptures. It also brings clear understanding to that which Jesus said in John 15:5 “Without me (faith and belief), you can do nothing.” All that we have need of is Jesus, he that is freely given to all of us who call on him. Then shall we believe his words and do the works of God because it is he in us doing the works in us.

The Lord gave my daughter Ansley a vision where she saw Jesus in the most restful and peaceful state that she has ever seen or witnessed in her life. She had such a desire to be in that same place as he was in that she asked, “Lord, how can I get enter into this place where you are?” Jesus answered, “Cry out for the belief!” This state of mind that Ansley saw Jesus in was probably not whole lot different than the state of mind that he was in when slept through that great and mighty storm that had come him and his disciples when they were in that boat. The storm was tossing that little boat around so that it completely swamped it out with water. Now most of his disciples were men that had grown up as fisherman, and surely they had been caught in many bad storms. But this storm was so great that they all thought that they were surely going to perish. Where was Jesus while the rest of them were working to save their lives? Asleep.

It is obvious that his disciples were still carnally minded, believing that the outcome to their situation was going to be what their fears and doubts were dictating to them, that they were soon going to perish. This storm had revealed their doubts, their fears, and their unbelief towards God; and by these unrighteous thoughts, their minds were greatly troubled and tormented. But Jesus was spiritual minded, in that spiritual realm of belief that worldly situations are powerless to dictate any “worst case scenarios”; for in this spiritual realm, one only thinks that all things are possible. Jesus had peace because he had no other thoughts than knowing that his heavenly Father is always in complete control over all the circumstances and situations that may arise in this life. Then when their unbelief and fears woke Jesus up, they said in Mark 4:38 “Master, do you not care that we are perishing?” Then Jesus arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace, be still.” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he then said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” Later, we ourselves were praying when the Lord asked us, “Are you willing to get into a swamped out boat so that you may see the care of my love and the power that I am willing to work on your behalf? If not, then would it not be wise for you to cry out for the belief.”

What is easier for Jesus to do: to command the stormy winds and seas to be at peace or to command the stormy thoughts in our minds to be at peace? So many seek and ask for peace to come, hoping that the Lord will change their situations rather than to change their minds with the belief that brings joy and peace with it. Those who have no change in their belief are those who will always be looking for he Lord to change their situations because they will find themselves continually in bondage to the same fears and doubts that always trouble and torment them. Now those who have offered their fears, their doubts, and their unbelief before the Lord when the storm arose, they will be purged and cleansed of these unrighteous thoughts, and they will sleep in peace right through the next storm, because the peace of God, Jesus will rule in their hearts and minds. Jesus could have cared less about that storm because there were no storms of doubt or fear that blow through the thoughts of his mind. Jesus is the gift of God, that gift of belief and faith that freely causes all joy and peace to come to those who cry out to him for it. Where else is a man able to go to get the faith and belief that he does not presently have? “O Lord, increase our faith and give unto us your Spirit that believes all things!”

Luke 11:13 “If you then, being evil (unbelief) know how to give good gifts to your children: then how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit (belief) to them that ask him?

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