Do You Have Luxury-Style Faith?

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us"  Ephesians 3:20
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1

I was talking with a friend of mine and she was updating a group of us on all the wonderful new blessings that God was bringing her way. We were all quite excited as we listened about the new house about to close, the great job, the anticipated graduate studies...We celebrated with her how God was doing a marvelous work. And then she began to talk about her car situation. You see, she had recently given her car to a family (yes...for free) out of obedience to God. So, for the time being, she is car-less. The faith she expressed in giving her car away was the kind that so many of us are scared of but yearn for all in the same breath--the kind that is pleasing to God. 

As she discussed getting a new car soon, she made mention that she had often felt like this was the year that she would get her luxury car. But, in the next sentence she began to talk about how that was not going to happen because of all the other blessings. She couldn't make sense of buying that luxury vehicle while incurring the new debt of a house and schooling. 

As she talked, the Lord placed on my heart to remind her that she needed to have "Luxury-style faith". 

Her faith had been astounding for the house. It had been on point for the other person's blessing in her previous car. But somehow, it stopped just short of the next exciting blessing. And while, cars and things are not to be the center of our faith (please hear that I am not preaching a "prosperity gospel" that says the point of faith is to get stuff), the Lord was using this example to remind her and me that HE goes further than the place that our faith stops. God's promise extends far beyond the reaches of our reason into a place that leaves us dangling on the edge of a cliff, unsure of how He could possibly make it work. And I was reminded of the spies that Moses sent out to check out the Promised Land (Numbers 13, 14). Of the twelve, only two (Joshua and Caleb) came back with a hopeful report. And, consequently, God blessed only those two to see the fruits of their faith. 
 
Joshua and Caleb had LUXURY-style faith...so how about you? Is your faith compact? Or even just mid-sized? Do you only go so far in your belief in what God can/will do? Does it just fall short of the extraordinary? Today, I challenge you to rid yourself of compact and mid-sized dreams and have LUXURY-style faith--understanding that those dreams truly can become a reality.

Be encouraged!

MinD

3 - 6 - 12 A Multiplication Anointing

There's a MULTIPLICATION anointing on this day! As I wrote the date in my journal this morning, I took note that today is "3-6-12" and the Spirit of the Lord laid on my heart that today He is "doubling" the blessings, doubling the anointing, doubling our clarity, doubling our awareness of the grace He has extended, doubling our awareness of how He is moving in our lives. Keep your eyes open and WATCH HIM MOVE! If you approach Him with an expectant and open spirit, He will pour out a blessing (both tangible and spiritual) that you won't have room to receive just as it says in the Scriptures. You may not see evidence/manifestation of that doubling today but it WILL COME. Wait on Him and watch it unfold. Do not allow doubt to hinder His ability to flow freely in your life. EXPECT the promise!