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Mountain-moving
Zechariah 4:6ff
Key verse: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground.
Mountains
- We have a tendency to curse our mountains. But mountains make the person.
- Don’t despise small beginnings 10
- Mountain-moving begins with the Word of the Lord (v.6)
Invert
- Warren Buffet investment strategy
Instead of talking to God about your problems, talk to your problems about God
Preach the goodness of God
- Preach the power of God
- Preach the supremacy of Christ
Focus
- Faith is focus (Numbers 13)
I am God’s child. I am in his hands. As for my body, it was never meant to be permanent. As for my soul, it is immortal. Why then should I be afraid of anything? (Howard Buffet)
- Write down, rehearse the promises of God.
- We are what we focus on (what we rehearse)
- God watches over His Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12)
What is the hardest thing that you can believe God for right now? What is the bravest prayer that you can pray?
Submit
- Submit yourself to God, not to what you are facing
- This requires asking yourself hard questions (Revelation 2:2-3, 19-20)
- If you do little things like they are big things, God will do big things like they are little things.
Circling your Mountain
- One step (decision) at a time
- Pray through – pray earnestly – pray hard (James 5:16-18)
Action Steps
- What mountain am I facing?
- What step do I need to take?
- What am I circling that is going to involve a BRAVE prayer?