Success is state of mind

It is your attitude which determines your thinking. If you have an attitude of achieving success in your life, you will discipline your mind and body. That is the beginning to be an over comer
In Revelation 12:11, it says they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimonies
Who is this Lamb?
Read John 1:29, …….”Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”
Say- My sin penalty has been paid
Say – I am an over-comer
Sometime back, I read a story which talked about a poor old man who became rich. During that time cars were invented and only very rich people could afford it. To show his wealth the old man purchased a car for himself and a nice suit with hat. Every morning he would go out in his car greet people and come back without blowing his horn even once though the streets were crowded.
Do you want to know why?
Because he had two horses pulling his car the whole day
Do you want to know why were horses pulling his car?
Because he never knew how to drive the car
Most of the time we are also like him, who have God given potential of not two horses but of hundreds of horses in us, but we do not know how to operate in the realm of blessing
Say – I have potential
Say – I will operate in the realm of blessing
I am taking you bit further it will open your eyes to recognize your worth and the ability God has given you as a child of God
Read Luke 16:19-26,
“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
Notice few things here
1. The story teller is no one but Jesus, and He will sit on the judgment seat and judge us in the day of judgment
2. A judge has every authority to forgive or to punish, Jesus came to forgive you
3. Ask Him and He will forgive you all your sins
4. The rich-man was not right before God but was well focused in his goals that is why he gained success in this world but he missed his eternity in heaven
5. It means rich-man was sinning
6. Lazarus the beggar had all the potential to have everything on this earth as well in heaven but he missed the prosperity on the earth due to his ignorance
Read Hosea 4:6, it says “My people are destroyed from the lack of knowledge”
7. It means Lazarus was lazy and ignorant of all what God had already given to him
8. He was sick and not able to work, that’s why he was relying on the food which was thrown from rich-man’s house
9. He was unaware of his healing
But see the end result of these two men’s life, one who lived richly reached to eternal torment and the beggar in the heaven
Say – I will not be destroyed
Say – I have knowledge
Many a times as a youth I have questioned God
“Why do you allow the bad men to flourish?” The same way as Jeremiah cried unto The Lord
Jeremiah 12:1
You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
As I began to grow in Lord I understood 3 principles, which helped me to know, why it happens?
1. I learned as per Genesis 3:17, ……”Cursed is the ground because of you, through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life” Every man has to work hard to get prosperity
2. I learned as per Deuteronomy 8:17 and18, “….. my power and the strength of my hands have produce this wealth for me But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth,…”
3. I learned that one can become prosperous when he gets the inheritance from his father
To make it easier I will say one can be prosperous
1. Through his hard work
2. Through hard work and favor of God
3. Through transfer of the property from father to son etc.
4. Through cheating also
I will ask you, “Which one is the best prosperity?”
Through hard work and favor of God!! Right!
Say – I work hard every day
Say – I have favor of God
Today I am here to encourage all of you and tell you whatever may be your situation but there is always hope in Christ, come out of your situation and tap into your God given ability and allow His Holy Spirit to operate in your life to make it successful in every area of your life
God wants us to be knowledgeable
God wants us to be prosperous
God wants us to be in heaven not in hell
God wants us to be sin free
God wants us to be healed
Stand at your feet and talk to Him
Ask Him to forgive you and release His favor upon you
Amen

Are you in the storms of your Life

Jesus is with you He desires to Lift you up, when you are thinking you are all alone

We have all had that “sinking feeling,” haven’t we? There are various types of storms in our life. 1. Situational storms. This is when circumstances seem to plot against us and everything seems to go wrong. Everything seems to go wrong at once. These are situational storms. 2. Relational storms. This is when there is tension between people. When a relationship has been strained to the breaking point - parent and child, husband and wife, friends - your life will be stormy.

3. Emotional storms. These are often hidden on the surface. We have a nice smile, but inside we’re seething and boiling in distress. Many times there’s a storm going on inside of us that doesn’t even show. Paralyzed by fear. Overcome by guilt. Raging with anger. Consumed with worry or jealousy. Those are the emotional storms of life.

The Bible says three things about the storms of life

1.    Storms in life are inevitable. They will happen. You will experience them. If you’re not in a storm right now, just wait. You will be in a storm. They are a part of life. In James 1:2 it says "When you face trials..." It does not say “If you face trials.”. Nobody goes through life easily from childhood till the  grave. 

2. Storms are unpredictable. They come suddenly. They come unexpectedly. They are unpredictable. In this story the Bible says that, "Without warning a furious storm came up". Try as we may, we cannot predict the things that will happen to us. People try anything to see if today’s going to be a good day or a bad day. But we can’t predict storms. They are unpredictable. None of us had any idea how the tragedy of the  Tsunami, World Trade Center attack would effect us, because storms come without warning. They are unpredictable.

3. Storms are impartial. They happen to good people, they happen to bad people. They happen to believers, they happen to unbelievers. They happen to all. Matthew 5:45 says, "He sends the rain on the just and the unjust." Being a Christian does not exempt us from being in storms. *There is a misconception that people have, that the only time they have tough times is when they’re disobeying God. That’s not true. The disciples got into a storm because they obeyed God. Jesus said, “Get in the boat.” They got in the boat and they sailed right into a storm. They were obeying God. They were in the center of His will. And they were right in the middle of a storm. When you’re going through a tough time, don’t automatically assume, “I must be out of the will of God.” You may be exactly where God wants you to be.
The fact is, God has not promised us a storm-free life. This is not heaven where everything is perfect and where God’s will is perfectly done. We have choices, and people make mistakes, and people get hurt. That’s why we’re to pray, "Thy will be done on earth like it is in heaven" because it’s done perfectly in heaven. God has not guaranteed us a storm-free life. *So, if storms are inevitable, and unpredictable, and impartial, then the issue really becomes what is my response going to be to the storms that are inevitably, unpredictably, and impartially going to happen in my life? There are two ways we can respond to storms. The way the disciples responded and in the way that Jesus responded. One responded in fear, one responded in faith. One trembled, the other trusted. 

When I face a storm, 1. I CAN BE FILLED WITH PANIC. It says, "The disciples went and woke Him saying, `Lord, save us. We’re going to drown." They’d been out on this sea lots of times. They’d been through many storms, but evidently this one was life threatening and had them scared. “We are goners! We’re gonna die!” That shows the intensity, what is your intensity of problem, situation? This was a major, major storm. 

It says they panicked. They got uptight. They got afraid. That is our typical reaction when a storm comes. But there is an alternative to being filled with panic. When I face a storm 2. I CAN BE FILLED WITH PEACE. Look at the contrasting reaction of Jesus in Mark 4:38 "But Jesus was asleep on a pillow." Sleeping in a storm? You talk about peace! It shows that He got tired. After a full day of ministering, teaching and preaching, He was exhausted. He lays down and He takes a nap. If you’ve ever wondered if Jesus can identify with your fatigue, this answers the question. 

This shows complete trust in God. Jesus was not worried at all by the storm. He was setting an example by the very fact of His sleep, teaching a lesson to His disciples. Did Jesus know there was going to be a storm before He even got into the boat? Without a doubt! Of course He knew. He knew they were sailing right into a storm. But He says, “I’m going to take a nap.” He knows exactly what’s going to happen yet He says, “Let us cross over to the other side.” It’s part of His plan to teach a lesson about faith. 

Nothing ever surprises God. “God, I’m going bankrupt!” He knows. “God, I’m having problems!” He saw them coming. Nothing ever surprises Him. Jesus is sleeping in the storm because when we know we are in a storm is we start losing sleep. That’s how we know when we are in a storm. When we’re in storms, we lay awake at night, tossing and turning, going over it in our mind, trying to figure it out, worrying, “What if…”  Yet Jesus can go to sleep anywhere. That’s what I call peace of mind.

I can be in panic or I can be at peace when I face a storm. The fact is, sometimes sleeping can be a statement of faith. You say, “God, it’s too big of a problem. I can’t handle it. It’s Your problem now. I’m not going to worry about it. I’m going to bed.” That’s a statement of faith. “God, I don’t know how You’re going to work this out, but I’m going to go to bed. I leave it in Your hands.” It’s a statement of faith instead of worrying. Where in the world do you get that kind of peace in a storm? You get that kind of peace when you apply the principles taught in this scriptures Mark 4: 35-40. How do you make it through a storm? When it seems like your ship is sinking, what do you do? They are simple but they are profound. 

1. REMEMBER GOD’S PRESENCE. That He is near you, that He is with you, that you are not by yourself, “He said I will never leave you nor forsake you”. They had nothing to fear. Jesus was in the boat. Do you think God was going to let the boat sink with Jesus in it? That in itself should have calmed them. Jesus Christ was there with them, experiencing the storm with them. If you’re going to make it through a storm, the first lesson you’ve got to learn is this: God is always with me. Say aloud- GOD IS WITH ME

There will be nothing I will face the rest of my life that I face alone. God is with me. Jesus is in my boat. We tend to forget that in storms. We think we’re all alone. We think that God is far away. God has promised every believer, "Lo, I am with you always." God has promised, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Isaiah 43:1-2 "Fear not…When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you!" What a promise! You don’t need to worry if Jesus is in your rocking boat.

2. REST IN GOD’S PRECISION (CARE). This is the second great lesson that we must learn if we’re going to make it through storms: God cares about what we go through. Repeat this over and over until you get it in your mind: God cares about what I’m going through! How much does He care? Read the Bible. Read the promises in this book, then tell whether God cares or not. He does. 1 Peter 5:7 - "Cast all your care on Him because He cares for you." The one thing that the disciples did right, when they got afraid, they took their fear to Jesus. They didn’t start praying to Mary. They didn’t start chanting. They didn’t call on some dead saint. They took their fear to Jesus. Why? Because He’s the only one who can do anything about it. 

3. RELY ON GOD’S PROVIDENCE. Let His power see you through. Mark 4:39 "Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still.’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm." Jesus stood up in the boat in the middle of the storm and said, “Quiet! Be still!” or “Sit down and shut up!” That’s literally what He said. Instantly, it was quiet. *There was actually two parts to the miracle in this story. First, there was the wind stopping. You might be having idea that even after the wind stops, waves will continue for some time. But the sea became quite. So He talked to both of them and they became quiet.

The disciples had seen Jesus do one miracle after another. They, of all people, should have known He was competent and capable to handle this situation too. There was no need to be afraid. If you’re going to make it through the storms in life: Know that God is in control. God is with me, God cares about what I’m going through, and God is in control. There is nothing beyond the control of God. We don’t understand the storms. Many things we’re not going to understand until we get to heaven. But God is in control.

Fear comes when we experience things in life that are beyond our control. When things are beyond our control it frightens us, and the truth is there are many things in life that we can’t control. So there are lots of things to be frightened by. But the good news that the Bible tells us is that the things that are beyond my control are not beyond God’s control. And that’s good news. I can’t control everything that happens to myself, to my family, to my friends, to my business, to my church. But God is in control! That’s a storm reliever.

Jeremiah 32:17 - “Sovereign Lord, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You.” Before they got into the boat, Jesus said to the disciples, “We’re going to the other side.” He said we’re going to the other side, means it was inevitable that they were going to the other side. He didn’t say it would be an easy trip. He didn’t say they wouldn’t get wet. He didn’t say they wouldn’t have a scare, a problem in the middle. He just said, “We’re going to the other side.” And if He said it, they were going to make it. 

Notice that Jesus said to the disciples, Verse 40 “You of little faith. Why are you so afraid?” Jesus told the disciples two things: One, the root of your problem is fear. Two, the solution to your problem is faith. The greatest threat to the lives of the disciples was not the storm. It was their unbelief and fear of the storm.

The secret of their survival was faith. And it’s not the amount of faith that you have. It’s what you put your faith in that makes a difference. Everyone has faith. You have faith every time you get on the freeway. You had faith when you ate breakfast this morning that it wasn’t poisoned. Everybody has faith. It’s just what you put it in that makes the difference. You don’t need a lot of faith. Just a little faith will do. You put a little faith in a big God and you get big results. So, Jesus rebuked the storm, then rebuked the disciples - “You of little faith.”

It’s interesting that never in the Bible we ever find Jesus rebuking somebody for having too much faith. Can you believe God for too much? Can you have too much faith? Never in the Bible do you find Jesus ever rebuking anybody for too much faith. The problem was always a lack of faith. I think God is pleased when we go to our limit, and then we know it’s going to be impossible, because then He gets the opportunity to show His power. You’ve never believed God until you’ve done something that can’t be accomplished in the power of the flesh. Many Christians live lives that require no faith at all. The Bible says, “Without faith, it is impossible to please God.” 

If God knew in advance that the storm was going to be out there, why did He let them go through it? Why didn’t He just wait? Stay on that side of the lake? If Jesus knew, which obviously He did, why did He let them go right into it? Because He wanted them to learn a lesson. It’s the same lesson that all of us must learn, and the only way we learn it is by experience. You never learn this lesson from a preacher or from a Bible study or from a tape or book. You only learn this lesson by experience. The lesson is this: Jesus can be trusted in the storms of life. The only way you’re going to learn that is to go through them. 

, “If I never had a problem, I’d never know that God could solve them. I’d never know what faith in God could do.” It is when we respond to the storms in life with faith that we see God’s power most visibly, and we sense His presence most intensely. The disciples really had no reason to fear. They had what every one of us have. They had the presence of Christ, the power of Christ, and the promise of Christ. You have to have those to make it through your storms. 

What’s rocking your boat? What’s flooding your ship? What kind of storm are you going through? Is it a strained relationship? Is it a financial difficulty? Is it a painful memory that’s got you so tied up that you can’t see anything else? Is it a health problem? Is it a secret storm? Something on the inside? An emotion that’s overwhelming you? Guilt? Or grief? Or anger? Or bitterness? Or jealousy? Or worry? Or fear? *Maybe you feel like the circumstances of life are tossing you back and forth and you feel like you’re just a little toy boat out there in a big ocean and you’re getting bashed back and forth every day. And you’re thinking, “I’m going under! I’m not going to make it!” 

If that’s the way you feel, then God wants to say to you today, “No matter how big the wave is, Jesus can rebuke it.” And He wants to calm the storm in your life. He wants to say, "Peace! Be still!" Only Jesus Christ can calm the restlessness in your life right now. Quit looking for somebody else, to be your solution. Quit looking to some experience to be your solution. There’s only One Person that can calm storms - Jesus Christ. 

The very last verse Mark 4:41: “Then the men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and waves obey Him.’” Good question! What kind of man is this? The answer is He isn’t just a man. He was the Son of God! He was God who came to earth in the form of a human being so we could know what God is like. Jesus said if you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen God. I can’t relate to some big unearthly thing in the sky. But I can relate when I see God in flesh. I could see how He loved, and see how He cared, and see what He did. And He will help you in your storm, but you’ve got to get Him in your boat. He’s no good if He’s back over on the shore. You’ve got to have Christ in your life to make it through the storms.

One last word: The Bible teaches that storms are inevitable. They’re going to come. Storms are unpredictable. They come without warning. Storms are impartial. It doesn’t matter how good or bad you are, you’re going to experience them. But the other thing that the Bible teaches is that storms are temporal. They’re temporary. They don’t last. 

Mark Twain (A famous writer) and a friend walked outside one day in the rain. The friend said, “You think it will stop?” Mark Twain said, “It always does.”

That’s true with any storm. You’ve got to go through it, but it’s not going to last forever. Some of us feel like we are in a major storm right now and God’s word to you is, “Hang in there!” Keep on living. Don’t be afraid. The sun will shine again. There is hope. God is with you. He’ll get you through. You’ll make it to the other side - just like Jesus said. 

Amen

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These men are not drunk- "The Holy Spirit in You"

Jesus died

Jesus resurrected the third day

His disciples waited for something from heaven, which they did not know

Are you also waiting for something from God?

I tell little of my story-

After searching God everywhere finally I came to Jesus

Say- half hearted

I came to Jesus not even half hearted

Say  - 1%

This is the right word

We come to him just 1%

I receive him and something great happens

I feel light

Lighter

And better

I figured out the power is in the tongue

How-

When I was prayed over, nothing happened but when my pastor began to speak in tongue that evil power of torment ran all over my body

And became weak and I became better

It was the power of God which moved my heart and I became follower of Jesus

Praise the Lord

Do you also desire to be free from your trouble by the power of God?

Then you have to know two things

1. Jesus alone is your Lord

2. Believe He is Son of God

If you believe in Him you will believe in his words too, and His words will perform the rest

But the problem is you don't follow His words

Read Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away

Who is saying this-?

Say- Jesus Himself

These are not my word

Read Luke 24:49

I am going to send you what my father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high

Say- God is going to get a gown for me

What did his disciples do?

Read Luke 24:52

Then they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

Ask your neighbour- What are you doing? Doubting God or worshiping Him!

Those who continued - something happened to them after 50 days

Read Acts 2:1-4

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the spirit enabled them.

Do you also want to get heavenly gown?
Do you also want to speak in tongue?

Yes, you can speak too!

Provided you have two things

1. Jesus alone is your Lord

2. Believe He is Son of God

I tell you another story-

Once I was reading some old collections. This story is of 1900's. One small black boy goes in a fair. He sees one old black man selling some balloons. He sees one big white balloon floating in the air. He was amazed at it. He went near the balloon seller. Every now and then he would fill the Helium gas and release the balloon in the air and people get attracted to it and came to buy balloons. The young boy was watching him releasing red, blue, orange, pink and yellow balloons. He wondered whether black will rise up or not.

He asked, "Sir, can you please try black one I want to see if this also goes up.

The old man replied, definitely it will go up, not because of its colour but because of the gas it contains.

What do you say?

Will you doubt like this small boy or put the faith in the power of omnipotent God.

Who has made your body His temple!

Read 1 John 4:4

You dear children are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Do you still want someone to come and shake you!

If you are facing sickness- confess-

The Holy Spirit makes my mortal body healthy

If you are confronting curses - confess-

The Holy Spirit will cause the curse to go back to the person who is trying to curse me.

If you are confronting confusion- confess-

The Holy Spirit is giving me wisdom and counsel.

Stand on your feet-

If today you want Holy Spirit to come upon you and do greater things which you do not know

Come in front

Tell I am a jar made of clay

I am nothing

Jesus thank you for coming in my body and making me your temple

Thank you Jesus for being my Lord

I believe you are Son of God-

Now I tell you-

You have the experience of his touch.

Keep praying in tongues

And receive the grace of God

Amen

Scripture of the Day

‎"We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Through his blood our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God's grace is so rich." Ephesians 1: 7(NIRV)

Scripture of the Day

"In the past, things went well with you.
But in days to come, things will get even better."
Job 8:7 (NIRV)

A Bridge Between India And Africa

Arun Nigam's Life Story

A bridge between India and Africa
Arun Nigam, is a Holy Spirit led preacher of Word of God. God has anointed him with prophetic gift and uses him to heal and deliver his people.

In 1999 when he was on his official trip to Kigoma, Tanzania as he was working for a pharmaceutical company as GM, he met with an accident and fractured his back bone. Doctors wrote him off and he suffered badly for two years. In 2001 he came to know Jesus and Jesus healed him instantly. When he was prayed over the power of God came upon his hand which was not straight after the accident and upon the finger which was injured and dislocated. God put these things straight. Afterwards the power of God came upon his back and he was pushed to bend front and back, that very movement the pain left him and the body which was almost paralyzed became whole.
Since then he began to serve in his pastor’s ministry. After three years of serving in World Agape Ministries, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, in 2004 God opened the job opportunity for him once again as GM in a mining company in Kolwezi, Congo and there God used him mightily to save and heal people. In 2005, God took him to India and there he reached the world with God’s message of healing and deliverance in Lucknow, (UP) India.
Once again in 2008, God opened the doors for him to be in Tanzania. In March 2011,
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About His Ministry in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

What We Do

A burden to see lives set free from the bondage and transformed for the better through relationship with God.

One Year of Ministry in Tanzania 

That is how we started on 13th March 2011.
In order to know the will of God on 7th March we decided to go for street evangelism. We asked God as we are going to evangelize this whole week; you show us your will. If you want us to start ministry here then Sunday you bring people and work in their lives. From Monday to Friday we went on the streets and spoke to people about Jesus, prayed for them and many were healed. On Saturday we fasted and prayed for Sunday. On Sunday the 13th March 2011, when we were worshipping the Lord, our neighbor knocked at the door. We prayed together and then she said she had been suffering from swelling in her leg for last 7 years that’s why she has pain in her leg and she could not walk properly.
God moved when we prayed and pain disappeared, next day she came to show her leg. Praise the Lord she had no swelling.
In this above photo she is standing in the middle.
God gave us green signal.
And we grew-