“Pastor, everything in my life is so slow, how can I add speed to my life?”
While I may not be able to tell you exactly why your progress is slow, let me show you two keys that will add speed to your life. Ready?
1. THE WORD OF GOD
Hebrews 4:
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
One of the things I’ve come to understand about the scriptures is that as much as it should be read and understood based on its context, every single verse, every single sentence, every single clause, and every single phrase, has potential energy. This means that the Holy Spirit can light up just any part of scriptures to bring light to a situation. I’ve read Hebrews 4:12 many times but it just occurred to me that God’s word is “quick”.
That’s right, it can deal with slow motion in your life. If you feel your business isn’t moving as fast as you planned, or your family isn’t progressing as much as you desire, or your education isn’t advancing as much as you want, apply the word to them. The word is quick! It can quicken everything in and around your life.
I looked up the meaning of quicken in the dictionary and among the very interesting things I found is “to hasten or to speed up”. So the slow motion in your life has an explanation, you don’t run the affairs of your life with the Word of God.
From experience, there are 3 ways to apply God’s word:
– Actions in obedience
Most scriptures would often leave you with a responsibility. And until your part is played, God is not committed.
– Through declaration
There are scriptures whose action of obedience would only require you to declare what you believe. There’s literally nothing to do than to declare the word in faith.
– Through prayer
Some scriptures appear as promises that requires prayer to manifest in your world. You can’t just declare them, neither is there anything to obey. You found something that you’re interested in, that’s why prayer is required.
So don’t pray when you should be making declarations, neither should you be making declarations when you should be walking in obedience. An incorrect application of the word can still cause slow motion in your life.
The second key that will add speed to your life is:
2. FELLOWSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
John 6:
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
That’s right! The Holy Spirit can grant you speed. Without the Holy Spirit, Peter’s apostolic ministry was a mess. He couldn’t even witness Jesus to one person effectively. But when the Holy Spirit came, he could speak to over three thousand people about the same Jesus. Imagine how many years it would have taken him to reach out to 3 thousand people without the Holy Spirit.
At some point they warned them not to preach again in the name of Jesus, but after he and the other disciples prayed about it, we are told that they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and the result was that they preached the gospel with power and boldness. Just when the enemy taught he had tamed their progress, the Holy Spirit quickened them.
Just because the government instituted a new law that affects your business doesn’t mean you should shutdown your business. No! You can engage the Holy Spirit just like the apostles did.
I was once tasked to direct a drama team for a church event. As a writer, I had little scripting ideas so I felt I could do something. But getting a perfect job was really slow and we were already hitting the night hour. Realizing this, I asked the whole team to hold hands together and we prayed in tongues for a while. To my amazement, I began to direct them as though I was a pro.
One of the surest ways to fellowship with the Holy Spirit is to pray and worship in the Spirit. Praying and worshipping in the Spirit simply means communicating with God based on an understanding from His Word.
I hope this has brought enlightenment to someone.
Remain ever blessed, in Jesus precious name!
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