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YOUR JOY IS COMING

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

Your endurance is based on the strength of the Cross! Be prepared to receive a fresh anointing from the Holy Spirit for endurance and discernment to battle whatever is hindering you. 

YOUR PAIN IS ONLY TEMPORARY

While it is true that God will lead you through some painful places in your walk with Him, it is also true that He has an end for your pain.

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. – Psalms 30:5

Know this: Sometimes, you are just called to endure some things. You are called to tough some things out, but for every midnight experience, Jesus has a morning waiting. As sure as the sun will rise, your joy is coming.

The book of Romans says “where sin abounds, grace does much more abound.” In other words, for every negative or evil thing the devil has prepared to you, Jesus has that much more power for you. You are fully equipped to deal with the situation you face, so don’t run from it. 

You see, God is trusting you and counting on you to face it like the person He’s called you to be.

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. – Revelation 21:4

See, it is not that God doesn’t want you to feel pain. It’s that He doesn’t want you to feel pain forever. Hell is just that – forever. That would be tragic.

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO KNOW YOUR JOY IS COMING! YOU WILL NOT SUFFER FOREVER, BUT BUILD ENDURANCE TO WITNESS OF JESUS’ SACRIFICE.

FROM MY BOOK SOUL INVASION

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JESUS SETS YOU FREE

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

The smaller you get, the bigger He becomes to you. God wants to be big in your life. He wants first place. Push all distractions aside and hone in on the unconditional love of your Father. Whether you’re in a prison of your own making or you are there by no fault of your own, He is there and He loves you the same!

WHY MIRACLES HAPPEN IN PRISON

I like preaching in prison. Not only do you have the proverbial captive audience, but some of them are really scary and dangerous. In those times, a special anointing of God is upon you. That’s probably why I like it so much. 

Miracles break out in prison when you preach God’s mercy to men and women who had no mercy on others. It’s about loving on those everyone hates and remembering people everybody wants to forget.

That’s radical and that is Jesus!  

Now, most of the church fails to recognize the revival that has been going on behind bars in this country. I’ve had several people tell me they doubt the sincerity of convicted drug lords, rapists, murderers and thieves as they receive Jesus. “Aren’t most of them just playing games?” they ask.

My response is that in all my years of ministry and pastoring, I’ve never been to a service yet where somebody wasn’t playing games. It doesn’t keep me from preaching on Sunday, so why would it keep my from sharing the Gospel in prison?

Because I understand this, I see there is a radical move of God going on in our prisons today. Why? The answer is in 1 Kings 19:11-12 when God reveals Himself to a dejected Elijah.

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still small voice.

Still and small is not only a description of the way God speaks life into us, it is also a description of the heart that hears the voice of God! Read that again.

Prison is a place were you are forced to become still. Your life is put on hold. You starve to be busy doing anything. You have few choices and most of them are made by someone else.

Prison is also a place where you get small. No matter how tough you are, there are 10 guys tougher, and likely crazier, than you are on each cell block. You are no longer the big dog.

And prison is a place of disappointment, shame and heartache. It is perfect for a move of God because for the majority of the men and women locked up, it’s the first time they’ve truly been still and small. For the first time, they recognize the voice of the Lord. Their humility allows miracles to bust out.

What about you? You may not be behind literal bars, but are you incarcerated by your past, your addictions, your anger or your circumstances? Put your pride and arrogance aside. 

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO GET STILL AND SMALL. PUT YOUR ACTIVITIES ON HOLD, TURN AWAY FROM YOUR PRIDE AND ARROGANCE, AND LISTEN FOR THE QUIET VOICE OF YOUR SAVIOR. HE WILL SET YOU FREE FROM WHATEVER PRISON YOU’RE IN.

FROM MY BOOK MIRACLES WITH A MESSAGE

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A GOOD WORD OF PROPHECY

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

God sees you. He knew you before the foundations of the world, and He made a good plan for your life. He is invested in you and is helping you to reach your next level.

A GOOD WORD

Are you ready for a true gem of wisdom? Here it is: the ministry you respect, is the one that changes your life. It’s the one you will model yourself and your ministry after.

If someone asked me what kind of ministry I have at OpenDoor Church, the answer would be a prophetic ministry.

There is a lot of confusion surrounding prophecy and the prophetic. Many people believe those two words mean predicting the future. However, the Bible tells us what prophecy is and how it manifests.

If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not love, I am nothing. – 1 Corinthians 13:2

“But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort… the one who prophesies edifies the church.” – 1 Corinthians 14:3

Wow! Did you see all the cool stuff that comes along with prophecy? Fathoming mysteries and knowledge, having effective faith and speaking life and truth into people to lift them and the church up. Now, that’s something I want a double portion of!

Come to think of it, I already do! Why? Because the ministry that I respect, the powerfully prophetic Gates of Glory Church and Pastor Howard Richardson, is the ministry that changed my life. It truly shaped me.

When I was just a mixed-up 19-year-old kid at a tent meeting in Grand Prairie, Texas, Pastor Richardson pointed me out in the crowd and prophesied that I would preach the Gospel all over the world. I didn’t know what to think about that word, but I do know this – it felt right. I knew that when he said that, it was a prediction that would come true.

You see, his prophecy over me was positive reinforcement that God saw me and had a real plan for me. While prediction can be a part of prophecy, the main thing about prophecy is giving people wings to move forward. Looking back, I can honestly say Pastor Richardson’s word over me that night strengthened, encouraged and comforted me.

Needless to say, I have great respect for his ministry. It gave me a plan and changed my life. That might be why my ministry is grounded in the prophetic! I hope my words strengthen, encourage, comfort and edify you.

How about you? What ministry do you respect? How has it changed your life?

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE MINISTRY GOD HAS GIVEN YOU. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, TAKE A LOOK A THE MINISTRY YOU RESPECT AND CONSIDER THE IMPACT IS HAS HAD ON YOUR LIFE. THAT IS THE START OF YOUR PLAN!

FROM MY BOOK MIRACLES WITH A MESSAGE

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WOWS AND WONDERS

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

God is ready to make you a part of a mind blowing sign, miracle or wonder so that you and others will see His goodness in a new way, and overcome by the words of your testimony! 

WOWS AND WONDERS

In nearly 30 years of consistently bringing God’s goodness to the poor and afflicted, Leanna and I have seen signs, miracles and wonders beyond definition. Some of the greatest miracles I have experienced have just naturally happened while were were helping in very practical ways.

Heaven invades earth and God’s will is done through these works of the Holy Spirit.

As a matter of fact, all three works of the Holy Spirit, signs, miracles and wonders are mentioned together in only one verse in the Bible.

“Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.” – Acts 2:22

There is a big difference between these three manifestations of the Spirit, so hold on tight as I give you Troy’s Cliff Notes primer on signs, miracles and wonders.

SIGNS: A sign is a natural event that proclaims a message of something unseen. It’s when God uses the natural to point to the supernatural. A good example is when a microburst snapped the power pole, blew up the transformer and cut the power to a friend’s house. Of course, the electric company put up an new pole and transformer, but there was a message in that wind. God used the natural to cut off an old power source – a negative way of thinking – to her household. It was replaced by a new power source – a Godly way of thinking. My friend admitted that she had just repented of talking to “snakes” and had no idea there was a message in the microburst because when it comes to signs, only those looking for them can see them. I’m looking!

MIRACLES: A miracle is when God changes, or even exchanges, the natural with the supernatural. It’s when God intervenes in extreme circumstances and rescues us from negative circumstances, danger or a major malfunction. Sickness is healed, a car is miraculously moved out of the way of a speeding truck, or an unexpected check shows up in the mail and is just enough to pay the past due mortgage. 

WONDERS: A wonder is a show stopper and a jaw dropper. It is attached to how wonderful God is and it raises the bar for new levels of faith. Wonders are things God does just because He can and they have a very personal message in them. Wonders in my life include being given a million-dollar church campus by a near stranger before I even knew I needed one, and praying with a prison inmate desperate to get a message to his long lost family, then the next day, sitting beside his brother in a 60,000-seat stadium and getting to relay the Good News that little brother had gotten himself saved. It’s God taking you to the next level of His goodness.

Yes, all three are manifestations of the Father’s ultimate goodness. If you haven’t had a mind blowing, game changing sign, miracle or wonder from the Lord Jesus Christ, you need an injection of goodness into your life.

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BELIEVE IN THE GOODNESS OF GOD AND GO AFTER SIGNS, MIRACLES AND WONDERS IN YOUR OWN LIFE. KNOW THAT THROUGH THEM, GOOD OVERCOMES EVIL.

FROM MY BOOK GOOD OVERCOMES EVIL

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TAKE A STAND IN YOUR HEART

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

God is declaring His goodness in the midst of your chaos. Stand in the gateway of hell knowing that the enemy will not prevail, and that light will always overcome darkness!

GOD’S DECLARATION OF WAR

The first time we see goodness in the Bible is in the creation account. At the end of each day, in the midst of darkness and chaos, God said, “It is good!”

While everything was messy, unfinished and in a state of deformed transition – while nothing was as it should be and everything was half-formed, God declared His goodness right there on the spot!

…and God saw that it was good. – Genesis 1:25

The Lord waged war on disorder, darkness and chaos by proclaiming and demonstrating His goodness. This is how He changes the atmosphere. He introduces goodness. We should do the same.

And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. –Romans 8:28

Since we love God, we are not afraid of the mess. The mess actually becomes employed by the goodness of God. In this verse, the Bible says that our love for God qualifies us to see all things work together for good! It is His ongoing work in and for us to experience goodness.

Know this – there is a lot of warfare involved in confronting darkness and you will not be in clean, pristine, safe environments. You will be in prisons sharing the Gospel, brothels freeing little girls from slavery, ghettos feeding the poor and trash dumps bringing clothing, water and hope to the hopeless.

That sounds pretty good to me! What about you?

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO TAKE A STAND IN YOUR HEART. PREPARE TO FACE EVIL HEAD ON AND BRING THE GOODNESS OF GOD INTO WHATEVER MESS YOU FIND!

FROM MY BOOK GOOD OVERCOMES EVIL

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Episode 4 – The Principle of Finding the Axe Head

The principle of knowing where you lost it and how to recover.

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The Principle of Finding the Axe Head

The principle of knowing where you lost it and how to recover.

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FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

You have been invited to exclusiveness; your upgrade is going to take you into places you only dreamed of. It will be a new way of doing things that will bring you closer to the heart of God than the heart of men.

FLYING FIRST CLASS

The power of upgrade moves you from the cheap seats to box seats in a given area of your life. This is in direct proportion to your willingness to move forward within that arena.

The key to upgrade is that when God grants you a breakthrough, you must be prepared to go to the next level again and again and again without stopping.

The Kingdom is not for people who fear change and pine for the good old days. The Kingdom of God is transformational and so are the people who go through it with momentum.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. – Matthew 11:12

If you’re not sure what Jesus was saying in this text, maybe this newer translation will help you sink your teeth into it:

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.– Matthew 11:12

Be forceful! Go after that thing you want for the kingdom. 

Do you want to start a new ministry? Take that first step. Are you hoping to adopt a child or start an orphanage? Go for it! Are you looking to start a new business venture to make money to give to missions? Jump right in! Have a heart for the homeless? Follow that vision! BE INTENTIONAL!

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BE FORCEFUL IN YOUR WALK WITH JESUS. STEP FORWARD INTO UPGRADE AND LET THE MOMENTUM TAKE YOU FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD!

FROM MY BOOK LIVING LIFE FORWARD

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STOP TALKING TO SNAKES

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

You have the mind of Christ. The enemy cannot take up real estate in your thought life because you will not hear the voice of a stranger. Your Father in Heaven says, “My sheep know my voice.” That’s you—God’s chosen. Don’t waste precious time talking to snakes.

KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE GOD BALL

Beware of being fixated on your past. It can be toxic. When this happens, your fight for greatness gets replaced with a fight for preserving history, and living it out over and over again. That’s where it really gets ugly!

You can see how ugly it gets in the conversations you have in your head. Admit it. You think about something that happened in the past and think, “I should have said this,”  “I should have done that,” or “What if…” You start to construct conversations in your head that, are not only practicing for a fight you will regret, they transport you back to the anger and hurt all over again. STOP IT! 

From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits. – Psalms 73:7

All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations – Isaiah 65:2

When you find yourself having those conversations in your head, like Adam and Eve before you, YOU ARE TALKING TO SNAKES! The serpent wants to keep you wrapped up in your past so you never forgive. If you don’t forgive, you will turn bitter. Once you’re bitter, you are angry all the time and kill your witness for Jesus!

Not only do you kill your testimony, you slam the brakes on your upgrade. Moving forward means forgiving those in your past, turning your face forward and saying, “NO!” when the snake tries to stir you up about your past.

TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO RECOGNIZE THE VOICE OF THE SNAKE. HE LOVES TO BRING UP YOUR PAST AND CAUSE YOU TO HAVE ANGRY CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR HEAD. WHEN YOU HEAR HIM, TELL HIM TO GET OUT IN THE NAME OF JESUS!

FROM MY BOOK LIVING LIFE FORWARD

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DON’T LET THE DEVIL IN

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

When the enemy comes against you through temptation, thoughts of lust, fear and doubt, remember Jesus fought the devil in every area and defeated him in your behalf. You can overcome by remembering who you are in Christ. “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 Jn 4:4).

THE DEVIL AT YOUR DOOR

I’m not kidding when I say Satan is a cosmic punk. He only has the power we give him, so don’t give him any!

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” – 1 Peter 5:8

This powerless pretender is “like” a roaring lion and he needs our permission to attack!

Many believe this enemy to be a brilliant strategist. This is not true. He may be one of God’s most beautiful creations, but his hatred and pride have taken his power and morphed him into something pitiful and ugly – a relentless opportunist – a schoolyard bully, if you will.

Also notice that this verse warns us to be “sober” and “vigilant.” Beware so you don’t open the door for the devil. He’ll clean your clock every time! Just as Cain. God gave him the same warning thousands of years ago.

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why is your countenance fallen? If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” – Genesis 4:6-7

The devil crouches in the shadows just outside the door of your mind, waiting for your guard to be down. When you are not vigilant in trusting God, you open the door for doubt — the devil’s weapon of mass destruction. 

It’s been that way for 6,000 years. There is a devil of doubt at the door for every one of us, and if we don’t trust in Jesus’ love and provision, guess who’s coming to dinner? 

RIGHT NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO STOP AND ASK GOD TO HELP YOU MASTER THE DEVIL AT YOUR DOOR. TRUST AND OBEY, THEN TRUST SOME MORE! YOU KNOW NO WEAPON FASHIONED AGAINST YOU WILL PROSPER IF YOU MASTER DOUBT!

FROM MY BOOK MIRACLES WITH A MESSAGE

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