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the plans. One day, out of the blue, the mayor in his town called and said the developers of a huge casino near his church had gone bankrupt before finishing it. The casino had more than forty acres of parking. The completed building could contain four football fields inside. It was just a few miles from his existing church.
The mayor asked my friend if he was interested in purchasing the huge casino. The pastor thought the price would be $50 million or more. The mayor said, “No, you can purchase it for under two million dollars.”
The owner of a production company heard that the pastor was considering buying the casino property for his sanctuary. He told the pastor that he had a giant screen used for concerts and sporting events that would be wonderful for the new church. The screen was more than 150 feet long. It cost $3 million new. But the company owner said he would sell it to the pastor for $50,000.
Everything fell into place. Instead of building his own facility, a much bigger and better building dropped into his hands. That’s a part of the shift, the transfer. Somebody else built it, somebody else paid for it, but at the right time the building found its way into the hands of the godly.
Right now, something is looking for you. Something already has your name on it. As long as you’re doing your best to honor God and you have a heart to help others, an explosive blessing will find its way into your hands.
God knows where the hidden treasure is. He knows where to find the property, the contracts, the ideas, and the good breaks you need to fulfill your destiny. You may be stuck in a rut, thinking that you’ve gone as far as you can go. But God is saying, “Where you are is not permanent. I have explosive blessings coming your way. Blessings that will blast you to a new level. Favor that will take you beyond previous limitations.”
CHAPTER FIVE
Increase Your Capacity to Receive
E ven though God has amazing things in your future, He is limited by your capacity to receive. It’s as if you have a one-gallon bucket, yet I have fifty gallons to give you. The problem is not with the supply. The problem is you don’t have the capacity to receive. If you trade in that small container and get something bigger, then I can give you more.
It’s the same way with God. If you think you’ve reached your limits—whether it’s because of a bad economy, your health is poor, or you can’t afford the house you want—God has the ability and resources to help you, but your container is too small.
You have to enlarge your vision and make room for the new things God wants to do. You attitude should be: “The economy may be down, but I know God is still on the Throne. I know He has promotion and increase already lined up for me. His favor surrounds me like a shield. Goodness and mercy are following me. This will be a great year.”
When you change your thinking like that, you enlarge your capacity to receive. Then you will see the goodness of God in new ways. Some people go around with a small cup, so to speak. They’re not expecting much; maybe it’s because they’ve struggled for many years.
Others may have a bucket instead of a cup. They’ve done okay. They’re surviving, but they’re not planning on going any further. Still others have traded in the bucket. They’ve stretched their faith. They have a barrel. They believe they will go higher.
Yet there’s one other group; this group is very unusual. They believe in far-and-beyond favor. They believe God will prosper them even in a recession. They believe their children will be mighty in the land. They’re expecting explosive blessings. They know they’ve come into a shift and a supernatural increase is coming.
They don’t have a cup. They don’t have a bucket. They don’t have a barrel. Their faith is so strong they have a barn. They have a whole warehouse. They’re expecting God to open up the windows of Heaven and pour out unprecedented favor,
The mayor asked my friend if he was interested in purchasing the huge casino. The pastor thought the price would be $50 million or more. The mayor said, “No, you can purchase it for under two million dollars.”
The owner of a production company heard that the pastor was considering buying the casino property for his sanctuary. He told the pastor that he had a giant screen used for concerts and sporting events that would be wonderful for the new church. The screen was more than 150 feet long. It cost $3 million new. But the company owner said he would sell it to the pastor for $50,000.
Everything fell into place. Instead of building his own facility, a much bigger and better building dropped into his hands. That’s a part of the shift, the transfer. Somebody else built it, somebody else paid for it, but at the right time the building found its way into the hands of the godly.
Right now, something is looking for you. Something already has your name on it. As long as you’re doing your best to honor God and you have a heart to help others, an explosive blessing will find its way into your hands.
God knows where the hidden treasure is. He knows where to find the property, the contracts, the ideas, and the good breaks you need to fulfill your destiny. You may be stuck in a rut, thinking that you’ve gone as far as you can go. But God is saying, “Where you are is not permanent. I have explosive blessings coming your way. Blessings that will blast you to a new level. Favor that will take you beyond previous limitations.”
CHAPTER FIVE
Increase Your Capacity to Receive
E ven though God has amazing things in your future, He is limited by your capacity to receive. It’s as if you have a one-gallon bucket, yet I have fifty gallons to give you. The problem is not with the supply. The problem is you don’t have the capacity to receive. If you trade in that small container and get something bigger, then I can give you more.
It’s the same way with God. If you think you’ve reached your limits—whether it’s because of a bad economy, your health is poor, or you can’t afford the house you want—God has the ability and resources to help you, but your container is too small.
You have to enlarge your vision and make room for the new things God wants to do. You attitude should be: “The economy may be down, but I know God is still on the Throne. I know He has promotion and increase already lined up for me. His favor surrounds me like a shield. Goodness and mercy are following me. This will be a great year.”
When you change your thinking like that, you enlarge your capacity to receive. Then you will see the goodness of God in new ways. Some people go around with a small cup, so to speak. They’re not expecting much; maybe it’s because they’ve struggled for many years.
Others may have a bucket instead of a cup. They’ve done okay. They’re surviving, but they’re not planning on going any further. Still others have traded in the bucket. They’ve stretched their faith. They have a barrel. They believe they will go higher.
Yet there’s one other group; this group is very unusual. They believe in far-and-beyond favor. They believe God will prosper them even in a recession. They believe their children will be mighty in the land. They’re expecting explosive blessings. They know they’ve come into a shift and a supernatural increase is coming.
They don’t have a cup. They don’t have a bucket. They don’t have a barrel. Their faith is so strong they have a barn. They have a whole warehouse. They’re expecting God to open up the windows of Heaven and pour out unprecedented favor,
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