The Book that Has Changed the Lives of Millions
Prison to Praise by Merlin Carothers. This book has changed the lives of millions including Pat Boone and Gloria Swanson. So changed by this book and desiring others to read this book, Gloria Swanson bought several copies of this book and stood on a street corner and gave them out for free! Click below to see and purchase this extraordinary book inspired by the Lord.
Releasing God's Power Through Thanksgiving
I had been trusting in many of God's promises for healing,
renewed youth, wisdom, success in life, financial prosperity,
victory over sin, peace, a Christian spouse, confidence,
great faith in God's word, correct eating habits, power to heal
the sick, power to successfully witness to the lost as well as
a myriad of other things, but the manifestation of the promises of God
coming to pass in my life seemed very slow, very slow indeed.
One day I asked God what would be the most holy, righteous
and quickest way to see God's promises come to pass in my
life. In other words, what was the quickest way to get rid of the doubt
and unbelief in my heart so God's promises would manifest and
become a reality in my life. I believe He gave me the answer.
The Lord had me read Merlin Carother's book Prison to Praise.
In this anointed book I learned from Romans 8:28 and Ephesians 5:20
that through thanking and praising God for both good and bad
things in our lives we release the power and ability of God to change
and perfect those things (Psalm 138:8) in our lives for the better,
including getting rid of doubt and unbelief.
It might sound stupid, even blasphemous for you to thank God for
the bad things (sickness, fear, poverty, bondage to sin etc.) that happen in
your life, but God is sovereign and nothing happens in your
life unless He gives the okay. So why does He allow bad things
in your life? He loves you and has a purpose for your life and
He allows good and seemingly bad things in your life to help
fulfill His will for your glorious destiny. He tells you in 3 John 2
He wants you to "prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth."
Again, I emphasize that when you thank and praise God for both
good and bad things then His power is released to
perfect those things in your life. Here is a testimony I will
share with you to help you understand how this works:
A very distraught soldier came to Merlin Carothers when Merlin
was still a chaplain in the Army. Crying, the soldier said his wife wanted to
divorce him. Chaplain Carothers had the soldier kneel with him
in prayer and thank God his wife wanted to divorce him. Shortly
afterwards, the soldier got a phone call from his wife and she
apologized and said she was not going to divorce him. Praise
the Lord for His faithfulness to transform the worst situations
into something beautiful.
Here is a testimony of my own. One day after learning about
the power of thanking and praising God for both the good
and bad things in my life, my computer would not connect
with the internet and my printer would not work. Instead of
grumbling and complaining (God hates grumbling and
complaining), I lifted my hands and thanked God that my
computer would not connect to the internet and that my
printer would not work. What happened? My computer
connected to the internet and my printer started spitting
out copies it would not print before. God specializes in
miracles.
So start thanking and praising the Lord for both the good
and bad things in your life. God is faithful and He will begin
immediately to release His power and ability in your life to
perfect those areas in your life that need perfecting. God
bless you as you refuse to grumble and complain, but give
praise and thanksgiving to a loving and faithful God.
Send me, Philip, your testimonies to abc123pcj@yahoo.com.
Thank you.
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The Book that Has Changed the Lives of Millions
Prison to Praise by Merlin Carothers. This book has changed the lives of millions including Pat Boone and Gloria Swanson. So changed by this book and desiring others to read this book, Gloria Swanson bought several copies of this book and stood on a street corner and gave them out for free! Click below to see and purchase this extraordinary book inspired by the Lord.
You Don't Need More Faith
"Oh, if only I had more faith." Ever say or think that?
Jesus didn't think we needed more faith. In Matthew 17:20b
He said if you had faith as small as a mustard seed you
could move a mountain. Romans 12:3b says we've all
been given the measure of faith, so we have more than
enough faith to move the biggest mountain of sickness,
disease, poverty, fear, lack, bondage to sin, and yes even
a literal mountain or whatever mountain is standing in our
way of fulfilling God's glorious plan for our lives.
Then what is the problem? What is keeping our faith
from being released to do its job of activating God's
promises in our lives so we can live the prosperous and
overcoming life promised us in God's word? Jesus gives
us the answer in Matthew 17:20a when He tells his disciples
why they could not cast the demon out of the "lunatick"
boy. Jesus said, "Because of your unbelief." Unbelief
is the culprit, not the lack of faith. Get rid of the unbelief
and our problem is solved.
So it is time for you to activate those "exceeding great
and precious promises" and begin living the abundant life
Jesus spoke of in John 10:10. Here is what you do to
release your faith in God's promises:
1. Find two or three promises that cover your situation,
whether it is for healing, peace, joy, a financial breakthrough,
weight loss, deliverance from some sin, wisdom, confidence
or for whatever situation you want to see made right.
2. Personalize those scriptures. Examples: "By his
stripes I was healed." " Sin no longer dominates me."
"Whatever I do prospers."
3. Spend fifteen or more minutes a day speaking
those promises because "faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17).
4. This may sound stupid or even
blasphemous. You thank God for the problem.
Why would you thank God for sickness or some
devastating thing in your life? Because God tells
you in Romans 8:28 "All things work together for
good to them that love God." And in Ephesians
5:20 we are told to give thanks for all things and
that includes both good and bad things.
5. Finally, understand that God is sovereign and nothing
happens in your life unless He has given the
okay. When you thank God for both the good and
bad things, you allow Him to go to work on those
good and bad areas in your life to perfect them.
David said in Psalm 138:8 God would perfect
those things concerning him.
Let me give you a testimony to show you the
power of thanking and praising God for something
bad in your life. A woman was married to an abusive
alcoholic husband. One day the mother discovered
the power of thanking and praising God for both good
and bad things. She made a covenant with her
daughter to thank God for her alcoholic
husband. That night he came home sober and
never got drunk again.
Follow these five steps and see how powerful
and faithful our God is to turn "mourning into
dancing" (Psalm 30:11a).
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