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Elements

of

Overcoming Faith

ISBN - 978-0-9834145-0-6

Copyright 2011 Kayode Ijisesan

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CONTENTS

Preface ............................................................................. 1

Faith Formation

Element 1: Identication .............................................. 9

Element 2: Meditation ................................................. 19

Element 3: Imagination ............................................... 29

Faith Release

Element 4: Afrmation ............................................... 41

Element 5: Expectation ............................................... 51

Element 6: Action ........................................................ 63

Element 7: Celebration ................................................ 73

Faith Anchor

Element 8: Sanctication ............................................ 81

Element 9: Association ............................................... 91


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Whosoever believeth that Jesus is

the Christ is born of God: and every

one that loveth him that begat loveth

him also that is begotten of him

For whatsoever is born of God

overcometh the world: and this

is the victory that overcometh the

world, even our faith. Who is he

that overcometh the world, but he

that believeth that Jesus is the Son of

God?

- Apostle John


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PREFACE

Personal Testimony

More than ever, I am appreciative of the

goodness of God I have experienced in

my life. Personally, God has been so good

to me; I really cannot lay claim to any credit for all

He has done in my life. In as much as there is a lot of

glory yet to be manifested, I will be a fool not to give

God thanks for what he has done already.

It wasnt like this starting out life. Things did not look

like they would ever turn out the right way. Back then,

situations and circumstances pointed me towards

failure. All around, there were stark realities that

spelled doom. From a very humble background in my

home country Nigeria, nothing outwardly suggested

that I would be great in life.


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Apart from the good moral upbringing that my parents

gave me and the fact that I was well above average inelementary and high school, that was about all I had

going for me in life. Aside these, I was at ground zero.

However, two events took place that changed the

course of my life. I gave my life to Christ and I received

a vision from God to raise a supernatural army forHim. While these were the turning points of my life,

things did not change automatically in the physical.

I still had to walk through circumstances that were

against the essence of my newly found belief.

And that was the height of it. That was when I

experienced the greatest challenges of my Christian

walk. It was as if all the forces of hell were against

my calling and purpose, vowing I would not amount

to anything in life. At a point, I was homeless. Thethought of where to lay my head every night was

a concern. I lost friends and relationships. Even

academics became a serious challenge.

All that, however, cannot be compared to the

persecution I faced when I stepped out to start my

ministry. I started a christian group and it attracted

unusual unfairness. I became an object of mockery


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among those that should accept me fellow believers.

Because of the peculiarities of my ministry, theywouldnt want to have anything to do with me. They

even told fellow believers that they shouldnt identify

with the group. This, naturally speaking, was too much

for someone new to ministry to take. I would have

been crushed; my ministry would never have seen thelight of day; this book would never have gotten into

your hands.

Where did the breakthrough come from? What led to

my change? It wasnt my aggression - that wouldnthave gotten me anywhere. It wasnt my connections

- I didnt have that many. It wasnt luck far from it.

It wasnt even my good morals and intentions. Rather,

it was a scripture I came across at the height of these

challenges. In the middle of nowhere, at a time thelight of destiny was dim to the natural eye, Apostle

Johns words to his children became impressed in my

spirit so much that I wouldnt let go:

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world:

and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even

our faith.

1 John 5:4


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Flood light from heaven fell upon that scripture

in my heart, making me see its clear details. Thereit is: Whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world I

am not at the mercy of conditions but a master

of circumstances, irrespective of my background,

gender, age, temperament! 1st John 5:4 became my

mantra and the theme scripture for the christiangroup I founded. The group then known as Victory

Christian Fellowship literally rested on the revelation

from this scripture.

Through this scripture, a spirit of faith was birthed inme that could not be quenched. It became an anchor

for my soul. I realized I am born of God, because I

have made Jesus the Lord of my life. I also received a

vision that is born of God, because I received it from

Him. So, I am meant to overcome the challenges,troubles and persecutions. That makes me a world

champion!

It didnt matter again what life had denied me before

then. It didnt matter which part of the world I was

living in. It didnt matter who believed in me and who

didnt. It didnt matter the wiles of the enemy. By

being born again, by embracing my God-given vision,


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I knew I had signed up for destiny.

I became motivated from within so much that I couldnt

be moved by circumstances. In the thick of opposition,

I began to carry out certain acts corresponding to my

faith. One by one, from scriptures and by the dealings

of the Holy Spirit, I began to practice these acts I callThe elements of overcoming faith.

Years have come and gone, and the results are evident.

My faith in Christ Jesus as my savior and maker of

destiny has seen my ministry represented in majorcontinents of the world as I go about preaching the

good news and planting churches in the nations. By

the Word of faith, the destiny that God showed me

is becoming a reality, and I thank Him for everything.

My story is not meant to be an exception. It shouldbe common among believers.

It ought to be the story of everyone that will engage

his faith in all facets. Anyone that will embrace the

ways faith expresses itself, no matter what position he

is in right now, will one day be able to share his grand

testimony of Gods goodness in Christ Jesus.

This is the victory our faith.


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Faith Formation

So then faith cometh by hearing, and

hearing by the word of God.

- Apostle Paul


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ELEMENT 1

Identication

No matter what the world or religion says,

not every man is a child of God. Though

everyone is a creation of God, not everyonehas a relationship with Him. Jesus acknowledged some

peoples father as the devil, right in their presence. He

wasnt accusing them falsely (He doesnt do that), He

was telling them the simple truth.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your

father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning,

and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in

him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own:

for he is a liar, and the father of it.John 8:44

To be a child of God and have a relationship with Him,


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you must accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. When

you accept Jesus, you are changed within totally. Youare given a brand new spirit with the life and light of

God. When you say that prayer of salvation with your

heart and mouth, you are immediately transformed

into a brand new man in Christ Jesus.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:

old things are passed away; behold, all things are become

new.

2 Corinthians 5:17

The word new here means specie that has never

existed before. That means on getting born again,

you were not repaired or refurbished. You were not

sent to a mechanic workshop, you were created anew.

The old you (spirit being) was done away with, andthere emerged the new you untainted, unblemished

and original. Check yourself out from the Word

and you nd this splendid, glorious being that you

now are:

You have been made the righteousness of God

in Christ Jesus.

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that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 5:21

You are made unto good works.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

unto good works, which God hath before ordained that

we should walk in them.Ephesians 2:10

You are complete in Him.

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all

principality and power:Colossians 2:10

You are more than conquerors.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors

through him that loved us.

Romans 8:37

You are blessed with all.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings

in heavenly places in Christ:

Ephesians 1:3


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Notice all these scriptures have one these phrases -

in Christ, with Christ, through Him, in Him.Its on point; your new identity is rooted therein

in Christ. Identication is actually the story of mans

redemption. Jesus identied with you in your lowly

state so that you can identify with him in His exalted

state.

When He was crucied, you were crucied

with Him.(Romans 6:6, Galatians 2:20)

When He died, you died with Him. (Romans6:8, 2 Timothy 2:21, Hebrews 2: 14-15)

When He was buried, you were buried with

Him. (Romans 6:4-5, Acts 2: 23-26)

When He was made alive, you were made alive

with Him. (Colossians 2:13, Ephesians 2:5)

When He was raised, you were raised with

Him.(Ephesians 2:6, Colossians 3:1)

Now He is seated at the right hand of

the father, and you are seated with Him.

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With everything he was from the cross to the throne,

you were made united with Him at New Birth. Nowthat He has taken His rightful position of authority at

the right hand of the Father, guess where you are

right there in Him. In Christ you are of God you are

related to God, and actually a child of His.

This new status comes with untold privileges. Because

of your union with God, you are not just an ordinary

man. Though you still face challenges here on earth

like every other man, you have what it takes to rise

above them. You now have authority in Christ Jesusto deal with situations of life the same way Jesus dealt

with the g tree, winds and seas. Remember you are

in Him, and He is in you!

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them:

because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in

the world.

1 John 4:4

The Greater One lives inside of you! That makes

you insurmountable. The problems and difculties

that get others grounded, you ride over them. When

they say there is a casting down, you will say there is a


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lifting up. Why? You occupy an exalted position. The

devil, demons, troubles, situations and circumstancesare under your feet because of your association with

Jesus. What a superman you are!

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:17

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors

through him that loved us.

Romans 8:37

Accept You!

This is now your real identity. When you got born

again, you were translated from the kingdom of

darkness to the kingdom of His son in light. (Any

contrary opinion is tantamount to pride.) Do yourselfa great favor: Accept who you are. Embrace your

new status. It is the rst step to exercising the God-

kind of faith. Identication is the starting point of

overcoming faith.

That the communication of thy faith may become

effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which

is in you in Christ Jesus.

Philemon 1:6


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Acknowledge your new nature in Christ Jesus. You

are no longer a sinner, you are a saint. The new you isnot unrighteous, the new you is just. You are not just

a creation of God; you are a child of God. You have

his nature to express.

You have the life of God (John 10:10)You have the faith of God (Romans 12:3)

You have His love to express (Romans 5:5)

You have the fruits of the spirit (Galatians 5:22)

You have His righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21)

You have His grace (Romans 5:2)You have His Word (2 Peter 1:4)

The Word is the light shining on your new nature.

As you get accustomed to the new you through the

Word, you will begin to manifest that new nature.Understanding from the truth of Gods Word will

begin to shape your thoughts and move you to act

based on the abilities of God resident in you. It will

open you up to a whole new frontier of believing!

This is the real you, welcome to your world!


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Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are

possible to him that believeth.Mark 9:23

Its a whole new realm of possibilities. Your

identication in Christ gets you off the course

of hopelessness and puts you on the path of highprospects for your future. No more reason to nurse

failure!

To whom God would make known what is the riches

of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which

is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Colossians 1:27

Oh my! What a day when you gave your life to Christ!

What a change that happened! (It wasnt an outward

change; it was an inward glorious change.) Identifying

with this change is the foundation of your faith. When

you do away with pride and submit to Gods Word

where your identity is concerned, accepting who you

are in Christ Jesus, faith is stirred in you.

Your new order begins to take form as you embrace

your identity. For you to walk in faith to please God


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and have results in life, you must rst of all accept your

union with Christ and your highly exalted positionin Him. Overcoming faith only comes through

identifying with your overcoming status!


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ELEMENT 2

Meditation

You will never be established on your

identication until you dwell in the Word of

God long enough for your new identity in

Christ to be ingrained in you. The second thing after

you have gotten on the path of identication is to

meditate on the Word of God. Overcoming faith will

never be realized without it.

By meditation I do not mean mere reading or a cursory

glance at scriptures. There is a difference between

reading the Bible and meditating on it. While you can

read without meditating, you cannot meditate withoutreading, hearing or saying the Word. To meditate

means to ponder, to roll over a thought in ones mind

for a considerable period of time.


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The act of meditation speaks of conscious engagement

of the mind in a particular line of thought. In thissimple denition, the phrase conscious engagement

is vital, particularly regarding the Word of God. There

must be a calculated effort in putting your attention

on the Word for a season. Meditation on Gods Word

is and will always be a deliberate action. You canthave it otherwise.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth;

but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou

mayest observe to do according to all that is written

therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,

and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 1:8

Why? Mediation involves the natural senses of the

eyes, the ears and the mouth. And these are already

embattled with natural occurrences that are not in

line with the Word of God. While it is just so easy

to think, ponder on negative stuff, it will have to takesome countering effort to ponder on the realities of

Gods Word. Its like going upstream while the world

is going downstream. It is moving against the tide of


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the worlds system. That is why it has to be a conscious

action.

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my

sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them

in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those

that nd them, and health to all their esh.

Proverbs 4:20-22

See the emphatic tone of the fatherly advice. You cant

miss the import of the message: Do all you can to payattention to the Word. Overcoming faith depends on

it!

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the

word of God.

Romans 10:17

Faith comes through constant meditation!

Dont be Lazy

Your best companion in life therefore ought to be

your Bible and faith materials in every available


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medium. Your Bible is not meant for the bookshelf

or the coffee table. Its meant to be carried regularlyin your hand and in your heart. Its content is meant to

be rolled over in your mind until it begins to rule and

guard your thoughts. The frequency for this action,

according to the psalmist, is day and night.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his

law doth he meditate day and night.

Psalms 1:2

If that sounds like a burden on your shoulder, consider

the other side and see the lorry load of problems that

is piled up for those that will not learn from Gods

Word. Jesus made this clear:

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and

learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye

shall nd rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and

my burden is light.

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Gods yoke is the effort you will make to learn from

God through meditation. Compare that to a life ofpenury, sickness, adversity, confusion or delusion that

awaits anyone that does not take heed to the Word;

you will see that Gods burden is light indeed. For

overcoming faith, meditation is necessary.

As a Christian, you cannot afford to be lazy. Success

is not for lazy folks. You must be diligent in spending

time with the Word until it becomes a part of you.

You must labor in Gods Word to enter His rest. You

must learn how to roll the Word in your mind until it

becomes real to you. This has great recompense of

rewards.

Rewards of Meditation

Meditation in the Word causes success (Joshua 1:8)

Meditation brings good life and health (Proverbs

4:20-23)

Meditation causes the work of ones hands to

proper (Psalm 1:1-3) Meditation causes unusual insight and under-

standing(Psalm 119:99)

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Meditation to Revelation to Dominion

Such tremendous results are possible because at the

end of the meditation process is revelation. Meditation

gives you the capacity to see into the realm of the

spirit causing you to have insights into the intents,

purpose and promises of God such that you will not

be moved by physical evidences.

Joshua was told to meditate on the Word in order to

have success.





and then thou shalt have good success.Joshua 1:8

David had a commentary of meditating on the Word.

No wonder he overcame his enemies.

O how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.

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Daniel had understanding through meditation. He

was promoted above his fellows.

In the rst year of his reign I Daniel understood by

books

Daniel 9:2

Paul through meditation and revelation became a

great authority in the gospel, championing its course.

How that by revelation he made known unto me the

mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when

ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery

of Christ), which in other ages was not made known

unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy

apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Ephesians 3:3-5

These people meditated to the point of revelation.

Once that can happen to you, you are ready to dealwith the devil, ready to face any challenge, ready to

step out at Gods instruction. You have crossed to the

realm of dominion that will yield great prots. It is

revelation that makes a champion.


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Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them;

that thy proting may appear to all.1 Timothy 4:15

See what you have to gain by focusing on Gods Word.

From meditation to revelation to dominion to results!

While identication gets you on the path of faith,

meditation makes you build your faith. Identication

tells you it is possible, meditation says, Its for real.

Meditation brings you into revelation that will cause

dominion. Here is Your Majesty walking in the midst

of circumstances with boldness. No fear!

Fear is a tormentor of those that will not meditate

unto revelation. Fear only gives way at the point of

revelation. Until then, it is allowed to hang around.But when revelation comes through meditation, you

will conquer fear! The anchor of all faith expressions

is revelation. Where there is no revelation, there is no

overcoming faith!

This is why you cannot afford to be a lazy Christian.

You cannot afford to live just for the fun of it. You

must be purposeful about your existence.


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Meditation

You must maximize life by fullling the law of success

through meditating to catch revelation in order tohave dominion.

You may to have to lock up yourself in a room to

meditate. You may have to stay awake all night while

others are sleeping. You may have to plug an appliance

into your ears all day, listening to the Word of God.

Whatever it will take for you to cross into the spirit

realm to catch a glimpse of Gods intents and dictates

through the process of meditation, do it. Life will not

remain the same afterwards.


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ELEMENT 3

Imagination

There is a law of success that says anything you

focus on will grow. Anything you meditate

on will be magnied in your life. Putting the

Word of God before you on a consistent basis is a

prerequisite for overcoming faith because it leads to

revelation which expresses itself through imagination.

Revelation usually comes with supernatural images as

the light of God is shed upon a scripture in our heart.

You must always bear in mind that man came by way

of image (made in Gods image) and he will always

need God-kind of image to function effectively.

That is why it is imperative for man to develop an

appropriate image from the Word of God in order to

win consistently in life.


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We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto

ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shinethin a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star

arise in your hearts:

2 Peter 1:19

Illumination from the Word brings about imaginationof the same Word.

The Power of Imagination

We all know the place of imagination. The mind has

two parts of capturing mental images. The rst part isthe memory which has to do with replaying the past.

The second part is imagination, which has to do with

pre-playing the future. Imagination is about dreaming.

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and

they have all one language; and this they begin to do:

and now nothing will be restrained from them, which

they have imagined to do.

Genesis 11:6

The good thing is that everyone can dream. While you

cant really alter the memory because it is information

and images about the past, you can form or reshape


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your imagination because it is images of things that

are still ahead. You can dream of a better future.There is great power in imagination and conception.

There is no restraining order on your imagination.

You can determine your future by your imagination.

You can form mental images through revelationin Gods Word that will ultimately attract the good

things of life to you. The Word is meant to help you

build mental images on Gods plan and purposes for

you. There is no limit to such imagination. It is as far

as you can see.

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look

now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able

to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy

seed be.

Genesis 15:5

Evil Imagination

Most people have been conditioned to use imagination

to their detriment. The devil has done pretty well in

twisting the imaginations of men through the sin

nature he introduced in Adam. God gave Adam the

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it until Satan tempted and landed him in sin and

death. The temptation altered his imagination of God- mans imagination was twisted as a result.

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great

in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts

of his heart was only evil continually.Genesis 6:5

From then till now, it is natural for men to capture

through their experiences images of lack, failure and

difculties and project such images into the futuresuch that the future turns out to be according to those

images. The creative nature of man was twisted to

produce negative results.

But you are not just a mere natural man. Rememberyou are born again, and you have the new nature of

God. Your identity is in Christ. The revelation of

your identity through meditation should get you to

imagine the right results for your future. You need

to wake up to your new self by your imagination of

faith.


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Cast them Down

It is not that there will not be tendencies to imagine thewrong things - it was your spirit that got born again,

not your mind. Your mind will still want to pre-play

images deduced from happenings and experiences

around you. But you must guard against such. By your

act of will, you must cast down every evil imagination.The future is at stake.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but

mighty through God to the pulling down of strong

holds;)casting down imaginations, and every high thingthat exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and

bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of

Christ;

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

This should be an essential preoccupation of a

believer. Evil imaginations may still want to build due

to external inuence of sin and death, but you must

resist them. Cast down every imagination of failure,

lack, debt, sickness, death, accident etc. If you want to

stop seeing nasty things happen around you, you have

to stop nasty imaginations forming in you. Sometimes

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into the arena of your mind by suggesting negative

thoughts to you. Cast them out. You have the ability.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my

name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with

new tongues;

Mark 16:17

Dont spend your time on wrong images. Dont watch

movies that will build negative images in you. While

others are talking about leading actors and actresses

of modern day movies, you talk about Joseph, Jacob,Daniel, Esther in the Bible. Those are your real heroes.

Stay with the right image of the Word. Its time for

the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob to be real to you.

Destiny only answers to right imagination. Until youbegin to develop the right images for your destiny,

your imagination will compromise your destiny. Why?

Your imagination is the blueprint for your future. It

is the design that will be constructed into the edice

that your future will be. Consider your life now - if

what you have under construction is not glorifying

God, its time to demolish that structure, design a

new blueprint through your imaginations and start


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building based on the new blueprint. That was what

Abraham did.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might be-

come the father of many nations, according to that

which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

Romans 4:18

Abraham tore the blueprint of childlessness and

designed a new blueprint based on the images of the

promise of God to him. He set himself loose from

the stronghold of barrenness through the imaginationof his children becoming as numerous as stars. He

rode on that imagination to glory.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all

things that pertain unto life and godliness, through

the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and

virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and

precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers

of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that

is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:3-4

The Bible is full of such numerous promises that will


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create the imaginations of health, wealth, abundance,

safety, success, great future etc. The Word says, forinstance, that the Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not

want. You can build imaginations on that scripture so

much that your needs will always be met and your bills

will always be paid. In the midst of adverse economic

conditions, you can use the promises of God to buildimaginations of a new car without loan, a new house

fully paid for. These deductions are not automatic;

they are usually a product of meditation.

The best way to deal with negative imagination is notto be in the custom of building on them at all. For

your mind not to be a regular factory of the devils

imagination, you must be building godly imagination

though Gods Word on a regular basis. There is no

vacuum - if you are not building a good kind ofimagination, you will be building the other kind. The

absence of God-kind of imagination is the presence

of the devils imagination. And vice versa! The

imagination of what you focus on more will displace

the other.

When evil thoughts want to rear their head and you

have built up imaginations from the Word of God


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already, those God-kind imaginations will swallow up

the negative imaginations. That way, you will be ableto bring every thought to the obedience of Christ.

Thoughts in themselves are not imaginations yet, they

are suggestions, topics for discussion in the mental

realm which when entertained they become the plan.Remember Christ is your identity. Every imagination

must conform to the imaginations in Christ. Every

thought contrary to your new identity is a trespasser.

Arrest it under the law of the spirit of life. In its place,

create strong picture of abundance in the midst oflack, fruitfulness where there is barreness, health in

ailment, and success when others are failing. Maintain

those pictures in you through consistent meditation.

Dont let them go. They are your future.

As you dream on, heaven is looking down on you

with sheer delight. Such imaginations activate your

overcoming faith, and faith thrills God. The Most

High is pleased with you because He is raised high

in your mind above all situations and circumstances.

And as you hold Him in such high esteem mentally,

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He will not let you down in your manifestation.

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Terefore I say unto you, What things

soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe

that ye receive them, and ye shall havethem.

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ELEMENT 4

Afrmation

If you have accepted Gods Word to be true about

your new identity in Christ; if you have meditated

to a point of revelation, and have deduced some

great imaginations that form a wonderful blueprint of

your destiny, its time to build based on that blueprint.

Your rst and foremost duty in constructing your

future is afrmation. While overcoming faith is formedby the elements earlier discussed (i.e. Identication,

Meditation and Imagination), it will only be released

through afrmation.

Afrmation means to uphold, maintain and assertpositively. It is declaring the images of the Word of

God you have formed inside of you. It is confessing

the truth of Gods Word that you have so elevated in

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the Word of God.

We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is

written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also

believe, and therefore speak;

2 Corinthians 4:13

The spirit of faith speaks. Overcoming faith is a

function of overcoming words spoken out of a heart

that is lled with the dictates, intents and purposes of

God, irrespective of circumstances. You can see this

all over scriptures.

God recreated the world

God refashioned the world to His taste by His words.

Though the physical evidence was: without form

and void, He didnt keep mute.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 1:3

Abram called himself great

At Gods command, Abram started calling himself

Abraham, (meaning The father of many nations)

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Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram,

but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of manynations have I made thee.

Genesis 17:5

Jesus cursed the g tree

Jesus boldly spoke to a g tree in the presence of Hisdisciples that it should not yield fruit again, and it

happened just as He had said.

And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit

of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.Mark 11:14

Afrmation is the trigger for the manifestation of

faith. Removing afrmation from faith is taking

away a bullet from a pistol. The bullet is only potentwhen shot from the gun. What makes overcoming

faith so potent, what gives it its target, what causes

manifestation and brings possession is afrmation.

Jesus testied to this in His earthly walk:

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say

unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast

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believe that those things which he saith shall come to

pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.Mark 11:23

Jesus taught the disciples the lesson of their lives.

For you to walk in overcoming faith, you must

demonstrate your condence in God by declaringHis Word boldly. You must proclaim the Word that

has already been formed and elevated in your heart

and mind. Afrmation is a constant in the equation

of faith. For you to see results, you must express the

revelation in your heart with your mouth.

But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy

mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith,

which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with

thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine

heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou

shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto

righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made

unto salvation.

Romans 10:8-10

There is no Christianity without afrmation. No one

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Word of God (on salvation). And no one can have

results as a Christian without continuing to confess,declare or assert the Word of God. Afrmation of

faith is the livewire of Christianity. It is meant to be a

pre-occupation of every believer. It is our profession.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenlycalling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our

profession, Christ Jesus;

Hebrews 3:1

The reason why afrmation takes a centre stage in aChristians life is evident here: Jesus has gone ahead of

us to heaven to be the high priest of New Testament

believers (you and I). One of His roles as our priest is

to present our words to the Father in order to bring

them into manifestation. Before He left for heaven,He had sounded this warning:

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him

will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also

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To confess Jesus before men is to confess or afrm

the Word (Jesus is the living Word) in the presenceof men. (Note that afrmation is made open and

bold to whoever cares to listen.) To deny Jesus before

men is to shy away from declaring the Word in ones

dealing with men. For the former, Jesus presents such

declaration of faith to the Father, making a case forits manifestation and the Father has no choice but to

grant it because He is bound by covenant. For the

latter, Jesus has no word to present to the Father

because He can only present words that are consistent

with the covenant. The result is no show!

This is the bane of believers that dont confess the

Word. This is why people of God dont manifest the

blessing of God. When you begin to say words that

are not in agreement with the covenant God has withyou, God is not in the position to deliver it. The writer

of Hebrews understood this. And it was his great

charge to his fellow believers.

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is

passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us

hold fast our profession.

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Afrmation

Afrmation is what translates to manifestation.

Confession brings possession. You dont need to waitfor things to happen in the natural. (Some people have

been merely wishing for a turnaround for decades to

no avail) you make things happen by the words of

your mouth. So far you are speaking the Word of God

rooted in your heart, Jesus your High priest is there topresent your assertion of faith and Gods angels will

act swiftly on your requests.

Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength,

that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voiceof his word.

Psalms 103:20

Wrong AfrmationWhen you voice out the Word of God on prosperity,

abundance, health, success, promotion, the angels of

God go into operation to bring these to pass. When

you speak contrary to the Word of God, speaking

lack, failure etc, the angels are not empowered. The

forces of heaven dont move to perform words of

fear, doubt or unbelief. They just cant be bothered.

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The kind of words we speak determines the kind of

manifestations we get.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they

that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:21

Solemn truth! Your life is a product of words. Your

words determine your world. Where you are today

is what you said yesterday and where you are going

tomorrow is what you are saying now. On a daily

basis, you are making your future with your words.Whatever you dont want to see, wherever you dont

want to be, dont say it. Its a set up from hell to put

you down. Your world is a product of your words.

Someone says, But that is what I can see aroundme. No! You dont say what you see around; you say

what you want to see around. You say the truth of the

Word instead of the facts of circumstances. And you

cant afford to be indifferent and mute. (A dumb

Christian is a defeated person.) Be like your heavenly

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(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many

nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, whoquickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be

not as though they were.

Romans 4:17

This creative ability is in you right now. The same wayGod called light out of darkness, you call abundance

out of lack, call health out of sickness, call success

out of failure. Dont be moved by what you see. Dont

wait for the situation to change. The situation will only

change by your declaration of faith. So declare it now.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the

evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1

Say: I have it now. I have become now. I am now. Call

forth into existence your imaginations based on your

revelation of Gods Word. That way, you are creating

your world the way God created His at the beginning.

Through faith we understand that the worlds were

framed by the word of God, so that things which are

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Remember you have Gods identity. You have His

ability. If he could recreate the world, you can recreateyours. It doesnt matter what has happened. It doesnt

matter how far things have gone wrong. What matters

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ELEMENT 5

Expectation

Afrmation is not begging. It is claiming.

There is a sense of assurance about it.

Overcoming faith is bold, persuasive andconvincing. Afrmation of faith naturally results in

the next element, which is expectation.

According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that

in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness,

as always, so now also Christ shall be magnied in my

body, whether it be by life, or by death.

Philippians 1:20

Expectation such as this is not merely hoping or

wishing. It is a strong desire and anticipation for

something. It is looking forward to getting something

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already made the orders by faith through the earlier

elements, and your orders have been conrmed. Allyou are waiting for now is delivery. The goods are

yours already; they only need to land on your doorstep.

So you are to expect them.

Jesus had this way of thinking a lot while He was onearth because He was a man of overcoming faith.

He always sought to see miracles happen. He never

marveled at a miracle but always marveled when

people around would not receive from God with

their faith. Every time this happened, He was quickto point out their low demonstration of expectation

to receive:

In His Home Town

Jesus marveled at the people in his home town becausethey lacked expectation to receive.

And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he

went round about the villages, teaching.

Mark 6:6

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the birds of the air and the lilies of the eld, and it

fell short.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the eld, which

to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he

not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 6:30

Rebuking the Wind

One day Jesus got up to rebuke the wind on the sea -

His disciples could not deal with the situation because

their expectation did not just measure up.

And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of

little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and

the sea; and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:26

Training a Disciple

Again, out in the sea one day, Peter demonstrated

high expectation by walking on water, then he lost it.

Jesus was quick to correct him.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and

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wherefore didst thou doubt?

Matthew 14:31

While all these instances have people falling short in

their expectation, there were others Jesus commended

because of the faith they demonstrated:

The Centurions Anticipation

A centurion expected his servant to be healed at the

command of Jesus from far away. Jesus Himself was

amazed.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not

worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but

speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under

me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and toanother, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do

this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marveled,

and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I

have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Matthew 8:8-10

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daughter to be healed by not settling for less.

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the

childrens bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said,

Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall

from their masters table. Then Jesus answered and said

unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto theeeven as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole

from that very hour.

Matthew 15:26-28

Notice that what Jesus regarded as little faith or bigfaith has a lot to do with the peoples expectation.

The ones that demonstrated great faith really expect

to receive. The ones that exhibited little faith were

dillydallying. Overcoming faith requires much

expectation!

You Observe to Expect

The secret to expectation is captured at the Beautiful

Gate where Peter and John met a man lame from his

mothers womb. The lame mans attention was seized

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And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said,

Look on us.And he gave heed unto them, expectingto receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver

and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee:

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and

walk.And he took him by the right hand, and lifted

him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bonesreceived strength.And he leaping up stood, and walked,

and entered with them into the temple, walking, and

leaping, and praising God.

Acts 3:4-8

The lame man looked on the apostles, and expected to

receive and he eventually received (instantly, in his own

case). To expect something means to look forward, to

wait positively and you cannot conveniently do that if

your heart and mind is not on that thing. You have tobe observant continually (otherwise the manifestation

may even come and you never know). Expectation is

all about focus!

The focus for faith is the Word of God. Remember

overcoming faith only comes by the Word. So if

you will expect unto manifestation, you must focus

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all through. You need to focus on the written Word

and the specic instruction that God has given you.You need to observe the Word of God. What you

continually observe is what you see. And what you

continually see is what you get.

It is not enough to meditate on the Word of Godonce. It is not enough to have just a ash of revelation.

It is not just enough to imagine and afrm the Word

of God once in a blue moon. You need to keep your

expectation up by continuing in the Word of God,

otherwise your expectation zzles out, and there goesthe manifestation!

You have to keep observing. Till your manifestation

comes, you cant afford your effort to wane on any of

the elements of overcoming faith. Its all one trail. Ifyou stop meditating on the scripture you are basing

your faith on, your revelation will get stale and you

will stop imagining. If you stop imagining, you will

stop afrming. If you stop afrming, you will stop

expecting. You have to observe the whole process of

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get from God without patience? By denition,

patience is being consistently constant in faith. Itis actively engaging ones faith until manifestation.

For overcoming faith to yield its results, patience is

required.

Cast not away therefore your condence, which hathgreat recompence of reward. For ye have need of

patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye

might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he

that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

Hebrews 10:35-37

The assurance that the manifestation will come and

not tarry is hinged on God. Expectation to receive

a gift is determined by the nature and character of

the person sending the gift. In this case, God is thesender. His character has been tested to be perfect as

He does not fail. A thousand times out of a thousand,

He will always bring His Word to pass.

Among men, we will nd people that are able and not

faithful. They have the capacity to help their fellow

men but they dont always want to help. We also have

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help fellow men, but they just dont have what it

takes. But God stands out. He is the only being thatcombines both attributes of ability and faithfulness

reliably. And He is truthful about it.

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son

of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shallhe not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make

it good?

Numbers 23:19

This scripture lends the most credence to the wholeBible and Christian faith. Your expectation of Him

is hinged on this truth. He cant fail, He cant lie. He

will always deliver. Patience is quite realistic from this

angle!

It doesnt mean the devil will not try to trick you out

of your standing on the Word. The devil will try to

short-circuit your faith by making your expectation

move from the Word to circumstances around you.

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For which cause we faint not; but though our outward

man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.For our light afiction, which is but for a moment,

worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight

of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen,

but at the things which are not seen: for the things which

are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seenare eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

The things that are seen are the facts of this world.

According to Paul, they are temporal and subject tochange. But the things that are not seen are the truths

and revelation drawn from the Word of God. They

are eternal and permanent. While people can change

their mind and circumstances can fade away, God still

stands as sure. Only God and His Word have eternalstatus!

Never let your focus shift from what is permanent to

what is temporary. Dont build around what is ckle.

Rather keep your gaze on the written Word. Keep

observing the vision or instruction He has given you.

You are dealing with God that never fails. Keep your

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For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall

not be cut off.Proverbs 23:18

Your expectation will not be cut off because what you

observe you expect and what you expect you attract.

From the part of the world your goods might be, pulltheir manifestation towards you by your undivided

attention on the scriptures that promise them. Expect

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ELEMENT 6

Action

Observing the Word will not only make you

expect, it will also make you act on the

Word. Your observation of the revelation

behind your faith must denitely lead to certain

corresponding actions in line with faith for it to

produce results. You observe in order to do the Word.





and then thou shalt have good success.

Joshua 1:8

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to observe and to do all his commandments which I

command thee this day, that the LORD thy God willset thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Deuteronomy 28:1

Success and blessing manifestations await anyone

that is willing to move into action by his faith. Theseactions or works are the proof of overcoming faith.

They are the real indicators that point in the direction

of your faith. If indeed you have come to believe,

then you will act.

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have

works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will

shew thee my faith by my works.

James 2:18

It is foolishness to separate faith from corresponding

actions regarding the revelation that births that faith.

There are always actions that are consistent with your

faith. And your faith is perfected by such appropriate

works. Without them, the faith doesnt really exist.

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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The Three Hebrew Boys Acted their Faith

The three Hebrew children did not obey the kingsorder. Based on their inner conviction they acted and

got their manifestation.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said

to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to

answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom

we serve is able to deliver us from the burning ery

furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O

king.But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that

we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image

which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3:16-18

Abraham Sacriced His Son

Abraham was told by God to sacrice Isaac, the child

of promise. He went ahead, believing God will have

to restore him back to life if necessary. However, God

showed up just on time to honor his faith.

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither

do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou

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And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold

behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: andAbraham went and took the ram, and offered him up

for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Genesis 22:12-13

David killed GoliathDavid took action on the revelation of the covenant

he had and single-handedly defeated the arch-enemy

of his nation.

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, andcame and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted,

and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. And

David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone,

and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead,

that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon

his face to the earth.

1 Samuel 17:48-49

All these are faith-based actions at the face of grave

odds. They are clear examples of faith backed up by

works. All the saints in faiths hall of fame in Hebrews

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Work of Peace

The rst of such works (and one that is general) isthe work of peace. If you have prayed, believed and

received, peace must be in operation. Since you are

afrming that God has done what you are standing in

faith for, then you dont get worried or anxious about

it again.

You have to stop thinking of the bill, symptom or

condition. Allow no care or worry again because you

have your answer already by faith.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer

and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be

made known unto God. And the peace of God, which

passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and

minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

Always make sure that the peace of God undergirds

your faith. (This doesnt mean the devil will not try

to raise thoughts of doubt in your mind. Already

you know how to cast down contrary thoughts and

imaginations.) You might have started out in faith but

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peace) you need to observe the Word the more. This

will get you back on track and lead you to a pointwhere you cast your cares naturally.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

1 Peter 5:7

Sowing SeedsYour faith may require the action of sowing a

particular seed. Giving is an act of overcoming faith.

In the whole process, God may lead you to give a

particular offering. Often, such a seed is sacricial, asin the case of Abraham.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:

and he that had received the promises offered up his only

begotten son,

Hebrews 11:17

Imagine the horrendous doubt, fear and concern

that would have tried to cloud Abrahams mind. But

he would not give in still. At the command of God,

he gave His greatest possession as a proof of his

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And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD,

for because thou hast done this thing, and hast notwithheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will

bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as

the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon

the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his

enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of theearth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 22:16-18

The enemy and his agents may want to deceive you

not to give particularly if you are standing in faith fornances or resources. They may want to make you

think that you dont have anything to give or the seed

is too precious. But if God impresses it in your heart

to give, if he tells you to sow that seed for the harvest

of your manifestation, do it! It is the correspondingaction of your overcoming faith.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth

forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless

come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with

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The devil doesnt want you to give because he is afraid

of your harvest. He is trying to stop you from feedingyour covenant and manifesting results. You must not

allow him. That seed is not a loss. It is not lost. Its

only going to produce your harvest. It is bringing

about the manifestation of your faith.

Other Actions

Depending on what you are standing in faith for, you

will have to believe to a point of action. If you are

looking for a job, submit your resume in different

companies with an assurance that your job is settled.If you are looking for a child, start shopping for that

baby. If you are standing in faith for the healing of

your body, the revelation of your health in Christ

Jesus should move you to get up from the bed and act

like people that are healed.

It may look crazy. People that know you may scream

at your decision. Dont take it against them. They

cant see the invisible because they didnt catch the

revelation with you. They cant see your victory, but

you can.

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started. It doesnt matter how many goals have been

scored against you on the outward. By your overcomingfaith, you have an inside information: You won. And

the blessing will have to manifest your victory.

Dont Imitate Without Revelation

Just make sure you are acting in line with your faithand according to the revelation you have. There

is a difference between faith and presumption.

Overcoming faith is not based on another mans

testimony; it is based on the revelation of the Word of

God. While other peoples testimonies can encourageyou to walk by your faith, they are not necessarily the

basis for your faith. The Word of God is.

It is presumption to take off your recommended

eyeglasses solely because another person shared atestimony that he acted as such and got the physical

healing of his eyes. That person did it based on a

revelation he got. Without such an inner conviction,

there is no faith in its true sense. If you act based on

someone elses faith actions it is merely trying to copy

faith, and it wouldnt work because it is not faith!

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You are not wired to live by the faith of others. Four

times this truth is drummed. It is as if the whole Bibleis geared towards passing this all important message

to Gods children:

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from

faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live byfaith.

Romans 1:17

The just shall live only by his own faith. Overcoming

faith, which is revelation-driven and action-borne,must be the lifestyle of every believer. You know the

truth by revelation, and you act out the truth that you

know irrespective of the odds.

Mountains may appear large, walls may be closing inon you, but because you know, you are moved to act

despite them. And those corresponding actions, the

proof of your overcoming faith, will clear out the

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ELEMENT 7

Celebration

There is a particular action that always ac-

companies overcoming faith. It corresponds

to faith and usually a strong proof of onesexpectation. It literarily births the manifestation. It is

the force of joy which is accompanied by an attitude

of celebration.

By whom also we have access by faith into this gracewherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of

God.

Romans 5:2

The force of joy is in a class of its own. While otherfaith actions move you closer to your manifestation,

joy literally serves as the crown of your faith and the

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Add celebration to all the other elements and your

physical manifestation is made. Why? Joy is the proofof your victory.

If you have ever watched a game of sports before, you

will notice the winning side is always the celebrating

side. All you need to do to know the winner is to lookfor the group celebrating after the match. The whole

essence of faith is victory. If indeed faith is the victory

that overcomes the world, then faith is not complete

without some celebration.

Someone asks, What is the celebration about?

Another one says, I will celebrate when I have it in

my hands. No! This is faith walk. In the terrain of

overcoming faith, you do not see before you believe.

Rather you believe in order to see. If indeed youbelieve you have received, you rejoice. Here is the end

of your faith.

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye

see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable

and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even

the salvation of your souls.

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Celebration

The problem is that people equate joy to happiness.

But there is a difference. Though happiness and joy areexpressions of good feelings, happiness is expressed

based on outward evidences while joy is a function

of an inner conviction irrespective of physical

circumstances. The celebration of faith is meant to

happen always in and out of season. Nothing shouldtamper with it. You can rejoice always.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Philippians 4:4

What is the dividend of joy? The result of celebration

is the manifestation. Joy is acting out your victory by

faith. As you rejoice, you make your manifestation a

reality. There is no action that draws your results more

than your joy.

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells

of salvation.

Isaiah 12:3

There is no victory without joy. And that is why the

devil will not want you to have anything to do with

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come to pass. But he is so afraid of you celebrating

because of its consequence. Joy implies the certaintyof your results. It means you have won, and hell hates

to be told that nal verdict. Where your manifestation

is concerned, celebration is the nal blow on Satan. It

messes his camp up real good!

When you are going through and want to overcome

nd yourself a space to shout, dance and laugh. If

the devil cant keep you shouting and hollering in joy,

you have won. If he cannot stop you from rejoicing

in faith, he cannot stop your manifestation. In anychallenge you are standing in faith against, count it all

joy.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers

temptations;

James 1:2

Remember this is an action that is inwardly driven. It

is an action based on the revelation you have received.

It does not matter the pressure or condition. It does

not matter the array of problems the enemy has laid

on your path in order to make you give up on your

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give up.) Launch your attack of joy on him. Rejoice;

laugh at the devil. Laugh him to scorn.

The devil thinks he has gotten you, but he does not

know that your arsenal is full of detonators of joy.

When he thinks he has edged you in with thoughts of

fear and doubt; when he thinks he is about to rob youof faith, you need to release an explosive of joy and

watch all his wiles fall into pieces. The enemy cannot

simply handle a Christian that celebrates his victory

in Christ!

Although the g tree shall not blossom, neither shall

fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail,

and the elds shall yield no meat; the ock shall be

cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the

stalls:Habakkuk 3:17

We rejoice because our condence is not in the esh.

Our condence is in our identity in Christ Jesus. We

celebrate victory that we already have in Christ Jesus.The devil can never have the nal say. He is already

defeated. Exercising your overcoming faith is all about

making him stay defeated in that aspect and joy is the

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This is the essence of celebration. Any Christian that

will not celebrate his manifestation stands the risk ofbeing sucked back into doubt, fear and unbelief.

Thats why you have to learn to turn the heat on the

devil by rejoicing. Anything you truly celebrate for,

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For in Jesus Christ neither

circumcision availeth any thing, nor

uncircumcision; but faith whichworketh by love.

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ELEMENT 8

Sanctication

Overcoming faith works! From the elements

of identication to celebration, faith is

made to produce results. But there areother elements that can hinder or compromise the

faith process if one does not take heed to them.

They are the carriers through which faith formation

and release is effective. Without the ambience theyprovide, faith will not land in manifestation even if it

takes ight. At the ungodly temperature that their

absence affords, faith freezes to death.

Despite the great potency of overcoming faith,it is reduced to nothing when it is devoid of these

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And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand

all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have allfaith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not

charity, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:2

These elements are sound attributes of love, the rstbeing sanctication. Ones faith may never manifest

without it. Sanctication is one word that is not so

much in vogue in certain Christian circles nowadays,

but it should be because it is an attribute embedded

in the characteristic nature of the new creation. It is aspiritual reality of our new being.

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye

are sanctied, but ye are justied in the name of the

Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

You and I are already sanctied in Christ Jesus. To

be sanctied means to be separated for a purpose.

Every Christian is meant to consecrate himself unto

Gods purpose by consciously separating himself

from corruption and contamination of this world.

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sanctied but for us to be true to our nature by living

such a sanctied life.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of

God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrice, holy,

acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Romans 12:1

Sanctication is a quality and character that every child

of God must exhibit for his faith to always produce.

Not living a sanctied life means living in sin. And

sin kills. Sin and death are inseparable companions.They always go together.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is

eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:23

Sin will mess up the life of any believer that engages

in it. Such a Christians capacity for overcoming

faith will be compromised. Lack of integrity, malice,

unforgiveness, stealing, fornication, and all the works

of the esh will not allow one to enjoy the promises

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Jesus. No wonder Pauls warning:

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us

cleanse ourselves from all lthiness of the esh and

spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Holiness is essential for faith to work. (Holiness here

is not perfection. It does not mean you dont miss

it sometimes but that you dont make a practice of

sin. When you nd yourself falling short of Gods

standard in your conduct, quickly repent and sincerelyask God for His forgiveness. That way, your holiness

is intact.)

Holiness shouldnt be something strange or difcult

for a believer. Already we are His righteousness inChrist Jesus. The righteous nature in us abhors evil

and as long as we yield to it, our conduct should be in

line. God Himself is righteous, thats why He cannot

sin. He is holy because He is righteous. And since He

has made us righteous like He is, He does not expect

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Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

1 Peter 1:16

A Christian that toys with sin is only shooting

himself in the leg. For instance, a believer that will

not forgive his neighbor is hindering his faith walk.

No matter what reason he has for not forgiving, he isnot going to get what he is standing in faith for. Jesus

clearly stated this:

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire,

when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shallhave them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye

have ought against any: that your Father also which is

in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Mark 11:24-25

A Christian that walks in malice is sowing the seed of

discord in the earth (his heart) that he is expecting his

harvest of good works to come from. This seed, if

left unchecked, will germinate and grow in such a way

that it will choke the good harvest being expected.

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Fornication, adultery, hatred, murder, stealing, strife

are all works of the esh. And the people that engagein them are living contrary to the lifestyle of the

kingdom. However, faith can only work effectlively

when the esh is put in subjection.

Now the works of the esh are manifest, which arethese; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,

wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders,

drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I

tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, thatthey which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom

of God.

Galatians 5:19-21

Sin is a distraction. It is to get you off the ground ofyour faith in Christ Jesus. The ones that are called by

the name of the Lord should therefore depart from

sin. According to Apostle Paul, this is the foundation

in God.

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,

having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his.

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depart from iniquity.

2 Timothy 2:19

If you are a child of God, for the sake of your faith

in Him, do away with sin.

The Word of HolinessThe way to walk away from sin and walk in holiness

on a consistent basis is to constantly renew ones

mind with the Word of God. The earth is under the

inuence of the law of sin and death. In order not

to be caught in its vicious cycle, one must constantlyfeed on the Word. We must be transformed by the

Word on a constant basis in order not to conform to

the ways of the world.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye

transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may

prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will

of God.

Romans 12:2

Sanctication is fueled by the Word of God. When

a believer neglects the Word, sin and all eshly

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that we have within us will only come into expression

when we pay attention to the Word.

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by

taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my

whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander

from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mineheart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalms 119:9-11

The Word is the mirror! If you want to see how and

what you are, check the Word. When you see yourselfthrough the Word, you will know who you really are.

You are not someone that is meant to be controlled by

sin again. Rather, sin should not have dominion over

you. You are not someone running away from sin or

shying away from holiness, you are someone alreadysanctied and made holy by God, and you want to

maintain your holiness by conducting yourself by the

laws of God. This consistency in the Word sets free!

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,

he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in

a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way,

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But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and

continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but adoer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

James 1:23-25

Once you dont look away from the mirror of Gods

Word and you continue to meditate in the perfectlaw of liberty, sanctication (which is separation

from worldly ways), is guaranteed. You will be able to

forgive because the Word says forgive, you will act in

love because the Word says so. You will be able to live

a holy life because the Word says Be holy.

You need this for your faith to produce. Overcoming

faith is nurtured and brought to fruition in the

atmosphere of sanctication. Sin compromises faith.

You need to consecrate yourself to Gods will andseparate yourself from the evil ways of this world.

You need to renew your mind so that you can conduct

yourself in purity and holiness in order to have its

great reward which is wholeness and peace in all

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Association

God has called us unto sanctication so that

we can please Him by faith. The sanctied

life is a separated life. Its such an existencethat holds on to what is godly and shuns what is evil.

And you cannot really live a sanctied life without

having the right association around you and doing

away with the wro

elements of overcoming faith

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