Six Ways to Foster Fervency in Prayer

Six Ways to Foster Fervency in Prayer

In Scripture we continually see that prayer precedes power. But not just any kind of prayer. Prayer that moves the heart and hand of God is heartfelt and fervent. It is meaningful and passionate. It is not lukewarm or filled with doubt. When the authorities commanded...
Discerning Truth In Perilous Times Of Manipulation

Discerning Truth In Perilous Times Of Manipulation

Heavenly Father, we indeed are living in perilous times and Your wisdom and help is most vital to our survival. Please help us! There is so much information available to us everyday that it is increasingly difficult to discern the truth. The big high tech firms are...
Our Prayers Can make the Crooked Straight

Our Prayers Can make the Crooked Straight

We declare that God’s truth will go forth to untwist and untangle every obstruction and blockage to God’s purposes, so that Kingdom order and alignment will reign, in Jesus’ name. We are facing a spiritual adversary that seeks to twist and contort...
How to Get Beyond Your Shame to Love Yourself as God Does

How to Get Beyond Your Shame to Love Yourself as God Does

Many people wince when they catch their glimpse in the mirror. For some, it’s a reaction to physical features with which they have not yet found peace. You know, “this nose,” “those wrinkles” or “that belly!” But for others, the mirror isn’t merely a reflection of...
What to Remember When You Feel Rejected for Being Different

What to Remember When You Feel Rejected for Being Different

For too many years, I tried to be “normal.” But it never really worked out for me. Way back in my school days, it seemed I was always at least somewhat different from my peers. I was never as interested in PE and parties; I’d rather talk politics and religion. And...
The Days of Pretend Christianity Are Over

The Days of Pretend Christianity Are Over

Our great God has been preparing for a glorious new era for nearly 70 years. It is not just a new season of refreshing; it is much larger than that—it is a time of entering into the greatest days in church history. I wrote in my earlier book, Angel Armies, that the...
Finding Prophetic Symbolism in Tattoos

Finding Prophetic Symbolism in Tattoos

God is speaking to you all the time. The more you understand His hidden voice, the better you will know your God-given destiny. As the Lord awakens our God-given creative spirit, we discover that He can speak through just about anything. There are so many ways to...
Don’t Look at the Storm

Don’t Look at the Storm

“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, 0 thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” (Matthew 14:30-31) If...
5 Sure-Fire “To Dos” To Beat the Blues

5 Sure-Fire “To Dos” To Beat the Blues

Ever been in a funk? You know, a sudden onslaught of sadness, discouragement or depression, otherwise known as “the blues.” I’ll admit, every so often, these feelings attempt to rest on me. And if my defenses are down, I can allow it all to hang around for too long. A...
Do You Want To Learn How To Live From the Presence of God?

Do You Want To Learn How To Live From the Presence of God?

When you become a Christian and decide to invite Jesus into your heart, did you know that you are actually inviting Him to come live inside of you? The reality is that you are actually co-dwelling with the presence of God – every moment of your life. On the day of...
Stop Worrying about Your Kids

Stop Worrying about Your Kids

“And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”  (Isaiah 54:13) Too many Christian parents today are wasting time worrying about their children. Years ago, Gloria and I saw the devil trying to get a foothold in our...
Jesus Broke the Power of Meth and Homelessness

Jesus Broke the Power of Meth and Homelessness

Growing up, my home was a very toxic place to live. My parents were abusive toward each other and also toward me and my brothers and sisters. I remember going to church a lot—it seemed like we went every day for hours at a time. But yet I remember going home after...
“Jesus is Ripping Off the Blanket of Darkness!”

“Jesus is Ripping Off the Blanket of Darkness!”

The Lord spoke to me, saying that many of His children are in a place called, “contradiction.” The place of contradiction is where everything looks opposite from what God has promised you. If that is you, I have good news for you: there is a DIVINE...
5 Ways to Attract the Anointing of God – Part I

5 Ways to Attract the Anointing of God – Part I

What is “the anointing”? Uncomfortable favor. That’s what she (Renee Evans, who with her husband, Joaquin, are our senior leaders at Bethel Austin) prayed over me the other day after telling her about my startup business. “Uncomfortable favor”. And I readily received...
Tapping Into the Law of Establishment

Tapping Into the Law of Establishment

I kept hearing in the Spirit, “I call forth the law of establishment.” It would not leave me but cycled for many minutes. The Spirit of the Lord had me declaring it out in our prayer meeting, and I knew there must be more revelation to come forth....