Use the force

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

If we look back, we will see that in order to receive the kingdom of heaven, (health, prosperity, family, relationships, salvation, etc.), it had to be done aggressively.

Here are a few examples of where 'violent faith' was used both in a negative and positive way:

• Lucifer had no mercy when influencing one third of the angels of heaven to rebel against God. Those fallen angels are demons today.

•  Saul ordered Stephen to be stoned to death because of his 'no nonsense' preaching.

•  Elijah, the only living prophet of the Lord, put his life on the line facing all 450 prophets of baal. They were all executed.

•  David faced Goliath who defied the armies of the Living God. Goliath's head was cut off.

•  Jesus went down to hell to take back the keys that satan had in his possession for so long.

And the same principle still applies today. Not physically, of course! But in order to receive and hold on to all the blessings of God, you MUST use all the force you have—VIOLENTLY.

Doesn't this go against Bible teachings?

No it doesn't!  Here are some examples of how you can be 'violent' against negativity in your love life. You must be violent:

•  To resist and rebuke the tempting thoughts to watch pornography or anything else not fitting to watch.

•  To get rid of the grudges held against those who hurt or abused you in the past.

•  To say "No" to your own sexual desires when your ex-partner, or that person you are dating, seeming to be the right one for you, says or insinuates to sleep with them as you'll both be together anyway.

•  To reject those negative comments sown in your mind by people who only want you to remain single.

Notice that prayer alone, or being soft with these problems will not solve them. You need to be brutal, aggressive, rough, tough with yourself and firm with others around you, otherwise the thoughts, feelings or comments will only be a step closer to your fall.

By doing this, you are protecting yourself from YOURSELF—the deceit of your heart.

Don't let the devil steal from you your right to the kingdom of heaven.

Use the force!

The One thing they had in common...

If you are one of the 300 that has sacrificed on the altar, having cut down your altar of baal in the process, what is the next step in achieving your transformation of life or the one goal that you desire? Well, let’s see what the following had in common—and did!

When Gideon broke down the altar of baal, cut down the wooden image, built a new altar to God and presented the bull and then went down to the camp of the Midianites, 120,000 men of the enemy died by their own swords. Fifteen thousand fled. Was victory certain for Gideon at this point? Not at all! Those fifteen thousand men years later would regroup and build a stronger army to come against Israel once again. To be certain, Gideon had to do something to ensure victory...

When Abram heard that his nephew Lot, his wife, his goods along with the women and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were taken captive by Chedorlaomer king of Elam and the four other kings along with him along with all his goods, Abram had to do something to ensure his nephew returned back with all the people to safety...

When David saw that the Amalekites had invaded Ziklag and burned it down and had taken his two wives as well as the wives and children of all his men as captives, David had to do something to ensure their wives and all the spoils were recovered...

What was the one thing these 3 had in common? – THEY PURSUED!

“When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.” (Judges 8:4)

“Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.” (Genesis 14-16)

^“So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred men...”
“...So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all.”  (1 Samuel 30: 9-10, 18-19)

They did not allow circumstances to get the better of them. Were they exhausted?—YES! However, they had a goal to reach. This is what makes the difference between people who achieve what they want and those who give up when things get tough.

One week has already gone by. Does someone find, date, get engaged and eventually marry someone in one week? Of course not! It is not time to stop. Last Sunday your journey to a fulfilled love just started!

Get yourself up and challenge yourself to do new and exciting things, things you did not think was in you to do; (a) Get a different hairstyle, (b) buy bolder colour clothes, (c) ask God to help you get over your shyness, ATTEND THE ‘LOVE NITE’ ON SAT 30^th JULY AT THE RAINBOW.

Gideon, Abram and David pursued after what they wanted! ...Now it's your turn!