“I do believe, but help my unbelief.”
These words came from a desperate father in Mark 9, whose son had suffered for years under an evil spirit. The disciples had already tried and failed to cast out the spirit, so when he approached Jesus, hope was running low. You can almost hear the weariness in his voice when he says, “If you are able to do anything…”
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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” — Matthew 19:26
Being Kingdom-minded means learning to dream from the mind of Christ. When my husband and I first started dreaming with the Lord about what He wanted to do, we would share those visions with friends. They loved us deeply, and they meant well, but often their encouragement sounded like, “That’s amazing! But maybe you should scale it back a bit, make it something more realistic.”
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The purpose of biblical authority is to fulfill the commands Jesus gives us. But what happens when that authority is challenged?
Matthew 14:25–31 tells us that Jesus came walking on the water toward His disciples in the middle of the night. When Peter saw Him, he said, “Lord, if it’s really You, tell me to come to You on the water.”
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Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
In other words, don’t imitate the ideas or opinions of the culture around you. Instead, be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. Only then can you discern and live out God’s will.
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“Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.”
Believers pray this often, but what does it really look like?
History gives us an illustration. When Rome conquered new lands, they didn’t bring people back to the capital. Instead, they transformed the new territory to look like Rome. The laws, language, and culture all reflected the home kingdom—so much so that when the King came to visit, he felt like he was home.
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