Walking in our Destiny in the Midst of the Credit Crunch

Some notes and audio for talk at Aliso Viejo Vineyard, CA Sept. 19, 2010....Special thanks to Ted and Ginger for sharing what a life of living by faith looks like and also for Kent Larson for being so gracious for inviting me into his life and ministry there.


Are there any promises that God has spoken to you in the past but have yet to be fulfilled?

Revolutionary Perspectives:
Carrie Judd Montgomery was led by the Spirit, discerned what God had spoken to her in the midst of conflicting voices around her, and she acted in faith. To read the account I talk about go here.

Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 13) believed in the promise, wholly followed after God regardless of their surrounding circumstances, had a right perspective of God and chose to remember His faithfulness, and they were not afraid to fight for what they believed in (or they were, but they chose to trust God anyway!).


There's always a battle before entering into the Promised Land for our lives. Note that THIS IS NOT A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, BUT A FIGHT FOR ABUNDANCE.

It's safe and comfortable in the silver, in the desert, but God has destined us for the GOLD, to dwell in the Promised Land. Conversely, when we don't walk in God's destiny for our lives, it's easy to get drawn back into our old life (Galatians 5:16).
Are there any necessary battles that you are avoiding or running from? Are your eyes on God and His promises or on the obstacles before you? What steps of faith can you begin to take today to move closer to the destiny God is calling you to?
"You have dwelt long enough at this mountain. Turn and take your journey...into the Land of Canaan (The Promised Land)"...See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess this land which has been promised (Deut 1:6-8). "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and ALL these things shall be added to you (Matt. 6:33)."


"GOLD is our destiny...so Why settle for silver when we're meant for Gold?" I pray that the unique promises God has put deep within our hearts would be stirred up once again and that He would give us the courage to step out in faith towards those things this very day. Amen.

See also "When God Leads us to Giants"