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DREAM SEEDS

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MIRACLES ARE NOT ACCIDENTS

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THE MASTER KEY OF RESPECT

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THE MASTER KEY OF DESIRE

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THE MASTER KEY OF IMAGINATION

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THE MASTER KEY OF GOAL-SETTING

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THE MASTER KEY OF OBEDIENCE

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THE MASTER KEY OF FAITH

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THE MASTER KEY OF SEED-FAITH

MY CLOSING NOTES

OVERCOMING THE ENEMIES OF YOUR DREAM SEED

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“God’s Not Through Blessing You!”

A man one day lost every dime

to his name.

His best friends even said

he was through.

But God said to Job,

“Your best days are just ahead,

Cause I’m not through blessing you!”

God’s not through blessing you!

God’s not through blessing you!

So never give up!

What He said He will do!

God’s not through blessing you!

I walked out of the courtroom, my mind in a daze.

With one stroke of his pen, the judge had stripped me of nearly everything I possessed, everything that had been dear to me.

My 13-year marriage had crumbled, my house and furnishings swept away, my finances totally depleted. I was drowning in a sea of attorney’s fees and unpaid bills.

Devastated

My world, once storybook perfect and the image of the energetic young evangelist with a supportive, loving family, had been crushed by the unthinkable, the unpardonable.

I was alone!

That ugly afternoon as I stood on the steps of the courthouse, I felt drained and confused. My mind cried out, What in the world went wrong? I really could not point my finger at anyone.

Feverishly, I clawed my way through the debris of my memory and could not understand how this had happened to me.

Not me.

“Lord, I’ve preached miracles, prosperity and how Your blessings are for us today—and here I stand stripped and humiliated before man and Heaven. My bank account is exhausted. The credibility of my ministry is in jeopardy. The deepest love I have ever known has been ripped to shreds. Is this what I have to show for Your blessings upon my life?”

In the midst of my confusion, suddenly there came to me the calmest voice I had ever heard: “I am not through blessing you.”

Somehow, I believed those words God spoke to me that day. In fact, it was then that I wrote the song, “God’s Not Through Blessing You.”

“God’s Not Through Blessing You!”

A man one day lost every dime

to his name.

His best friends even said

he was through.

But God said to Job,

“Your best days are just ahead,

Cause I’m not through blessing you!”

God’s not through blessing you!

God’s not through blessing you!

So never give up!

What He said He will do!

God’s not through blessing you!

At that moment, I knew God would find a way to restore His blessings upon my life.

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm,” (Joel 2:25).

I determined to find those keys that would unlock the windows of Heaven.

My search began immediately. It was a grueling process. A maelstrom of emotions churned within me. Loneliness stalked me relentlessly. I found myself bursting into tears at unexpected moments. My memory became my enemy as I constantly replayed the past.

After listening to me pray and cry for three hours one day, God simply spoke two words, “Shut up!”

I suddenly realized that I should stop concentrating on what I had lost and begin focusing on what I still possessed. Within hours God gave me two songs: “You Can Make It” and “I Am Blessed.” (He has used these songs to bless countless thousands since that day. For that, I give Him the glory.)

Gradually, the light began to dawn.

Those sought after laws of blessings began to surface. My emotions began to settle. The pain subsided.

I began to dream again!

I awakened one morning with new energy, fresh ideas, and the greatest anointing I had ever known. Yes, even a river of financial blessing began to flow back into my life.

Most thrilling of all, God revealed to me the Master Keys that unlocked these miracles.

Your life may be difficult for you right now. You may be searching frantically for a solution to a family crisis. Perhaps your weekly paycheck just doesn’t stretch sufficiently to pay your bills. You may be in desperate need of healing in your body.

You may feel like a failure. You may feel as though you don’t even deserve a miracle.

Well, my friend, I wrote this book for you! Whatever problem you are facing, I know these Master Keys to Miracles and Blessings will work for you as they did for me. Feel free to underline any thought that helps you. Keep this book handy. Review it often. I believe you are on the threshold of the greatest miracles you have ever experienced in your entire life!

What is the greatest miracle God could do for you today?

What do you dream of doing with your life? What blessing are you pursuing? What would you attempt to do if you knew it was impossible to fail? What dream dominates you?

It may appear unattainable, it may seem impossible, yet the picture persists within you.

There is a reason.

You see, God begins every miracle in your life with a Seed-Picture. This is the invisible idea that gives birth to a visible blessing.

Our dreams and desires begin as photographs within our hearts and minds—things we want to happen in our future. God plants these pictures as Invisible Seeds within us.

I call these invisible photographs of desired miracles and blessings Dream Seeds. Dream Seeds are the invisible visions within you, planted by God—not a carnal creation of an unholy imagination.

So, the first thing to do is to make sure that what you think is a Dream Seed is in line with God’s will and Word and is from Him.

If God loves me so much, why am I still sick? If God is so concerned about me, why doesn’t He give me more money? Why am I missing out on the miracles and blessings that others seem to be enjoying?

These thoughts haunted me.

My father is a minister. I have four sisters and two brothers, and all of us have been raised in church. From an early age I was taught that God was a God of miracles and blessings.

But something was wrong. They just did not seem to happen very often for me.

Oh, I knew that God loved me. But the miracles promised in the Bible simply were not happening in my life.

I was determined to know the reason and began to search for the keys that made miracles happen.

My persistence paid off. I made some powerful discoveries.

These discoveries contradicted some popular teaching, and sometimes it was even painful for me. As you know, change is usually uncomfortable—and especially for this Irish lad!

I found that I had to learn the difference between the love of God and the blessings of God.

His love is unconditional, but His blessings are conditional. God loves me because of who I am, but He blesses me because of what I do.

His love for me is sovereign, unearned and not dependent upon whether I am obedient or not.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” (John 3:16).

“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us,” (Romans 5:8).

I did not initiate His love for me. But I do initiate His miracles for me. Yes, I am the one who chooses the miracles that happen in my life.

“If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land,” (Isaiah 1:19).

“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God,” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2).

What Does This Really Mean?

Miracles are not accidents. They are not determined by fate or chance. They are not the uncontrolled actions of an unpredictable God. Rather, you and I are the ones who release His power to make miracles happen! You and I make the decisions that create our circumstances.

Do you realize how incredible this is? God gives me the power to participate in the progress of my life. God gives me the option to succeed. He wants me to feel and see my progress. And, He wants to reward me for that progress.

I am His child. The Seed of His nature is within me.

“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,” (2 Peter 1:4).

I am not a robot. I am not a puppet. I am a child of God created in His image, with the ability to believe, decide and choose the miracles that happen in my life.

This revelation stunned me. It burst through the clouds of my life like a million suns. The Bible suddenly became my personal treasure chest. I realized it was a biography of champions who chose to be in Heaven’s Hall of Fame. These champions were driven by a Dream Seed deep within their spirits. Their Dream Seed transformed them from mediocre men to men of miracles.

Abraham’s Dream Seed

Abraham had an invisible photograph of his many generations of children.

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations;...He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,” (Romans 4:18, 20).

Dream Seed For Her Healing

The hemorrhaging woman who fought the crowd to get to Jesus carried an invisible picture of her healing within her heart.

“For she said, if I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague,” (Mark 5:28-29).

Yes, God wants to bless us. He wants to do the impossible in our lives. And, He begins every great miracle and blessing with an invisible photograph of the desired miracle and blessing—your Dream Seed.

God Wants You Healed And Healthy

Any reputable manufacturer is committed to the success of his product. Our Heavenly Father is no exception.

“Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people,” (Matthew 9:35).

“Who healeth all thy diseases,” (Psalm 103:3).

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth,” (3 John 2).

Sickness is a time-stealer. Precious hours that could be spent in the work of God, ministering to your family or working on the job are forever lost.

Sickness promotes selfishness. It makes people focus on themselves and their own needs. It enslaves the members of their families to wait on them and pamper them in their sickness.

Sickness is a money-waster. Medical bills rob us of vacations, college opportunities and much needed finances to support evangelism.

Jesus hated sickness and disease. He saw satan as the instigator.

“...Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him,” (Acts 10:38).

In the words of the theme song I wrote for Oral Roberts’ ministry, “God wants you healed, and so do I! God wants you well, whole and fully alive. And so today, whatever you need, release your faith and plant your Seed. Believe! God wants you healed—and so do I!”

I Will Never Forget The Lady In Louisiana

I was about 24 years old at the time. Before me in the prayer line stood a lady who was in pain.

Looking intently into her eyes, I asked, “Do you really believe God is going to heal you tonight?”

“Well, I really don’t know,” she replied. “I believe God is using this sickness to teach me something.”

I vainly attempted to convince her of God’s desire to heal. But she became more insistent that God was using sickness to teach her some lesson.

Exasperated, I finally asked, “Are you taking any medication?”

“Oh, yes,” was her quick reply.

“Naughty,” I chided. “If you believe God wants you to be sick, why are you sneaking behind His back trying to get well?”

Multitudes are sick today because of erroneous teaching and religious upbringing prejudiced against miracles. While we surely can learn from an unpleasant experience in our lives, The Holy Spirit is our Teacher—not disease.

God Wants You Clean And Forgiven

When we come to Him in true repentance, God cleanses us of sin and makes us pure and holy in His sight.

“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us,” (Psalm 103:12).

God Wants To Meet Your Financial Needs

Jesus not only ministered to the sick; He also had a deep concern for the poor.

He didn’t want us to worry about money.

“Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, 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).

Yes, God wants to prosper you in everything you do.

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth,” (3 John 2).

What is prosperity? Prosperity is having enough of God’s provision to do God’s will.

“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus,” (Philippians 4:19).

“Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things,” (Psalm 103:5).

God Is Your Source

Oral Roberts has faithfully reminded us of this truth. God may use many different methods, but He is the Source of all good things.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning,” (James 1:17).

“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth,” (Deuteronomy 8:18).

So What Makes Miracles And Blessings Happen?

Is there a formula for miracles and blessings? Absolutely.

Miracles are not haphazard experiences doled out by a moody, temperamental God. Neither can they be begged or bought. Miracles and blessings are His rewards for using our faith in Him.

Yes, God wants to bless His children with every good and perfect gift.

Now, let us reach for what I call the Seven Master Keys To Miracles And Blessings. These Keys will unlock the biggest Dream Seed you have in your life today.

“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”

Remember, your Dream Seed is the invisible photograph within you of the desired miracle or blessing you want from God. It may be good health, a special miracle of healing, a restored marriage, a mate, a rewarding job or whatever. But it must be something you respect enough to pursue.

The first Master Key that I have discovered in unlocking your Dream Seed is the key of respect for your Dream Seed.

What You Respect, You Will Attract.

Do you want friends? Then, begin showing respect for people. Do you desire good health? You must begin respecting your body. Then, establish the habits that reflect your respect for your body. Do you want money to flow into your life? Then use wisely what God has already given you.

Jesus taught that those who respected and appreciated what they were given would receive even more.

“Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord,” (Matthew 25:21).

You must respect what you want to come toward you.

What you don’t really appreciate, you will eventually lose. It may be your teenage son, your health or your job. When you do not respect a family member, he will probably withdraw from you. When you lack respect for your body, your health deteriorates. When you become careless toward your job, you risk losing it.

Why A Good Man Was Fired

This reminds me of a young man who once worked for me. I liked him immensely and really felt he would always be a part of my ministry. He loved to laugh and truly seemed to enjoy his responsibilities.

But, after some months, his work became sloppy. It became obvious that he did not take my deadlines seriously. He became too comfortable with his position.

One day, when his parents were visiting town, he took the liberty of leaving the office at midday, taking the remainder of the day off to be with his parents. He did the same thing the next day—both times without the consent of his supervisor.

My office manager called me long distance. “What should I do?” she asked, frustrated.

“Well, it is evident he does not really take his job seriously,” I replied. “So, let him go if you feel that it is necessary.”

We hated to fire him, but his lack of caring would eventually affect the morale of our entire office and ministry. What this young man failed to respect, he lost.

Do you truly respect your Dream Seed?

What you respect will inevitably come toward you. Favor.

Finances.

Friends.

Zacchaeus of the New Testament is an example.

His respect for Christ motivated him to climb a tree just to catch a glimpse of Jesus. It was that respect and love which then motivated Jesus to visit Zacchaeus’ house for a meal.

Respect is the secret to long-lasting friendships.

Think about your own life for a moment. Those who respect you are the people you love to spend time with. They are the ones who receive your attention, your time, your love. On the other hand, you probably withdraw from those who have shown you disrespect in some way.

They Remember My Name

“Hello, Dr. Murdock. So good to see you again!”

With these words I am always greeted at one of my favorite restaurants in Dallas. The owner always makes me feel special and respected. Naturally, I love it. His kindness is part of a magnetism that draws me back.

However, I have visited restaurants where I was treated as a nuisance, an interruption in their day. When I asked for A-1 Sauce to flavor my steak, they made me feel as though I had committed the unpardonable sin! Needless to say, I rarely return to those places.

What we truly respect we ultimately attract.

This same principle applies to miracles and blessings.

I heard a television host one night make sarcastic remarks about preachers who pray for the sick and believe in miracles. He sneered as he labeled them “faith healers.”

Defiantly, he remarked, “I’ve never had a miracle or healing in my life.”

He displayed complete disrespect for ministers of God who believed in miracles. I could not help but think of this principle of respect. It possibly explained why this man had not experienced miracles. How could he attract miracles when he had no regard for them?

As my friend Richard Roberts says, “He will start believing in miracles when he truly needs one!”

Do you appreciate blessings from God? If so, you will respect men of God. They are God’s gifts to the world to help unlock our faith for miracles. This is one of the reasons I support a number of ministries every month. It is my way of showing God that I respect them and His ministry through them.

So predictably, people who slander and criticize faith ministries may experience fewer miracles and blessings in their own lives.

Do You Dislike Physical Exercise?

If you are like me, you can think of many things you would rather do than follow a daily regimen of physical exercise.

Perhaps no one has ever motivated you to eat properly and exercise consistently. You simply have not learned the importance of maintaining good health. Consequently, when you face a sickness, you may find it difficult to use your faith because good health has never been a priority to you.

God began to show me this in my own life. I could not abuse my body and expect to keep functioning properly. If I really wanted good health, I had to begin respecting my body. It deserved my time and effort, when I was well as much as when I was sick!

It was not an easy task for me. I knew I should begin walking or jogging daily and develop a routine of exercises. But something within me kept rebelling. I became puzzled and frustrated at myself.

Then one day it dawned on me. Back in high school days, the coach used extra laps and extra pushups as punishment for us. So I subconsciously equated exercise as punishment. This stirred up the resentment I had known as a teenager.

I had to change my opinion and create a new respect for physical fitness. I had to see exercise as a stepping stone to happiness instead of a punishment to my body. I had to rebuild my respect for a healthy body.

Maybe you are having a similar problem. Perhaps a sickness, a weakness, or even an overweight condition has haunted you throughout your life. It may require a little additional effort on your part to build a healthy respect for God’s “temple,” your body, but it is worth your time and effort to be whole, healthy and fully alive again.

That same principle of respect operates in your personal finances.

A Letter That Shocked Me

I received a letter recently that was rather startling.

“When we saw you several months ago on television you were teaching on prosperity. Frankly, my husband and I were turned off. We refused to watch your program, ‘The Way of The Winner,’ until you started speaking on another subject. We have really been blessed this month through your teaching on the hurt and healing of divorce.”

The letter continued, “I wish we had enough money to buy your book, ‘The Winner’s World,’ but we don’t have anything left after our bills are paid. Here is our best offering we can afford at this time.”

Taped to the letter was a quarter.

Here is what disturbed me. The woman who wrote said she and her husband were so poor they could scarcely pay their bills. They were unable to give more than 25 cents to the work of God! Yet they became upset at me for teaching the laws of supply and blessing!

Such reasoning amazed me. Here I was trying to help them use their faith for finances and it angered them. But this is often typical of those who struggle in the throes of misfortune. Feeling inferior and intimidated because of their lack, people often become critical and disrespectful toward the very message they need and toward ministers God has sent to them.

You must respect the things in life that you want to attract.

When I was young, I remember taking drives with friends through wealthy neighborhoods of our town. Often, someone would say, “See that nice home? The people who live there are probably miserable.”

Envy usually creates resentment. For that reason the poor sometime feel hostile toward the wealthy, rather than learn from them.

Sometimes our background teaching has programmed us to feel guilty about desiring money and nice things, so we fail to attract them.

I know this has been controversial in some circles, but revolutionary principles are not always easily understood at first.

The bottom line is the Word of God, not the opinions of uninformed men. And, the Scriptures teach that wealth and riches come from the hand of God.

“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day,” (Deuteronomy 8:18).

When You Face Adversity

Sometimes adversity will tempt you to lower a high standard of faith and change what you have been believing. This can paralyze your pursuit of your Godgiven dream.

Do not rewrite your theology to accommodate a tragedy.

Your misfortune is always temporary. It is only for a season. Pain passes. Principles are permanent. The Word of God is settled forever.

“...weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning,” (Psalm 30:5).

This happened to me several years ago. I woke up one morning without a family, without a home, without furnishings, without a penny in the bank. Waves of hopelessness swept over me like ocean swells, leaving me confused and disheartened. As my friend Jamie Buckingham says, “I didn’t know what I believed. I only knew in Whom I believed.”

It took months of waiting on God and an intense search of Scriptures before my life began to turn around. I had to make a decision. I could lower my goals and compromise my dreams—or fight to keep my Dream Seed alive and vibrant within me. If satan can blur or blot out your Dream Seed—that invisible photograph of a desired miracle—he will destroy you and God’s dream in you will die.

I must tell you, it was one of the most painful battles in my entire life. The scars of my divorce were carved deep within me. I fought every demon in hell 24 hours a day. Satan taunted me, “You are an absolute failure. You are crazy if you think you will ever succeed in the ministry.”

Needing reassurance of God’s call on my life, I read popular books by Christian counselors and even attended widely acclaimed seminars for help. These writers taught that ministers who failed in their marriages ought to leave the ministry and place themselves “on the shelf” for a time. This merely echoed what satan had already spoken to me. I was tempted to agree.

For I, too, had always wanted to be the perfect preacher, with a perfect wife and perfect children, doing perfect things.

So, I began making plans to leave the ministry. I felt that God was through using me, and decided to go into business to support other preachers whom I admired, whom I thought were more “qualified” to represent the Gospel.

But one nagging thought persisted: my Dream Seed. I could not shake my calling. I really cannot explain it. Even as I write these words I am overwhelmed with the memories of those emotions. I just know that I kept picturing myself reaching out to brokenhearted, hurting people who were just like me. Bruised. Fragmented. Who desperately needed mending and reassurance of their worth.

Somehow, I knew that this ministry would be needed. Needed by those whose hearts had been torn and dreams ripped apart.

No, God had never changed His original plan for me. Every demon in hell could not extract it from the soil of my spirit.

I decided to stay in the ministry. Regardless of the cost. I knew that too many people were hurting just like me. Broken marriages and devastating financial setbacks have crushed the dreams of multitudes. I determined to fight back.

As my feelings poured from me, I penned songs such as “You Can Make It,” “I Am Blessed,” and “Jesus, Just The Mention of Your Name.”

Slowly it began to happen. Those dark clouds surrounding my Dream Seed began to vanish. The sun began to shine again. My ministry weathered the storm, and grew even more effective through the daily radio programs and weekly telecasts, “The Way of the Winner.”

What is your Dream Seed today?

What miracle picture has God planted within your heart?

What desired blessing dominates your mind?

If you truly respect it, it will inevitably come toward you.

Remember this: What You Truly Respect, You Will Ultimately Attract.

The Proof of Desire Is Pursuit.

Your Dream Seed must be something that you truly desire.

You see, men rarely reach for what they need; but they will always reach for what they really want.

If you truly desire miracles and blessings in your life, you must be willing to reach for them. I have always said, “The grapes of blessing are never placed within your mouth; they are simply placed within your reach.”

God respects a reacher.

God rewards a reacher.

I don’t quite agree with the time worn adage, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Rather, I believe that desire is what gives birth to miracles.

Our desires are far more motivating than our needs.

It was desire that inspired the Wright brothers to fly. It was desire that motivated Thomas Edison to persist through 10,000 experiments that failed before perfecting the incandescent light bulb.

Desire And Henry Ford

The persistence of Henry Ford is legendary. A popular story tells of his desire to create an engine with all eight cylinders cast in one block.

Every engineer who worked for him insisted it was impossible. However, Ford instructed them to pursue his project anyway and remain on the job until they succeeded.

Six months later, nothing had changed. One year later, those same engineers shook their heads dejectedly.

“It’s just impossible, Mr. Ford,” they said.

But Henry Ford possessed the determination and desire to succeed. He pressed them to continue. And suddenly it happened. The secret was discovered. The famous V-8 engine became a reality. Ford’s unwavering desire revolutionized the automobile industry.

How Strong Is Your Desire?

How intense is your craving for your Dream Seed to happen?

Do you hate being poor? You must despise where you are before you will ever be where you want to be.

The Proof of Desire Is Pursuit.

God, Me And The Saxophone

I have always enjoyed listening to saxophone music. For many years I told my friends, “Oh, I would love to play the saxophone. I would give anything to learn how to play.”

After talking this way for some years, one day something inside me seemed to say, “Why don’t you take lessons?”

“I don’t want to take lessons,” I argued.

“Then shut up and stop telling everyone you want to play the saxophone,” was the inner response.

You see, what I am willing to invest my time and money toward reveals what I really want.

The real proof of my desire is what I am willing to pursue.

What do you love talking about? What books excite you? What receives your time and attention? What dominates your thoughts?

What you think about the most is what you have chosen to master you. Your job, children, or mate—or yes, your Dream Seed.

There are two Scriptures that have helped me understand the power of desire.

“Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart,” (Psalm 37:4).

“What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them,” (Mark 11:24).

You must possess more than a need for your miracle. You must possess true desire; desire enough to reach.

My Friend And The Penny

A funny thing happened several years ago with a friend of mine. As we walked down the street together, he was expressing his annoyance at preachers who were “always talking about money.”

“But money is important,” I reasoned with him.

“Don’t you think about money?”

“I never think about money!” he retorted. I smiled and thought to myself, he’s either a fool or a liar!

As we approached a curb, my friend suddenly spied a penny lying on the pavement. Like a deep-sea diver, he dove for the coin.

I nearly burst out laughing. I was glad it wasn’t a quarter. I might have lost him into the pavement.

The point is, we will always reach for what we really desire. Whether we admit it or not. Unfortunately, many of us are like my friend. We often dive for the pennies of life instead of reaching for the high quality principles that God has intended for us to live by.

“Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant,” (Psalm 35:27).

Your desire will always make you go the extra mile, push a little harder, reach a little higher.

Look at the fascinating picture in Mark 5.

A certain woman had been afflicted with an issue of blood for 12 years. She had spent all her money on physicians, and her condition had merely gotten worse.

But she carried a Seed of desire within her. She wanted to be healed. And, she believed that if she could touch the garment of Jesus, she would be made whole.

The woman probably was in great pain. Undoubtedly, the thronging crowd made it nearly impossible for her to reach Jesus. But she made it. She touched Him! (When you want something badly enough, you will somehow find a way to get it.)

“And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague,” (Mark 5:29).

Her need (or sickness) had to bow to her desire (the miracle of her healing). Her desire became the master of her need. She forced need to whimper at the feet of desire. Desire won, and healing came.

Friend, please believe me today.

You can defeat sickness. You can conquer poverty. And it all begins with that intense burning desire within you.

How To Fuel The Fire of Your Desires

God has planted within you the Seeds of desire for good things. Now you must concentrate on watering and nurturing the growth of those Seeds.

God planted the desire for a son deep within Abraham, but Abraham had to use his faith to make it happen. Desires are like people. They are born, they grow, and they can die.

Here Are 3 Major Ways You Can Feed The Desire For Your Dream

1. Visualization—Sustaining The Mental Photograph of What You Want To Receive From God.

In Mark 5, the woman carried a Dream Seed in her heart and mind of her healing. “If I may touch but His clothes,” she said, “I shall be made whole.” She ignored the distraction of the crowd and reached for the Dream within her—and received her miracle.

You will never accomplish a great dream without a burning desire for it. You must feed that desire daily. You do this by continually visualizing the rewards and pleasures of its attainment.

Yes, visualization will fuel the fires of your desire for your Dream Seed.

2. Associations—Wholesome Relationships That Create A Momentum Toward Your Dream Seed.

It is exceedingly important to have the right kind of friends. Many people have lost motivation for their Dream Seed because they associated with faithless and foolish people.

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed,” (Proverbs 13:20).

Do not expose your 16 x 20 Dream Seed to 5 x 7 mentalities around you. Disregard unkind words of critics. Do not dignify their slander by repeating it. Criticism is usually the death gargle of a non-achiever anyway.

Dare to reach for the companionship of great thinkers. Invest in their books. Listen to their teaching cassettes. Absorb their spirit and victorious attitudes that have driven them to great achievement.

3. Concentration—Focus On The Completion of One Worthwhile Goal At A Time.

One of the most important things I have ever learned is to give total attention to one thing at a time. Many people allow their creativity to scatter their attention. Their abilities become lost through misfocus.

Your creativity is a gift. Don’t let it become your enemy. Harness it. It is better to complete one worthwhile goal than to begin ten others.

Everyone will clamor for your attention.

And, as harsh as it may seem, you must learn to dismiss from your presence those people who distract you from a God-inspired goal. Remember, your Dream Seed deserves your undivided attention.

Now, let’s examine one of those explosive gifts God has given you—your imagination.

“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.”

You Will Always Move In The Direction of Your Strongest And Most Dominant Thought.

The third key that unlocks the incredible potential of your Dream Seed is your imagination.

Your imagination is an invisible machine inside your mind. God gave it to you to create pictures. Pictures of those things you desire.

One of the most beautiful gifts God has given you is your mind. There are two major functions of your mind. One is your memory, the other is your imagination. Both are God-given gifts that can help or hurt you. Your memory will photograph, file and replay pictures of your past. Your imagination, on the other hand, creates and preplays pictures of things you want to happen in your future.

Great achievers usually have learned to replay the memories of their past triumphs and preplay the pictures of their desired successes.

For example, when David faced the giant Goliath, he mentally replayed his previous victories in killing the bear and the lion. Then he used his imagination to picture and preplay his impending victory over Goliath.

Where Do Miracles Begin?

I believe miracles begin in the soil of your imagination. God plants your Dream Seed within you. Then, that Dream Seed is incubated in the room of your imagination.

Abraham carried a Dream Seed planted by God. It was a picture of countless generations of children.

“And I will make thy Seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy Seed also be numbered,” (Genesis 13:16).

“And I will make thy Seed to multiply as the stars of Heaven,” (Genesis 26:4).

Abraham used his imagination to strengthen his faith. Yes, he was human, like you and me. He fought a constant stream of doubts regarding his Dream Seed. His wife, Sarah, 90 years old and long past her childbearing years, even laughed!

Their faith for a son did not happen overnight. They carried their Dream Seed in their imagination, and Isaac was conceived.

The Power of Your Imagination

A fascinating story in Genesis 11 illustrates the power of imagination. The Babylonians wanted to build a city with a tower that would reach into Heaven. Apparently, it was an exaltation against God. He was displeased. So, He confused their tongues and scattered them abroad.

But there is a remarkable observation in Genesis 11:6, about these people and their ability to picture the goals they had set for themselves.

“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.”

God acknowledged the gift and the power of imagination He had given to them. Unfortunately, they had chosen to misuse it.

God has given every one of us this incredible gift— the ability to picture within our minds something we want to happen, knowing we will ultimately move toward its fulfillment.

Your Wife And Bloomingdale’s

Your imagination can unleash unexpected energy. I am sure you have seen a similar scenario at your house.

You arrive home from work. Your wife is sprawled on the sofa, appearing totally exhausted.

“Honey, what are we having for supper tonight?” you ask.

“Oh, Marcus, I can’t prepare supper tonight,” she replies. “It’s been a really terrible day at the office. My feet are killing me. My back is acting up again, and I feel a migraine coming on. Would you mind fixing something for yourself?”

You stumble around the kitchen, opening the refrigerator and searching for something to satisfy your hunger pangs.

Suddenly, the phone rings.

“Hi, Marcus, this is Tammie. May I speak to Jena?” asks the voice on the other end.

“Well, Tammie, she’s really too tired to talk to anyone right now, but I will tell her you called.”

“Oh, Marcus, this is too important. Please let me talk to her for just one minute,” Tammie implores.

So you call your wife. “Tammie’s on the phone for you. She says it’s important.”

Sluggishly, your wife gropes for the telephone. “Yes, Tammie?” she mutters.

“Oh, Jena, you won’t believe it. Do you remember that gorgeous red dress we saw last week at Bloomingdale’s? They have just marked all those dresses down to half price. For tonight only! You’ve got to go with me!”

Instantly, your wife leaps to her feet. “Oh, my, yes, Tammie!” she exclaims. “I’ll be ready in 20 minutes.”

You stand in the kitchen, stunned, as your wife sweeps like a tornado into the bathroom, shouting over her shoulder, “Oh, honey, this is what I’ve been waiting for. You’re going to love this dress! They’re having a half-price sale till 9 tonight. I just have to go!” And before you can grab your checkbook, she’s gone like Elijah the Second in a whirlwind!

Was your wife exaggerating her fatigue and weariness earlier?

Probably not. But a new photograph had been placed in her mind. A different picture had suddenly dominated her imagination, instantly creating new energy and motivation. It happens to all of us, doesn’t it?

God has given you the gift of your imagination. He wants you to use your imagination productively. So start now and grow the Seeds of good health, favor, faith and financial prosperity in the soil of your imagination. Those Dream Seeds will fire your enthusiasm and cause miracles and blessings to flow into your life. Yes, even beyond anything you have ever dreamed or imagined.

Jesus Saw Beyond The Cross

Jesus was acquainted with sorrow. He knew pain. He experienced rejection. But something kept drawing Him toward the cross.

Or, did He see something beyond the cross?

“Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God,” (Hebrews 12:2).

His mind was on the Resurrection, not just Calvary.

He endured the pain of the Cross by concentrating on what was to follow His death.

His focus was the Resurrection on the other side of the Crucifixion. It was evident that Heaven was often on His mind while He was on earth.

“In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you,” (John 14:2).

Some call it goal-setting...visualization...imaging. You may call it anything you will. But it is a basic law in achieving great successes. Your life will always move in the direction of your dominating thought.

Your imagination is the workshop of your mind. You can Dream, Design and Determine what you want to happen in your life. Whatever dominates your imagination today will very likely be experienced in your life tomorrow.

Winning Athletes Use
Their Imaginations

A major university conducted an experiment with its basketball team. They divided 10 men into two teams to determine an average percentage of free throws scored. Team A was instructed to practice free throws for an hour each day for 30 consecutive days.

However, Team B had a different assignment. The men were told to remain in the locker room and, using their imagination only, visualize themselves shooting free throws and mentally picturing the basketball dropping through the net. This imaging was to be practiced for the same time period as Team A—one hour each day for 30 consecutive days.

The results were remarkable.

Members of Team A, after actually practicing on the court every day, improved their free throw score by 23 percent. Members of Team B, using only their imaginations for 30 days, improved their score by 22 percent! Almost identical improvement! It’s hard to believe, isn’t it?

Your imagination controls you.

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things,” (Philippians 4:8).

Protect Your Mind And Imagination

Thoughts will invade your imagination from almost everywhere. Thoughts of fear and unbelief are what I call disaster Seeds planted by satan.

Thoughts of miracles and blessings are Dream Seeds planted by God.

Your imagination is not a referee. It will not judge whether the Seeds going into your mind are good or bad. It will simply grow whatever Seeds you decide to water and nurture.

This is one of the reasons we need The Holy Spirit and the Word of God in our lives. The Holy Spirit will help you harness and focus your imagination to grow your Dream Seed planted by God.

You Can Change Disaster Seeds To Dream Seeds

In 1 Kings 17, God sent the prophet Elijah to the home of an impoverished widow.

“What are we having for supper tonight?” he asked the woman.

“Two pancakes for me and my boy, and then we are going to die,” she replied. (This is the Mike Murdock version of course!)

She had a Disaster Seed: a picture of her approaching starvation.

Elijah, however, had a Dream Seed: a picture of her supply.

He said, “Give me a meal first.” Then he added, “Your meal barrel will never run dry.”

Elijah planted a Dream Seed of supply in her imagination to help stimulate her faith.

God sent Elijah to paint a Dream Seed on the walls of her mind—a picture of supply instead of her starvation. That Dream Seed—the invisible photograph of her needed supply—unleashed her faith and gave her an incredible miracle of provision during the famine.

Your Imagination’s Mate— Your Memory

Your memory keeps files of the past: photographs of past painful experiences and those of past pleasurable experiences.

I am sure that you can remember many pleasurable experiences in your past. You can probably remember the day you were married or received your high school diploma or the day you passed the test for your first driver’s license. I am sure you can well remember the moment you gave your life to Christ.

Replaying these past triumphs and victories in your mind is a powerful way to motivate yourself toward your Dream Seed.

David did this when he faced Goliath. He replayed his memory of victory over the lion and the bear. His mental rehearsal ignited the fire of courage within him to face and conquer the giant Goliath.

On the other hand, be careful in conversations and associations with people who provoke painful memories.

One of the most productive life-principles in the writings of Paul is found in Philippians 3:13-14: “Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

The prophet Isaiah commanded the same principle of forgetting.

“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert,” (Isaiah 43:18-19).

The healing of your memories will not remove your ability to recall your past, but rather give you the ability to replay the past without the accompanying pain.

Joseph experienced this in Genesis 42. He recognized his brothers who had wronged him in his past, but he felt no animosity toward them. He had discerned the purpose of the pain and realized that God had actually used his unfortunate experience to promote him!

Begin Using Your Imagination Productively

Every great achiever has used the Master Key of Imagination to unlock the door to his miracles and blessings. God wants you to use your imagination the same way.

Your marriage is being restored.

Picture it. Your memory is being healed. Picture it. The healing power of Jesus is flowing through your body this very moment. Receive it.

Money is being placed in your hands to pay your bills. Expect it. Your Heavenly Father wants to bless you beyond anything you have ever experienced.

Oh, will you dare to believe this? Will you dare to shake off the mistakes of the past—and reach for the miracles God desires to place in your hands?

You can change what has been happening in your life. You can reverse yesterday’s wrong decision by making a good decision today. You can turn the tide. Nothing is impossible. Nothing.

Jesus said, “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth,” (Mark 9:23).

Refuse the chains of past injustices. Do not waste your time analyzing those who have wronged you. Use your energy to create new roads ahead of you, not repairing the old roads behind you! Start focusing on your own immediate goals and the Dream Seed ahead that God has planted within you.

Don’t Misuse Your Imagination

Some people misuse and misdirect their imagination. They feed their imaginations destructive pictures, Disaster Seeds. This happened in Noah’s generation.

“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).

The Apostle Paul recognized its misuse. “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened,” (Romans 1:21).

Dealing With Disaster Seeds

Each of us face daily temptations. Advertisers stir and awaken our physical appetites via billboards, magazines and television. Overeating has almost become a way of life in America. Illicit sexual gratification is promoted in the same manner.

These pictures are planted as Seeds into our minds and imaginations continually. These Seed-pictures are destructive. I call them Disaster Seeds because they destroy your faith in God. They must be confronted and uprooted from the soil of your imagination.

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ,” (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Your imagination will grow any Seed that you plant in it. Good or bad. This is why David said, “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes,” (Psalm 101:3).

He rejected from his imagination any person or picture that could be a distraction to his desired goals.

Jesus warned about these Disaster Seeds entering through the eye-gate.

“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of the darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:22-23).

Remember, your imagination is the room of incubation for your Seeds of Faith. And you can experience unlimited miracles when you allow God to rule your imagination.

From The Pit To The Palace

Joseph, in Genesis, received a Dream Seed from God. He chose to believe it, and saw himself destined for the throne. His brothers hated him for it, and planted Seeds of confusion, hatred and jealousy into his life.

But Joseph refused to nurture those Disaster Seeds of unforgiveness and hostility. He refused to doubt his Dream Seed, and the years of watering that Dream Seed in his imagination eventually promoted him from slave boy to prime minister.

What God did for Joseph He can do for you. You may be misunderstood by someone close to you right now. Bitter words may have been hurled at you this very day. You may feel like giving up your dreams. Those are normal feelings we all have occasionally.

But I pray for you, my friend, in the precious name of Jesus, this very moment, that your Dream Seed will be ignited again. What God spoke to you in the light, do not doubt in the darkness.

Make up your mind to stand your ground. Dare to dream again. Start dreaming bigger than you have ever dreamed before. Just like Joseph chose to grow the Dream Seed from God, you, too, can start growing the Dream Seed God has planted within you.

You Must Know What You Want Before Your Creative Faith Can Target Toward It.

For more than two decades, I have traveled around the world, meeting some of the greatest achievers of my generation.

An obvious trait that each of them has in common is the routine practice of goal-setting. Writing down their goals has become part of their life-style. In fact, many of them actually sit down and make a detailed list of their exact dreams and a step-by-step plan of how they intend to accomplish them.

Jesus respected this kind of goal-setting.

He respected men who thought enough of their dreams to create plans for their attainment. God loves a planner.

Noah had a plan for the Ark.

Moses had a plan for the Tabernacle.

Solomon had a plan for the Temple.

And most important of all they accepted the instructions of God for their projects. As Jesus Himself taught, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” (Luke 14:28).

Even the common ant is considered wise for preparing for the future.

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest,” (Proverbs 6:6-8).

While you may not have your D.M.B. (Desired Miracle or Blessing) written down on paper yet, it should already be clearly engraved on the tablets of your heart.

You will never leave where you are right now until you know exactly where you want to be. You must know exactly where you want to be. You must know what you really want before you can obtain it. You will never change your location until you determine your destination.

The story of the blind beggar in Luke 18 presents a good example. He sat by the wayside begging. When he asked those around him about the noise of the multitude passing by, he was told that Jesus of Nazareth was walking through Jericho.

When he heard it was Jesus, the blind man cried out, “Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those nearby tried to silence the man. Always remember: Those who have not suffered your darkness cannot truly understand your craving for light. He simply cried out again. “Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!” He knew what he wanted and nothing was going to stop him from reaching for it.

Great things always happen to those who persist. Winners are people who are willing to try one more time.

As my friend Don Cox says, “Those who keep on asking shall receive...those who keep on seeking shall find...and those who keep on knocking shall find the doors opening.”

Jesus commanded them to bring the blind man to Him. Then Jesus asked, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

The blind man replied, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

Why did Jesus ask the man what he wanted? His need appeared obvious. But the principle of agreement is one of the intrinsic laws of God: You must know what you really want before God will give it to you.

A covenant of agreement requires two or more people.

“If two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in Heaven,” (Matthew 18:19).

Jesus always responds to people who know what they want. The woman in Mark 5 knew what she wanted. She had established a goal. She was determined to touch the hem of the garment of Christ. She reached Him and received the miracle she desired.

The fact that God has given you a Dream Seed—a clear mental picture of a goal or miracle you want to obtain such as a healing, finances, a personal ministry—whatever He has placed in your spirit—is an indication that it exists! The persistent presence of a God-given desire in your heart is proof that it is possible for you to attain it.

God would not give geese a desire to fly south if there was no south to fly toward! You cannot out-dream God. You cannot create something in your mind that God cannot produce. The creation cannot out-perform our Creator.

You may be feeling inadequate, inferior and incapable of accomplishing your dreams. But God gave you your Dream Seed for a purpose.

What is the biggest miracle you need in your life right now? What specific blessings have you been asking God to give you? Is it a better job? A new home? A physical healing? Name what you want from God.

You see, your faith cannot be released until you have established a clear-cut target and goal.

Do You Have Any Debts?

Dale and Pam were a young couple in desperate financial trouble. They came to my office depressed and totally disillusioned with life. Over their heads in debt, they just could not seem to get their lives together. They decided to file for bankruptcy and wanted my suggestions.

“How much do you owe your creditors right now?” I asked.

“Thousands of dollars,” Dale said dejectedly.

“Tell me exactly how much you owe,” I insisted.

Finally, they confessed that they didn’t know the exact amount. They didn’t even have a budget. They had never sat down with a financial planner to establish a payoff schedule of their bills. Believe it or not, they didn’t even know the amount of finances necessary for their needs each week.

Consequently, their faith didn’t have a specific target to focus upon.

You see, it is difficult to use your faith for $400 a week if you don’t even know that you need $400 a week!

You simply must set goals. You must have a goal to measure progress.

Remember, God respects people who plan like Noah, Moses and Solomon.

God is a thinker. He is the Master Organizer. He is not an emotional tyrant bungling His way through His Universe. The fact that He has scheduled the Marriage Supper of the Lamb 6,000 years in advance is proof that He is definitely organized!

And He has a plan for your miracle. God responds to you when you know what you want— chart your course toward it.

I was appalled recently by a Christian television guest who mocked ministers with “little magic formulas for miracles.”

“There are no special formulas that make miracles happen,” he said. “Who are we to tell God what He will or will not do? Blessings and miracles are sovereign acts by a sovereign God. God alone chooses who and when He will bless, and there is nothing any of us can do about it.”

I shook my head in disbelief when I heard this. Such a disastrous philosophy insinuates that rebellion is never punished, nor obedience rewarded. Also, the man had overlooked an obvious fact: Our world is wondrously planned. The human body, intricate and incredible, has order and structure. Only a fool would fail to recognize God as a thinking and organized Creator. And it only follows that He has formulas, plans, and methods for our miracles.

Miracles Should Not Be Mysteries

There are reasons why miracles and blessings happen to us. You know that laws and principles govern this universe. You may not always know the exact combination, but the existence of a lock is proof that a key exists somewhere.

One of those Master Keys to unlocking your Dream Seed is goal-setting. God wants you to focus the desire of your heart and use your faith for its attainment.

What do you think about most of the time? What outstanding miracle do you long for? A healing in your body? A million-dollar business deal? The restoration of your marriage? Salvation for a loved one?

Then establish your goal, discern God’s plan for its attainment—and step out in faith toward it!

I feel particularly concerned that you understand this Master Key. Frankly, I believe obedience is one of the most important of the Seven Master Keys to your Dream Seed.

Obedience is doing anything God asks you to do, regardless of its cost or consequences. These instructions, or commands from God, may come to you through His Word, through the inner voice of The Holy Spirit or through a qualified man of God. Any act or attitude of rebellion will instantly paralyze your progress toward your Dream Seed. God never sends additional messages to us until the previous messages have been obeyed.

A principle of obedience is this: God will never give advance instruction beyond your last act of disobedience.

Let’s talk a moment about the will of God for your life.

2 Parts of The Will of God

I feel that there are two parts of the will of God. One is what I call the “forever” will of God; the other I call the “now” will of God.

You see, some of His commands are permanent, eternal and intended for every human being at all times. For instance, all men are commanded to repent of their sins. Salvation is always the will of God for man. “And the times of this ignorance God winked at: but now commandeth all men every where to repent,” (Acts 17:30).

It is always God’s will and desire for men to repent and be restored to fellowship. The ten commandments are universal as well. These unchanging, permanent instructions recorded in the Scriptures are what I call the forever will of God.

Another example of the forever will of God is the healing of our sicknesses.

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth,” (3 John 2).

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed,” (Isaiah 53:5).

Total forgiveness is also a forever will of God toward you.

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases,” (Psalm 103:2-3).

“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us,” (Psalm 103:12).

“But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them,” (Psalm 103:17-18).

It is the forever will of God for man to praise and worship God.

“I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth,” (Psalm 34:1).

Forgiving others is a forever will of God.

Has anyone in your life wronged you? Your willingness to forgive them is a forever will of God. It is also an act of obedience that can unlock your Dream Seed.

How To Forgive Your Way To A Miracle

In a fascinating story I learned about some years ago, a well-known minister related a miracle. It happened to a woman who had been bedridden for many years.

The minister prayed for her, along with many others, in a long healing line night after night. While others were raised from wheelchairs and many outstanding healings took place, somehow this one woman could not seem to receive her healing.

It really disturbed this great preacher. So, he sought God several hours each day for an answer. Each night he would come back to the crusade, yearning to see her healed. But for some unknown reason, he could not sense a flow of faith as he prayed for her.

Then something happened. As the crusade neared its closing, the preacher, on his way to the pulpit one night, walked by the woman. He noticed a sparkle in her eye that had not been there any other night.

“I’m going to receive my healing tonight,” she exclaimed excitedly.

He almost pitied her. But something about the tone of her voice struck him, and he became convinced that this night was different.

This was going to be her night for a miracle.

At the close of his message, the minister prayed for the sick as usual. When he came to this particular woman, he stretched out his hands toward her. Suddenly, she leaped from the wheelchair she had occupied for many years. She was instantly healed by the power of God!

What Made The Difference?

“What in the world happened to you today?” the minister asked the woman. “I knew there was a difference in your voice and in your eyes. What happened?”

“As I was praying today,” she answered, “I sensed that I had become bitter toward God because of my handicap. I also remembered a relative who had wronged me many years ago. I have harbored unforgiveness inside me for many years toward this relative.”

“I realized I needed the love of God and His forgiveness more than I needed a miracle of healing. I repented of my bitterness, and as it left me, forgiveness began to flow out of me toward that relative. Somehow, that’s when faith came into my heart for my deliverance. I just knew that tonight was my night for a miracle!”

Incredible, isn’t it?

The woman’s obedience and willingness to forgive unlocked her own miracle. Her Dream Seed, almost smothered by bitterness and unforgiveness, was birthed as she became obedient to the voice of The Holy Spirit.

“What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have 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. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in Heaven forgive your trespasses,” (Mark 11:24-26).

When you forgive others, God forgives you.

Tithing is a “forever” will of God.

Thousands are living in disobedience to this forever will of God. Consciously or unconsciously they are breaking one of the greatest laws in the kingdom system.

“And all the tithe of the land, whether of the Seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord,” (Leviticus 27:30).

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,” (Malachi 3:10).

Remember, God will not advance your instructions or information beyond your last act of disobedience. And beyond that point, every incoming message will be distorted. You cannot progress beyond your last act of disobedience.

This incredible principle is practically unknown among Christians today. God will not give you current instructions if you are rebelling against a forever will of God.

The “Now” Will of God

The second part of obedience is what I call the now will of God. It is personalized instruction just for you relating to your current circumstances. These individualized directives are for you only, and are given as you need them.

A $50,000 Blessing

I was still new in the ministry years ago when, unexpectedly, I received a cancellation of a two-week crusade. In those days, especially, a cancellation was a major blow financially.

“Churches, churches,” I complained bitterly to God. “Why do they do this to me...what am I going to do?”

I was still fuming when the telephone rang. It was another pastor. And he wanted me to come for a twoweek revival. Immediately.

“I’m sorry,” I said, nursing my grudge. “I’ve got business to take care of back home next week.” (Well, that was true!)

“We run only about 17 people,” he continued. (Well, then I knew I wasn’t going to accept!)

The pastor persisted. “Will you at least pray about it?” he asked finally.

“Sure, I’ll pray about it,” I replied, and then hung up the phone.

I began mumbling, “Lord, if you want me to go, just tell me.” After a few minutes I began feeling that maybe I should put a little more effort into it.

I knelt down beside my bed in the little motel room. “God, do you want me to go?”

The answer came. Yes, I was to go.

I went to that little church of 17 people. I didn’t feel like preaching when I got there, but God rewarded my obedience. Several made commitments to Christ, and several lifelong friendships were established. And, believe it or not, out of that tiny congregation God gave me some very special partners who contributed more than $50,000 to my ministry! Oh, never underestimate the importance God places on your obedience to Him!

Obedience. When you obey God, He blesses the work of your hands. No, He may not reveal beforehand all His rewards for your obedience. But, as you are faithful, He will give you more than you’ve ever dreamed possible.

Sometimes what God tells you to do will seem illogical. It may even deprive you of an immediate gratification. It may sometimes wound your pride. It may even appear unrelated to your miracle. But it will inevitably and always be rewarded. Amply.

Scared At Six Years Old

When I was a boy of six, my father pastored a church in Orange, Texas. I attended a school called Little Cypress, and had a teacher named Mrs. Ryder.

As the school year drew to a close, I remember how nervous I felt wondering whether I had passed or not on my report card.

I had studied and desperately hoped I would be promoted to the second grade, but I knew I had not done well in conduct. (In fact, I never did well in conduct my entire 12 years in school!)

The big day of reckoning came, and I remember grabbing my report card from Mrs. Ryder’s hand and rushing outside to read my grades in private lest I had failed.

There—I spied the check mark. PASSED! My heart sang all the way home on the school bus. I was ready for new information, promotion to the second grade.

We all accept this Life-Principle in progress and promotion throughout our lifetime. It holds true in school, college, career, the armed forces. And this Reward System is especially true in the kingdom of God.

God doesn’t promote you according to your age. He doesn’t promote you according to your I.Q. Nor does He promote you according to your abilities. God promotes and rewards you according to your progressive acts of obedience.

Are You Being Robbed?

I am always saddened by television and newspaper accounts of families whose homes are burglarized and precious items stolen. Sometimes it takes these victims years of hard work to replace their losses. Tragically, it happens every day.

But there is something even worse: When a man is robbed of his Dream Seed.

Millions are robbed of daily miracles because of their defiant and stubborn rebellion to a God-command.

Our disobedience disappoints the heart of God. It ties His hands. God cannot commit Himself to the success of a rebel. In fact, He warned Israel, “Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, til thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded thee,” (Deuteronomy 28:45).

It is suicidal to play games with God. Every rebel will ultimately be penalized.

Please listen to me carefully. Can I be completely frank with you? It is difficult for me to write these paragraphs...they just don’t seem to fit in with a book on miracles and blessings.

But I desperately want you to succeed. And I know that you cannot succeed and be totally happy with your life if you allow one Seed of rebellion to exist within you. Sin is a heartache to God. You must confront it. You must uproot it. You must ask His forgiveness. It can happen right now, even as you are reading these words.

Would you pray this prayer aloud with me before you read any further?

Our Prayer Together...

“Dear Heavenly Father, I recognize sin in my life today, and I need Your forgiveness. I thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, Who died on Calvary as a sacrifice for my sins. I believe that Your blood cleanses me today. I receive You as my Lord and Master and King Who rules my life from this moment and forever. Amen.”

Oh, friend, do you feel what I’m feeling this very moment? I feel the sweet presence of Jesus even now as I’m writing these words. I feel as though I am sitting right there beside you.

Something has just happened inside your heart! You know that, too, don’t you? And this is just the beginning of a great parade of miracles and blessings in your life! This moment of complete surrender to Christ can be the beginning of the fulfillment of your Dream Seed.

“God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”

I Know You Are More Excited Than Ever About Your Dream Seed.

Yes, your marriage can be restored. Your body can be completely healed. Yes, God can provide the extra finances you desperately need at this time.

And it can begin happening this very moment as you learn to use the most explosive weapon God has given you: Your Faith.

Faith is that invisible confidence that something exists other than what you presently see. It is that internal belief system planted by God in every human being. Faith is the ability to believe.

The “D.A.G.”

Faith always draws the attention of God.

That’s why I call it the “D.A.G.”—the Divine Attention-Getter!

Just as repentance draws God’s attention, so Faith always stimulates incredible favor from God and His angels. Yes, faith is the magnet that attracts God toward you. You don’t have to drive a Rolls Royce to impress Him. Nor is it necessary to be a Harvard graduate.

God is impressed when you use the faith He has already given you.

“God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith,” (Romans 12:3).

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him,” (Hebrews 11:6).

Every miracle you receive can be traced to a Seed of Faith.

Faith is what drives ordinary men to accomplish the extraordinary.

Faith is what turns common men into uncommon achievers.

They possess different personalities and talents. But they learned to use their faith. They focused their believing toward their Dream Seed.

Faith is the real difference between champions and losers.

Faith is the magic ingredient of every miracle.

Faith can cause your blind eyes to see.

Faith can cause your deaf ears to hear again.

Faith can cause your lame legs to receive strength.

Faith can make your barren womb productive.

Faith can heal your scarred and empty marriage.

Faith can restore confidence into your broken heart.

Faith can break the chains of your cocaine habit or any drug addiction.

Faith can change you from an alcoholic into a great achiever again.

Faith can transform you from a weakling into the champion God intended you to be.

What Is Faith?

Few people can really explain faith. It is like electricity or the wind. You cannot hold it in your hand. You cannot seal it in a jar at your house, or package it like a box of corn flakes.

Yet, faith is a substance. God used it to create the universe.

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear,” (Hebrews 11:3).

Faith is the ability to believe. Remember, it is the invisible confidence within you that something exists other than what you presently see.

The proof of your faith is revealed in your pursuit of the unseen.

Faith is a Seed planted in the soil of your spirit. God planted it there at your birth. It is invisible to the natural eye, like minerals in the water. Yet is very tangible in the realm of the spirit.

It may be dead or dormant—or alive and growing.

Faith that is inactive toward God is what we call dead faith. “Faith without works is dead,” (James 2:26). The Bible also refers to it as “unbelief” or “doubt.” It does not mean that a man is not using his faith. Rather, it means that he is not using his faith productively, or toward God. He may even be using it against himself in a destructive manner.

Active faith is when a man uses his believing ability to obtain something he wants from God. He usually will do something to prove that he has confidence in The Word of God.

The starving widow in 1 Kings 17 willingly gave her last meal to the prophet Elijah. Naaman, the leper, obeyed the prophet and dipped in the Jordan River seven times.

At the wedding in Cana, they filled up the water pots in anticipation of the water-to-wine miracle. Noah, though he had never seen rain, began to build the ark in faith.

The presence of your faith is proved by something you do in obedience to God and His Word.

The ability to believe already exists within you. It’s the substance called faith. Your faith is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it will become.

I want to help you begin using your faith to obtain the miracles and blessings God wants you to receive.

7 Principles The Bible Teaches
Us About Faith

1. Your Faith Is An Invisible Substance. Like the wind or electricity, you may not see it with your natural eye, but its presence and force is proven by its results in your life. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,” (Hebrews 11:1).

2. You Already Possess The Seed of Faith Within You. Believing ability is within every person. You choose how you will use it. Whatever you choose to believe decides whether it will be productive or destructive to your life. “God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith,” (Romans 12:3).

3. Whenever You Use Your Faith, You Please The Heart of God. Don’t you appreciate it when others trust you? Don’t you feel humiliated and a bit angry when they show lack of trust? Then you know how God feels about your faith in Him! “But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him,” (Hebrews 11:6).

Faith is very important to God.

Please don’t take this lightly. Sometimes we make statements such as, “Well, I just don’t have much faith.” How would you like to hear your children talking to their little friends, “Well, my mother and dad lie to me all the time. I just don’t believe anything they say.” You would be crushed, insulted and humiliated.

Well, it is even more important that you trust The Word of God. God wants you to believe every word He speaks to you. You insult Him when you don’t.

When you use your faith, you are pleasing to God.

When you don’t trust Him, you disappoint God.

It’s just that simple.

I know several great men of God who are not necessarily perfect. They have made mistakes. But the principal secret of their success is that they have learned to use their faith in God.

4. You Will Change Your Circumstances When You Change The Direction of Your Believing. “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth,” (Mark 9:23).

You will inevitably experience what you consistently expect.

I believe it was Henry Ford who said that men who believe they can do something, and those who believe they cannot, are both right.

God really wants you healed. Dare to believe it.

God really wants you happy. Dare to believe it.

God really wants to supply all your needs. Dare to believe it.

One of my songs on a recent album is “Dare to Believe.”

“Dare to believe, and even demons tremble.
Dare to believe, and sickness must depart.

Dare to believe, and even mountains can be cast into the sea.
Your world can change my friend, when you dare to believe.

The Seeds you have planted are not wasted.
They are ready to burst forth with new life.

So today, my friend, let your faith be awakened.
Dare to believe that God is still alive!”

5. Your Biggest Mountain Will Succumb To Your Smallest Seed of Faith. “If ye have faith as a grain of mustard Seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you,” (Matthew 17:20).

You may feel as though you have little faith. I’ve felt that way before, too. But Jesus did not say, “If you have faith like a mountain you can move a mustard Seed!” He said that your smallest act of faith is enough to get a mountain moved.

But you must act on your faith. You must speak to the mountain. You must tell your mountain exactly what you want it to do. Sometimes you must keep on speaking to your mountain when it refuses to budge. But when you learn this secret, the mountains in your life will move. Jesus said it. Believe it and it will start working for you.

6. You Must Pursue What You Really Believe God Wants You To Possess. “If any of you lack Wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed,” (James 1:5-6).

Remember the earlier principle of desire: The Proof of Desire Is Pursuit. Miracles don’t just happen where they are needed. They happen where they are wanted. Jesus did not always go where He was needed, but where He was wanted.

We rarely reach for the things we really need.

But we always reach for those things we truly desire.

7. Your Guarantee of Eternal Life Hinges Upon Your Faith In Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life,” (John 3:16).

I think we all have a built-in craving for immortality. In other words, we’d love to live forever!

The Bible clearly teaches there is life beyond the grave. “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also,” (John 14:1-3).

I have never regretted my decision to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. In fact, I wrote a song recently expressing my feelings about it.

“I wouldn’t want to try to live
without the Lord in my life.

I wouldn’t want to have to live
in darkness when there is light.

And I won’t trade away
the joy I know today.

I wouldn’t want to try to live
without the Lord in my life.”

3 Ways To Increase Your Faith

Your faith is like a Seed.

And like any Seed, it must be watered and nurtured for it to grow. As the apostles said unto the Lord, “...Increase our faith,” (Luke 17:5).

1. The Most Important Secret In Increasing Your Faith Is To Hear The Spoken Word of God. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God,” (Romans 10:17).

Do you own a cassette tape recorder? Then use it. Keep it plugged in for continuous use. Keep a stack of Scripture and teaching tapes close by.

While you are shaving or bathing, play those tapes.

While you are getting dressed, play those tapes.

While you are waiting for your wife to get dressed, play those tapes.

While you are driving your car to work, play those tapes.

I usually keep tape recorders in every room of my house. And since I travel over 15,000 miles a month, I keep a tape deck in my motel room at all times. Cassette tapes can feed your spirit.

“Oh, but tapes cost too much,” a little lady told me.

“Ignorance will cost you more,” I replied.

It is amazing how we will pay $40 for a tank of gas that is gone in three days, while excusing ourselves from the purchasing of powerful, life-changing knowledge that could revolutionize our entire life-style.

Some people spend more money on their cars than they do their minds. (Maybe that’s why their cars run better than their minds!)

Meditate on Scripture.

Memorize Scripture.

Talk about Scripture.

Compose songs with Scriptures.

2. Be Honest With God About Your Personal Needs And Desires. “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy,” (Proverbs 28:13).

“...him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out,” (John 6:37).

It was a marvelous moment in my life when I learned to speak my real feelings aloud to God. I discovered that He would never ask me to do something that I could not do. He would not ask me to achieve something I could not accomplish.

You see, I hate to make mistakes. I really do. Any kind of mistake. Whether it is getting lost on a strange freeway or failing to spot a misspelled word in my current newsletter! And satan delights in taking advantage of that kind of conscientiousness.

He wants us to feel that we are incapable of pleasing God. I’ve had moments when I felt that God was simply unfair. I felt that His standard was just too high for anyone to achieve—especially me!

It is not always easy to live holy.

I sometimes have difficulty understanding the head-in-the-clouds, glib-tongued Christian who says that he never experiences adversity. Personally, I have found that the same thing happened in the lives of Joseph, Daniel and the Apostle Paul.

Is it humanly possible for us to please God? Yes, without a doubt.

Do you really want to live in obedience? Then tell Him. He needs to hear it from your own lips.

I’ve found that God is the easiest person to please that I have ever known. He is consistent in His expectations, incredibly longsuffering and unwavering in His confidence in me.

The real truth is that people are harder to please than God! Subconsciously, each of us attempts to please those around us. It is impossible. Therein is the weariness of life.

Man-pleasing is enslaving. As Proverbs 29:25 says, “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.”

I’ve found that one of the keys to pleasing God is to focus only on 24-hour achievements. This simply means to discern each morning what will make Him happy for that day only. Then concentrate on His goals for just that day.

3. Verbally Express The Presence of God That Is Now Within You! As a believer, you already contain the power of God within you. Release it! Don’t bottle it up. Uncork it! “He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water,” (John 7:38).

Don’t let anyone clog up that inner river inside you. Someone near you today desperately needs the Water of Life from your well!

Feel Jesus. Think Jesus. Talk about Jesus!

Don’t hesitate to pray for someone on the street or in a restaurant. The whole world is your turf. Dominate it!

Healing the sick is more important than accommodating a critic.

What Happens When You
“Dominate Your Turf?”

You will neutralize your adversaries.
You will nullify satanic strategy being planned against you.

And most important of all, you will be doing the works of Jesus.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord,” (Luke 4:18-19).

5 Key Suggestions

1. Avoid Trivial Conversations That May Encourage Slanderous Words or Strife. “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners,” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Remember, you are like a well of water. Don’t allow others to dump their trash into the well of your spirit.

2. Sanctify A Private Place For Daily Prayer. It may be in your bedroom, bathroom or even outdoors. It is good to have a special place to fellowship with God.

Learn to meditate alone. God will not scream His instructions. Your ability to hear is His gift to you. Your ability to listen is your gift to Him. “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith,” (Revelation 3:6).

3. Learn To Recognize The Immediate And Constant Presence of God. “...he that cometh to God must believe that He is,” (Hebrews 11:6). God is not a million miles away from you. He is here! Right now, even while you are reading these very words.

“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth,” (Psalm 145:18).

“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee,” (Isaiah 43:2).

Your problems don’t scare God! He was defeating satan before you were even born! He is with you now, even at your lowest point of need.

4. Establish A Regular Fasting Schedule. Don’t fast only when you “feel like it.” Decide specific days or meals that you will fast and get alone with God. Some will complain of legalism and bondage. Some may be unable to because of health reasons. (I suggest that you consult your physician about any fasting you decide to do.)

Fasting has dramatically changed my life. Whether long 21-day fasts, or a simple one-day fast, I’ve experienced revelation of truth, financial ideas and unusual power to carry out commands from God. Also, I have found that my fear of opposition and criticism completely shrivels on an extended fast. It seems that my self-confidence multiplies and completely displaces any fear of men who might oppose me.

Without a doubt, my faith seems to increase every time I fast and seek God. “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting,” (Matthew 17:21).

5. Constantly Picture The Rewards That Your Dream Seed Will Produce. I’ll never forget my first car. It was a black, 1953 Chevrolet Coupe. Although the car was worth about $225, the seller insisted on $300. I was just 18 years old, and $300 was mighty big money for a high school kid in those days.

I was a bit upset with the price tag, but several things kept surfacing that were more important than the money. First, the owner appeared trustworthy and had kept the car in top running condition. Second, it was a low-mileage car and the best deal I had been able to locate.

And third, I really needed the car to maintain a good job I had at a local food store.

The more I concentrated on the benefits of the car, the less important the cost became to me. I pictured myself sitting behind the wheel. I could almost breathe the air of freedom it gave me!

The more I pictured the rewards of ownership, the more excited I became about that car. I bought it. I loved it. And I was able to enjoy it for several good years.

You see, my picturing the benefits of the car increased my desire for it.

Would you like to do something good for yourself today?

Then, start picturing miracles.

Start picturing your healing.

Start picturing your marriage coming together.

Start picturing your bills completely paid.

It is a Master Secret that will increase your faith.

Abraham pictured his children. (See Romans 4:18-21.)

Joseph pictured himself in a palace. (See Genesis 37:5-9.)

Jesus pictured His resurrection. (See Hebrews 12:2.)

Remember, your life will always move in the direction of your dominant thought.

It is the Golden Secret of great faith.

A Special Word To Those Troubled By Unbelief

Please read this carefully. I experienced great doubts during crisis points earlier in my life. Over a two-year period I fought waves of doubt regarding the infallibility of the Scriptures. And it seemed that no one could answer my questions to my satisfaction. It appeared to me that there were contradictions in the Word of God. I prayed sincere prayers that seemed to go unanswered.

Yet, deep within me I longed to believe—in God, in miracles and in the validity of the Scriptures.

So I finally prayed this prayer, “God, if You really do exist, You must be capable of giving me the dynamic faith I need to become a true believer. Please do it.”

It happened. Gradually, truth began to fit like pieces in a puzzle. And with each piece came a measure of peace.

Slowly, my inner storm began to subside. Today, I can hardly believe I ever doubted His existence.

You see, this is what I had to face: whether you are an atheist who believes in evolution, or a Christian who believes in the Genesis account of creation, you will always believe in something.

Either way, I had to do something with the faith inside of me.

The evidence of His presence far outweighed the proof of His absence.

I chose to believe. I have never, for a single moment, regretted it.

Let me explain that unbelief is not necessarily a lack of faith. You see, all men have the ability to believe. Believing is the invisible confidence that something exists other than what you presently see.

Unbelief is really misdirected and misused faith. It is believing the opinions of men, instead of the opinions of God.

The Israelites in the Old Testament are an example. They sent 12 men to spy out Canaan, the Promised Land. Ten returned with a report of defeat. They said that the giants were too strong for Israel to overcome.

However, two spies, Joshua and Caleb, brought a report of victory. They acknowledged that the giants existed, but chose to believe the promise of God that they could possess the land.

Did the 10 spies have faith? Certainly. Their faith was in the ability of the giants instead of the ability of God.

Remember that faith is believing that something exists that you have not yet experienced. The giants had not yet defeated them. Yet they chose to believe in their own unseen and unexperienced defeat.

I urge you to confront and resist the spirit of unbelief that assaults you today. And in Jesus’ name, start using your God-given faith to move the mountains in your life.

You can do it. And, you can do it today.

Our Prayer Together...

“My precious Father, I come boldly to You today in the name of Jesus. I come in behalf of my friend who is reading this book in desperate need of miracles in his life.

“You gave him his Dream Seed of his desired miracle and blessing, and You will not let him fail.

“I bind the spirit of unbelief and doubt that has invaded his mind, his home and his heart. I command every demon spirit to come out and depart from his life. I loose him and set him free in the name of Jesus of Nazareth. I forbid those spirits to ever return into his life again.”

Now, my friend, I release the presence of Jesus into your life. Receive the forgiveness and healing power of Jesus Christ into your mind, your heart, your body and your soul.

Be healed in your mind.

Be healed in your emotions.

Be healed in your memories.

Be healed in your body.

Be healed in your marriage.

Be healed in your finances.

Be healed of your broken heart.

Be healed of your alcoholism.

Be healed of your drug addiction.

Be healed of your inferiority complex.

Be healed of your sense of unworthiness.

Be healed of your lack of confidence.

“I pray this today in the powerful and precious Name of Jesus of Nazareth, Who loves you and gave His life for your complete deliverance and total freedom.

In Jesus’ Name, It is done. Amen.”

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

It was a Golden Day in my life when I discoveredthat I could give away something I possessed—A Seed—to receive something that I did not presently possess—A Harvest.

A Seed is anything you can contribute to another. It is anything you are capable of giving away! An hour of your time invested in someone with a need, is a Seed. Kind words...friendships...loyalty...money...anything that you plant toward people or God’s work is what is called A Seed.

Seed-Faith is when you plant your Seed with expectation of a specific Harvest. It is your Seed— planted in faith for a specific result or miracle.

God planted His best Seed— Jesus—to create a Harvest: the family of God. He gave something He treasured to reap an even greater benefit. His Dream Seed was the Body of Christ, His Church. His Seed was His Son, Jesus Christ.

This is the principle of Seed-Faith. It is the opposite of selfishness that operates in the world system. Selfishness is hoarding; selfishness is depriving another to your own advantage. Seed-Faith is giving away something you have, to create something you do not have.

This is how I learned the importance of my gifts and offerings to God. When I give an offering to God— my money—I am giving Him a part of me—my time, my skills, my energy, my labor. My money represents me. This explains Proverbs 3:9-10.

“Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”

Seed-Faith is the Golden Thread in 1 Kings 17 that explains the miracle of supply for the widow woman in the famine. She gave to Elijah, the man of God, something that she possessed—A Seed—to receive something she did not presently possess—a food supply. She sowed her Seed in expectation after the prophet explained the Seed-Faith principle of expecting a desired result.

Most people do not understand this; certainly our logic tells us that our giving will only diminish our supply. Therein is the power of Seed-Faith. Our offerings are proof of our believing—that something exists though we do not presently see it.

I cannot over-emphasize how the principle of SeedFaith has changed my life.

Drastically.

I am so grateful for remarkable men of God like Oral Roberts who have the patience to help us understand it.

You see, when I walked out of the Texas courtroom, I felt utterly hopeless. I could scarcely afford to purchase even a sofa for my small, one-bedroom apartment. Many nights I sat alone, drained and confused, even questioning the validity of this “Gospel of Prosperity,” as some have called it.

That is when I decided to test the Scriptures myself. Malachi 3 was an open invitation from God to “prove” His very existence and in particular the principle of prosperity through giving.

Nearly everyone believes in financial increase. Our credit cards prove that we even plan for it! Nearly everyone believes they deserve more than they are getting in life. But only in recent years are many of us beginning to grasp that Seed-Faith Giving is one of the Master Keys to the miracles we need.

It seems to be happening everywhere. I receive letters every day from friends and partners who are ecstatic over the results of their practicing the principle of Seed-Faith. I am constantly amazed at the flow of miracles into my own life through my learning this principle.

I must be honest with you. The principle of SeedFaith was very difficult for me to accept at first. I really struggled with it. At times, I felt that it was just another method used by some ministers to raise funds for their ministries.

I understood tithing, the giving of 10 percent of my total income back to God. I had been taught that principle since childhood, and I practiced it faithfully.

I just did not understand giving something to God and expecting to receive a miracle in return for it. It seemed to be a very cheap, selfish motive for giving to God. I equated it with “buying a miracle.”

Once, I even declared publicly, “When I give to God, I expect nothing in return.” That seemed to make me feel more pure, more spiritual, more unselfish. Somehow, the idea that there might even be a difference between tithing and giving never really dawned on me.

Though I was a tither, something was missing. Deep inside, I knew it. Oh, God blessed me in many ways. I do not doubt that my tithing played a great part. But I knew, deep inside, that God wanted me to experience much more. He wanted to reveal secrets to me I had not yet discovered.

Little did I know that I was standing on the threshold of a Niagara Falls of miracles and blessings.

I had studied the tithing system in the Scriptures. Abraham was the first man in the Bible to practice it. “And he gave him tithes of all,” (Genesis 14:20).

His son, Isaac, and his grandson, Jacob, tithed also. As I said in an earlier chapter, Jesus, in the New Testament, even commended the Pharisees for practicing tithing. “Ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone,” (Matthew 23:23).

What Is Tithing?

Tithing is returning to God the 10 percent of your total income which He personally designated for Himself. (The word tithe means “tenth.”)

“And all the tithe of the land, whether of the Seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord. And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord,” (Leviticus 27:30, 32).

Some people feel that these Scriptures applied to the Old Testament Israelites only. However, I think a little further study proves otherwise.

First, Abraham gave tithe before the Law was given to Moses. (See Genesis 14:20.)

Second, Jesus recognized it as a worthwhile practice even among the unworthy Pharisees. (See Matthew 23:23.)

Third, if it was meant for the Seed of Abraham, that includes those in Christ. “And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s Seed, and heirs according to the promise,” (Galatians 3:29).

Fourth, there is no Scripture that refutes tithing to render it an obsolete practice.

Who Should Receive Your Tithe?

Opinions differ as to whom our tithe should be given.

Some believe it should be given to the poor, or to their parents or to other worthwhile causes. Actually, what we give to the poor and needy is called “alms.” Your tithe, however, is different. Remember, the tithe belongs to the Lord. It does not really belong to you. It belongs to the Lord and His work—actually to those in the ministry. Ephesians 4:11 states: “And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers.”

It appears that in the Scriptures the tithe was received by the priesthood of Israel, or those in spiritual leadership. It was their major means of support. “And, behold, I have given the children of Levi (the priesthood) all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation,” (Numbers 18:21).

Another helpful insight is given in Malachi 3:10, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house.” We are to financially support those from whom we draw our primary spiritual knowledge and encouragement.

Let’s review for a moment. The Lord’s tithe is a tenth of your total income. It does not really belong to you at all. It belongs to God. You are simply responsible for returning His ten percent back into His work for the continuation of the Gospel.

God’s Reaction To A Non-Tither

God guarantees supernatural, abundant supply back into the life of a tither. “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts,” (Malachi 3:10-11).

After a service one night in Houston, Texas, a young couple approached me for special prayer.

“Brother Mike, we are really having a financial struggle,” they confided. “Unless God gives us a miracle, we will lose everything we own.”

As I reached for their hands to join in the prayer of agreement, something inside my spirit stopped me. I felt impressed to ask them a question.

“Do you tithe regularly?” I asked.

“Well, no,” the young wife said rather reluctantly.

“We can’t afford to tithe right now,” her husband added somewhat defensively. “When we make more money, we intend to start paying it then.”

I knew the subject was sensitive, but I had to tell them the truth.

“It really won’t help for me to pray for your financial situation,” I explained. “Whether you realize it or not, you are stealing from God. The tithe is not yours to spend on yourself, I believe it is wrong for you to even pay personal bills with it.”

I explained that the tithe was holy. I explained that they had misused holy money. They had stolen something that belonged to the Lord and sowed it back into themselves. This could very well explain their financial curse.

The Apostle Paul painted a shocking portrait in Galatians 6:6-10. He said that we are to sow Seeds into the lives of spiritual teachers. When we take those holy Seeds and sow them back into our own lives instead, we “shall of the flesh reap corruption.”

I believe thousands are creating misfortunes and even tragedies in their own lives because of their resentment and rebellion to God’s command to support ministers of the Gospel.

Do not keep something that belongs to the Lord.

I have seen champion men and women plummet to failure because they became greedy. Some become angry at their pastor or an evangelist and retaliated by withholding their tithes and offerings.

These ministers may suffer temporarily, but the non-givers have sown Seed to their own destruction. The Harvest of our disobedience is simply not worth our withholding the Lord’s tithe.

My Golden Discovery—Seed-Faith Giving.

It hit me like a bolt of lightening one day...

The Scriptures said that Israel had robbed God in the tithe and offerings. Was there really a difference?

I can’t explain it. But somehow I knew there was a dimension of blessings beyond the act of tithing. There was a reason why some Christians barely made it financially each month, while others were prospering. That is when I discovered the difference between the act of tithing and the attitude of giving.

The tithe already belongs to God. It is a predetermined ten percent established as a beginning practice in my financial partnership with God. It is not an option or a matter of choice.

Let’s suppose I use your car for a few days. I bring it back to your house Sunday morning with this statement: “Hi, John. I have a special gift for you today. I want to donate this car to you and your wife!”

How would you feel? You would laugh, wouldn’t you? Of course. You see, the car is not an optional gift because it already belonged to you. But suppose I purchased new tires while I was using your car as a gesture of gratitude. The tires were optional. I chose to give them to you in addition to the car. This is the basic difference between our tithe and our offerings.

Our tithes and offerings are Seeds that we plant toward a desired future Harvest.

Tithing is the act of returning the ten percent portion of today’s salary. It is my acknowledgment and recognition of God as the Owner and Possessor of all things. (See Genesis 14:19-20.) My offerings are the optional amount that I give above my tithe. Giving is the attitude that I am replanting the large tithe and my offerings as a Seed toward tomorrow’s supply.

Something happened in my spirit when I saw this picture. My tithing is an act of obedience. My offerings are optional investments above the tithe. My Seed-Faith giving is planting my tithes and offerings with expectation of a specific desired Harvest.

My attitude began to change about the whole idea of giving. In the early years, I felt like the tithe was a debt, an obligation, a burden. It made me cling to the 90 percent as if I had to make up for the ten percent I had lost to God.

But suddenly, I realized that God wanted to be my business partner. He wanted to help me to succeed. The ten percent that I returned each month to Him established my foundation for financial success. My offerings to Him became my extra Seeds replanted toward my future supply.

Now, some theologians might disagree. But I refuse to argue about what I know has worked for me. I know the miracles and blessings have poured into my life since I began practicing the principle of Seed-Faith.

My Personal Miracle Supply

I don’t think I’ll ever forget it as long as I live. Some years ago I was conducting services at a Christian retreat. It was my turn to speak and conclude the evening service. As I was receiving the offering at the close, I suddenly felt an intense urge to give $1,000!

I was momentarily stunned. You see, I had always been a “$100-man.” Everyone has an A.L.G.—an Average Level of Giving. Some give $5, others will regularly give $20. So, I usually felt pretty generous when I wrote out my check for $100!

Well, I did not immediately respond to that urge. After all, I reasoned, there are a whole stack of bills coming due. I can’t afford to write out a check every time I get a little emotional and generous.

I kept waiting, but that small inner voice kept whispering, “$1,000.”

“But I’ve never given $1,000 before in my life,” I argued with myself. The inner voice responded, “And that means that you have never reaped the Harvest from a $1,000 Seed before, either.”

Well, I was quite desperate to raise my A.L.R.— my Average Level of Receiving! I knew that it would never happen until I upgraded my A.L.G.!

I think I shocked my secretary when I called the next day.

“Please write a check for $1,000 and send it to me.”

I wish space permitted details of what began to happen.

Within 15 days, a partner walked into my office with a Seed-Faith offering of $10,000—the largest offering I had ever received in my entire ministry at that time.

Several days later, I opened an envelope from a partner in Houston, Texas. “Mike, God spoke to my heart to plant a Seed of $10,000 into your ministry.”

The miracles had begun.

Some months later, I moved from California to Dallas, Texas, to be more centralized for crusade travel. God made it possible for me to buy a home, but I didn’t have enough money to buy furniture.

Then, a royalty check of almost $5,000 arrived. I was elated. At last I would be able to purchase some furnishings for my new home.

Soon after, a well-known evangelist asked me to spend five weeks co-hosting his daily television program. At that time, he was asking partners to join the “Hall of Faith” with a special one-time offering of $1,000.

You guessed it.

As I spoke on Seed-Faith giving, I felt an inner urge. “Take $1,000 from your ‘furnishings fund’ and join the “Hall of Faith.”

After a few minutes of ignoring the prompting of The Holy Spirit, I finally said, “I feel impressed of the Lord to plant a Seed of $1,000 today.” Though I felt a little awkward, I knew in my heart that I had done the right thing.

The second day came. The scene was the same. He exhorted the partners again to plant an additional Seed of $1,000 for a loved one who was very special in their lives. I immediately thought of my son, Jason.

And, again, I felt what was becoming a familiar feeling, that inner urge to plant another Seed-Faith offering of $1,000.

I did.

That afternoon was quite emotional for me. My heart was at peace. But my mind was whirling. Had I acted impulsively? Was my giving really prompted by God, or had I merely been caught up in the momentum of the telethon?

Let me insert a brief word. I have since learned that God will compensate even for impulsive giving when we do it with a pure desire to be obedient. You may make a mistake or two in your giving. But it won’t be fatal. The most important thing is to develop that instant responsiveness to the promptings of The Holy Spirit.

By this time the money I had earmarked for house furnishings had dwindled to $3,000. Hardly adequate to properly furnish a large, empty house!

I flew to Dallas for a scheduled speaking engagement. The church was young and vibrant, and running about 300 in attendance. When I got up to speak, the public address system began to squawk and screech. Turning to the pastor, I shook my head.

“You folks need a new P.A. system here,” I said, somewhat unnecessarily.

Embarrassed, he replied, “Yes, I know.”

“Why don’t you buy a new one?” I asked.

It always amazes me that we will spend millions of dollars on buildings and then buy a bargain-basement microphone over which we preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. I still believe that the work of God deserves the best equipment available! However, this was not the case with my pastor friend. They were simply having some financial struggles.

“Mike, we just don’t have enough money,” he explained.

“How much do you need?”

“It would take $4,000 or more to purchase what we really need,” he replied.

Almost before I could think, it just popped out of my mouth.

“I’ll give the first $1,000 if 30 of your people will stand right now and give $100 each for a new P.A. system,” I said, turning to the congregation.

Their response was overwhelming. More than 30 members stood almost immediately. And I was happy for them. God had used me to motivate their faith.

There was just one small problem. My house furnishing fund was now down to $2,000! Believe me, I had a real talk with God that afternoon! I had such mixed emotions. I have always prided myself on being a man of logic. There is always a need for planning and thinking ahead. But something unusual and extraordinary was happening. I just needed reassurance from Him.

I learned one of my greatest lessons from God that day.

He showed me the difference between logic and faith.

Logic will analyze.

Faith will act.

Logic demands an explanation.

Faith merely needs motivation.

Logic rarely produces miracles.

Faith always produces miracles.

Logic plans around things that are visible.

Faith plans on things that are invisible.

I remember that afternoon like it was yesterday. The presence of God was so warm and precious. “Son, I respect a man who does not try to negotiate with Me. I asked you to plant that Seed for a reason. When I get ready to give you a Harvest, I will always ask you for a Seed to unlock that Harvest.

My heart was brimming with anticipation. God touched me with unusual anointing during the evening service. Afterwards, a middle-aged man approached me.

“Mike, I own a rare sports car. In fact, there were only 19 of this particular model manufactured. Mine happens to be Serial No. 1. God spoke to me to give it to you as a gift.”

I was flabbergasted.

The following day, another miracle occurred. A businessman friend walked into my office. “Mike, I know you have been needing a van for your ministry. Go ahead and order it. God told me to buy it for you.”

I was astounded. It was almost too much, too fast.

The attitudes of people were changing toward me.

It was incredible! I felt it in the air. It was as though favor was flowing toward me from every direction. There was an unusual aura around me that I could not explain. It was electrifying.

Then the principle became clear: what I am, I create. Whatever I am, I will reproduce around me. I am a Seed. My atmosphere is the harvest. What I am, I will create around me.

I am of Irish decent. What will I create? Irishmen.

If you are German, what do you create? Germans.

If you are a watermelon, what do you create? Watermelons.

If you are a giver, what do you create? Givers.

You see, my nature indirectly affects, and yes, even controls, the nature of those around me.

This startled me. Was God actually giving me the power to unlock the giving of others toward me? The revelation was almost mind-boggling.

You see, Jesus did not say that God became a Giver because I chose to become a giver. God has always been a giver.

Rather, He promised that my giving would release a desire within men around me to give to me. These men could be new entry points through which God, Who is my Source, could pour blessings into my life.

Two days later, a major ministry gave me a check for $10,000! It so happened that I had a bank loan due for that same amount. Elated, I called my secretary to inform her that God had provided the full amount to pay off the loan. I would be placing it in the mail shortly. (Little did I know what was ahead!)

The scene again was the same television studio.

We had just gone off the air. Ralph Wilkerson, pastor of Melodyland in Anaheim, California, was asking for 50 new partners to give $1,000 to join the Hall of Faith. Strangely, almost no one moved forward.

Ralph suddenly turned to me and, thrusting the microphone into my hand said, “Mike, what is God speaking to you?”

“Uh, uh, nothing yet,” I stuttered nervously. I asked everyone in the studio audience to bow their heads and pray.

Then I knew. Someone in that audience was suppose to sow a Seed-Faith offering of $10,000.

I immediately told the people what I felt.

“Someone is here today who should plant a Seed of $10,000. I do not know your name. I just want to urge you to obey the voice of The Holy Spirit.”

Nobody moved.

I began to pray that God would give that person an obedient heart.

Suddenly, I felt a sickening sensation in the pit of my stomach. Surely it wasn’t my $10,000 that I had just received from another ministry! God knew I needed that to pay off the loan!

The inner nudging persisted. I knew I had to give that $10,000. At the same time, I felt someone else was supposed to give $10,000, also.

“If you obey God and give that $10,000 today, I will match it and give $10,000 also,” I blurted out to the audience.

A lady lifted her hand and came forward.

And, there went my $10,000!

A friend asked me later if I felt good about giving it away.

“Hopeful is a better word!” I replied. I hear a lot of people talk about giving “cheerfully.” Well, I know that God loves a cheerful giver, but it does not say that He hates an uncheerful one! Part of me felt good about giving the $10,000. Another part of me was a little worried. I had another long talk with the Lord that afternoon!

A great healing evangelist had told me once that miracles were constantly coming toward us or passing us by. I thought about this, and somehow knew that my instant response to the impressions of The Holy Spirit would draw the attention of God. My $10,000 Seed, like a magnet, would now attract blessings I otherwise would not experience.

You see, when I let go of something in my hand, God lets go of something in his hand for me. In fact, my friend Derek Floyd wrote a song on this very principle after I preached it.

Well, it happened.

The next day on the program, it was mentioned that I had given $10,000 the previous day. A lady in Birmingham, Alabama, was watching the program. As those words were spoken, The Holy Spirit spoke to her heart, “Replace Mike Murdock’s $10,000 gift.” That week I received her $10,000 Seed-Faith offering in the mail!

When I released something that was visible, God released something that had been invisible to me.

I wish I had the space to relate every miracle that I have experienced through instant response to the faith-pictures within me.

Some might regard this kind of giving as impulsive. But I know the voice of The Holy Spirit. And I know how highly He regards obedience.

I also believe that our giving conquers greed. And what is more important in the materialistic, moneygrabbing world in which we live today?

The New Orleans Miracle

I held a crusade in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pastor has been a personal, longtime friend. While I was in my teens, he motivated me tremendously to go to Bible college and to pursue the ministry. (As it happened, I had received another royalty check for slightly more than $10,000 the week before.)

Well, I have never made a practice of asking for a financial guarantee from the churches where I speak. Instead, I simply ask that an offering be received in each service for my ministry. I always take a moment before the offering to explain the basic principles of giving.

It was Sunday night. I began to give my usual teaching on the Laws of Blessing prior to the offering. As I spoke, The Holy Spirit began to instruct me. “Do not receive this offering for your own ministry. Give the entire offering to their television ministry.”

Well, my own ministry was in real need at this time. I felt that this offering was crucial. It’s a peculiar thing: God has always asked me to give my largest Seed when I was facing my greatest need.

I instinctively knew that God must be planning an unusual Harvest to make such a demand on my faith. The more I thought about it, the more willing I became! So, I told the people: “God just spoke to my heart. This offering will not be for my own ministry after all. Instead, we are to plant our Seeds tonight in the television ministry of your pastor.”

Then I began to elaborate on the soul winning potential of television, quoting Proverbs 11:30, “...he that winneth souls is wise.” I asked that each person focus their Seed toward the reaping of a particular Harvest they were needing in their own lives.

Suddenly, a picture of the royalty check I had just received flashed into my mind. Again, I heard the unmistakable voice of God. “I also want you to give the $10,000 you have just received in royalties.”

I was sick inside. Really! I am sure you can imagine my emotions—and my reaction! “Why God? This is two times in a row. You didn’t make Abraham try to kill Isaac twice!”

You would think by now I had learned that His reward would exceed my sacrifice. But I am still human. There is still a part of me that sometimes wants to hoard and hold back.

It was one of the few times I seriously questioned God. Then He said something I shall never forget.

“Son, it is your choice. I am giving you special faith to give $10,000 again. It may be one or two years before I ever give you this kind of faith again. Can you wait that long for your Harvest?”

I gave the $10,000.

The miracles began seven days later.

I received two phone calls that resulted in thousands of dollars of free television air time!

Oh, I thank God for His revelations, His promptings, His faithfulness.

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor His Seed begging bread,” (Psalm 37:25).

Yes, the Master Key of Seed-Faith is still unlocking the Dream Seeds of those who will really dare to believe it.

This book is only a part of the whole picture in achieving your Dream Seed. There are a few additional things I want to remind you of:

1. Your Dream Seed must originate in the heart of God before its fulfillment will satisfy you.

2. You must personally be persuaded that it is from the heart of God.

3. You must be willing to fight for and protect your Dream Seed from criticism and any satanic substitutions.

4. You must discern any distraction to your Dream Seed immediately and refuse its having any place in your life.

5. Your Dream Seed must have time and attention to germinate and come into clear focus.

6. Your Dream Seed must become the dominant obsession of your life, filling up every available space within you, crowding out every distraction and every adversary.

Your Dream Seed is like a rose in a garden of weeds. It will sometimes struggle to receive sunshine and water among the thorns of frustration and unconcerned friends around you. Never discuss your Dream Seed carelessly.

Avoid physical and emotional exhaustion. It will always blur your vision of your Dream Seed. Your observations will become distorted and you will draw wrong conclusions. Remember, conquering your doubts and critics is an important part of achieving your Dream Seed.

Like the guards placed around the bank vault, satan always stations his forces near your miracle. So when your battle is the most difficult, that is usually an indication that you are at the very scene of the fulfillment of your Dream Seed.

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not,” (Galatians 6:9).

Will You Accept Jesus As Your Personal Savior Today?

The Bible says, “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,” (Romans 10:9).

Pray this prayer from your heart today!

“Dear Jesus, I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner...I need Your love and forgiveness...Come into my heart. Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm Your love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others. Amen.”

DR. MIKE MURDOCK is in tremendous demand as one of the most dynamic speakers in America today.

More than 17,000 audiences in over 100 countries have attended his Schools of Wisdom and con-ferences. Hundreds of invitations come to him from churches, colleges and business corporations. He is a noted author of over 250 books, including the best sellers, The Leadership Secrets of Jesus and Secrets of The Richest Man Who Ever Lived. Thousands view his weekly television program, Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock. Many attend his Schools of Wisdom that he hosts in many cities of America.

DR.MIKE MURDOCK

1. Has embraced his Assignment to Pursue...Proclaim...and Publish the Wisdom of God to help people achieve their dreams and goals.

2. Preached his first public sermon at the age of 8.

3. Preached his first evangelistic crusade at the age of 15.

4. Began full-time evangelism at the age 5of 19, which has continued since 1966.

5. Has traveled and spoken to more than 17,000 audiences in over 100 countries, including East and West Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

6. Noted author of over 250 books, including best sellers, Wisdom for Winning, Dream Seeds, The Double Diamond Principle, The Law of Recognition and The Holy Spirit Handbook.

7. Created the popular Topical Bible series for Businessmen, Mothers, Fathers, Teenagers; The One-Minute Pocket Bible series, and The Uncommon Life series.

8. The Creator of The Master 7 Mentorship System, an Achievement Program for Believers.

9. Has composed thousands of songs such as “I Am Blessed,” “You Can Make It,” “God Rides On Wings of Love” and “Jesus, Just The Mention of Your Name,” recorded by many gospel artists.

10. Is the Founder and Senior Pastor of The Wisdom Center, in Fort Worth,Texas...a Church with International Ministry around the world.

11. Host of Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock, a weekly TV Program seen in12 ternationally.

12. Has appeared often on TBN, CBN, BET, Daystar, Inspirational Network, LeSea Broadcasting and other television network programs.

13. Has led over 3,000 to accept the call into full-time ministry.

THE MINISTRY

1. Wisdom Books & Literature Over 250 best-selling Wisdom Books and 70 Teaching Tape Series.

2 Church Crusades - Multitudes are ministered to in crusades and seminars throughout America in “The Uncommon Wisdom Conferences.” Known as a man who loves pastors, he has focused on church crusades for over 43 years.

3 Music Ministry - Millions have been blessed by the anointed songwriting and singing of Mike Murdock, who has made over 15 music albums and CDs available.

4 Television Wisdom Keys with Mike Murdock, a nationally-syndicated weekly television program.

5 The Wisdom Center - The Church and Ministry Offices where Dr. Murdock speaks weekly on Wisdom for The Uncommon Life.

6 Schools of The Holy Spirit - Mike Murdock hosts Schools of The Holy Spirit in many churches to mentor believers on the Person and Companionship of The Holy Spirit.

7 Schools of Wisdom - In many major cities Mike Murdock hosts Schools of Wisdom for those who want personalized and advanced training for achieving “The Uncommon Dream.”

8 Missions Outreach - Dr. Mike Murdock’s overseas outreaches to over 100 countries have included crusades in East and West Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.