Understanding that each of us has a God-ordained purpose for our lives on the earth is something every born-again Believer must grasp. No one's life is useless, or meaningless; rather, every life has been given a specific mandate from the Creator of all peoples and things.

For years, many of us have been told the lie that we would always have a house note and a car note. We were told we would always be indebted to "the man" (who is that really, anyways?) because we would never have enough money to buy the things we really wanted. Well, I've got one thing to say about that -- THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!

<!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> The Word of God gives us a clear perspective of the financial responsibility and acuity we, as born-again believers, are to walk in. That’s because our heavenly Father wants us to be lenders and not borrowers. He does not want us to struggle all of our lives under the heavy burden of debt, or to be a slave to anything, for that matter. Financial prosperity and debt-freedom come only after we take full responsibility of the resource God has placed in our hands.

God's plan for our lives if far better than we could ever imagine for ourselves. In fact, it is a "right now" plan; not one that we need to wait to receive on the other side of glory. Jesus Christ has already declared that the Kingdom of God is at hand, and that it resides on the inside of us. It's time to grab hold of our citizenship and walk in the privilege of Kingdom living...now!

Way too often, Christians are too quick to abdicate their authority and position in the earth. Rather, it is easier for some to relegate their thinking to their being less than what God created, than to walk fully in the responsibility He has given. No, we are not Jesus Christ Himself, but we are Christ-like (Christians); and empower with the same-self Holy Spirit to walk, do and say in the earth, in Christ’s stead.

When the Bible talks about "the flesh", it primarily is describing a mindset that is in opposition to God's way of thinking, doing, and being. It is the responsibility of every born-again believer to make his/her flesh line up with the Word of God. Our living example for this is Jesus Christ Himself.

Let's see... The Word of God gives of a CLEAR indications that the following events transpired... Jesus came to take away the sin of the world; check. Jesus destroyed all the work of the enemy; check. Jesus came that we might have abundant life; check. Jesus made an open show of the enemy in his own backyard; check. Seems the only thing left is the flesh. And that challenge is on US...

The Holy Spirit has been sent to the people of God with a very specific ministry. It has got to become the priority of every born-again Believer to connect with the Spirit of God so that he/she can complete the work of Christ in the earth.

In the Church, Christians want the power of God without being connected to the Power of God. They want truth, without a willingness to be connected to Truth. The Spirit of God is in the earth TODAY to help every born-again Believer to maximize their life in the earth. He was sent specifically by Jesus to empower us to do great and mighty things, all to the glory of God.

As born-again Believers, we were not left powerless, impotent, weak, or void of our Source when Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven. In fact, we have been re-created in a demonstration of power, by God’s love, and totally dependent upon the Holy Ghost. We are the Church and have been given supernatural abilities to overcome every trick of the enemy.