FOUNTAIN OF LIFE FOR TODAY

Saturday, June 30, 2012
A NEW WAY OF THINKING
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins. Mark 2:22 (NKJV)

Are you ready for increase in the next half of the year? Starting from next month, are you ready to go to the next level spiritually, physically and emotionally? In today's memory verse, Jesus is basically saying that you can't go to a new level with an old way of thinking. In other words, a new level demands a new way of thinking!

Many people hear the truth that God has more in store for them and immediately something resonates on the inside. Their spirit comes into agreement with God. But often, their natural minds begin to try to talk them out it. You hear your mind repeatedly telling you that “It is not going to happen for you” or “you are not going to have a great year” or “you are never going to get well” or “you are never going to get married” and other negative thoughts like that.

Those are the old wineskins you have to get rid of. This is a new season. What happened in the past is over and done. You had some disappointments, you tried and failed or things may not have gone according to plan, but we serve a God of restoration. It is time to get a new vision for your life and to open yourself to a new way of thinking so that you can move forward and receive all the blessings God has preordained for you!

Confession
Yes, I tried and failed and things may not have gone according to plan, but I refuse to accept that it is over. Today, I see accomplishments and great success. I scale over the intimidations from my past and over every obstacle. I enter boldly into the new month in victory and in joy!

Reference: Romans 12:2; Ephesians 1:18; Colossians 3:10

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The days in which we live are evil and the devil is seriously at work...Why? Because the kingdom of God is at hand and Jesus is coming soon. Paul says, a great and effectual door has been opened but many are the adversaries. These are some of the few reasons why you need to shut the door behind you and get into the presence of God in prayer. When the times get hardest, you need to pray hardest and tonight offers you another opportunity to pray, to worship and to seek God. It is the NIGHT OF SIGNS AND WONDERS, coming off at the Praise Sanctuary (Tesano, behind the Police Station near the railway lines). Time is 9:30pm to 4am. The man of God, Rev Alex Owusu Amankwah, will be there to preach the word, pray for the sick and minister to the afflicted. You cannot afford to miss out. Come and PRAY THROUGH TO BREAKTHROUGH!!! Get the direction well: when you are coming from either Achimota, Lapaz or Circle, get to the Tesano Police Station. Then go behind the Police Station to the Tesano park near the railway lines. You will find the church right at the end of the park. Or you can contact any of these lines for the direction or for prayer support: 0244755954/0208972669/0201466052. God bless you!!!

RETRAIN YOUR MIND

Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind... Romans 12:2 (AMP) Many people today don’t realize that the reason they are not happy, the reason they are not enjoying life is simply because they have tuned their minds towards the wrong direction. They have trained their minds to worry, to complain or to see only the negative side of life. A mind that is not renewed will always attract the negative, rather than the positive side of life. But just as you can form these negative mindsets, you can retrain your mind according to the Word of God and form godly mindsets. Looking through life, I have come to believe that one of the main ways to retrain your mind and develop a positive attitude is by learning to stay grateful. When you are grateful, you focus on what is right rather than what is wrong. The seed of the Word takes root in the good ground of your heart. This doesn’t happen automatically, you have to discipline yourself. You have to make a conscious effort every single day until a good mindset is formed. Remember, when you live with an attitude of praise and thanksgiving, you are shielding yourself from the attacks of the enemy. The seeds of discouragement cannot take root in a grateful heart. Neither can bitterness, envy or strife. Today, retrain your mind and be empowered with His strength to overcome in every area of your life! Prayer Father in heaven, today I surrender my thoughts and mind to You. Help me retrain my thoughts so that they fall in line with Your Word. I choose to have an attitude of faith and expectancy. I thank You for empowering me to live the life You have for me in Jesus’ name. Amen. Reference: Ephesians 5:10, 17; Colossians 1:21-22; 1 Thessalonians 4:3