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Power Belongs to You

6/26/2017

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"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding and abundantly all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in." - Ephesians 3:20

This is  one of the most popular and most used verses in the Bible. I am guilty of saying it to encourage myself and others, but after studying it more I truly understand how powerful it is.

What I have come to understand is that without the power of God woking in you, there is no victory, there is no overcoming. We must understand unless we tap into the true pure power of God we will not have victory. To tap into the true power of God we must understand fully what this power is. When God created us, He not only created us in His image but He breathed His breath in us,  He breathed inside of us the Spirit of the Living God and that Spirit brings with it the DUNAMIS or explosive power of God and with that comes the power to bring change in your life.


Dunamis is defined as: strength, power, ability;  the power for performing miracles; moral power and excellence of soul; the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth; power and resources arising from numbers; power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts.

Now doesn’t that definition describe and define our God? So I want you to really take time to understand this, that when God blew His own breath into our nostrils, He not only breathed in life but He also breathed in His POWER. That means that Dunamis power is within you and me and it’s from God. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is resident in each of us. 

Often times on this journey of discovery, I long to use all the power that is resident in my body. Yet I'm still learning how to control, ignite and use this incredible gift.

This gift of God’s power allows us to go from human to spirit and from spirit to human in an instance. And we must learn how to control this power within. We need to learn how and when to shift from human to spirit. It’s sort of like driving a manual (straight-drive) car. I know when my father taught me how to drive a straight drive he told me to listen to the engine in the car; it will tell you when to shift. And this can be applied here. If we are reading God’s word, praying and listening to the Holy Spirit, we will be instructed on when to shift. Where we have failed is either staying in the Spirit to long or staying in the natural to long. We must be constantly listening for the leading of the Holy Spirit to know when to shift so that we do not burn out the clutch!

So we possess this Dunamis power. Why do we not use it? In most cases people are not inclined to consider God to be that deep. We would rather lead simple uneventful lives being content in the mundane. We must realize that we were never created for mundane simple uneventful lives and we cannot become content living in the mundane. We were created in God's image and likeness….God's life or existence is anything but ordinary or mundane.  We must stop seeing life through these ordinary eyes and see it from the extraordinary gift that is within us. Only then can we really appreciate and understand the true nature of God. God is amazing and we are amazing too. We have to realize our value and potential. Our value and potential is often times discovered when we get sick and tired of being sick and tired, you discover and realize that you are better than and worth more than your present circumstance and you muster the courage and strength to change your situation. This is when you discover the power within.

The study of this passage of scripture changed my life forever. I have the full knowledge that I possess the dunamis power within me to transform my life, my community and my world, and the ultimate purpose of all this is so that God can do exceedingly, abundantly more than I could ask or think so that His power that worketh within me may bring Him all the glory.  

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Mirey
6/26/2017 23:23:08

Thanks for this powerful revelation.

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Pastor Yolanda
1/2/2018 04:28:58

Thank you Mirey for taking time to read and respond to my Transparent Thoughts. I hope that the revelation is profitable for your soul!

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Earva Summers
12/31/2017 09:20:51

Pastor Yolanda thx you for the many tools, that you have provided for people to learn from, and how to discover the richness, power, and true love of Jesus Christ. I certainly appreciate all that you have shared with us. I really enjoy reading and learning from you, I have become more empowered from the Lord. I plan soon to Sow into the Ministry real soon. Thxs again for loving God's people!

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Pastor Yolanda
1/2/2018 04:25:44

Sis. Earva, thank you so much for this note! To God be the Glory for choosing this ratchet vessel as an instrument for His use and purpose. I am humbled by your words and I so appreciate your support, and I pray Abbas blessing upon your life for your faithfulness to the upbuilding of His Kingdom.

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