Power of Agreement

Ever wish you had a million dollars? Me too! Many times, especially when the month has been shorter than the money, or my children want something that our budget can not provide. I taught children's church today and used this analogy to explain the power that we release when we agree with God and the thoughts that come from Him. When you have any amount of money, a little or a lot, you release it as a source of power. For example, on the first of every month I release my mortgage payment because I agree with the mortgage company that I owe them the money and I like having a roof over our 6 heads! I also release a tithe each Sunday because I agree with the work of the Church and want to be a part of it in obedience. But there are certain things that I do not or would not release the power of my finances to, like an illegal activity, or something that would harm my children even though they wanted it. ( My Benjamin with a dirt bike at age 6? No!) This is a common sense concept.

But there is an equal spiritual principle. We possess a power that is far greater than the power of our finances in the bank, and as I told the children today, it is the currency of agreement and the bank is our minds. When we agree with God and His Word, when we agree with the things that He is doing and working in us and through us and around us, we release the power for Him to continue to work. And just like with our finances, we have a choice that we release that power to in our lives and the lives of others. If I agree with the thoughts I might have that I am no good, that everyone is better than me, that God is displeased with me and does not care about the situation I am in, that it will never change- then that I release the power for those things to become a reality in my life. But if I begin to reject those thoughts, to refuse to agree with them and instead to agree with God's Word that I am greatly loved, that I am the head and not the tail, that nothing is impossible with God, then I am releasing power for the Holy Spirit to work those things as reality in my life. It is really just another way to explain faith, which is used so often as a "church word" that we forget what it really means.

It was great to see the "light bulb" go off as the kids begin to grasp the concept, and of course we read lots of Scriptures showing examples of this : Moses, Abraham, Noah. I encourage you to look those up for yourself and find out how lives ( including yours and mine!) can be changed as we agree with God and what He says to become a reality in our lives.