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New Years Blessing – The First Signs of Growth

Seeing The Promise of Bearing Fruit:

2014, I will confess, was full of labors. Everyday tasks with lifetimes of implications, if I were to minister to yesterday’s issues – 2014 was a work. Yet hearing and receiving in faith, I speak it today. The first breaths of a new year – Celebrate! Beyond the revelry and parties rejoice! I rejoice as in seeing the first blades of grass. The seed, the sweat, the stirrings and turmoil – 2015 has arrived and brings with it a booming harvest. Initiatives sown have taken root and now we’re seeing the first shoots of what’s to come. CN Life is bearing fruit.

The fruit of faith and perseverance; the dedication even wavering and questions – the choice to sow seeds is ready and producing a harvest. As we walk into a new year, you walk with us. We walk in agreement, in the power of faith. Today we celebrate!

Beyond Happy New Year, I speak and concur, with the blessing God has spoken over all life. Be Fruitful and Multiply!

Not merely addition, but swelling for the flight. I challenge you to take your faith and subdue the jungles that have not heard the word in your life. Produce!

Bear Fruit! Today is the first moments of an opportunity to see the hint of what God has promised and delivered. You will have the good of the land. The Good of the land is yours. Forgetting past ways, what do you choose to do with it today?

Receive the blessing of CN Life and Me personally in Faith! Be fruitful and watch God multiply!

The Gritty Truth about Faith

It’s not always pretty. In fact in the words of Pastor Mankins: Get “Ugly” For Jesus

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The message brought about an intriguing thought, one I’ve had for some time. David praised God out of his clothes. Whether you’re hurt or joyous about a circumstance you often forget how it looks to others. Most often you’re just trying to accomplish a thing. Why not the tell others the gritty truth. Faith ain’t pretty. It gets hard at times but these are the times to push for the other side knowing God is there, with you and waiting for you, with the winning bouquet of Glory.

Enjoy this excerpt of The Message – Faith ain’t Pretty

A local tire store had an advertisement that caught my attention. The ad said, “Hello, neighbor! Tires ain’t pretty, but everyone needs tires, so you might as well get them from us at the best price.”

Some time later I was in a radical, wild church service where people were laughing, and shouting, and praising God. Some were even leaping for joy, running, and dancing! During all of this, the Lord spoke to me in this way, “Hello, neighbor! Faith ain’t pretty, but everyone needs faith! So get your faith from God and learn how to release your faith and respond to the Word and power of God.”

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
(Rom. 10:17)

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
(Ps. 119:162)

Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart.
(Jer. 15:16)

…yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
(1 Peter 1:8,9)

Notice that between “believing” and “receiving” in these verses is “joy unspeakable.”

Joy Unspeakable
When you are really a Bible believing Christian, there must be some rejoicing with joy unspeakable. If the joy is “unspeakable,” you must let it out somehow through laughing, shouting, leaping , or dancing for joy. This kind of joy is full of glory. The spirit of faith declares the outcome even in the middle of adversity. You see the victorious end of the challenge you are facing.

Some people would have great faith, but they are too concerned about being pretty all the time. They want to look cool or sophisticated. Real Bible faith ain’t always pretty. (I know that may not be good English, but it is still true.)

For the entirety of Mark Mankins Message Read more at http://www.cfaith.com/index.php/article-display/19-articles/faith/21930-faith-ain-t-pretty

Source: The Spirit Of Faith by Mark Hankins