OFF TUNE PART 2

OFF TUNE PT. 2
2 CORINTHIANS 4:13
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
NOTICE PAUL DIDN’T SAY WE’RE TRYING TO GET , OR WE’RE WORKING ON IT, NO!!! HE SAID WE HAVE IT.
There has been a misconception about Faith. Some have the idea that you float around with no problems, or troubles. What you need to know is that problems and troubles will come. The devil wants to knock the faith out of you. To go to the destiny God has for each of us, and to walk in God’s promises, and to stand in God’s blessings, we must maintain that Spirit of Faith. There will be a battle, however through Faith and God’s word we will stand victoriously.
Paul didn’t say we don’t have any troubles. Look at Second Corinthians 4:8.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
TROUBLED: pressured by circumstances.... Antagonism of persons
DISTRESSED: hemmed in
PERPLEXED: with out a way, without resources, at a loss, puzzled.
DESPAIR: utterly without a way, utterly without resources, not with abandonment of hope, not fully at a loss.
Paul was saying he was pressured on every side, yet not hemmed in, he was puzzled and to the natural eye and looked like there was no way and no resources, however not utterly without a way, or resources, for he not abandoned hope.
Some say if we have the Spirit of Faith that we shouldn’t have any trouble.
NOT so for troubles will come. A Pew warmer that doesn’t really do anything for God nor study His word may not have as much trouble come their way. Trouble comes to challenge the word in your heart. The Spirit of Faith is for people who want to be Giant Killers, mountain movers, kingdom expanders, city changers, nation changers, family changers, and devil crushers.
THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE.
1. PIONEERS: BELIEVE THERE’S SOMETHING JUST AHEAD. THAT THERE’S SOMETHING ON THE WAY. THAT THERE ARE SOME PLACES THEY’VE NEVER BEEN, AND SOME THINGS THEY’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THAT THERE’S SOME PEOPLE THEY’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN. THEY KEEP MOVING ONWARD AND BLAZING A TRAIL.
2. SETTLERS: THEY GO A WAYS STOP AND SETTLE THERE. NEVER GO ANY FARTHER. NO DESIRE TO LEARN OR GO DEEPER.
3. MUSEUM KEEPERS: ALWAYS WILLING TO DUST OFF THE MEMORIES OF THE PAST AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WAY BACK WHEN.
THINK ON THAT AND FIND WHICH ONE OF THE THREE CHOICES YOU FIT INTO.
In Second Corinthians 4:9 it says," Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed. "
We are persecuted but not alone, we are knocked down but not destroyed. One translation says we are knocked down but not knocked out.
PAUL COULD BE SHIPWRECKED, SNAKE BIT, BEATEN, AND LEFT FOR DEAD, AND THAN GET UP AND SAT THANKS BE UNTO GOD WHO ALWAYS CAUSES ME TO TRIUMPH IN CHRIST. THE SPIRIT OF FAITH ALWAYS SPEAKS THE DESIRED RESULT IN THE FACE OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SAY THE OPPOSITE. YOU MUST NOT FREAK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A MESS. YOU CAN NOT PLAY LET’S MAKE A DEAL ( I’LL DO THIS IF YOU DO THAT ). We don’t build up brownie points that we can trade in for help. God is not moved by needs, nor titles, nor good works. He is moved by faith. We must believe and therefore speak.

Hebrews 4
1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
One who believes will speak and be confident and trust the lord’s word. We then can enter into rest and not distress. You must remember you are the believer, and God is the performer. He will bring it to pass. So in the middle of adversity you can be relaxed, full of peace, full of joy.
I want to share a true story that may help you see more how faith works. It is called, "That cat did not get my bacon." A minister who was just starting to see the faith message about calling things that be not as though they are, however he was off tune, but God got him on track. He had gone out visiting congregation members. While at one members house he was given a nice side of bacon in a grocery sack. He put on the front seat and drove to the next members house parking the car out front and leaving the windows down as it was a warm day. These members had a cat, which was outside at the time. While he was inside the cat got into his car and ate the bacon. When the minister was coming back to the car he saw the cat jump out of the car window and run off. He got in the car and saw the bacon was gone. The minister said, I’ll tell you one thing I’m a faith person. As he drove down the road he started saying that cat did not get my bacon. That cat did not get my bacon. As he was going down the road say that the Holy Spirit spoke up in his heart and said, " who are you kidding", "That cat got your bacon." "Now you can believe me for some more bacon, because there is more bacon where that bacon came from, but that cat did get your bacon." He then saw what he had been doing. He was calling things that were as thought they were not. That was not faith it was a lie. He needed to be calling things that were not as though they were. He should have been saying that cat got my bacon, and Father I ask for some more bacon. I believe I have more bacon.
Anyone out there ever had a time when the cat got your bacon? The bacon is gone. You were full of faith, but now perplexed. You don’t have to be in despair God’s got more bacon.