Radical Faith gets Extreme Results when you release your faith in uncommon ways you will receive extraordinary blessings.
Remember in the Book of Joshua, Joshua was fighting the Amorites, they had been fighting all day and Joshua could see he was winning the battle, so he asked God to have the sun stand still so he could finish off his enemy.
Can you imagine the boldness and nerve to ask God to stop the universe so you can kill the enemy?
God could have said "Joshua Who do you think you are?" that is kind of selfish to ask to stop the sun, interfere with the rest of the world so you can kill people?
But what did God do? He turned to his angels and said listen to this man, he is radical he is extreme he is bold, He believes I have the power to do anything!
God said. Your Bold enough to ask it I am Bold enough to do it!
God interrupted the entire universe to answer this prayer.
"Stop the Sun!" God answered Joshua's prayer.
Joshua 10:12-14
Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel:
"O sun, stand still over Gibeon,
O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."
13 So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on [b] its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a man. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!
Do you ever go beyond your daily needs do you ever ask for the extraordinary?
Your Health: The doctor gives you a bad report. It is impossible for you to get well. Do you put your trust in the doctors report or God? Do you ask and believe for His healing power?
Your Finances: You don't believe you have the money to pay your monthly house, and instead you ask to pay the whole thing off. You know Gods favor is upon you. He has you in the palm of his hand. You are blessed you will lend and will not borrow.
Do you ask and believe?
Your situations: Legal problem that you see no way out of. You have a problem with a neighbor you need help working it out. You are having problems with a client and you need to ask for guidance to have a good outcome.
There is no obstacle to big for God. If he can stop the Sun and freeze the Universe for a few hours. He can help you with your problems, no matter how big and insignificant you think they are.
Ask for breaks you don't even deserve.
This may sound far out but we serve a Far out God!
God has a way even when it looks like there is no way.
When your down to nothing, Stay in Faith, because God is up to Something.
Take the limits off God. Release your faith in a greater way.
Taken from a sermon I heard from Joel Osteen June 17, 2009.
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