To be sure, it doesn’t say anywhere that it’s easy to
walk in the spirit and manifest love. The flesh will
always contend against the spirit (Galatians 5:17),
both your spirit and the Holy Spirit, and fight to
maintain its territory. You have to want to change
enough to make the effort, to engage the enemy
your flesh in battle. But if you will sow your attention
and effort, it is guaranteed that the harvest of
prosperity will follow.
Here’s a process you might consider to set things
right and start on a new course for manifesting love
instead of the flesh:
1. Ask God for help – The first step is
to admit you are unable to obey the commandments
of Christ in your own strength. Ask God to cause His
Holy Spirit to help you and then purpose to open
yourself to receive His ministry.
2. Spend time with the Lord and His
Word – You will never be able to enjoy the
fullness of biblical prosperity from a position of
ignorance and/or disobedience of His Word. Accept
that this is true and get busy increasing your
knowledge.
3. Release your faith based on the
promises in the Word – The Word of God says
you can have what you ask for (Mark 11:23-24).
Therefore, ask God for the ability to love Him and
your fellow man and then believe that He will grant
what you ask for.
4. Confess your agreement with the
Word – Those same scriptures tell us that we
can have whatever we say. Therefore, confess with
your mouth what the Word of God says (that you
have received what you asked for) and it will be
granted to you.
5. Rest in the belief that what you have
requested is happening – Then rest in the
assurance and confidence that this promise from His
Word has been given to you. Don’t worry about it;
just believe and receive it. At first, you may not feel
more loving but the truth is God will
have already given you what you asked for. Wait in
faith for what you believe and say to manifest.
6. Practice being loving – Don’t miss a
day telling God how much you love Him and how
much you appreciate your prayers being answered.
Forgive someone. Stop arguing with your spouse. Be
nice to telemarketers. Stop being impatient in traffic.
Stop speaking bad about other people,
all other people. Give love offerings
to those in need. The more seriously you practice
loving the more quickly love will flow in your life. And
after a season, your loving will cease to be a special
effort; it will become automatic, a part of who you
are.
7. Be quick to repent to God when you
mess up – In the past you might have ignored
the occasions when you weren’t very loving. Now
you will want to take notice of those occasions and
ask God to forgive you for allowing your flesh to
temporarily take over the controls.
If you will faithfully seek the Lord for the purpose of
obeying His love commandments, it is certain you will
find Him (Jeremiah 29:12-12) and it is certain you will
be successful. He will bless you for trying; He will
reward you for your faithfulness with increasing
prosperity.
