THE LAW OF CONFESSION, Dr. Bill Winston
CHAPTER 9—BELIEVING THE BEST
CHAPTER 9 BELIEVING THE BEST In Chapter Nine we learned about reacting right. W...
CHAPTER 9 BELIEVING THE BEST In Chapter Nine we learned about reacting right. What is the right reaction when we’re faced with unexpected situations? We are to take surprises in stride and give God the opportunity to promote us and do awesome miracles.
If we don’t give the right response, all is not lost; we can repent and respond right the next time. If we do respond right, we must remain humble and teachable. When we’re faced with the impossible, we must respond with faith. God can only work through us to the degree to which we believe.
He held up the example of Elizabeth and Zacharias. When Zacharias received the good news about his son, he laughed. He didn’t laugh with joy from the good news; he laughed with disbelief. His reaction wasn’t right, so before he could use his unbelieving confession to cancel his gift, God stilled his tongue.
God wants us to reach so far in faith that what we want can only be accomplished by Him. We must stand on His promises like the Shunamite woman did when her son died; she said it is well. That’s the right response. When we’re faced with the impossible, we must speak only the truth of God’s Word and refuse to budge until we see His promises manifest in our lives.
Mary, on the other hand, gave the right response. Though she was afraid, she submitted herself to God’s will, however it turned out. REVIEW OF CHAPTER 10
1. What happens when believers gets the revelation that they are a king who lives and moves and has their being in the King? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. How do we change what we say about ourselves? ________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 46
THE LAW OF CONFESSION, Dr. Bill Winston
CHAPTER 9—BELIEVING THE BEST
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 3. Why is it not good to say things about ourselves that we don’t believe? _______ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Where does the power of our words come from? ________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ “WHEN WE SPEAK WHAT WE BELIEVE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE AGREES WITH GOD, THEN WE ARE ONE WITHIN AND ONE WITH HIM.” EVEN JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS 4. Where do we find our identity? _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 5. What three things do we do if we are not reigning in life? 1. _______________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________ 6. What happens when you believe who you are and speak who you are? (Be specific about your own life.) _________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 47
PEOPLE AREN’T YOUR PROBLEM—OR YOUR ANSWER 7. What happens when we don’t take responsibility for our own lives and keep playing the blame game? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 8. Who can stop us when we are walking with the Lord and our hearts believe and our mouths speak what God says about us? _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________ “ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TRAIN MY TONGUE AND WATCH GOD OVERPOWER MY ENEMIES IN BRINGING HIS WORD TO PASS.” 9. To whom did God give the right to stop us? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________ THE BELIEVING CRISIS 10. What part do our hearts play in changing our lives? ______________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ “WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR LIFE MAY BE A FACT, A CONDITION AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. BUT THE POWER OF THE TRUTH OF THE WORD TO CHANGE THAT CONDITION IS THE SAME AS THE POWER OF LIGHT AGAINST DARKNESS OUT; YOU JUST HAVE TO TURN ON THE LIGHT.” 11. Why do we need to plant the seed of God’s Word in every situation we face? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 48
THE LAW OF CONFESSION, Dr. Bill Winston
CHAPTER 9—BELIEVING THE BEST
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ BEWARE OF GOLDEN CALVES 12. What does the golden calf represent? ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 13. What is one of your golden calves? ___________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 14. Who did Dr. Winston’s confession about his wife change? _________________ ________________________________________________________________ 15. Find the verses of Scripture that address at least one need of yours. 1. Identify the need: _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the scripture? ___________________________________________ 16. What happens when the Word goes into our hearts?_____________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 17. Why is it vital that we keep working on believing in our hearts that the Word covers everything we need now and forever? ___________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 49
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ “DON’T PUT ANY LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT AND THE WAYS IN WHICH GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU. DO NOT LIMIT HIM BY BELIEVING THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HE SAYS IN HIS WORD, OR BY BELIEVING THE FACTS MORE THAN [YOU BELIEVE] GOD’S TRUTH.” SCRIPTURES IN CHAPTER 10 John 1:19-23
