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When you call to God for what you want to see happen in your life, He doesn’t just hear your words. He hears your spirit. What penetrates the heart of God is what’s coming from your spirit. Let me show you.
There was a man in the Bible who was having a tough time. So many things were against him. He was blind and sat by the roadside begging. Mark chapter 10 describes him as a blind beggar. Not much status and not much hope.
But there’s something very amazing about this man. In spite of all that he was experiencing, it had not been able to kill his will to win. He refused to stay where he was.
One day he heard the noises of a crowd coming, and he discovered it was because they were surrounding Jesus of Nazareth. He sat up and got ready, because he knew Jesus could give him a miracle. He was ready to shout as He went by.
So he began to cry out, Jesus, Son of David, have pity and mercy on me now. (Ref. Mark 10:47.) Those standing around him, instead of cheering him on to help him get to Jesus, criticized and reproached him, telling him to keep still. But he was not hearing them! He would not listen. If they wouldn’t help him, he would go on his own. He had the will to win.
So he refused to be quiet, shrink back, and believe that he didn’t have the right to be made whole and well and that it was meant for him always to be blind and begging. Instead of believing those lies, he showed he had the will to win and shouted out even more than before! You Son of David, have pity and mercy on me now. (Ref. Mark 10:48.)
That stopped Jesus. The scripture says, And Jesus stopped. He heard the spirit of that man. Not just his voice, but his spirit. That’s what He hears from you. When you make a determination that you’re going to keep going, that you have the will to win and you are calling out to God to help you triumph, that will stop Him and cause Him to respond. He hears your spirit.
So when that blind beggar cried out, Jesus told the crowd around Him to call this man to Him. When the man heard the message, he threw off his outer garment, jumped up, and came to Jesus. It didn’t matter that he couldn’t see; he was jumping up to get to Jesus. When he arrived before Him, I can just see the compassion in the eyes of the Lord as He viewed this man in need. But I can also see the pleasure He had in His eyes, because He was so pleased that this blind man had faith that He would be healed. Faith was driving his will to win to get what he desired.
Allow your faith to drive your will. Get what you desire. Then Jesus gave the blind beggar the question, What do you want Me to do for you? The man didn’t hesitate. He said, Master, I want to receive my sight. Here’s the Lord’s response. Go your way; your faith has healed you. And at once he received his sight and accompanied Jesus on the road.
“Go your way. Run your race. Your faith has won the prize for you. You’re made whole!”
You can have the will to win in spite of the circumstances that try to talk to your heart and tell you to shrink back, or you don’t have the right to receive what you desire, or that the circumstances will stay the same forever. Be as that former blind beggar. Push those thoughts and intimidations aside and run your race. Shout out to God even more!
God is confirming to your spirit that He is speaking to you about this. Keep making your way to what He has for you. Whatever you’re facing today, whatever your goal is or whatever the desire is that’s deep in your heart, believe you’re going to receive the prize.
The discouragement trying to talk to you will have no voice. You don’t even hear it. You ignore it just as the blind man ignored those people trying to hush him.
We won’t be hushed today! Your faith is calling out to your God because you believe God ordained this day for this to happen. You’re jumping up and going for it.
Spiritual Powerline to say out loud:
“I HAVE THE WILL TO WIN!”
Here is a powerful prayer to say out loud:
Lord, You hear my spirit today! I’m calling out to You for the answer I need. I know You have compassion and pleasure in Your eyes toward me. So I use my faith to strengthen my will to win. I’m making my way to You for my miracle. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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