Saturday, 2 September 2017
"How To 'Name It And Claim It.."
I hope the following testimony will be of help and encouragement to those who may have been confused and even put off by 'the name-it-and-claim-it, blab-it-and-grab-it' controversy that seems to surround the 'Word of faith' doctrine..
First of all, the Good News is, that it is within the DNA of every human being to want to prosper.
How? Because it was spoken into the first man at his creation. If you don't believe me, look with me at Genesis chap 1 v 27-28;
'..So God created man in His own image,
In the image of God He created him..
Male and female He created them..
God blessed them and said to them;
'..Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth,
And subdue it..'
So, you may ask, how can this happen?
Well, it's true to say that, where there's the real and genuine, there is always the counterfeit..meaning in this case, endeavouring to lay hold of the blessings of God (like some try to do) without obeying the basic principals of God..
An example of this is failing to tithe and give as the Holy Spirit leads..
Abraham, our 'father of faith' was very wealthy (Genesis 13) and it was because he was obedient to God, the best he knew how, and was also a tither. See Hebrews 7 v 2.
So anyway, on with the testimony, when I arrived into 'the world of horses' some years ago, it was not by choice as I am not what you call 'a horsey person', in fact, quite the contrary.
Looking back I now understand that it was because the Lord was dealing with my character. (Apparently, I needed a lot of work!)
Having a horse is different from owning any other animal because of course, you have to keep them in another place which is governed by the owner's rules and also within the limitations of their facilities.
At that time, my daughter and I had two horses, Chandler, a Warmblood, who at almost 17hh was still pretty much a youngster and needed a lot of exercise in order for proper muscle development, and it was even more of a problem for Slipper (slightly smaller) who, as an abused Thoroughbred ex racehorse, was quite highly-strung and therefore, more of a handful during the winter months if unable to give vent to all that pent-up energy out in the fields!
Most of the livery yards around the Fylde Coast area where we lived were limited for land therefore, as soon as the autumn 'weather' arrived, the horses were off the fields and back in their stables until springtime to give the land sufficient time to recover..
If the winter was longer than normal, the horses were oftentimes, out for only five months and inside for seven..
During this time of moving round livery yards with boggy paddocks, cramped stables, small fields and insufficient facilities, I was prompted of the Lord to write a list of the sort of livery yard I would choose for our boysies (as we called them!)
The main things requested were;
1; Winter grazing (out in the day and inside at night).
2; Large school for exercise, plus, spacious fields and roomy stables.
So every night before bed, I would lay a hand upon my list, along with certain scriptures given by the Holy Spirit, then pray, decree the promises and thank God for His provision..
Two important things to recognise in this 'name-it-and-claim it' situation is, that this was a spirit-led assignment, not some random project of my own..
The second thing was in being obedient to the leadership of the Holy Spirit who had instructed me to be a blessing whichever yard we were on..
I cannot remember how long it took, all I know is, it didn't happen overnight..
Galations 6 v 9-10 tells us;
'..And let us not grow weary in well doing, for in due season you will reap if you faint not..'
In the meantime, my daughter had relocated to North Lancashire due to a change of occupation.
One day I received an excited email from her saying that after searching around for a while, she'd discovered a certain livery yard nestling among the hills that was also a dairy farm. On visiting one day, she was told the owners were currently away on holiday and that she should try again in a fortnights time..
When we eventually went to visit the yard we found to our surprise, that there were all these smart, freshly-built stables but no horses in them! The owner of the yard, a farmer, was a kindly man, and was as bemused as us that although they'd advertised around, nobody seemed to want to take the places!
So there we were with the pick of whichever stables we wanted! Our horses were then designated a large field where they could graze all year round. There was also a brand new full-sized paddock for exercising....oh, and there was automatic water in the stables too! (No more lifting heavy buckets).
It was a blessing!
God is no respecter of persons, and what He does for one, He does for another. He just wants us to trust Him to do it His way, and in His timing..
"..All things are possible to him who believes.."
Mark 9 v 23
I would like to finish by pointing out that when 'naming and claiming' it is because there is a devil loose in the world whose whole mission in life is to 'steal, kill and destroy' every which way he can (John 10 v 10) and although Jesus legally defeated him at Calvary by the shedding of His Precious Blood, he is still out there in the world acting like an outlaw until Jesus returns and deals with him once and for all..
Hence, Ephesians chapter 6..
Selah
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