For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NLT)
Faith is not mental assent. Mental assent is agreeing with something in your mind, but you can’t depend on your mind alone. Your mind relies on reasoning, which will try to talk you out of your miracle.
When you decide to believe, reasons why you think things can’t change will pop into your head. For example, if you’re diagnosed with cancer, you might justify that you somehow had it coming because it runs in the family. If your teenagers are struggling, you might reason that you deserve to get a taste of what you put your parents through because you had a few difficult years.
Even if you succeed in convincing your mind, there’s no power in mental assent. You need to believe in your heart, which involves being able to picture it coming into your life.
You see, Jesus died on a cross and paid the price so that you and I could walk in God’s blessing. The answer when you ask for any promise of God is always yes. He wants you to experience His promises even more than you do.
Religion will try to make you accept that whatever will be, will be. But if you meditate on God’s promises and picture them in your life, you won’t settle for anything less than God’s best.
Shake off the religious mindset. Resist anything that tries to limit you. And if people say, It can’t be done when you’re going for a great goal with God, prove them wrong!