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Believe
the Love!
by Kenneth Copeland
Draw Near
to God
by Gloria Copeland
Consider Not
by Nancy Dufresne
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Inside this issue
Believe
the Love!
by Kenneth Copeland
12
Healing From
the Inside Out
by Ronald C. Jordan
16
Consider Not
by Nancy Dufresne
22
Abiding Power
by Terri Copeland
Pearsons
26
Draw Near
to God
by Gloria Copeland
“The moment you
turn to Him, He’ll
be there for you.
But don’t wait
until hard times
come to turn to
Him. Develop
a lifestyle of
living contact.
Gloria Copeland : page 26
VOL. 54 : No 4 : IN PRINT SINCE ’73
From
The Editor
RESPOND WITH LOVE!
“I should have said….”
“Why didn’t I just tell her what I thought?”
“I can’t believe I let him talk to me that way!”
Likely you’ve been on the receiving end
of someone’s mistreatment, harassment or
abuse at one time or another. Someone said
something that hurt, offended or maybe just
stung a little, and you quietly stood by and
said nothing. Later, after you had time to
rethink the situation, you’re angry—more at
yourself than at the one who offended you—
and you’re ready to lash out, retaliate, defend
yourself.
More than likely, you became upset that you
didn’t strike back—that you kept quiet instead
of giving them a piece of your mind.
Truth is, your response was the best
response. You didn’t just keep silent. You
responded in love.
The Bible says in Matthew 5:44-45 that, as
born-again believers, it is not our responsibility
to retaliate, but to love our enemies. “Let them
bring out the best in you, not the worst,” is
how The Message says it. “When someone
gives you a hard time, respond with the supple
moves of prayer, for then you are working out
of your true selves, your God-created selves.
This is what God does. He gives his best—
the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to
everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the
nice and nasty.”
The Message offers an even stronger
admonition in Psalm 4:4-5. It says, “Complain if
you must, but don’t lash out. Keep your mouth
shut, and let your heart do the talking. Build
your case before God and wait for his verdict.”
For many, walking away from a difficult
situation is not the way we would prefer
to handle it. The flesh cries out for us to
“stand up for ourselves” and not wimp out.
But in reality, when you choose to walk
away rather than stand and defend, you are
standing up for yourself. You’re protecting
your character and your Christian testimony.
You’re also showing the love of God.
The Bible encourages us in 1 Peter
3:8-10,MSG, to “be agreeable, be
sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate,
be humble. That goes for all of you, no
exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-
tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s
your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and
also get a blessing.”
Did you get that? “No retaliation. No
sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless.”
That’s our job.
The next time someone says something
that sets you off, that causes your blood
to boil or makes you want to jump to your
own defense, stop long enough to ask
yourself if your response will bless or curse.
Will it reflect God’s love and your Christian
testimony? If it makes you look like anything
other than the child of God you know
yourself to be, don’t go there!
Speaking of love, the Bible says in
Romans 5:5 that the Holy Spirit has filled
our hearts with God’s love. In his article this
month, titled “Believe the Love!” Kenneth
Copeland shares steps to help us cultivate
our faith in God’s love. Make sure you take
time out to read it.
Ronald C. Jordan
Managing Editor
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by Kenneth Copeland
Believe the Love!
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
(Romans 5:8, NKJV)
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“God loves me! He just can’t help Himself!”
If you’ve been to one of our conventions in
the past few years, you’ve probably heard those
words from my friend (and one of my favorite
preachers) Jesse Duplantis. Every time he speaks
those words, he always flashes that wide grin of
his that lets you know he’s full of the joy of The
LORD.
Jesse is so joyful, it amazes and even
irritates some people. But he can’t help it. He’s
a dearly beloved child of the Almighty God of
this universe. He knows his heavenly Father
loves him with a powerful, all-forgiving, never-
ending, BLESSING-giving Love! He lives in the
consciousness of that Love and because he
does, he thoroughly enjoys living.
Now, most folks think Jesse is unusual. They
think he has some special “joy anointing” or
something. But the fact is, every believer on
earth (including you) has just as much reason to
rejoice as he has, because God loves each one
of us with that same kind of Love.
That’s right. God loves you just as much as He
loves Jesse Duplantis. He loves you just as much
as He loves Gloria and me.
What’s even more amazing is this: God loves
us all just as much as He loves Jesus.
The first time The LORD said that to me, my
mind just couldn’t comprehend it. I thought, How
can that be? To this day, I don’t fully know the
answer to that question. I don’t know how God
could possibly love me as much as He loves
Jesus, I just know that He does! Jesus said so
Himself in John 17. In His prayer to the Father,
Jesus said:
I do not pray for these alone, but also for those
who will believe in Me through their word; that
they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me,
and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that
the world may believe that You sent Me.... and
have loved them as You have loved Me (verses
20-21, 23, New King James Version).
Use Your Faith
If there’s one thing the Bible doesn’t leave
any doubt about, it’s the fact that God loves us!
Scripture after scripture bears it out. “For God so
loved the world, that He gave His only begotten
Son...” (John 3:16, NKJV). “But God, who is rich
in mercy, because of His great love with which
He loved us...” (Ephesians 2:4, NKJV). “But God
demonstrates His own love toward us, in that
while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”
(Romans 5:8, NKJV). “Behold, what manner of
love the Father has bestowed on us, that we
should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1,
NKJV).
Yet in the face of all this biblical testimony of
God’s Love, I have heard Christians—WORD-
believing Faith people!—say things like, “Yes,
Brother Copeland, I know what the Bible says,
but I feel so unloved that it’s hard for me to
believe it.”
Now those very same people will stand up
against symptoms of sickness and say, “I’m
not moved by how I feel! I’m moved by what I
believe, and I believe that by the stripes of Jesus
I am healed!” They’ll look lack right in the face
and say, “I don’t care if I do have holes in my
shoes, devil! My needs are met according to
God’s riches in glory by Christ Jesus!”
But in the area of believing the Love of God,
before they can believe God really loves them,
they’ll drop their faith and sit around waiting for
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The reason most of us have been so slow to do
that in this particular area is because we’ve had
love mixed up with feelings for so long. We’ve
thought that if we didn’t feel love, we didn’t have
any. But that’s not true.
Remember this: Just because you feel unloved,
doesn’t mean you actually are unloved! Just
because you feel unwanted doesn’t mean that
God doesn’t want you. He does want you. He
paid a staggering price to have a relationship
with you. And there’s nothing you can do to
make Him stop loving you. So believe it!
“Well, I’m trying. But I’ve just done some
terrible things and I feel so condemned.”
That may be true. You may feel condemned,
but if you’ve repented you aren’t condemned.
Those feelings are just a lying trick of the devil to
keep you in bondage to him, so stop tolerating
them and rebuke them instead.
Years ago, when my son, John, was about
12 years old, The LORD instructed me to say
something to him that marked my thinking from
then on. He directed me to say, “John, you know
I’m a man of my word, don’t you? You know if I
give you my word, I’ll stick to it.”
“Yes, sir,” he said.
“Well, I’m giving you my word before God, that
no matter what you may do wrong, I’ll always
love you and you’ll always be my son. Any time
for the rest of your life, if you do something
wrong—no matter how bad it may be—I want
you to come to me with it. If you do, I give you
my word I’ll never hurt you, and I’ll do everything
I can do in my strength and in God’s strength to
get it straightened out. And we’ll succeed too,
because you and I and God together can do
anything.”
Do you know why I could say that to John?
Because God has already said it to me. He’s
given me and every other believer His WORD
that “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, NKJV).
God’s Not Out To Get You
When you start taking God at His WORD and
just start believing His Love, it will strengthen
you inside. A consciousness of God’s Love will
make you a spiritual giant faster than anything
else I know.
the right “feelings” to chase them down and jump
on them. If you’ve been doing that, I can tell you
right now, it will not happen. Your “feelings” can
never reveal to you the depth of God’s Love.
Faith works the same in every area. You didn’t
feel like you were saved or have a consciousness
of salvation until you released your Faith in The
WORD of God and believed He had saved you.
You don’t feel healed until you’ve released your
Faith and believed you’ve received that healing.
By the same token, you won’t feel the Love of
God on a consistent basis until you cultivate
your Faith in that area and start believing God
loves you—whether you feel it or not.
“You mean I have to believe for God’s Love?”
you ask.
Yes! Of course, God loves you whether you
believe He does or not. But if you want to enjoy
the benefits of that Love, you’ll have to get
your Faith involved. As 1 John 4:15-16 says,
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of
God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we
have known and believed the love that God has
for us. God is love, and he who abides in love
abides in God, and God in him” (NKJV).
Notice that verse doesn’t say, “We have known
and felt the Love that God has for us.” It says,
“We have known and believed!”
Put The WORD First
Exactly how do you go about cultivating Faith
in God’s Love? The same way you cultivate Faith
in any other area of life. First of all, you put The
WORD first place and not your feelings.
“It was David’s
confidence in
God’s loving care
that inspired him
to write the
23rd Psalm.”
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One reason is that fear is one of the tools
the devil uses to make you weak, and “there is
no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear”
(1 John 4:18, NKJV).
One of the first fears that begins to crumble is
an unjustified fright of God. Although we are to
have reverence and respect for God, there is no
biblical reason to be afraid of Him.
Why should we ever be afraid of a God whose
mercy is new every morning? We shouldn’t! But
many people have been afraid of God because
of religious traditions. Instead of believing what
the Bible says, they’ve believed unscriptural
songs like one recorded years ago titled, “God’s
Gonna Get ’Cha (For That)!”
Listen, God doesn’t want to “get” anybody.
If He wanted to get anyone, we’d all be gotten
by now! Granted, calamity often comes when
people get into sin, but God isn’t the One who
brings it on them. Calamity happens because,
when they step into sin, they step out of His
protection and into the curse the devil is still
bringing on the world.
Meditate on God’s Mercy
The second way to cultivate your faith in God’s
Love is to meditate on it. Sit down with your
Bible. Look up scriptures about God’s Love and
mercy and compassion. Then, as you read them,
ask yourself questions like these: How do these
truths change my life? What do they mean for
me?
David, the Old Testament psalmist and king,
is an excellent example of what that kind of
meditation can do for you. He meditated on
the Love and mercy of God so much that he
was completely confident in it. It was David’s
confidence in God’s loving care that inspired him
to write the 23rd Psalm, which begins with the
words, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not
want.”
There is no doubt that David knew God loved
him!
“Yeah, well, he was King David,” you might say,
“one of the greatest men in the Old Testament!”
He was also a man who committed some of
the most outrageous sins imaginable. Spiritually,
he did some of the most foolish things a man
can do. Yet, because David meditated on and
trusted in the mercy of God, he knew how to
throw himself on that mercy. David knew how to
come before God with such confidence in His
Love, that God eventually called him a man after
His own heart.
Right now, you may not feel like God loves you
at all. But if you’ll continue to meditate on what
The WORD says about His Love, eventually the
reality of it will take authority over your feelings.
Behave Like You Believe
The third step you can take to cultivate your
faith in God’s Love is to act on The WORD.
Purposely start behaving like God loves you.
Get up in the morning and treat God like your
Friend. Don’t change your tone when you start to
talk to Him. Don’t get all religious and say “Thee”
and “Thou.” Just be honest and straightforward
with Him.
You may find that difficult to do at first because
religion has trained us to be phony. It has given
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Live the Lifestyle of Love
The fourth step to cultivating Faith in God’s
Love is to make the decision to be loving toward
others. Make the commitment to act in Love—
not just when it looks like it would be to your
advantage, but all the time.
If you’re not certain how Love acts, then spend
some time studying 1 Corinthians 13. It gives the
finest, most succinct description of Love you’ll
ever find.
How does acting in Love toward others help us
believe God’s Love for us? It gives us additional
ammunition against the devil. When he comes
to tell us that we don’t really belong in God’s
presence, when he tries to make us doubt that
God’s Holy Spirit is truly dwelling in us, if we’ve
been walking in Love, we can shut the devil
down quickly.
The Apostle John said it this way:
Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory
or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice
and in sincerity). By this we shall come to know
(perceive and recognize and understand) that
we are of the Truth, and can reassure (quiet,
conciliate and pacify) our hearts in [God’s]
presence (1 John 3:18-19, Amplified Bible,
Classic Edition).
In the past, you may not have acted very
lovingly toward others. But don’t let that affect
you. Just repent of it and move on. Now you
can love others because you know that you are
loved.
You know God loves you with an all-forgiving,
never-ending, BLESSING-giving kind of Love
that never fails. You know that He loves you just
as much as He does Jesse Duplantis. He loves
you just as much as He loves Gloria and me. He
even loves you just as much as He loves Jesus.
So, stop looking to your feelings and start
rejoicing in the truth. Believe the Love God
has for you and the benefits will quickly follow.
You’ll soon find yourself laughing and loving and
enjoying life to the fullest. You’ll find yourself
saying things like, “Hallelujah! God loves me. He
just can’t help Himself!”
who needs to be conned into BLESSING us.
Toss out silly religious ideas like that. God is your
Dad, not your dictator. And there’s no sense in
trying to con Him. He knows the truth whether
you tell Him or not.
What’s more, there’s nothing you can say that
will shock Him.
Remember, Jesus has lived on this earth. The
Spirit of God is here now. He knows about all the
filth and corruption that goes on here. So there’s
no reason for you to change your personality
when you talk to Him and try to convince Him
you’re more “spiritual” than you are. He was there
just a few minutes ago when you were talking the
other way. You might as well just get real.
You don’t need to whine when you talk to God,
either. Do you remember when your children
went through the whining stage? I do. When
my daughter Kellie was about 3 years old, she
whined all the time. Finally, one night we were
sitting at the supper table and I’d had all I could
stand.
“Kellie!” I said, “Stop that whining! I’m your
daddy. I love you. You don’t have to be afraid of
me. I want you to talk to me, but if you can’t do
it without whining, then don’t talk to me at all!”
Just as I said that, the Spirit of God spoke
up on the inside of me and said, Kenneth, I’d
appreciate it if you’d do the same for Me.
God doesn’t want us to come cowering and
whining to Him. That kind of behavior stems
from an “unworthy mentality.” It stems from the
traditions of men that tell us we don’t deserve to
be in the presence of God because we’re just old
sinners saved by grace.
Get rid of that kind of thinking. You were an
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blood of Jesus and the power of the Holy Ghost,
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You’ve been born into this royal family. God
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because your Father said you do!
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Healing From
the Inside Out
Laurie Graves serves as Gloria Copeland’s personal trainer
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By any measure, Laurie Graves could be
considered a powerhouse of transformation—
not just in body, but in mind and spirit as well.
As a certified personal trainer through the
National Academy of Sports Medicine, Laurie
has worked with contestants from TV’s The
Biggest Loser and Extreme Makeover: Weight
Loss Edition, as well as helping hundreds
seeking to reclaim their health. She continues
to help people move from exhaustion to
energy, from shame to strength, and from
defeat to victory.
But by her own admission, Laurie’s passion
didn’t come from textbooks or classroom
training. It was born out of her own story; a
journey of brokenness, restoration and divine
renewal.
“During my late teenage years, I became
severely depressed,” Laurie explains. “I
began practicing anorexia and bulimia to
make myself as thin as possible. As a result,
I became severely malnourished.”
Malnutrition, Laurie says, caused extensive
medical problems.
“My bones were breaking for no apparent
reason, and my hair was falling out. For nearly
two decades, I cycled between weight gain
and extreme dieting, trying to fit into society’s
standard of what the female physique should
look like.”
The turning point for Laurie came in 1999
when her former husband, who worked for
a worldwide audit company, accepted a job
assignment that moved the family to the
Netherlands. While spending three years
there, Laurie says she found that the lifestyle
differences between Americans and the Dutch
to be “very striking, and convicting.”
“The Dutch live differently than we Americans,”
Laurie recalled. “They love nature, eat healthy,
walk daily and practice moderation. Almost
everyone I knew was thin, fit and strong. I realized
that the American diet and way of life didn’t
support optimal health.”
That revelation didn’t result in much change
in her unhealthy lifestyle and habits while
living in the Netherlands, Laurie says, but the
thoughts lingered after she returned to the
United States in 2003.
“I remained overweight and out of balance,
both physically and spiritually,” she says.
Laurie reached a defining moment in her life
in August of 2003 after a personal trainer left a
flier on the door of her home.
“I called her and explained that, while
I wanted to hire her for personal training, I
couldn’t because of my newborn,” Laurie
recalls. “I asked if she could come to my home
to train me and she agreed. She would come
to the house, and we would train while my
daughter was napping.”
Through training, and shifting her focus
“If your soul is prospering—
free from bitterness, shame and fear—your body will follow.
So many of us focus on diets and workouts, but true wellness
starts with forgiveness, with releasing pain, with
allowing God to renew your mind.”
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to proper exercise and good nutrition, over
time Laurie lost 90 pounds. Over the next
seven years, she had completely transformed
her body and her life—going from being “an
overweight, worn-out mom” to a four-time
fitness competitor, winning trophies in three
competitions.
Not only did her health metrics reverse
dramatically, she says, but Laurie also noticed
that her depression lifted.
Over the years, she has gained knowledge
about health and nutrition that she uses to
help clients improve their health.
One major thing she discovered, Laurie
says, was the importance of hydration.
As she sees it, hydration isn’t just a
physical act but is what she calls “spiritual
stewardship.”
“Water refreshes not only the body, it
refreshes the brain,” she said. “It’s one of the
simplest ways we can honor the vessel God
has given us.”
Regarding nutrition, Laurie teaches her
clients to see food as a life source, not as
punishment or pleasure. Instead of indulging
in foods that are bland, Laurie’s philosophy
involves what she refers to as “eating from
the rainbow.” In other words, eating vibrant,
natural foods filled with life.
“We have plenty of access to fruit and
vegetables, but instead of eating those we
gravitate more toward the bland colors,” she
explains, “the sad colors, the browns, the
whites and the beiges—things that are fried.
These are the types of foods that really alter
how our bodies operate on a daily performance
basis.
“They not only bring the nutrition level
down, but when we eat a lot of prepackaged
foods, foods that aren’t optimally nutritious,
they bring our performance levels down,
mentally and physically. On the other hand,
when we eat from the rainbow—beautiful reds,
greens, yellows, oranges—all those fruits and
vegetables bring happiness to our bodies.”
Laurie ties this colorful approach to a
spiritual principle: “The Bible says He satisfies
our mouth with good things so that our youth is
renewed like the eagle’s (Psalm 103:5). We’ve
developed a perverted mindset of what’s
good. When God first used the word good,
He was referring to the foods He created in
the garden—fruits and herbs designed for
our nourishment—natural, unprocessed, life-
giving foods. Our foundation should be what
He called good.
“People think good foods are things like
pizza and fries. That’s a perverted mindset. We
can go to the law first mentioned in Genesis
and see that in the garden God created herbs
and trees. That’s our reference point when it
comes to eating—we should be eating more
fruits and vegetables. It just doesn’t make
sense to always eat hamburgers and think
they’re nourishing your body.
“It also doesn’t mean we have to maintain
an ultra strict diet,” Laurie says.
“The Lord wants us to have freedom in
what we eat. For instance, most of the time
I eat fruits and vegetables, lean meats and
some healthy fats. But once a week I may
go out to eat and I’ll have something I really
enjoy. But then I get right back on my healthy
eating program.”
“Everything is a
seed. If you take a
short walk today, for
instance, then you’ve
sown a seed in the
realm of health—and
you can expect to
reap a harvest.”
Exercise as Worship
Laurie’s approach to exercise is deeply
spiritual, she says.
“Everything is a seed. If you take a
short walk today, for instance, then you’ve
sown a seed in the realm of health—and
you can expect to reap a harvest. Even
small, consistent acts of movement create
profound results.
“When you sow a seed of exercise, you’re
partnering with God in your own healing and
He multiplies that time.”
Her own fitness practice is rooted in prayer.
“I keep my tennis shoes by my bed. Each
morning, I walk laps in my house or outdoors
and pray. Sometimes it’s warfare, sometimes
intercession for friends. I give the firstfruits
of my day—my movement and my spirit—to
the Lord. This is my worship.”
The True Root of Wellness
Laurie believes every physical transformation
begins with healing the soul.
“The Bible says in 3 John 2, ‘Beloved, I
wish above all things that you prosper and
be in health, even as your soul prospers.’ If
your soul is prospering—free from bitterness,
shame and fear—your body will follow. So
many of us focus on diets and workouts, but
true wellness starts with forgiveness, with
releasing pain, with allowing God to renew
your mind.”
This philosophy defines Laurie’s programs.
Her mission is simple: to help others
discover what it means to be truly fit—body,
mind and soul. Her approach to health and
wellness is not about restriction or vanity. It’s
about victory—the quiet, steadfast triumph
that comes from living as a whole person.
“Because I know what it’s like to be sick
and weak,” Laurie says, “I have an intense
passion to help others feel strong and free.
Health isn’t just about losing weight. It’s
about living out your God-given purpose
Set small realistic goals
and define those goals
by being specific: “I
want to lose 6% body fat
in the next 3 months.”
“I want to lose 7 pounds
this month.”
Write down a plan of
action to get you to
the goal: “I will start
engaging in aerobic
activities five times per
week.” “I will implement
a new nutrition plan.”
Start a food journal:
Buy a notebook and
write down what you
eat, or keep track
on a phone app or
nutritional website. For
accountability, ask a
trusted friend or family
member to check your
journal.
I lost 90
pounds by
implementing
these steps:
with energy and joy. We are designed for
great exploits.”
“You can start today. Drink your water. Eat
from the rainbow. Take that walk. Invite Him
in. And watch how your body, mind and spirit
come into alignment.”
B VOV : 15
Surround yourself with
positive influences:
If all of your friends
have food addictions
of their own, it may
be very hard to be
successful on your
journey toward weight
loss.
Make a friend at the
gym who is working
toward the same goals
you are. Ask your
partner, children or
another family member
to join you for exercise.
Join or start a weight
loss support group
at your home, office,
church or gym.
16 : B VOV
do to have faith that pleases God. Romans
4:17-21 reads:
(As it is written, I have made thee a father
of many nations,) before him whom he
believed, even God, who quickeneth the
dead, and calleth those things which be
not as though they were. Who against hope
believed in hope, that he might become the
father of many nations, according to that
which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
And being not weak in faith, he considered
not his own body now dead, when he was
about an hundred years old, neither yet the
deadness of Sarah’s womb: He staggered
not at the promise of God through unbelief;
but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
Consider Not
“When fiery darts come against the mind, we are
authorized to not consider them, to not be moved by
them, and therefore, to be completely untroubled.”
When Jesus ministered to the sick, He
said, “According to your faith be it unto you”
(Matthew 9:29). Faith is simply believing
what God says in His Word and acting like
it’s true.
Faith means acting on the Word!
Even if circumstances and situations
around us tell us something different than
what God says, we still choose to believe
what God says about it. If our body and
what we feel tell us something different
than what God’s Word says, we still choose
to believe what God says. If thoughts
bombard our mind against what God says,
we still choose to believe what He says.
Abraham’s faith pleased God. So, we can
look at what he did and know what we are to
by Nancy Dufresne
B VOV : 17
and being fully persuaded that, what he had
promised, he was able also to perform.
Make the Right Choice
God told Abraham that he was going to be the
father of nations, but Abraham was childless and
90 years old. His body’s ability to produce a child
was dead.
When Abraham’s body told him something
different than what God said, he had a choice
to make. He chose to believe what God told him
rather than what his body told him. If we are going
to receive healing and walk in health, we must
choose right—we must believe what God’s Word
says over what our body says.
Verse 19 says, “And being not weak in faith, he
considered not his own body now dead….”
How does someone weaken their faith? They
consider what they ought not to consider. When
our attention goes to and stays on the wrong thing,
it weakens our faith. To keep our faith strong, we
have to keep our attention on the right thing—on
what God says. Where our attention goes affects
our faith.
Abraham protected the strength of his faith
by keeping his attention off the wrong thing and
keeping it on what God said.
To consider not means to not think about it,
don’t touch it, don’t turn it over in our thought life.
We must discipline our thought life to not allow
our mind to consider, entertain or turn over wrong
thoughts—thoughts against the Word. We can’t
keep wrong thoughts from coming to us, but we
can refuse to entertain them—to not turn them
over and over in our mind. We can’t keep birds
from flying over our head, but we can keep them
from building a nest in our hair.
We are going to have to answer every
circumstance, every symptom and every thought
that says something different than what God’s
Word says, not just once, but every time the
thought comes! When we answer wrong thoughts
with what the Word says, it stops the movement
of those thoughts around our head.
After we answer, then we are to continuously
praise God for His Word coming to pass in our
life.
Consider not doesn’t release us from exercising
our faith. We must still release our faith, even
though we refuse to focus our attention on
opposing circumstances.
Abraham “considered not” his own body. He
didn’t touch in his mind and in his thought life what
his body told him. His body told him something,
but he refused to focus or put his attention on
that. Although he didn’t consider his body, he
still released his faith; he believed what God said.
Verse 18 tells us Abraham “believed in hope…
according to that which was spoken.” Faith holds
to what God says, despite all opposition!
Abraham didn’t consider his own body, but he
also didn’t consider the body of his wife: “And
being not weak in faith, he considered not his own
body now dead, when he was about a hundred
years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s
womb.”
If we touch in our thought life the condition of
someone else’s body, or why someone else failed
to receive healing, it will weaken our faith.
“Consider not” the body of another.
Lilian B. Yeomans, a teacher of divine healing
who had previously been a medical doctor when
God raised her up off her deathbed, once wrote:
“Consider not—blessed words—an unfailing
refuge from the fiery darts. Heavenly atmosphere
where no germ or disease can survive for the
When Abraham’s body
told him something
different than what God
said, he had a choice
to make.”
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fraction of a second. Consider not. Do not accord
to the physical symptoms a passing thought.
Refuse to take them into your calculations. If you
consider your own body, paying attention to the
symptoms, that is why they persist. As long as
you consider them, they will persist.”
What To Consider?
If we are not to consider our body, what are
we to consider? Consider the Word! Fill your
thoughts, mouth and heart with what God
says. Answer every thought that’s in opposition
to the Word. Answer troubling thoughts,
pain and sickness with the Word. Walking in
real victory means learning to “consider not”
our body or what the enemy suggests and
threatens us with.
If we believe we’re not healed because
symptoms come, then we’re believing our body
more than we’re believing God’s Word. Don’t
believe anything more than you believe what
God says! It’s not our job “to not feel the test,”
but it is our job to not change what we believe
because of what we may feel or see. We are not
to believe anything more than we believe the
Word.
Yes, we may feel the test, but that feeling
doesn’t mean our faith isn’t working or that
the Word isn’t working. As Sister Yeomans
stated, “Consider not—blessed words—an
unfailing refuge from the fiery darts. Heavenly
atmosphere where no germ or disease can
survive for the fraction of a second.”
When fiery darts come against the mind,
we are authorized to not consider them, to
not be moved by them, and therefore, to be
completely untroubled, living days of heaven
on earth.
Nancy Dufresne is president of Dufresne Ministries and
World Harvest Bible Training Center in Murrieta, Calif. A
respected author and teacher, she travels nationwide and
abroad, ministering in churches and conducting miracle
crusades. For more information or ministry materials, visit
dufresneministries.org
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You can’t keep wrong thoughts from coming to you but, like
Abraham, you can refuse to entertain them. Keep your attention off
the wrong thing and keep it on what God said. Now, take a moment
to relax and find the words from this verse in the puzzle below.
WORD SEARCH
Circle the hidden words,
crossing them off the list as
you find them. Words can
go horizontally, vertically,
diagonally or backward.
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Comfort and Hope
Recently, I read the Believer’s
Voice of Victory magazine with the
article concerning John Copeland,
and also the article from Terri
Savelle Foy. These articles
touched my heart and gave me
comfort and great HOPE!
I have been a Partner with the
Copelands for years and I hold
them in high esteem and honor. To
hear that they have been through
many of the struggles with their
children that I have with mine
brings me comfort, and seeing the
result in the lives of their children
now is an injection of hope and joy
to me.
Multiplied Abundance
At the beginning of 2025, I wrote
a list of everything I was praying
for. Throughout the year, I tithed
to KCM and stood on the Word,
believing God would honor my
faith. As the year went on, I kept
thanking Him for the answers I
could not yet see, and He was
faithful. Now I am tithing on the
increase. Those prayers were
not only answered—they were
doubled! God gave me twice
what I had been believing for,
hallelujah! R.D. | Ontario
A Life for Jesus!
I started watching KCM in the mid ’90s.
I was in sad shape as an alcoholic, and
almost died from alcohol poisoning.
One day, I cried out to the Lord and He
directed me to KCM. Since then I have
learned faith and how it works, and how
to live for Jesus. I am now 25 years sober!
I also learned how to be debt free through
KCM and am now debt free as well.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness
to your calling ! G.C. | Indiana
John, thank you for sharing your
story. I have a son who is currently
battling addiction and each time
he falls, he gets back up. I believe
you are touching the pulse of the
Lord as it relates to helping and
ministering to those who have
addictions/substance abuse,
etc. Thank
you for not
vilifying them,
but instead
showing great
compassion.
Your story gives
me great hope
for my son.
E.C. | Texas
VICTORY
Testimonies of Real-Life
Prayers Work
I called the prayer line recently for my sister to have a
successful surgery. Soon after, I spoke with my sister
and the surgery went amazingly. There were no issues
or complications and my sister is doing well! K.J. | Alabama
Bless the Lord
It was a Saturday
about 3 p.m. in
1980, when I entered
my barracks room
and turned on
the television. A
familiar song started
the program so it
grabbed my attention:
“Bless the Lord, O
My Soul,” then on
came a preacher
named Kenneth
Copeland. He started
to speak and within
five minutes my
heart just exploded
in joy, as the things
he was talking about
concurred with what
I had been reading
in the Bible. For the
next few weeks I
made it a point to
watch BVOV every
week. One morning
I started to watch
and, to my dismay, a
woman was behind
the podium. My first
thought was that I
want to hear Kenneth,
but the Spirit of the
Lord suddenly spoke
to me as directly
as He ever has. He
said, At any time, you
make the decision to
listen to this woman,
you shall be blessed.
Of course, you know
the woman was
Gloria Copeland. I
have lived under that
blessing for 45 years.
D.C. | New York
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1 Kings
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You said my salvation would
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I take You at Your Word.
I confess that Jesus is Lord.
And I believe in my heart that
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Thank You for coming into my
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