It’s a matter of putting aside how I feel and choosing to trust in what His Word says instead of my own feelings. God and His Word are constant and will never perish; my feelings, however, are ever changing and often reflect my over-analysis or over-reaction to life.
Simple Bible verses that were just “typical” healing passages, he’d read them and quote them out loud for hours. Then after about 5 or 6 hours, he would just thank God for the miracle He had already provided, as if it had already came to pass.
He knew what 1 John 5:14-15 said concerning believing that we’ve received. Then he’d go to bed, and start the same routine again the next day. I also did NOT ask God for money–I thanked Him for already providing it. I receive your promise by faith…….
It takes more concentration and it occupies more of your mind and your consciousness if you have to say it out loud, quote it out loud and praise the Lord out loud! Rebuke the Devil out loud! He has to obey. “Resist the Devil and he WILL flee from you!”—James 4:7. Quiet faith is fine but it is not enough of a real attack, a real fight!
When it comes to the Devil, words are sort of like bullets or death rays or something and they just blast the Devil! Every word just zaps him! They’re part of our offensive weaponry, the Word! It describes the armor of a Christian–it says the sword of the Spirit is the Word!—Ephesians 6:10-17. It’s sharper than any two-edged sword.—Hebrews 4:12.
“What is your external, authoritative source that you believe about how to get to heaven?”