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The New You Of 2017

Activate your faith and live beyond your wildest dreams

Anel J. Vicente

Dec 24, 2016

Nyack College

Daryn Bartlett

Do you know what an active faith looks like?

Here are some friends who were active faith livers:

Abraham

"Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” (Galatians 3:6).

Moses

"Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left" (Exodus 14:21-22).

Deborah

"And Barak called out Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him" (Judges 4:10).

If you want 2017 to be the best year of your life, be like these fearless heroes and heroine.

Moses could have stayed in Egypt and lived comfortably. Abraham could have remained with his family and not embarked on the crazy faith journey the Lord had for him. Deborah could have chosen not go to war. However, all three made another decision. They acted in faith. They saw God's actions before them, and they were beyond their wildest dreams.

In 2017, choose to be an active faith liver. What does that look like? It looks like not being afraid. Let me ask you a question: Has being afraid ever helped you? Did it help you in 2016? So... STOP.

Be fearless.

The Bible says there is a time for everything (Ecclesiastes 3). Right now, it is time to live the life you were always meant to live. For some of us, living this life hasn't happened because of our circumstances. But that is a complete lie. When my life was turned upside down, I had a choice. The choice I made was to let my circumstances change me and influence me. It was the wrong one.

BUT... Not you. Not in 2017.

The new you in 2017 is the one who changes circumstances. You are the force that will cause the enemy and his kingdom to shake. You are going to be the lion or lioness who will influence an atmosphere by simply showing up.

If the projects you will embark on are not working out, assess your situation. You are going to have to be relentless. You will have to be determined. Even when things don't work out as you expect, you must believe they will still work out for your good (Romans 8:28). If something is not quite as it should be, seek to either change yourself or the strategy. Change, enjoy the present success and repeat. This is going to be the new you with active faith. You will be fearless. You will be unstoppable.

So, you may think you need God to confirm some things before you move forward. But, how many more confirmations are you going to request from God? How many more words do you need? Abraham only needed one. Choose to operate solely on faith. Go out and grace us with the gift you are to the world.

2017 is the year of active faith. Go talk to your Father in heaven and get activated.

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