Changing Your World Podcast with Creflo Dollar

We must never forget the importance of giving from a place awareness of God's love for us, instead of from a sense of duty that causes us to give grudgingly. Being a giver awakens us to the blessings we already have in Christ. God's economy is one of abundance; giving therefore reflects an awareness of this, rather than of our own worthiness. There's a contrast between the consequences of being in and out of God's will; challenges come in both situations but serve different purposes. Trusting in His guidance allows us to experience the fullness of His blessings.

Just as staying in God's will lets us experience supernatural prosperity, success, and joy, there are also consequences for stepping outside of it. Under the old covenant of the law, disobedience resulted in curses, separation from God, captivity, fear, guilt, and even death. Under the new covenant of grace, although we no longer experience curses, we do encounter loss of peace, joy, confidence, and fellowship when we fall out of alignment with His will. The enemy uses offense, bitterness, and distractions to draw us away from the place where God has already

Just as staying in God's will lets us experience supernatural prosperity, success, and joy, there are also consequences for stepping outside of it. Under the old covenant of the law, disobedience resulted in curses, separation from God, captivity, fear, guilt, and even death. Under the new covenant of grace, although we no longer experience curses, we do encounter loss of peace, joy, confidence, and fellowship when we fall out of alignment with His will. The enemy uses offense, bitterness, and distractions to draw us away from the place where God has already

Being conscious of our sins is not the way God wants us to live. By contrast, being aware of how God sees us in Christ—innocent and free—lets us focus on our righteousness. We are forgiven because Jesus has dealt with our sin. We are not what we do; bad behavior does not separate a person from God, but rather the sinful nature of a person before they get born again. Living under the law always creates guilt and self-condemnation for failing in our self-efforts to perform good enough to please God; by comparison, living under grace redefines our identity. It restores us to the fact that He originally created us as righteous, blameless, and holy. Believing that God decided to make us just like Him even before the beginning of time keeps us anchored in our true identity when the world bombards us with messages to the contrary.
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The devil is always actively working to destroy us. One of the ways he makes inroads in our lives is by getting us to be more aware of our sins and shortcomings instead of our righteousness. God sees born-again believers as innocent and acquitted of all accusations the enemy has made against us. We must therefore be more conscious of what Jesus has done for us under grace than sin, and the shame and guilt that accompanies it. Focusing on grace instead of on the law shows us that we are no longer sinners, but saints. Accepting our stance in Christ positions us to enjoy eternal life in heaven with God. Choosing to live under grace frees from the law's curses and reveals to us our righteous stance in Him as citizens of heaven.
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