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NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU AND GOD DARKEN THE HEART The experts tell me that 75,000 thoughts a day go through our minds. I can't imagine how they can calculate that, but if that's the fact, that's a lot of activity. The researchers also say that most of our thoughts about ourselves are negative or about our past failures, etc. Not many people are aware of what negative thoughts do to our physical body, as well as our spiritual well-being. For instance, the research tells us that when we think negatively about ourselves, it affects our physical heart as well as our nervous system. On the spiritual side, when negative thoughts come our way, and we agree with them, it empowers the enemy to take advantage of us. There is no end to the downward spiral when you buy into the thinking that comes from past failures or fears about the future. The result is a dark heart and a mind that can't comprehend God's purposes. In the Passion Bible, Romans 1:21, Paul tells us that negative thoughts about God will also darken our hearts or cut us off from the light of the gospel. The answer is not just Jesus. The honest answer is believing and acting upon what Jesus has given us through his sacrifice and resurrection. You can learn about Jesus and his saving power, but the effects on your life only happen once you believe. Jesus said if you believe in me, you have everlasting life. Jesus said that we should not take the thoughts to come our way but cast them down and take them captive by the power of Christ. They will stop their advance and eventually fade away if you do that. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

SCATTERED FRIENDS? BUT NEVER SEPARATED When we are lonely and blue or perhaps in a tough time of life and need to have happy thoughts, we think of friends. And often, it's not the friends or acquaintances we see daily. We usually return to a happy memory, perhaps even our childhood, and step back into that day and those friends. Something magical happens, or something spiritual takes place when we remember those days of friendship. Why is that? I know that on the spiritual side, we have a connection, but I suspect that there's something in the nature of love and friendship that has a bond to it that is unbreakable. When you haven't seen a friend for years, it's amazing how you can step right back into conversation, laughter, and memories because they were always there waiting to be awakened. This phenomenon has everything to do with how God put us together as his children. We are bonded because we come from the same father as the human race created by the breath of God. The apostle Paul repeatedly tells us that we are one body because we are one in Jesus Christ. I often experience that incredible oneness traveling the world and ministering to various church families to which I always know I belong. Because we are one in Christ, we have the same spirit; therefore, we are connected together, whether near or far. We are never alone because the body of Christ, those who are one with Christ, are with us on the same journey. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

ANOINTED FEET-THE THINGS THAT CARRY US FORWARD “Blessed are the feet of those who bring good tidings.” That scripture comes from when fast runners carried messages from town to town. When a message was full of good news, they received the runner with Joy. Hence the statement. Blessed are the feet of those who bring good news. When the children of Israel faced the Jordan River with no way to get crossed, Joshua called for the priest to bring the ark. When the priest placed their feet into the Jordan River, the anointing of God caused the water to part. Then, they stood in the middle of that miracle until all 2 1/2 million people crossed Jordan on dry ground. Joshua 418 tells us that as soon as their feet touched the other side on dry ground, the water came back to where it had been a flowing river. Ephesians 6:15 tells us we strap our feet with the gospel of peace. Because we are Kings and Priests, our feet are anointed to go where others would fear to walk, and when we do, the anointing of God claims the territory that we walk in. Your feet were made for walking, not sitting or hiding in a cave or a back room. Jesus commanded us to go into the world and preach the gospel. When he gave that command, most of those that went used their feet. Those anointed messengers walked with anointed feet into all of the known world. They carried the gospel into what is now the United Kingdom, England. They carried the gospel up the Silk Road into the region of India and beyond. Where will your anointed feet carry you today, tomorrow, and beyond? Be obedient to the voice of the Lord and walk out your journey by faith with the anointing that God has put in you and your feet to finish the task. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can ‘WALK’ with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

PRAYERS THAT MOVE MOUNTAINS AND STARTS RAIN STORMS Do you know why we don't pray more often, and many people never pray? I believe the biggest reason is they have no faith that God will answer their prayers, so why even try? The scriptures tell us that Elias was a man of like passions, in other words, just like us, yet he prayed earnestly, and it rained not for 3 1/2 years. Then he prayed again, and the range came. Trusting the Lord and the small things prepares us for those big events, such as stopping the rain or starting the rain. Praying with our children for their little problems will build a foundation in them and allow us to pray for bigger situations. When I talk on this subject, I want to be quick to remind us. All that prayer is really private fellowship with our loving Father. That is the most important thing that we could accomplish as we go into that season of prayer. Out of that fellowship comes answers to our petitions and requests. Also, prayer is not a drive-through shop where we just zip in and zip out, like when we pick up our coffee or hamburgers. Prayer is a fine dining experience with cloth, napkins, and real silverware. It's there you find that the most important thing you do is have a good conversation. The food is always secondary. Scriptures tell us that we need to enter into that closet and pray. That was a New Testament reference to a private place of intimacy. Let us put our faith together in these important days that we live and agree in prayer that God will have his way in the Earth. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

TAKE YOUR REVELATION OF GOD, THE FATHER OUT OF THE BOX Understanding the Trinity, a divine mystery, requires a revelation that only the Holy Spirit can bestow. In our quest to comprehend this profound truth, we are often confronted with the diverse opinions of gospel teachers. How can our natural reasoning, shaped by our western minds, grasp the concept of three in one and one in three? In the 17th chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus prayed: “so that they all may be one just as you father are in me and I and you that they also may be one in us so that the world may be leave and be convinced that you have sent me.” This prayer is a profound revelation of the unity within the Trinity. Indeed, this is one of the most potent verses in the Scriptures, a testament to the power and unity of the Trinity. Yet, we often find ourselves walking in a lack of understanding, unaware of the immense power and unity that is available to us. Consider this: just as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one, a unique blend of unity and diversity, so too can we, in our spiritual journey and love for the Father, become one with them. This unity is not just a concept, but a reality we can experience. Then Jesus goes on to pray that we would be one with the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. This unity creates a divine community, a 'four in one' relationship, which is truly amazing. You and I because of redemption have been taken back into the heart of the father, and we are one with the father son of a Holy Spirit. Wow.! YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can ‘WALK’ with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

EMBRACING THE CHRIST WITHIN As children, we were taught in our Sunday school songs that Jesus lived in our hearts. We would sing." come into my heart, Lord Jesus. Come today, come in. I pray come into my heart, Lord Jesus." Then, when we would tell our friends what happened to us, we would say I got saved, and Jesus came into my heart and that's where he lives. Oddly enough, as we grew older, many of us started focusing on Jesus living in heaven, and when we prayed, we always looked up, asking Jesus to come down again to help us. Today, I want to remind you that you are a dwelling place for God because he made you that way. The apostle Paul writes in first Corinthians 619. Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? So what do we do about this? How, then, do we pray? Listen to what first John 44 declares:" greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world." Of course, we understand that scripture is telling us that Christ lives in us of the truth. Be reminded today that the river that flows out of you is from the spirit of God that lives in you. The scriptures tell us that rivers of living water will flow out of our innermost being. That's how we embrace the Christ within. Let that river flow. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

EMPTY TRASH CANS Gone gone, gone gone. Yes, my sins are gone. Buried in the deepest sea. Yes, that's good enough for me. I shall live eternally, praise God; my sins are G O N E gone. Some of you may have sung that song in Sunday school, but I know I did. It took a few years to understand the Father's love for us and what Christ did on the cross to realize the full meaning of that simple song. Yesterday was trash day in our neighborhood, and as I drove away from my house this morning, a gray can was in front of every house as far as I could see. In the spirit of God spoke to me and said empty, trash, cans, son. I knew he reminded me of the power of the cross to remove the stain of sin and the curse that went with it. The phrase from that song Buried in the Deepest Sea. It refers to the scriptures that tell us God has buried our sins in the sea of his forgetfulness, never to be remembered against us anymore. Just think about the mystery of how God could empty our trashcan and make us worthy of becoming children of the living God. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

THERE IS NO REVERSE TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD-IT JUST KEEPS EXPANDING In Matthew 6 from the Passion Bible, Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray. We call this the lord's prayer. We should refer to it as the disciple's prayer. Our beloved Father, dwelling in the heavenly realms, May the glory of your name be the center on which our lives turn. Manifest your kingdom realm, And cause your every purpose is to be fulfilled on earth. We acknowledge you as our provider of all we need each day. Forgive us the wrong as we have done as we are self release, forgiveness to those who have wronged us. Rescue us every time we face tribulation, and set us free from evil. For you are the king who rules with power and glory forever. Amen. Then Jesus goes on in the 14th verse And when you pray, make sure you forgive the fault of others so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you withhold forgiveness from others, your Father with holes forgiveness from you. What you have just read is part of the bylaws of the kingdom of God that Jesus came and established. As we learn to live by the principles of the kingdom, that we belong to, it keeps expanding and growing every day. There is no reverse on the kingdom of God. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE BREATH OF GOD Take a snapshot of Genesis 2:7. There, we see Adam's creation when God breathed the breath of life into him, and he became a living soul. That was the beginning of God's new creation of mankind. God commissioned this new creation to take what they had in the Garden of Eden to the rest of God's creation, including the cosmos. Adam and Eve were created in God's image with the ability to reproduce their kind into God's newly created world. The great tragedy of Adam and Eve's failure in the garden was that it short-circuited God's plans to manifest himself and the very spirit of heaven into this created world. Over the following centuries, there were several restarts where God gave mankind the opportunity to do it again. The most obvious to us is when the flood came, and Noah and his family had the opportunity that Adam and Eve had to reproduce, subdue, and bring heaven to Earth. Again, at the Tower of Babel, where the nations were scattered, he gave Israel the unique distinction of taking this same commission to the world. He took them as his special children so they might reproduce as Adam and Eve were supposed to do on Earth. However, the children of Israel kept failing their commission, and because God was merciful, he gave them many opportunities to get it right. This is why God was manifested in the flesh of Jesus of Nazareth, who became the sacrifice that redeemed the world back to God. The whole human race had been disconnected because of rebellion and the breaking of covenants. When Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to the Father with his blood, the entire human race was released from the curse that had been brought to them by Adams's fall. The gospel that we know and love has been given to us so that we might declare to the world. They are free to come home. Dad's not mad at you. Ydad'sN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watki's daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

BORN FOR THE STORM Are you looking for a boat to go fishing? I suggest you get one that can withstand a storm. Do your research to see if it was made to resist High Winds and rough Waters. It needs to be constructed strong enough to withstand the pressures and dangers of the storm. In this life that God has placed us in, he promised us that there would be storms in our lives. However, he spoke piece to us when he said to be unafraid, for I will never leave you, nor for the sake of you. I love the story of Peter walking on the water with Jesus in Matthew 14. The disciples were caught in a sudden storm and had rowed the boat four miles in the middle of the night, trying to rescue themselves from danger. Suddenly, they saw what they thought was a ghost walking by and cried out in fear. It was then they heard the familiar voice of Jesus when he said fear not. It is I been on afraid. One thing you can guarantee about a storm. It always brings fear at some level. Because you and I were made in God's image, we have built-in storm-resistant capabilities. We were born for the storm. One thing to remember about the storm is that it offers great opportunities for miracles and unusual supernatural events. In the storm, Jesus showed the disciples a level of supernatural power they had never seen when he said to the storm hush be still. They were fearful and deeply amazed at the same time. It was in the storm that Jesus appeared. He challenged Peter to enter into a supernatural realm, which he had never experienced before when he walked on the water. Because we are supernatural beings created in God's image, we have been born for the storm, and some of us are storm chasers. We have discovered that it's in the storm where our most incredible faith and revelation come from. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

DO YOU KNOW JESUS IN THE PRESENT? It's a simple question that I am asking today, and by doing so, I am bringing our attention to what it means to walk in the light as he is in the light. When we learn the practice of being in his presence as a daily habit, we know what it means to know Jesus in this present time. Too many Christians know the Jesus who walked the shores of Galilee, healing the sick and feeding the 5,000. They have gone to Sunday school and learned where he was born and how he died. They are well-versed in the Jesus of the past. On the other hand, a disproportionate number of people study the Jesus of the future—the one who is coming someday to rescue them and take them to heaven. There are lengthy and repetitive teachings on the end times and what will happen someday, somewhere, somehow. It's not unusual for Christians to tell me. Oh yes, Pastor, someday when we get to heaven, we'll have joy, be at peace, and be healed. The challenge that the Holy Spirit gives us is to know Jesus of the present. The Scriptures tell us plainly today is the day of salvation. That word salvation includes everything that Christ has done for us to be saved, healed, delivered, and walk in the power of the Spirit. This is what it means to know Jesus in the present, To have fellowship with him, and to see him face-to-face often. There was a historical Jesus who lived and died in Jerusalem and produced redemption for us. Thank God for that. There is a Jesus who will return someday, as the Scriptures promise. Thank God for that. However, God chose to give you and me the responsibility and privilege of bringing the gospel to this generation, and because of that, we must know him now. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

HEAVENLY GOLD, DISCOVERED BY THOSE WHO SEEK HIS FACE The revelation of Jesus Christ and what he has done for us and through us is the greatest discovery you will ever dig out of the Scriptures. That revelation does not come from the wisdom or the intelligence of human thinking; it comes from the revelation of the Holy Spirit to our spirit. Heavenly gold has to be mined out of the Scriptures just like earthly gold is dug out of the dirt and rocks. And as it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual that heat must be put to the rocks and the dirt to refine the gold so that it may be useful. Heavenly gold is no different. To receive revelation from the scriptures you read, you must apply the heat of the glory of God's presence to understand the hidden secrets of God's kingdom. Isaiah 45:3 tells us that God will give us the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of the secret places. Psalms 91 says that we must dwell in the secret place of the most high to receive the revelation of those hidden places. Where is the secret place of the most time? It is in the presence of the Lord as you seek his face in prayer, worship, scripture, meditation, and the Fellowship of the Saints. All those practices will produce a place of glory, where those hidden riches in the Scriptures can produce gold treasures of revelation that will impact your life for eternity. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

AT EVERY CHALLENGE, GOD CHALLENGES, THE CHALLENGER-WE WIN BY DEFAULT The key ingredient in living a life of faith is exercising the muscle called obedience to the word of God that has been revealed to you. The revelation of the word of God is different than the information in the Bible. The scriptures tell us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Rom 10:17 When Jesus said to those around him," he that hath ears to hear, let him hear." He was referring to that inner ear, the ear of the spirit, which gives revelation of the word of God. When you hear with that ear and respond to what you hear, faith is born in your heart, and you receive what God has promised in the word that you Heard. Romans 10: 8-10 illustrates this action of faith: when you hear and believe, you receive salvation and eternal life. From that point, your faith grows stronger each time you will be what you hear with your heart, that inner ear. When we have that foundation of trust in the Lord, we know that when the enemy comes against us to challenge us, God challenges the challenger, and because of that, we win by default. Isaiah 59:19 declares that when the enemy comes in, like a flood, the Lord raises up a resistance against that enemy. King James's version of that verse says he raises a standard against him. The standard is the battle flag of an army showing their colors. When God shows up with his angel army, the battle is over. He challenges the challenger, and because of that, the one who challenged us never shows up to court, and we win our case by default. That is what the life of faith is based on: trusting in the Lord with all of our heart, and not leaning to our own understanding, but in all of our ways acknowledging him, and he will bring it to pass. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

WHAT LABEL DO YOU LIVE UNDER? What's wrong with this picture? The Protestant Reformation happened around 1500 years ago. It was a separation from the Catholic Church based on Martin Luther's revelation that the "just shall live by faith" and not by the rule of a church or under the control of a pope. Today, 30,000+ different labels of groups of people are trying to express what a Protestant is. That's a lot of heavy bondage on the body of Christ. Unfortunately, human nature was still in control, and it wasn't long until the protestants wanted to kill the suspected heretics just like the Catholics had done. It was the same Spirit that Jesus contented with when the disciples came to him in Mark 9:38 and complained that someone outside their camp was casting out devils. They're anxious question to Jesus was we've got to do something about that. Jesus had quite a simple rule about unity. He answered them and said well, fellas, if they're not against us, they must be for us, so leave them alone. In 1906, there was an outbreak of the Holy Spirit in Los Angeles, California, on Azusa Street. A black man named William Seymour received the Holy Spirit while he listened to reports of it in a Bible school in Texas. Coming to Los Angeles, the Spirit of God fell on them, and a prayer meeting in their home, eventually moving into an old Mission on Azusa Street. It was like the shot that was heard around the world. The outpouring of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, with speaking in tongues and all the gifts of the Spirit that were manifested, literally went around the world from that humble mission house. Unfortunately, human nature took over again, and the first separation happened in the Pentecostal movement when the black brothers and sisters were shoved aside. They started a fellowship called the church of God in Christ. From that point in time, it seemed that labels began to be important to the Spirit-filled folks. What started with one outpouring to describe Pentecostalism has splintered into literally hundreds, if not more, of labels that people live under. At some point, if we're going to see the kingdom of God advance, we must have one label: Jesus Christ and him alone. True fellowship is with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Everything else is secondary. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

POCKETS OF WISDOM AND REVELATION Why do some people in a large or small gathering who are listening to the word of God not hear the same thing? After a life of pastoring multiple churches, it's still beyond frustrating that someone can sit in the same congregation, hear the same message, and miss the point completely. I conclude that the problem is not in the seed that's sown; according to the Book of Mark, the fourth chapter, it's the ground that makes the difference. Jesus repeated this phrase many times: "He that has ears to hear, let him hear." That tells me that everyone has the ability to hear, but they also make choices about whether to hear. In the thousands of church services I have conducted, someone has a breakthrough, a revelation of heaven, a divine encounter, yet the one next to them walks out the back door, angry at God and the church. Jesus chose 12 disciples to train and leave the kingdom of God in their hands. These 12 disciples sat with him after the mass crusades, and he taught them the secrets and mysteries that no one else heard. The large crowds didn't get it, but he gave the inside revelation to the disciples. Judas was present at all of these private meetings, where the Son of God opened up the mysteries of heaven, yet he missed them completely. Wisdom and revelation of the kingdom of God and his purpose for us continually come from the heavenly realms. It's like digging for gold, these pockets of wisdom and revelation. The most important tool we have to dig out this precious gold of heaven is the instrument of "believing faith." To receive anything from the treasures of heaven, it takes a believing face in God and his word. The Scriptures tell us that without faith, it is impossible to please God, for he that comes to him must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. Wisdom and revelation of the kingdom of God are there. Get your big leaving face out and find it. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

FAITH IS OF THE SPIRIT - LOVE IS OF THE SOUL Hebrews 4:12 gives us a glimpse into the mysteries of how our body, soul, and spirit inner twined. The word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit of the joint and Morrow, and it is the designer of the thoughts of the intense of the heart. Kjb Now listen to how the mirror Bible expresses this same verse; The message God spoke to us in Christ is the most life-giving and dynamic influence in us, cutting like a surgeon's scalpel, sharper than a soldier's sword, piercing to the deepest core of human conscience, to the dividing of soul and spirit, ending the dominance of the sins realm, and its neutralizing effect upon the human spirit. In this way, a person's spirit is freed to become the ruling influence again in the thoughts and the intentions of the heart. The scrutiny of this word detects every possible disease, discerning the bodies deepest secrets were joint and bone morrow meet. M/b Here is how the passion Bible expresses Hebrews 412; For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-mouthed sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being for soul and spirit, bone admiral meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts. P/B What a great word from the Holy Spirit. Let's ask the Father for wisdom and revelation into this great truth. OU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

WHAT'S NEXT FOR US IN THE BODY OF CHRIST? HERE'S A FLASH FOR YOU! You can expect change. It is part of God's nature that he injected into everything he created. If it's not growing, it's dying. You can see that principle working in your garden or the landscape around your house. What isn't rooted in healthy soil is on the way to being a dead plant. The plan of God has continued to grow in the long journey from Adam and Eve's creation in the Garden of Eden to the present. The parts of that plan that lost their roots in every generation of past history died and disappeared. Today, we face the same challenges that every person in the body of Christ had to deal with: Do we grow and develop into God's will and exhibit his plans, or do we fade away into the shadows of history? What's next for us as people of God and those who believe in the plan he laid out for the human race? It's a twofold answer. First of all, it's an individual choice. What will you do with the challenges? God has given you as a believer. Secondly, people from all over the world have to make the same choice. If those communities of believers continue to obey the direction that the Holy Spirit has given them as part of the living organism of Christ on earth, they will see Christ's revelation unfold for them. However, those communities of believers that stagnate and turn into a religious denomination will not become stones to walk on so that we may progress. Still, they will become stones to trip over and hinder the Progressive progress that the body of Christ has before it. Sorry, you don't get the details in advance. That's between you and the Holy Ghost. That's why it's called the walk of faith. That's what keeps the Holy Spirit as the leader of the pack. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

NOW THAT YOU HAVE ASK HIM-DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE ANSWER? The scriptures clearly tell us that if we ask anything in prayer believing, we shall receive it. That being true because the Scriptures do not lie, how many times can we ask for the same thing without being in unbelief? I know that we always have the illustration of the woman who was dealing with the unjust judge. Because of that, she kept coming back until he, out of frustration, gave her the answer. According to the scriptures that Jesus gave us, it does not represent my heavenly father. Our heavenly father is so tuned into us that he hears us before we ask, and while we are speaking, the answer is on the way. That's fast, real fast, even faster than Amazon. So, here's my question: now that you have asked, how are you expecting to recognize the answer? You may have asked him to open your eyes so that you may see more clearly into the spiritual world. Or you have, perhaps, asked for wisdom, the spirit of wisdom to give you an answer to a problem. And, like most of us who have asked to hear from the Lord what we should do for the moment. Here are a few reminders from the Scriptures on what Jesus has said about asking and receiving. Matthew 7:7: ask and you shall receive, seek, and you shall find knock, and it shall be open onto you. For everyone who ask will receive. Wow, that's pretty good. Luke, 1110; Everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives, and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds, and to him who knocks and keeps on locking the door shall be open. AMP That sounds definite to me. So here's my encouragement to you today. According to the scripture, your answer is already there, but perhaps you still need to recognize it because you expected it to come a different way. OU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ENFOLDED INTO CHRIST Journey with me today into two verses of scripture. I will read them from the Passion Bible to see an expanded insight into what God is saying to us today. First, John 2:1-2 1 Christ is our forgiving redeemer and intercessor. 2 Christ is the righteous one who suffered in our place. 3 Christ is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, cleansing, and sheltering us. The purpose of these scriptures is to open up our understanding of what happened to us when we came to Christ as believers. This revelation gives us faith and strength to stand in difficult times, knowing that we are in the beloved Jesus Christ himself. Second Corinthians 5:17 p/b They who are enfolded in Christ have become an entirely new person. We talk a lot about being in Christ as believers, yet this word gives us a picture of how much it means to be in Christ. When you get a chance, take a trip to the corner bakery and watch them prepare the bread dough for the day. This may give you an idea of what it means to be folded in Christ. At least a dozen different ingredients sit on the table. They place each ingredient in the mixture, and it folds together until you cannot tell one ingredient from the other. It becomes a new creation. We are not in Christ, like a lost marble in the bedroom under the dresser drawer. The marble may be in the bedroom, but it's not part of the bedroom. We are so mingled with Christ that you cannot separate us or tell us apart; we have been enfolded into him. Isn't that something? YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

SEEDS WILL GROW IF YOU PUT THEM IN THE GROUND Have you ever heard the story of the farmer who went to town and bought a bag of seeds? When he returned to his farm, he went to the barn and hung the bag of seeds on the nail just inside the door. After that, he warmed up the old tractor and plowed his backfield until it was perfect. Then he watered it generously and stood back. He said to himself now I'm going to have a great harvest. The old farmer diligently watered his field during the hot summer days while he waited to see how great a harvest he would get by the end of the season. He waited, and he waited, yet he saw no sign of anything growing in his field. He became so frustrated that his frustration turned into anger, and he marched off to town to find the man who had sold him the seed. What kind of see did you sell me? He shouted at the man behind the counter. Why, I sold you the best seed I've ever known. It's guaranteed to give you a great harvest when planted in the ground. By now, I'm sure you're catching the point that hanging your seed on a nail in the barn will never produce a harvest for you. Jesus said, and John 1224, let me make this clear: a single grain of wheat will never be more than a single grain of wheat, and less it drops into the ground and dies. Because then it sprouts and produces a great harvest of wheat, all because one green died. Jesus possessed the seed of heaven in himself, and when he died, it brought forth much fruit. Likewise, since we died with him and have seeds within ourselves, we also produce much fruit because of his life in us. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

IF YOU KNOW YOUR PURPOSE FROM THE FATHER, YOU CAN ENDURE THE PAIN OF THE JOURNEY The Navy SEALs and Army Rangers have become well-known and honored in recent decades because of their unbelievable feats and battles. In some cases, documentaries or movies have taken us behind the scenes and given us a glimpse of what they go through to become elite soldiers. In the middle of the camp for Navy Seals, a large bell with a rope is placed. If any candidates cannot stand the suffering of the journey and the accompanying pain that goes with it, they can ring the bell and walk away. Our spiritual journey can, in many ways, be likened to the same training process. As it is in the general assembly of the army and navy, it is in the spiritual Army of the Lord. In some mysterious way, we must choose to enter that Group of God's children that desires to go further than the general congregation of believers desires to go. Tucson, that, except Jesus as their savior, it may be just their ticket to heaven. Their desire to go further is not there because they're satisfied with not going to hell. Everything beyond that on our spiritual journey has a price tag called obedience to his purposes. It is really true that we are not our own. We have been bought at a price. Salvation, as we understand it, is entirely free and given to us by his grace. But the journey we have entered will cost us obedience, which equals pain to the old nature. If you know the purpose the Father has placed within you, you can endure the pain of the journey ahead. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

WHY IT'S NECESSARY TO KNOW GOD'S VOICE When I talk about knowing the voice of God, I often refer to my natural father and how I understood his voice. In the first part of my life, I spent a lot of time and had a close relationship with my dad. We were a close-knit family that traveled the highways of this nation together into my teenage years. I probably heard him preach 10,000 times before I was off on my own. The last 30 years before he stepped into glory, we were separated by 250 miles. Because of that, we had many phone calls that kept us connected. When he would call, it was not necessary for me to ask for the secret password to make sure it was him. As soon as he said hello, I recognized his voice because of our lifetime of relationship. In the book of John the 10th chapter, Jesus details the shepherd's purpose and the sheep's nature. He tells us that his sheep know his voice and a stranger they will not follow. I talk a lot about the prayer of intimacy, where we have a face-to-face relationship with our shepherd. I believe that finding his face and building that relationship should be everyone's goal. After all, the scriptures tell us that we are to see the face of God. He would give us a command if there was no way to do that. Don't be discouraged if you don't have the amazing spiritual experience that some other people may have. That will come in due time. Meanwhile, you have his voice in several ways. As beginning believers, we have the voice of our spiritual leaders, such as pastors, prayer warriors, and even our mother and father, as instructors in the ways of the Lord. The voice of the Lord is undoubtedly heard through the word of God, which is read and taught to us as we develop our relationship with him. It's critical that we learn to listen to his voice so that we don't miss his instructions in the little steps and major moves of our lives. We will not be deceived by a stranger's voice when we learn his voice. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF AND SUCCEED WITH GOD Throughout the history of our Christian heritage, we have suffered with the idea that loving oneself equals pride. Of course, we know the scriptures that tell us pride goes before a fall. And the Old Testament tells us that God hates pride. So what are we to think? Traditionally, the easiest way to combat pride is to form various kinds of defamation of oneself. Which quickly leads to a lifestyle of a lack of self-worth and even hatred of one's humanity. If you take the smell test on these actions, you know that the enemy of our soul is behind this form of abuse of God's creation. Mankind is the highest form of creation that God gave to this earth. And Satan hates that. This is why every form of self-abuse, addiction, and perversion has been brought out of hell and thrown against the human race. Why should I love myself? First of all, I am the temple that God chose to make his new home in. That'll be enough to realize that we are a wonderful creation. David said we were fearfully and wonderfully made. Then listen to what Jesus said in Matthew 22;37= The number one commandment, the greatest of all commandments, is to love the Lord thy God with all your heart, your soul, and your mind. Number two commandment, which is equal to the first commandment in authority and importance. And love your neighbor as yourself. So here's a form of "reverse osmosis." Start with yourself and learn to love what God created. Then you can go to your neighbor and really know how to love them because you have learned to love yourself. Because God created them and loves them equally as he loves you. Because of that, and maybe only because of this, you can genuinely love the Lord your God with all your heart, that will please the Father's heart. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com

GOD DOES NOT TEMPT ANYONE The original sin of Adam and Eve seems to set a standard for others to follow. Two things stand out that have been identifiable throughout history. Number one, I am a victim. Number two, it wasn't my fault it was yours. Listen to Adam as God is confronting him in the garden. "He said, "This woman you gave me, she caused me to sin." Our society today has certainly taken that to new heights. Everybody is a victim, and it's not their fault—everything from the government, climate change, the Republicans, the Democrats, and the preacher. Of course, we tend to blame God when we mess up. Some say God knew what I was going to do, so why didn't he stop it? It was probably God who tempted me to see if I would fail. Just to set the record straight. The book of James 1:13 tells us, "God does not tempt us with evil. But every man or woman is tempted by their desires." Because that is true, we must focus on the Holy Spirit's work within our soul and thought life. If we don't take control through the Holy Spirit's power within us, our thoughts will dominate and lead us into a trap that will eventually kill us. (James 1:13 paraphrased) Of course, the answer is not mind control or self-discipline. The only thing that works long-term is total submission to Christ. It is because of our submission to Jesus Christ as our Lord that our hearts are filled with the goodness of heaven and the presence of the Lord. This is why the Scriptures tell us, " Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." The flesh or natural man can never be trusted without the control of the Holy Spirit. It's because of the Holy Spirit that we have those wonderful fruits of love, joy, peace, temperance, goodness, etc. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can 'WALK' with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv

I WILL WATCH OVER WHAT I HAVE PLANTED As I was preparing myself for my night, watch and a good nights sleep, I heard the voice of the Lord that said,” I will watch over what I have planted.” Then I realized that the spirit of God was not talking about himself, he was talking about me. An uncomfortable portion of the Christian community depends on God to do everything for them. Most of us in our early days of prayer spent our time directing God to go do this or do that. Somehow our prayers sounded like a traffic cop directing traffic in a busy intersection. However, when we begin to understand what happened at the cross in the resurrection, we know that we are now coal laborers with our heavenly father. When Jesus ascended to the father, he said he would send the Holy Spirit who would be your helper. Many of us may think that the Holy Spirit helps us in our personal life only with problems and pressures. I believe the scriptures clearly tell us that the responsibility for this earth, and the way it functions has been turned over today men and women of faith who represent God, the Holy Spirit, but Jesus on this earth. So in the spirit made this statement; “I will watch over what I have planted.” It was my voice speaking to my self, being reminded of the covenant that I have with the Lord Jesus himself to stand by the stuff that I have planted. Remember your prayers. Remember your prophecies. Remember his promises to you. It is our responsibility to stand by the stuff stay on the wall be the watchmen through intercession prayer declaration, and a strong faith that God will bring to pass what he has promised us, and what we have planted. YOU CAN GIVE HERE: http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... WEBSITE= http://www.georgewatkinsministries.co... FACEBOOK=https://www.facebook.com/FaithProduce... Faith Producers address: PO Bx 1006 Mt Vernon, WA 98273 FAITH PRODUCES AN INTERNATIONAL PODCAST https://faithproducers.podbean.com/ You can ‘WALK’ with George Watkins daily @ youtube.com/faithproducers faithproducers.com twitter.com/faithproducers Facebook.com/faithproducerstv faithproducers.com