William Augustine

Sometimes the reason a promise is being delayed is because of what we’re saying. Imagine that your answer is on the way. God has already dispatched the angel with your healing, your promotion, your vindication .But right before it arrives, God says to the angel, “Hold on. Don’t go any further. Stay right where you are’ .the angel replies, “Why, God? This is what you promised. Lt’s in your word.” God answers, ‘No listen to what he’s saying. He’s talking about how it’s not going to happen, how the problem is too big, how it’s been too long, how he’ll never meet the right person.’ Negative words stop God’s promises. I wonder how many times we’re just a couple of month away from seeing the answer, a couple of month from meeting the right person. You’ve been praying for years that God would bring somebody great into your life. But right before that somebody shows up, you let your guard down and start saying “Oh, it’s not going to happen. I’m too old. Nobody’s interested in me.’’ God h...

Maybe you're tempted to give up on a dream. Things haven't turned out the way you planned. It was going fine at first, but then you had some obstacles and you think, it just wasn't meant to be. Here's what I've learned. The enemy doesn't try to stop you from starting. He has seen a lot of people start. That doesn't bother him. But when you have a made-up mind and keep pushing forward, doing the right thing, taking new ground, when he sees you getting closer, he will work over time to try to keep you from finishing. Don't get discouraged when you have setbacks, people come against you, or you get a negative medical report. That's a sign that you're moving toward your finish line. The enemy was fine when you got started. He was fine when you were far from finishing. No big deal. But when you began to make progress, that got his attention. That's when he threw out some obstacles, some challenges. Where you confused him is he thought you would...