Recently we talked about threshing through the mountains in our life, using the following scriptures.
Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, and make the hills like chaff. You shall winnow them, the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; You shall rejoice in the Lord, and glory in the Holy One of Israel. (Is 41:15-16)
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hooves bronze. (Micah 4:13)
For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. (Mark 11:23)
As I continued to study and meditate on these scriptures, I couldn’t help but think about something that happened with Kelita a few years ago. It was a time when she put these scriptures into action in a practical way.
It was the beginning of a new year, and her goal was to pay off her vehicle and eliminate the monthly payment. At first glance, this seemed impossible; there was no way she could pay it off within a year. However, she made the conscious decision to sow a seed toward her freedom from that debt, which was the first step she took. Afterward, she began making regular payments on the vehicle.
She didn’t wait until she had enough money for a full payment on her vehicle loan. Every time she received extra money, she applied it toward the loan. Even if it was just $10, she made a payment. Month after month, she did this.
As she remained consistent with these small payments, larger amounts of extra money started to come her way. Whenever she earned additional income, she chose not to spend it; instead, she put it toward her automobile loan.
She was applying the principles outlined in the scriptures to her own life in a practical way. She tackled her mountain of debt gradually, paying it down little by little. Every week, she not only spoke to her debt, commanding it to be removed and thanking God it was done, but she also made payments on any amount she could afford. By the end of that year, her debt was paid in full. What seemed impossible at the beginning of the year became an answered prayer before the year ended.
Kelita removed that mountain with God’s help, a little bit at a time. You can do the same thing.
There are several instances in the scriptures where the Word of God indicates that He will drive things out of our lives gradually, little by little. I observed this process unfold that year. It required both the Word of God and Kelita’s faithfulness, but ultimately, it came to pass. (Ex. 23:30, Dt 7:22)
Today I wanted to encourage you. If you have financial mountains in your life, they can be removed. It will take God’s help, the Word of God, and your consistency, but it can and will happen.
Jeremiah 23:29 says, Is not My word like a fire?” says the Lord, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
The Amplified Bible says it like this:
Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]? says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock [of most stubborn resistance]?
Start with the Word of God. Speak His Word over your debt and command it to be removed and cast into the sea. No matter how stubborn that mountain may seem, it will be removed through the power of God’s Word. Then, ask God to reveal His plan for achieving debt freedom in your life, and be sure to follow that plan.
You can overcome any mountain in your life, including financial challenges, with the help of the Lord. He desires for you to be free from debt even more than you do. Trust Him and follow His plan, as He is truly faithful. He shows no favoritism; what He did for Kelita, He will also do for you.
The word for today was so good. Now, asking our good Father for wisdom and strength to apply it.