The Decision Is Yours by Kenneth Copeland

Author:Kenneth Copeland
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Faith, Bible, Christ, wisdom, The Decision Is Yours, victory, Jesus
Published: 2011-09-30T10:48:33+00:00

Some people can overeat and never get fat, but that doesn't make it right. There are some skinny gluttons in this world who have real problems. They may not gain weight, but that overindulgence will show up in some other area. Satan will see to that. Some people can drink and not show their liquor, but they are just as much a drunkard as the stumbling bum who can't get out of the gutter.

I sincerely wanted deliverance. I knew something was wrong because I didn't have the power of God in my life to help me overcome the problem. When the power of God got involved where tobacco was concerned, the habit left me as if I had never smoked. When the power of God got involved where alcohol was concerned, the desire left and I no longer cared for alcohol.

When the power of God got involved where sickness and disease were concerned, I was delivered from them. I had used my faith and believed God in those areas, but when I dieted, I would almost go berserk before it was over. I didn't have any spiritual assistance at all. It was purely carnal.

If you try to control the natural man with natural power, you will be defeated because the devil is involved. Satan cannot be controlled with natural power. Remember 2 Corinthians 10:4: "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal [or natural], but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. "

Finally, I made that quality decision. I told God, "I am not going one step further like this. In the Name of Jesus of Nazareth, I am going to get some answers!" I went on a fast and told the Lord, "I am not going to eat until I hear from You on this." I shut myself away from everyone and determined to hear from God. I made the decision to act on His Word.

During that fast, I learned from God about food. My attitude had to be changed. I didn't have a weight problem. I had a food problem! Proverbs 23:21 says the glutton and the drunkard will come to poverty. I realized then that God classifies gluttony with drunkenness.

I had to admit that I was a glutton whether I liked it or not. At that point I realized how hard it is for a man who drinks to say he is an alcoholic. I went before God and confessed gluttony. I said, "Father, this is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. I have been delivered from alcohol.

I don't care if I never have another drink as long as I live. I've been delivered from tobacco and other habits just as bad, but I can't be delivered from food. I would die!"

God said, I never asked you to give up food.

I am not going to deliver you from food. I am going to deliver you from certain kinds of food. Proverbs 23:3 refers to it as deceitful meat. The man who is delivered from alcohol is not delivered from drinking altogether.

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