Believe and Receive

Author: Creflo Dollar

Summary

When we pray, many times, we are focused on receiving what we desire in the near future. However, the Bible teaches us to receive what we desire when we pray. In other words, we should believe that we have already received what we have prayed for in the spirit realm, while we are waiting for it to manifest in the physical realm.

“For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]” (Mark 11:24, AMP).

Just as the ground receives a seed, we can take possession of the Word of God and get results (Mark 4:20).
We do not have to live defeated lives. We can speak those things that are not as though they are, until they manifest.

When we became born-again Christians, God placed many good things on the inside of us (our born-again spirits).

Our salvation encompasses our soundness, wholeness, deliverance, healing, and prosperity.

When we are facing troubling circumstances, we can acknowledge those good things that are within us (Philemon 1:6).
We received our salvation by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8).
We are filled with God Himself—God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Colossians 2:9, 10, AMP).

God gives us both faith and grace; however, we also have a part in accessing His power.

We will not know what we have access to, according to His Word, if we do not study the Word.
We will not have access without believing the Word.
We will not have access without taking ownership of what God has already done.