Andrew Wommack - Dont Limit God: Imagine Yourself Successful

Dont Limit God

Imagine Yourself Successful

by
Andrew Wommack

Harrison House
Tulsa, OK

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Dont Limit God: Imagine Yourself Successful

ISBN: 978-4-60683-993-5

Copyright 2014 by Andrew Wommack Ministries
850 Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
www.awmi.net

Published by Harrison House Publishers
Tulsa, OK 74145
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March 23, 1968. Many of you have heard me talk about this date as being the most significant one of my life and ministry. On this day, I had an encounter with the Lord that completely changed the way I viewed God. As a result, I became a new person, and the vision for my ministry was birthed.

But there is another date you may not have heard about: January 31, 2002. On this day, God spoke to me from Psalm 78 and told me that my small thinking had been limiting what He wanted to do in my life. I had no idea I was limiting Him, but I made an immediate decision to change my thinking. I made the decision to take the limits off of God.

At the time the Lord spoke to me, the ministry was only reaching six percent of the American television market. Now, the Gospel Truth television program completely covers the U.S. market and most of the English-speaking world, and reaches over three billion people. We have grown exponentially in many other areas as wellall because I dared to take the limits off of God and believe Him for the bigger things He had wanted to do all along. We would definitely not be where we are today had I continued to limit the Lord with my small thinking.

Do you know that, chances are, you are limiting God? Most of us limit God in one way or another. There are many things that can hinderor limitwhat God can do in our lives. One area in which we limit God is through our wrong beliefs. Many think that God is in total control, and everything that happens is His will. We blame Him for everything while having a fatalistic theology that says that everything that happens somehow or another must be Gods plan or purpose for our lives. If our marriages fail, we think maybe its Gods way of breaking us or humbling us. If our businesses fail, we accept this as Gods will.

When I went to India in 1980, it was a total culture shock, but I learned a lot. One thing I learned was that India is really a very rich country. In fact, its one of the most populous places on the face of the earth and has an abundance of natural resources. Indias lack of prosperity isnt due to finances or resources; its because of their belief system.

When I was in India, I noticed that people were literally starving to death, while meat roamed through their homes. I was actually in a house holding a Bible study when a Brahman bull walked in the door. Everyone pressed against the wall and let this big Brahman bull do whatever he wanted all because Hindus believe the animal could be someones reincarnated grandmother.

The Hindu people wont eat beef, but they will eat some lower forms of meat such as dogs or goats, because they believe these animals represent the reincarnation of lower life forms.

The Hindu people have resources that could end their hunger, but their religious belief system limits them. They also believe that they are born into a caste system, and if they do anything to try to get out of it and improve their well-being, they might be reincarnated as an ant or something worse. Their belief system has impoverished their nation and has limited them.

Many Americans attempt to go into different cultures and simply throw money at their problems, thinking that will solve everything. Yet, money is not the problem in India, or anywhere else; the belief system of the culture is the problem. People need the gospel, as well as a set of principles and a moral code that will cause them to change their belief system. Once these things are put in place, nations will begin to prosper. A cultures belief system will limit its people and keep them in poverty.

Likewise, many people in America think the government owes them welfare, needs to increase their pay or benefits, and should give them more guaranteed health insurance. That is not our problem. Our problem is right between our ears the way we think and believe. Proverbs 23:7 tells us that as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.

Our lives go the way of our thoughts (Romans 12:2). If we want to change, we shouldnt pray that somebody will just give us more money, nor should we take money from somebody who has it and give it to those who dont. Thats not our answer. Our answer is to start taking these limits of our wrong thinking, because the way we think in our heart will direct the course of our lives. We need to change ourselvesour thinking, our mindsetif we want to take the limits off of God.

God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34). He wants to do absolutely miraculous things in everyones life. God has never made a piece of junk. He has never made an inferior person. We all have something that God wants to accomplish through us, but most of us are ignorant of this and have bought into the lie that theres nothing special about us. But the truth is that we are all unique and can do something that nobody else can.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11

God has good thoughts toward each of us. He has a perfect plan for our lives. We are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). Whether our parents saw us coming or not, God knew us from the foundation of the world and has a purpose for us. Yet, most of us are living way below Gods standard and limiting what He wants to do in our lives.

I spend over a million dollars on television air time each month. Our ministry is increasing and we are going to keep spending more, but even if we spend $10 million a month, there are many people who will never hear of me or my ministry no matter how much money I pour into television. You have the ability to impact people I will never reach.

We all have a sphere of influence, or people we can reach. These are people who know us and are watching usfamily members, neighbors, friends, and co-workerswho will die and go to hell if we just sit around and wait for our pastor or another minister to talk to them. We need to rise up and let God use us to touch these people and help us reach our full potential!

Whenever I ask how many people are called to be leaders, there are always those who dont raise their hands. They do not see themselves as leaders. But all of us are leaders. Leadership is defined as influence, and all of us have influence over someonewhether its our kids, neighbors, or friends. Some of us have more influence than others, but all of us are called to influence someone. If we dont see ourselves as leaders having influence over others, and rather think,