Kenneth Copeland - Break the Chain of Worry: The Joy of Living a Carefree Life

Outside of my wife, Gloria, Ive never before dedicated a book to one specific person. But when The LORD put it on my heart to teach about breaking the worry habit, thats what He told me to do. He instructed me to begin with a tribute to one of the most worry-free, faith-filled men of God Ive ever had the privilege of knowingBishop David Oyedepo.

Writing about him is easy, especially right now. Having recently ministered at Bishop Oyedepos great Faith Tabernacle Church in Canaan Land, Nigeria, Im still rejoicing over the thrill of seeing 91,000 people crowd into a 6:30 a.m. service in the middle of the pouring monsoon rains. With 54,000 in the building and 37,000 more in the overflow tents outside, it was an awesome sightand that was just the first service. By the time everything was said and done that Sunday, 394,000 people had shown up for church.

At Faith Tabernacle those kinds of numbers arent unusual, either. The believers there are seriously hungry to hear The WORD of God. Theyre so full of expectancy, God is moving among them constantly in signs, wonders and miraclesadding to the church daily as He did in the book of Acts.

What opened the door for all this to happen out in the middle of a Nigerian jungle?

One man got a revelation of his covenant with God and dared to step out on it. One man put worry behind him once and for all, and simply trusted God to do what He said He would do. Talk about a marvelous example of faith! David Oyedepo has proven The WORD will work anywhere for anyone who will believe it.

For years, hes called Gloria and me Mom and Dad, because right after he went into ministry he read two of our books. Somehow, he got hold of Gods Will Is Prosperity and The Laws of Prosperity and The LORD used them mightily in his life. During our recent visit, he told me again how it happened.

As a young minister Id already come to understand The WORD of faith about healing and so forth, but I didnt yet understand the prosperity part. So I took my Bible and those two books and spent some time alonefasting and seeking The LORD about it. As I was reading Gods Will Is Prosperity, I realized that prosperity is a covenant. Its promised in The WORD, and since all Gods promises are yes and amen through Jesus, it belongs to every believer.

For David Oyedepo, from that moment on the matter of finances was settled.

I have a covenant with Jesus! he explained. It says, Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry (Matthew 6:33-34, New King James Version). Once I truly understood that, I never worried about money again.

The results have been astounding. Right in the middle of one of the most financially poor places on earth, Jesus has added enough to Bishop Oyedepos ministry to builddebt free, by faith, and without any American moneywell over $500 million worth of facilities, including not only a church but a major university. Literally hundreds of thousands of people are being taught The WORD of faith there. Theyre learning the laws of prosperity, putting them into action, and theyre becoming whats being called the new Nigerian middle class.

The initial 500 acres Bishop Oyedepo bought out in the bush country, which at the time was populated with nothing but a bunch of mostly unfriendly animals, has expanded to encompass more than 10,000 acres. Now called Canaan Land, its become a city. Thriving and prospering in the midst of a natural economy thats famous for poverty, its a testimony to the fact that God doesnt need the earths economy to get things done. He has His own economy and it will prosper anyone who walks by faith in His WORD!