Creflo A Dollar - No more debt! : Gods strategy for debt cancellation

No More Debt!

God's Strategy for Debt Cancellation

CONTENTS

It's Time to Get Out of Debt!

A New Way of Life

Tuning In to God's Frequency

The Practical Side to Debt Cancellation

The Building Blocks of Debt Cancellation

A Partner With the Anointing

Entertaining Angels

Weapons of Warfare

The Principle Thing

Money With a Mission

Introduction

It's Time to Get Out of Debt!

"...And thou shalt be a blessing... and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 12:2 ,3 ).

D o you ever wonder how life would be without debt? I used to. For years my wife, Taffi, and I struggled to make ends meet. By the time we finished writing checks for school loans, car notes, rent, credit card bills, and monthly utilities, we barely had enough to survive until the next payday. With the addition of children, we discovered that our income was no match for our debt. It didn't take long for us to realize that we needed more than credit counseling or debt consolidation to get out of the fix we were inwe needed a miracle!

Perhaps you're in a similar situation. It seems like the harder you work, the more bills you pay; and the more bills you pay, the harder you have to work. But there is hope! You don't have to be trapped in debt for the rest of your life. There is an anointing available for debt release! By that I mean there is a special burden-removing, yoke-destroying power of God available to change your financial picture forever. In addition, there are also several Word-based principles that will, when applied consistently, release that anointing over your finances. I know this to be true because I've applied them to my own life with great success.

God Wants Us to Prosper

The first thing I had to realize, however, is that God wants His people to prosper. It grieved Him to see Taffi and me struggling to pay our monthly obligations. Psalm 35:27 says that He delights in the prosperity, or financial success, of His people. Many Christians find that hard to believe. In fact, they'd rather believe that poverty is a sign of holiness rather than the truth of God's Word.

What you must realize, however, is that debt is a demonic spirit designed to keep you from experiencing the abundant life that Jesus made available to us in John 10:10. It destroys marriages, damages credibility, and drives people to suicide, murder and bankruptcy. These cycles are not a part of God's plan of prosperity for His people. And it certainly isn't His will for your life. Why continue to settle for "not enough" when the Word says He wants to give you more than enough to meet your needs?

The Time Is Now

Now is the time to apply faith pressure on the anointing of debt release! As Christians living in these last days, it is vital that we get out and stay out of debt. Why? So we can fulfill the mandate given to

Abraham in Genesis 12:3, to be blessed to be a blessing until all families of the earth are blessed. But you can't do that when you're living from paycheck to paycheck , struggling to make ends meet. You must get out of debt once and for allnot only for your sake, but also for the sake of those who have yet to experience God and the immeasurable benefits of living in His perfect will.

You see, God wants us to experience total life prosperity. This includes mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wholeness. For example, if you're sick and cannot afford medical treatment, you're living in lack instead of wholeness. But in order to walk in the abundance and total prosperity promised in God's Word, you must first stake your claim to it.

Matthew 11:12 tells us that "...the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force." In other words, prosperity will not fall out of the sky and into your lap. There are biblical principles that must be applied to your situations and circumstances before you see the manifestation of debt release. And the only way to apply those principles is to first destroy old patterns of thinking and develop a new mindset concerning debt and prosperity. A renewed mind is an important key to debt release. You cannot get out of debt if you believe that Christians are supposed to be poor. How can an impoverished people bring honor to a wealthy God Who owns everything? That's ridiculous!

Sadly, over 90% of the Body of Christ is in debt, without a clue as to how to get out and stay out of financial bondage. Part of the problem is that for too long, Christians have misread 1 Timothy 6:10, "For the love of money is the root of all evil...." Many interpret that scripture to mean that money is the root of all evil. Nothing could be farther from the truth! It's the love of money having a wrong relationship with moneythat is evil. Why? You can't fill a spiritual void with material things. That's called materialism.

God Has a Purpose

God's purpose for your debt deliverance is not so you can go and purchase designer clothes, fancy furniture, large homes, and expensive cars. Those things are by-products of prosperity, not the ultimate purpose for it. In Isaiah 55:8 God tells us, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways...." God never delivers you out of something just for your personal gain. Instead, your deliverance always benefits someone else. In other words, He has a plan for getting you out of debt and a purpose for putting money into your hands. It's not enough to just get out of debt and hoard the wealth. You must be ready to yield to God and allow Him to direct you in your spending and saving, and more importantly, in your giving. Why? Because whether you realize it or not, there are millions of people who have yet to hear the gospel, and your money can assist God in His mission to get the good news to the lost.

Every Christian has an obligation to get out of debt. As the seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:29), God has given us an inheritance that must be used for the advancement of His kingdom. It's time to lay hold of all that is ours in the heavenly realm and manifest it here on earth. The Amplified Bible tells us in Romans 13:11, "...you know what [a critical] hour this is, how it is high time now for you to wake up out of your sleep (rouse to reality). For salvation (final deliverance) is nearer to us now than when we first believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ, the Messiah)." Now the word salvation means more than just being born again. The Hebrew translation is soteria , meaning "deliverance, protection, soundness, prosperity, health, and preservation." In other words, your hour of deliverance is here!

God's Way Works!

During our first years of marriage, Taffi and I were up to our eyeballs in debt. We were making what they used to call "chump change"back then.

We lived in an apartment at the time, and I remember having to give my car a good push every once in a while to get it started. Yet in spite of our financial dilemma, God instructed me to teach the Word of God with simplicity and understanding to the Body of Christ throughout the world. But how could I do that? I could hardly make it from one payday to the next!

Finally, I threw up my hands in surrender and told God, "We can't live like this anymore! You've got to have a better plan. Show me!" And He did. Through the study of His Word and from some of the teachings of men I consider generals on this subject, our lives changed drastically. It began with a decision to get out of debt, a changed mindset , and positive, Word-based confessions. My heart's desire was to become a millionaire, so I began to say, "I'm a millionaire!" daily.

Today, that confession has become a reality. But it didn't happen overnight. And along the way I was ridiculed by many. However, consistency is the key to the breakthrough. Taffi and I have not only been delivered from debt, but we've also been delivered from people and what they say about us. In addition, we've been able to help others get out of debt. Believe me, Child of God, His way works!