Go Forward by Apostle Joshua Selman

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When we are in God’s presence we are empowered to become not empowered to receive. You can receive and not be empowered

It starts with knowledge, then you become, then you can do. Daniel 11:32b

Exodus 14:15 KJV, 1 Samuel 12:6 KJV

We are examining the principles that make for strategic advancement

The kingdom of God operates by mysteries (secrets that are previews to believers) and the Wisdom of the just. Luke 1:17 KJV. 1 Corinthians 2:9-11 KJV, Psalm 127:1-2 KJV

The manifestation of God’s power is threefold

1. The power of God through encounters and through intimacy. The highest measure of God giving to him
2. The power that was invested in laws and principles. It does not depend on a relationship with God, it depends on an understanding and application and the fortitude to engage
3. Covenant Enlightenment. When you come under a man that has a covenant with God

The principles that make for strategic advancement Leviticus 9:6 KJV

1. 1. Your spiritual connection. The God-First Principle. Genesis 1:1 KJV, 2 Chronicles 26:3-5 KJV. There is infinite value in the pursuit of God and spiritual things. No matter what, don’t drop God to the side. When God makes things, there is no depletion. The value of your spiritual connection. James 2:26 KJV. nothing will work without spiritual backing. Your prayer life, your work-study life, having a passion for things of God, your appetite for the house of God. Philippians 4:13 KJV, John 3:1-2 KJV.  When God makes you,  you last
   2. Vision. Proverbs 29:18 KJV, Jeremiah 1:6-12 KJV. Great people and those who make it in life have great vision. God speaks to a version of you that is about to come. God speaks like he is speaking to himself. Vision works together with imagination Ephesians 3:20 KJV. Your imagination is a necessary tool for your advancement. Genesis 12:1-9 KJV, Genesis 13 KJV. Your life will go in the direction of your eyes. Vision is powerful. Disorganization always leads to Depletion. Whenever there is no vision, you slow down until the vision is clear. The clearer your vision is the greater your sense of achievement. You have to give your life a definition. You become a visionary person by leveraging on a visionary association. Vision is powerful because it gives you the legitimacy to say no to many things.
   3. Light. The power of knowledge,  illumination, and understanding. Ecclesiastes 10:15 KJV. The miracle of understanding is a real miracle. When God wants to help a man and help a man’s destiny he quickens your understanding. To quicken the ways of God, understand the laws of success. Ephesians 1:15-20 KJV. Ignorance is dangerous. The sincerity of heart will never substitute for knowledge. 1 Corinthians 8:2 KJV. Little knowledge is dangerous because it makes you feel like you are not ignorant but you are not producing results. You need high-level knowledge. The first currency to buy the truth is hunger and desire, honor, attention and your focus, and meekness and humility.
   4. The power of transformation. Knowledge is useless if it’s not used as a tool to transform you. Proverbs 23.7 KJV. Success is what you attract by what you are becoming. What you are becoming attracts success.

What is Transformation: 

1. Transformation is the name given to a process that makes you become and be like Jesus Christ in expression.
2. The process of replacing the old mundane and mediocre ideas about God, satan, success, failure, and life. Mindset is a sustainable way of thinking. Philippians 2:5 KJV, Philippians 4:8 KJV.
3. A Stronghold Faulty thinking pattern that has been fortified by demon spirits to keep you at that current level. When you want to change the signs around you, you change your beliefs.

Key to transformation

1. The discovery of the truth
2. Using the law of repetition to bury that truth inside of you

Genesis 11:5-6 KJV

Victory and advancements are not just an impartation, it is predictable

1. Value and Productivity. Mark 1:35-37 KJV. You create space by your value. Obtain grace from God to do expectational well.
   1. The realm of greatness has 2 doors:
      1. The Door of Value
      2. The Door of Need
         1. The Law of Life:
            1.  The Need for what you do
            2. The Ability and Skill in doing what you do
            3. The Difficulty in replacing you
2. The Power of Relationships. Genesis 12:1-4 KJV. Genesis 13:1-5 KJV.

There are 3 different types of relationships.

1. 1.  General Relationships
   2.  Seasonal Relationships
   3. Covenant Relationships (destiny relationships) e.g. Your relationship with God. Matthew 4:18 – 19 KJV. Destiny helpers are men and women ordained and commissioned by God and sent by GOD to actualize your destiny.

The 4 types of Destiny Helpers:

1. Divine Connectors – They do not have the solution you are looking for but they know someone who can connect you. You use honor and discernment in getting a divine connector
2. Men of influence – The track record and credibility of systems and structures. Their endorsement can become a leverage in your life
3.  Gifted men (men of skill and excellence) to produce efficiency in your life.
4.  Burden Bearers – They can not move you forward but their assignment is to make sure you don’t go backwards