You can’t give away what you don’t own (or don’t know you own). I say that because Heaven is invading earth through those who know what they possess. And too many Christians are ignorant of what is theirs through Jesus.

Ephesians 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” Every spiritual blessing have been given to us (past tense, meaning already done). God’s grace (provision for every human need) was given to us 2,000 years ago and is available through our faith in Jesus (Romans 5:2).

You can tell when people don’t know what’s theirs by 1). the lack of faith in their prayers and 2). the lack of God’s presence in their lives.

They pray with unbelief for things God has already promised us. For example: “Lord, please give me more of your power to overcome the trials I’m facing.”

The kingdom of God (His power, authority and might) came to reside in you and me the day we declared Jesus as Lord and Savior (Luke 17:21). “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4b).

They also pray: “Lord, be with us” when God already told us in Hebrews 13:5 that He would never leave us nor forsake us. Let’s find out what’s ours in Jesus’ last will and testament (the New Testament).

The other sign of not knowing what’s yours is a powerless, ineffective Christian life because you live without the tangible, manifested power and presence of God. We have the form of godliness but lack God’s power as described in 2 Timothy 3:5. We can’t release what we don’t know we have!

Paul warns us in 2 Corinthians 4:3 and 4 that Satan tries to blind us from seeing and believing what we possess through Jesus Christ. It’s like having an uncle who leaves you a million dollars. But you can’t enjoy it or give it away if you don’t know it’s yours.

The Apostle Peter knew what he possessed. In Acts 3:1-6, he and John meet a man, crippled from birth, who every day begged at the gate called Beautiful. Peter responds to his request, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

The disciples understood that they carried Jesus’ presence and they were commissioned to give it away to anyone hungry for it.

Transformed minds will transform people who, in turn, transform cities. When you get the revelation that you possess God’s precious presence through Jesus, wherever you go you will release solutions, healing, deliverance, and breakthroughs which will change regions!

The ministry of the gospel isn’t just in words. Jesus came into this world to reveal His Father to His creation by releasing His presence to heal the sick, raise the dead and preach the gospel of the kingdom!

First John 4:17 says, “…as He is, so are we in this world.”  What you are possessed by is what you possess, and what you possess you release through your life. Do you know what you possess? To know it is to show it.

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Everything in life operates in cycles and seasons, as we are told in Genesis 8:22: “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.”

Recognizing where you are in life’s cycle will give you an advantage over Satan. Why? Because there are certain things you can and can’t do in certain cycles. Knowing the grace God has for you is the key; but recognize that His grace comes in many different ways. 

Let me list of a few ways that God’s grace can be working in our life.

Through desires and pas­sions: The Holy Spirit will place desires and passions that weren’t there before to accom­plish God’s will in your life. For instance, He will rekindle a de­sire to work on your marriage, lose weight, overcome bad habits or addictions, change ca­reers, press into God more, etc. They can be things you always wanted to do, but you just never could. But, now you see that God placed those desires and passions in you and He also gave you the grace to accomplish His will.

Through divine appointments: Someone suddenly comes into your life, seemingly out of nowhere and you see that they’re a good influence; encouraging you to do things that are right in the sight of God. For instance, you connect with an old friend you haven’t seen in years and learn that they’re on fire for Jesus! By connecting with them again, you’re en­couraged to re-commit yourself to a stronger walk with God. Or you make friends with a co-worker who has a great marriage and fam­ily life, so now you decide it’s time to put your marriage and family first. These aren’t coin­cidences; they’re by design and are proof of God’s grace for this season.

Through unexpected trouble: It may sound strange, but many times God allows trouble in our life so we’ll change our current course and realign it with His plans for us. Maybe we’ve been comfortable in our job for years and wouldn’t think of changing, but, because God wants to give us a better job with more influence for His kingdom, trouble comes and we are forced to leave. Or perhaps God’s al­lowing conflict in certain friendships because they aren’t beneficial to us and are actually keeping us from fulfilling His purpose. In fact, these relation­ships may be the very thing holding back God’s blessings.

These are just a few of the ways that God’s grace is released. They can help us to recognize the season we’re in… a time we can accomplish things to align us with His plans and destiny. This grace is not just coinciden­tal; it’s God’s divine intervention in our life. They are His open doors and, if we walk through them by yield­ing to Him, we will accomplish life changes we’ve struggled with in the past. We will do things we always knew were right, but could never succeed by our own will power.

Everyone goes through life cycles and seasons. Don’t miss your great victory by not recognizing God’s grace to do what you could never do yourself. Start looking for His grace in your life and focus on that area, knowing that every cycle and season has a beginning and an end. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to accomplish things you know you can’t do on your own, because you’ll have to wait for that cycle to return again. God’s grace is just for that season, so enjoy your God-given opportunity for victory and success!

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