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God’s intention for our well-being is clearly revealed in the condition of Adam and Eve prior to their sin. They enjoyed a warm friendship with the Lord God as well as with one another. They were in complete harmony and … Continue reading → The post Spiritual Roots of Disease first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Laura Houck addresses the need to purposefully build bridges with others in the Body of Christ, and draws parallels from the natural realm. Listen. The post Bridge Building by Laura Houck first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

We live in a time in which “I’m so busy!” is a badge of honor. Many have not understood that the Sabbath, the day of rest, is a gift from God, intended to recharge and refresh us. This teaching underscores … Continue reading → The post Time to Rest first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

There are two approaches to life– to live as though God is at work, or as though He were not. Some who profess to believe in God worry and strive as though He were not a factor. Jesus said, “Have … Continue reading → The post Intentional Faith, or How Not to be a Practical Atheist first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

If we do not understand the nature and function of a thing, we will not know how to get the proper use of it. Likewise, in the Church, we may understand the role and function of the pastor, evangelist, and … Continue reading → The post Understanding Apostles and Prophets first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Discernment is needed in these times when so much deception abounds. The Luciferian spirit is one that tempts gifted leaders and potential leaders in the Body of Christ. It targets those in close proximity to the senior leader, especially those … Continue reading → The post Discerning the Luciferian Spirit first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Joshua waited 40 years to enter the Promised Land due to other people’s behavior. When it was finally time to enter, he was insistent that their hope was guarded from negativity and fear, by not allowing the people to talk … Continue reading → The post Ever Hopeful first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Whereas God’s intention is that we are blessed (which according to the Amplified version means: happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable), many people are waiting for something or someone outside themselves to make them happy. Many are trapped in a prison … Continue reading → The post Miserable No More first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

What was the meaning and importance of the scroll in Revelation 5, and why was no one worthy to open it except Jesus Christ? What are the qualifications to be worthy to take the scroll and break the seals? Jesus … Continue reading → The post The Perfect Redeemer first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

While many teachings deal with wilderness experiences, Laura Houck draws from the life of John the Baptist who was a wilderness dweller. The post Wilderness Dwellers first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Have you had an injustice? Do you have a grievance? The Righteous Judge wants to execute justice on your behalf. A petition is a formally drawn request to a higher authority soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit. It … Continue reading → The post Presenting Your Case first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

There are a lot of reasons why people discourage others from pursuing their dreams.  Many seem to be altruistic – an effort to protect someone from failure or pain.  But we can’t protect someone from the pain of life, and … Continue reading → The post Facing Dream Busters first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God has set leadership in place so that all believers would be “equipped for the work of the ministry”.  While most are not called to “pulpit” ministry, all are called to minister one to another with the gifts God has … Continue reading → The post Help Wanted: Your Ministry first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

What you think about will change your emotions, attitude, actions and circumstances – for the better or the worse! Sometimes we lie to ourselves rather than facing the truth of what we really think.  But your spirit knows the truth … Continue reading → The post Not So Secret Thoughts first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God didn’t stop speaking in the past; He still speaks today.  It’s normal for God to speak and should be normal for believers to hear Him! Through the voice of the Holy Spirit, dreams, prophetic ministry, the Word of God … Continue reading → The post God Speaks first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

With the gift of salvation Jesus also gave the challenge that we would take up our own crosses, put away old ways of living and become new creations.  God calls us to live a higher life and calling. Paul used … Continue reading → The post Pursuing the High Calling first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Every single believer is called to “ministry.”   This may not be preaching from the pulpit or other public positions, but each of us is called to impact lives and change the word around us by letting the light of Christ … Continue reading → The post Your Ministry of Light first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

When people are under stress, fear and desperation, that is when they begin to make wrong responses to situations.  Our wrong responses at best don’t help us any, and at worse… make things worse! It is in times of difficulty … Continue reading → The post Where Are You Looking? first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

The Word instructs us that we are to live above reproach– to conduct ourselves in such a way that our critics can find no fault in us. Of course, there are people who are always going to look to find … Continue reading → The post Victory Over Reproach first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

When a person becomes a teenager, they begin to question the rules by which their parents have governed them.  As they mature (one hopes!) they will come to realize that some of the rules are wisdom and for their benefit– … Continue reading → The post It’s My Life! first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

The nature of the universe is designed to respond to your words and belief system– all of creation responds to the voice of the Lord. Our thoughts, words and actions need to agree with the spiritual image God has destined … Continue reading → The post Your Heavenly Makeover first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Unity is powerful, and it gets God’s attention.  Scripture tells us that where there is unity, there is God’s blessing, provision, power, and presence. True Kingdom unity begins at the ground level of relationships.  We must maintain unity by learning … Continue reading → The post Kingdom Unity first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

In order to come into the fullness of our true identity, we have to break off the bondage of old mindsets. We are to live and serve out of true Sonship, and not slavery. Rather than deal with the responsibility … Continue reading → The post Throw Out the Slave and Her Son first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God has a plan for each and every one of us! And the plans of God are always going to include change and transformation! We can observe in God’s creation how a caterpillar goes through tremendous metamorphosis into a butterfly– … Continue reading → The post Metamorphosis first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

The devil is a treacherous enemy who has been around for thousands of years. We can overcome the enemy by being aware of his strategies and prepared to defeat them! Submit to God, resist the devil, cast your cares on … Continue reading → The post Old Age and Treachery first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

1 Pet 5:8 reminds us the the devil is always looking for someone to devour. How can you make sure that someone isn’t you?? The enemy uses very common strategies to make us vulnerable to attack. By being alert and … Continue reading → The post How Not To Get Eaten Alive first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Are you still standing in faith with purpose or have you become stuck or lethargic? The post Still Standing or Standing Still? first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God is good, and He is faithful…. and as we continue to seek after Him, the Word of God and our relationship with Him is supposed to produce glorious fruit in our lives. This is a GOOD thing! Yet, there … Continue reading → The post The Head first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

The Church is a group of people called together to one purpose. When we gather, there is to be a life flow from the Head (Jesus!) to the Body (the Church!). Unity is where love and power flow– as we … Continue reading → The post Why We Gather first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

The enemy has strategies of infiltration, depression and passivity to get believers off-track in their devotion and discipleship to the Lord. Getting people to develop a heart of stone is part of the strategy. A heart of stone may seem … Continue reading → The post Hearts Of Stone first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

A prophetic word starts something in motion, but the path to fulfillment requires perseverance, patience and testing. It is normal that things will look worse before it gets better. We are instructed to fight the good fight of faith in … Continue reading → The post The Day After The Word first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

As we learn to be the Body of Christ and maintain unity, dealing with relationships is of utmost importance. Relationships may vary in levels of intimacy, but we are to share with one another and grow up into all things. … Continue reading → The post Keeping It Real first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God says he has hidden the secrets of the kingdom from the “wise” and revealed them to “little children.” God says we are to come to him like little children— because children are the most inquisitive, open and eager to … Continue reading → The post Discerning Spiritual Experiences first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

We can hear about the glory, but God wants us to actually experience it. Seeking Him is crucial to seeing the glory. We need tune in to what God is doing, and respond! In scripture, we see that the Glory … Continue reading → The post Seeing the Glory first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

To “wait on the Lord” as scripture instructs is not intended to be a passive state. Rather, we are to “lie in wait” with watchful expectancy and focused, unwavering attention– like one who is waiting to ambush someone. We are … Continue reading → The post Meeting With God first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God’s intent for the people of Israel is that they would be a KINGDOM of priests. Divine encounters weren’t to be just for one person, but corporate encounters with the living God. God has promised to reveal himself and to … Continue reading → The post Positioning for Divine Encounters first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

True encounters with God produce change. God is after transformation– evidence in our lives of our relationship with Him. We must be willing to be changed, and willing to be available and pay the price for change: a surrendered heart, … Continue reading → The post The Transformed Life first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

When the storms of life come is when people will often cast away the very things that they need in order to survive. Tossing away the anchor the last-ditch effort of desperation, but it is not the way to avoid … Continue reading → The post Avoiding Shipwreck first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God has given us instruction on how to come into His presence and give the offering of spontaneous praise where He dwells. Music and worship are powerful ministries that bring prophetic release, victory in warfare, deep revelation, teaching, and salvation … Continue reading → The post Prophetic Worship first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God’s loving kindness toward us is because we are in covenant relationship with Him. The Lord is GOOD, and He takes holy pleasure in being able to bless His people. Our sin can make us is timid to trust in … Continue reading → The post The Faithfulness of God first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God is after reformation– not just believers who can do the “church thing” once a week, but He desires believers who can live a kingdom lifestyle at all times no matter what the circumstances. Understanding kingdom secrets is a key … Continue reading → The post Decoding Kingdom Secrets first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Each of us has a ministry call. Jesus said those who believe in him would do the things he did AND greater works! Our lives are to include our ministry, and God has set five-fold ministers in place to equip … Continue reading → The post The Ministry of Believers first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Everyone is going to fail at something at some point. Big or small, a failure is inevitable. Our response to failure and our perspective if it, however, will determine whether we move forward, learn from it and grow, or whether … Continue reading → The post Overcoming Failure first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

We all go through seasons of transition. Transition– the process of change from one thing to another– is a necessary process in which God ordains for us in order to be fully conformed to His image. In order for us … Continue reading → The post Understanding Transition first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

God has set Pastors, Teachers, Prophets, Apostles and Evangelists to equip us for the work of the ministry; to make us ready for the Lord. Getting us ready means they will be dealing with character issues, discovering our gifts and … Continue reading → The post What’s Growing? Part 2 first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

We need to hear from God. And, God has promised to give wisdom generously… yet sometimes we still have trouble hearing. Deaf and dumb spirits, along with unbelief, can be an obstacle to hearing the Lord. Most people’s problem in … Continue reading → The post Evicting the Deaf and Dumb Spirit first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

Remember Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” character Pig-Pen? He is best-known for the cloud of dirt and dust that follows him wherever he goes. Many times we, as Christians, are like Pig-Pen — the memory, pain and condemnation of our past … Continue reading → The post The End of Pig-Pen Days first appeared on Destiny Spirit Ministries.

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