Inquire & Be encouraged in the Lord


  1. Spirit drove Him to wilderness (Mark 1:12)
    1. Spirit drove him to the right place
    2. A place where there is no entertainment; no food; no fast food
    3. A place where you have no TV; no past-time;
    4. Desert is a place to pray; to read/listen to God; to follow directions;
    5. We cannot please God with flesh (Rom 8:8); Not food/hedonism dominate;;
  2. Spirit led recovery of relationships and family; DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED
    1. Great distress (when you lose house, family) : 1 Samuel 30:3)
    2. Inquire God; through Word of God for all solutions (1 Sam 30:8)
    3. Clues on the way (David finds a weak, soldier, about to die) 1 Sam 30:11
    4. God’s design is not poverty; loss; under the bridge (Got all) 1 Sam 30:18
  3. Spirit’s guide to abundance
    1. Leprous men; had tired of living; or die; Reposition or DIE (2 Kings 7:3)
    2. Reminders lead us into action (Move; Serve) Got Gold (2 Kings 7:8)
    3. Share it with others (Lend) 2 Kings 7:10
  4. Disciples were encouraged to pray
    1. “Why could we not cast him out” (
    2. Paul ignores blasphemy and turns to new crowd, new place (Acts 13:45)
    3. Paul moves after shaking off the dust (Acts 13:51)
    4. Paul beaten and got up and kept walking (Acts 14:19)
    5. Paul & Silas (Struck with many blows) and put in prison (Acts 16:22-23)
    6. Paul and viper; He moved on (Acts 28:3); he shook it off; moved on ministering
    7. Paul kept moving (2 Cor 11:26)
  5. Spirit led healing to do good
    1. Right hand withered (Luke 6:6); so your right hand can give;
    2. Jesus heals the right hand (does good) so we can good
    3. How can you LEND unless you have (Luke 7:34: lend);
    4. How can you GIVE unless you have (Luke 7:38) and receive back overflow
    5. How can you do good works without $ (Matthew 5:16); impossible;
  6. Jesus came to give life and not to steal joy, or life
    1. Holy Spirit (helper to intercede: Rom 8:26)
    2. Say a word and my son will be healed (Luke 7:7)
    3. Jesus raises a son dead (Luke 7:14) to give life; no money means death; (no food means death;
  7. Elisha guides a widow out of her debt
    1. She listened to the prophet (Word of God); Start using that one talent (2 Kings 4)
    2. Prepare to sell;
    3. Go and borrow; & Go & Sell (action verb)

Prayer: Lord help me,

  1. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED
  2. INQUIRE; AND KEEP FIGHTING for HEALTH, WEALTH; FAMILY and SOULS
  3. KEEP PRAYING AND FASTING
  4. KEEP using one talent (Widow with 1 Jar of Oil); Do not hide that talent;
  5. KEEP Selling on product you have (Do not bury the product)