God will never share His glory with anyone. When we trust other gods, He turns His back on us. Most of us are victims, because we either have something hidden at the corner of our houses, or we are relying on someone somewhere for solutions (Exodus 20:4-5).

I met with Jesus in 1969 and I have never added anything to Him; that is why my faith produces proofs. Relying on other gods will only complicate our situations. As long as we are double-minded, we will remain frustrated. So, we must focus on God (Psalm 16:4; James 1:7-8).

We must come to a point where we can boldly declare that whatever God cannot do, let it remain undone. Whatever He cannot give us, may we never have it; wherever He cannot take us, may we never get there. When we get to that level, He will take us to unimaginable heights.

Trusting in Men

Man is utterly limited; only God is unlimited. It is written:

“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.” Jeremiah 17:5-6

When a man takes us up, we can only get to where his hands can reach. Whereas, when the everlasting arm of God lifts us, He takes us far above where any man can get to (Isaiah 31:1-3).

When God called me into ministry, I did not expect anything from any man. It would either come from God or I didn’t need it. That is why blessings have not stopped flowing till now. The moment you start depending on your uncle or relation, you render your faith impotent (Psalm 147:10-11). The “who you know in high places” factor is the devil’s theology because the Bible says that the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits (Daniel 11:32).

Trusting in Self

We must not trust in our strength, skills or expertise; for the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill… (Ecclesiastes 9:11). Rather, trust God for His plans to be fulfilled in your life. As it is written, He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail (1 Samuel 2:9).

Playing Games or Gimmicks

There is nothing we want to get through cheating that we are not bigger than; it is just a matter of time. Any blessing we cannot boldly testify about is a risk (Jeremiah 17:11). Therefore, we must beware of playing smart to get rich or cornering anything that does not belong to us. It becomes an accursed thing in our hands and we can never rise by it.

Also, every thief is under a curse and there is no way faith can avert it. It is written:

“Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.” Zechariah 5:3-4

In conclusion, we must understand that every provision of the Kingdom is freely accessible to us. Every day is God’s day of blessing for us, but the day we believe is our own day. This is because faith is a universal currency that commands the same value in all nations of the earth. Therefore, receive the Spirit of faith to freely access all your inheritances in Christ….

This text is an extract from the book “UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF FAITH” written by David O. Oyedepo. 
We invite you to read the following article “SUPERNATURAL FAITH“.

TRUSTING OTHER GODS. TRUSTING OTHER GODS.