Sun Stand Still (Steven Furtick)

I just finished reading the book "Sun Stand Still" (What happens when you dare to ask God for the impossible)," by Steven Furtick. Wow....reading this book will change your life. Here's some things I marked in my book.....

• Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience.
• If God lives in you, you have the potential for audacious faith.
• Audacious faith does not eliminate doubt and fear. It eclipses their power one decision at a time.
• The great things God will do through you are going to grow in the soil of persistence, prayer, obedience, and sacrifice.
• Before God can do an impossible work in your world, you need to let him do a deep work in your heart.
• God has to work in us before he can work through us.
• Our view of God is the most important thing about us.
• Hearing the Word initiates faith. Speaking the Word activates faith. Doing the Word demonstrates faith.
• To really pray with power and to trust Jesus radically, you need to consume as much of God's Word as you possibly can. Increase your exposure to teaching and preaching about Jesus. Prioritize the presence of God in your daily life.
• Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17
• The most powerful sin in your life is the one you haven't confessed yet.
• Sun Stand Still prayers aren't about changing God's mind. They're about changing your heart, activating your faith, and developing your confidence in God's Word and character.
• Audacious prayer must be tethered to practical obedience.
• If you're going to ask God to bless your children, then spend time with them affirming their gifts and shepherding their hearts.
• Every aspiration you have in prayer needs an accompanying action.
• You do the natural. Trust God for the super.
• Between the promise and the payoff, there's always a process. The process is invaluable. The process is a time of strengthening. The process is the place where you lay down your pride and learn to rely totally on God. Most importantly, the process is the way we grow to know God.
• God's people are the change the world is waiting for. So seize the vision. Activate audacious faith. Make your move.
• Five steps to a Sun Stand Still Prayer:

1. Activate your audacious faith. Reject passivity and fear.
2. Approach God with boldness.
3. Ask specifically for what is humanly impossible.
4. Advance toward the answer. Joshua didn't just pray for a victory in battle. He marched all night so that he would be in a position to defeat the enemy when God answered his prayer.
5. Give God all the glory.

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