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Speak to Your Mountain

DAY 2 OF 7

  Speak to Your Mountain

  

Does God do miracles in business? Is he concerned about the mountains we face in our life? Does he want us to bring the everyday problems we face in the workplace to his attention? The answer to every one of these questions is yes. God wants to be involved in every aspect of our lives.

Gunnar Olson, the Swedish founder of the International Christian Chamber of Commerce, tells a story about God performing a miracle in his own business several years ago. He was founder of a plastics company in Sweden. They made huge plastic bags that were used to cover bales of hay in the farmlands across Europe. It was the harvest season, and they were getting ready to ship thousands of pallets of these bags to their customers. More than one thousand pallets were ready to ship when they made an alarming discovery. Every bag on the warehouse floor had sealed shut from top to bottom. Scientists declared the entire stock as worthless trash. Nothing could be done. The company would go out of business.

Gunnar, his wife, and children sought the Lord in prayer about this catastrophe. The Holy Spirit spoke through various family members. The wife said, “If God can turn water into wine, what are plastics?” The daughter said, “I don’t believe this is from the Lord. We should stand against it.” Gunnar sensed they were to trust God for a miracle in this situation. They began to pray. They took authority over this mountain of a problem based on Mark 11, which gave them the authority to cast a mountain into the sea if faith only the size of a mustard seed could be exercised.

On Sunday night, Gunnar stood outside his plant and said, “Listen heaven, listen earth, who is the Lord over Alphapac? It’s Jesus. I now command all the bags to rotate back to their original place!” He and his family went inside the warehouse and laid hands on every pallet, asking the Lord to restore the bags to their original condition. It took several hours. On Monday, the employees began to inspect the bags again. As they inspected the bags, they discovered that every single bag had been restored to its original condition! An incredible miracle had taken place. The inspectors who discovered the original problem returned to validate that a miracle had taken place.

Do you need a miracle in your life today?

  

DECREES

I decree that:

1. I am a steward of all that God entrusts to me.

2. I will perform my work as a faithful steward.

3. I willingly lay down my life and work to God.

4. I will overcome every obstacle through the power of Christ.

5. God will bless all that I put my hand to.

6. I forgive all who wrong me so God’s blessing can freely flow to me.

7. I am born to overcome the world through faith.

8. Just as the cattle on a thousand hills are God’s, I, too, am entrusting all that I have to God.

9. I was bought with a price through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I proclaim that I am his and his alone.

10. The blessing of the Lord will bless my life without sorrow.

Decrees based on the following Scriptures: Psalm 50:10–12; 1 Corinthians 6:20; John 15:13–16; Proverbs 10:22–24; Genesis 1:28; Jeremiah 1:19; Isaiah 57:14

  

ACTIVATION

What obstacles have been placed in your life that need a miracle today? Could God be setting the stage in your life for you to trust him at new levels you’ve never trusted before? God sets the stage to reveal his power for those willing to exercise the faith of a mustard seed. All things are possible with God. Speak to the mountain in your life today and proclaim God’s blessing over it. Write out your decree.

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About this Plan

Speak to Your Mountain

This 7-day Bible study is adapted from my devotional book, 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life. We will examine the various circumstances in scripture and real-life stories of application of these verses to your daily work life. In this study I’ll share stories of those who are living out the scripture and how you can apply it in your life daily.

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