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Key 1: Purge Before Surge

If you want your life to be a river of constant miracles, breakthroughs, and blessings from the Lord, you will have to purge out any sin in your life first. In God's Kingdom, "purge" always comes before "surge."

Purging our lives of sin is necessary because God's promises are always conditional.

Some people love to preach "cheap grace," where they tell you that you can do anything you want and still be blessed—because, after all, "God is good and He loves you. He gives grace and mercy," they say!

But you know what? That viewpoint is wrong. 

God IS good, and He DOES love you. He IS gracious and merciful; those things are true.

However, God's blessings are conditional. When He promises things in His Word, He always says "if." Even if you don't read the actual word "if" in the Bible verse, as you study God's Word as a whole, you will find that His promises and blessings are always dependent on these three things:

• We have to love God;
• We have to put Him first and seek Him with all our hearts FIRST; and
• We have to obey everything He tells us to do in His Word.

As God's children, we cannot walk in sin and still expect Him to bless us.

This does not mean we will never sin accidentally. However, it does mean that, since we are free from sin by the blood of Jesus, God expects us to live holy lives. We are to "Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord," Hebrews 12:14 says. And when we do that, seeking Him first and obeying His Word, He will bless us.

However, when we expect God to keep His promises but we don't bother to meet His conditions first, we will be disappointed every time. 

What is the solution?

The solution is that we have to repent. We have to change our way of thinking, stop going down every wrong path, turn around, and go down the right path. We have to get back to the soul-cleansing power of Jesus' blood. We have to ask God to purify us. 

I've been falling on my face for years, praying, "God, cleanse me." This is my perpetual prayer because I know I'm not like Jesus yet—but I want to become like Jesus! So, I ask the Lord to change me. 

When I pray, if I know I have committed any particular sin, I confess it and ask forgiveness as quickly as possible. However, even if I'm not aware of anything sinful in my life, I still pray:

"Father, cleanse me. Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me—and if there is, get it out!—and lead me in Your way everlasting" (prayer based on Psalm 139:23-24).

Purging your life of sin—and beginning to live with single-minded obedience to God—is the first key to seeing constant miracles in your life.

Will you ask the Lord to help you purge your life of everything that displeases Him today? Will you listen to the gentle prompting and conviction of the Holy Spirit as He shows you the paths of life? Will you truly repent for anything sinful in your life—then turn around and go the other way, walking in the paths of the Lord?

I pray so. 

If you will, then stop right now and respond to the pulling of the Lord as He tugs on your heartstrings. Take a few minutes and get everything in your life right with Him through the blood of His Son Jesus!

Note: If you aren't sure what words to pray, read Psalm 51 (linked to this Plan). Pray through the verses as you read, making them your own. You will be surprised at how the Lord washes over your heart and makes you new as you read and pray these words of true repentance!