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Introduction

Good day to all! I am very pleased to meet you online once again! Today, I will be speaking on a topic entitled God Gives Us a Broad Place! Just hearing this title makes one feel good, and I believe everyone will like it. You might think at first that it is nothing special, just a broad place! But in Singapore, where land is so precious, to own a piece of land is a remarkable thing!

Land is a scarce resource in Singapore! Imagine if this broad place were all yours, like staking out territory, wouldn't you be very wealthy? Speaking of being wealthy, many people perk up their ears. I often ask people if they want to be rich, and the answer is always yes! Many people dream of it! No one wants to be poor, and no one wants to be impoverished.

The broad place that God speaks of is no ordinary matter, it is a major life event! If God gives you a broad place, then what kind of person must you be? You must be a wealthy person! And how does one become a wealthy person? Surely, a blessed person! If this land were seized by your sword, it could easily be snatched back. Constantly seizing from each other, your whole life would be one of turmoil and suffering!

If God were to give us a broad place, how incredible would that be! What else would you care about in your life? Therefore, if God gives you a broad place, it represents vast resources and a vast market, meaning the competition there is not so intense. Isn't that good? Of course, it is! Imagine, in a famine-stricken land, in a place of economic crisis, God gives you an opportunity, gives you a broad place, making you wealthy and prosperous. Others face crisis, but you reap a rich harvest – isn't that a remarkable thing?

Everyone must understand that if you are a farmer, and everyone has a bumper crop, the market will be flooded! When I was young, I often saw truckloads of eggplants rotting in the market. Why? Because everyone had a good harvest. If others are experiencing famine, and you are experiencing a bumper crop, wouldn't you make a fortune? I want to tell everyone good news: God will give us a broad place! God does not want us to live in poverty, feeling constricted, always lacking this and that. This is not God's will! Many will ask, what kind of theology is this? This is theology from the Bible.

In the first chapter of Genesis, God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply, to be prosperous; as soon as Noah left the ark, God said to him: be fruitful and multiply, be prosperous. I tell you, it is difficult for a believer not to be fruitful and prosperous! Many might object because the Christians they see live such miserable lives that it is hard to believe they are prospering! Those people don't count! You must learn from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Bible.

In the Bible, were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph poor? No! Not at all! The opportunities and broad places that God gave them far exceeded our imagination. Everyone must observe carefully. Today, we don't have portraits of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. If we did, you could see their prosperous and blessed appearances through those portraits.

In my observation, a person's appearance is related to their blessing. Some people have a look of ill-fate, while others have a look of prosperity. In my years of ministry, I have found that some people are so blessed that every problem is solved when it comes to them, as if God has already prepared everything. Some people just have a look of ill-fate, and the things they encounter are unimaginable. When others look for a job, they can find one in two months, but it takes them nine months to find a job, and no one knows why. It's not that they lack ability; they are very capable, but it just doesn't work out.

Blessings from a Broad Mind

It is difficult for the brothers and sisters in our church not to be blessed! It has been this way from the beginning! Let me give you an example. A sister came to our church many years ago, but later she insisted on going to another church without the Word. As a result, she had a hard time finding a job. Others had already found jobs, but she was still wandering around. Seeing that this was not working, I helped her find a job.

Perhaps because I helped her find a job, she felt embarrassed and勉强returned to our church. Later, she met a boyfriend, and she went to her boyfriend's church. As a result, over the years, she has lived a very hard life! While others' salaries keep increasing, hers is stuck. Moreover, every time, the boss wants to talk to her. Our church wants to train people to be talents, but she insists on choosing that one, which is hard to understand!

She doesn't know what she's doing. If you say she didn't go to church, she did; if you say she went to church, no problems were solved. A few years ago, she came to me again. Why? She was demon-possessed! Why didn't anyone care about her in the church she went to? Since no one cared, why did she continue to go for so many years? It's hard to understand people's way of thinking. They don't go to blessed places, but they insist on going to places without blessings. Later, I cast out the demons, and she gradually got better, but then she left again.

What I mean is as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. I think that God gives us a broad place, and why doesn't He give them a broad place? Because our hearts please God. There are only two kinds of people in this world: blessed people and cursed people. There are also two kinds of people in this world: those who please God and those who provoke God's wrath. It all lies in the heart of man; it is all about the heart.

We must remember: Don't be narrow-minded. If your heart is broad, God will give you a broad place; if your heart is narrow, God will give you a narrow place! Many times, the things in people's hearts are invisible and intangible, but they all end up growing on their faces. At a glance, you can tell that a person who cultivates himself and is educated is a knowledgeable person. The brothers and sisters here will find themselves becoming more beautiful over time.

What happened? Because I removed the garbage from your heart, put God's Word in your heart, and broadened your mind. Over time, your looks will change from a look of ill-fate to a look of prosperity, and your narrow heart will become broad! A person's heart and character have a great impact on their whole life! Your mindset and character are all written on your face, and that is what your life will be like!

There was an ancient Chinese person named Wang Yangming, who cultivated himself and invented something called 心学(Xinxue), which has influenced later generations for five hundred years. I want to tell my brothers and sisters that the things in the human heart are closely related to the spiritual realm! I have discovered a discipline called 灵学(Lingxue) in the Christian Bible's theory. I think 灵学(Lingxue) is a higher level than 心学(Xinxue). So everyone should study the first lesson of the 101 Course, The Spiritual Realm is Real, because the Bible uses spiritual words to explain spiritual things.

If you know a little about traditional Chinese medicine, you will know that the heart is called 心主神明(Xin Zhu Shen Ming), meaning that the heart is closely related to the spiritual realm. Wang Yangming studied the study of 心(Xin), and I study 灵(Ling). The reason why I can solve many problems is because I operate in the spiritual realm. I have cast out many demons in the name of Jesus Christ, and people's hearts have changed, and their characters have also changed.

Isaac's Example and the Broad Place

You used to be a very narrow-minded person, caring about every trifling matter. Because today, the demons have been cast out, the Word of God has been put in, and in the spiritual realm, you have become a living person with a spirit. With inspiration, your mind becomes broad, you have trust in God, and God will give you a broad place, so how can you not live well? Today, what I am talking about is God Gives Us a Broad Place, which is about how to get God to give us a broad place. What kind of person must we be for God to give us a broad place?

We Chinese have long had a concept called 厚德载物 (Hou De Zai Wu). If a person's morality is not 厚道(Houdao), if they are picky and narrow-minded, they cannot bear blessings. 厚德载物 (Hou De Zai Wu) is the logic system of us Chinese people! It is very troublesome if you don't have that virtue or that ambition. Therefore, the problems solved by cultivating oneself and entering the spiritual realm are the virtues that we ultimately live out. In fact, there are many such examples!

The Bible says: God reigns in the kingdoms of men. When was this said? Two thousand five or six hundred years ago, there was a man named Daniel, who was the prime minister of the Babylonian kingdom, in charge of one hundred and twenty-seven provinces. He said: God reigns in the kingdoms of men, and wrote the Book of Daniel.

I tell you, human history is simply a mirror. For example, Qin Shi Huang used his very harsh policies to rule the country and unify China. As a result, the Qin Dynasty became the shortest-lived dynasty in Chinese history, and it was over after the Second Emperor of Qin. Why was it so short-lived? Because of his harsh government. Harsh government is very cruel and tyrannical. The history books say: 天下苦秦久矣 (Tian Xia Ku Qin Jiu Yi), which means that the world has suffered for too long because of the harsh government of the Qin Dynasty! The result was the uprisings of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, plus Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and the Qin Dynasty was destroyed!

Later, a very powerful Liu Bang appeared and established the Han Dynasty, which promoted ritual governance! As a result, the Han Dynasty had a total of twenty-four emperors, and then entered the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This was a relatively long dynasty, so everyone must know 厚德载物 (Hou De Zai Wu), and be kind in life! Why are we called Han people? Because of the Han Dynasty! Today, I am telling so many stories to encourage everyone to cultivate themselves, broaden their minds, and the difference between broadness and narrowness is simply incomparable!

Today, I am mainly talking about a famous figure named Isaac. Our God's name is connected with Isaac's name; our God is called: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. We must never criticize these three people, nor be picky about them; they are our examples, and we must learn from them.

Some time ago, a person came among us, but she stayed in her original church. The logic system of her original church is a theology of fault-finding, specializing in picking faults, and feeling that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were all not good no matter how they looked at them. After she came among us for a period of time, she went back to listen to her own church's Bible study on Genesis. As a result, her pastor criticized Abraham from beginning to end. After listening, our sister had a headache because this was transmitting an evil spirit!

Scripture

Abimelech said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.” So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled. Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them. Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water.

But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek (which means “dispute”), because they disputed with him. Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah (which means “opposition”).He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth (which means“room”), saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and has made us prosperous in the land.” (Genesis 26:16-22)

Prayer

God! Today, You give us a broad place; today, let us become a blessing to all nations and peoples on this earth! God! Please raise us up today to have a heart as broad as Isaac's! God! Be with us today and lead us so that we can obtain a broad place! God! Raise us up today and give us a heart as broad as Isaac's. God! Be with us today and lead us so that we can obtain a broad place. In the name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

The Background of This Passage and the Person of Isaac

The background of this passage is very interesting. Why? In fact, the Bible does not record many stories about Isaac, but only uses a very short chapter to record them. At the beginning of Genesis 26, it records that there was a famine in the place where Abraham was, and God said to Isaac not to go down to Egypt, but to live in the land that I will show you, and I will be with you and bless you.

The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. (Genesis 26:2-3)

As a result, in that year, others encountered famine and had poor harvests, but Isaac had a hundredfold harvest. Things became scarce and precious, and Isaac became a wealthy man. However, the local overlord Abimelech really couldn't stand it and asked Isaac to leave that place. His land did not rain when it should have rained, and it rained a lot when it should not have rained, and the rain flooded the land. Isaac's land rained when it should have rained, and it did not rain when it should not have rained. Abimelech was upset and asked Isaac to leave, as far as he wanted to go.

After Isaac left, he dug a well, which was robbed, and then he dug another one, which was also robbed, and even some of the wells that Abraham had dug were robbed. In that era, not having well water was very serious. Without wells and without water, there was no way to live! Being robbed of well water was very painful. Isaac did not complain at all. If it was robbed, it was robbed, and he would find another place to dig a well.

Why didn't the people in that place, or the Philistines, dig their own wells, but insisted on robbing others? I tell you, the difference between having God's presence and not having God's presence is too great. The Philistines dug wells without water, but Isaac dug and there was water. There is no way to reason about this. So blessed people dig and there is water, but unlucky people dig and there is no water no matter how they dig.

Isaac was an extraordinary man, broad-minded, 厚德载物 (Hou De Zai Wu), and lived a very good life. The reason why he was able to bear God's blessing was because he had a very thick virtue in him. He was a very powerful person. In those days, Abraham received an instruction from God to offer up his son Isaac, who was already an adult at that time, but was willing to carry the bundle of firewood up the mountain.

Isaac's Broad Mind and God's Trial

Abraham walked and talked to Isaac, and Isaac asked: The firewood is all here, where is the sheep? Abraham said in his heart: Son, it's you!God wants me to offer you up. When he reached the mountain, Abraham said to Isaac: You are the sheep, and I will offer you to God. Abraham didn't dare to tell Isaac in advance, and he only dared to say it after the firewood was arranged. But it was greatly beyond Abraham's expectation that Isaac was willing.

Abraham was stunned and put Isaac on the firewood. God said do not harm him. God was just testing whether Abraham would offer up his precious son. God had already prepared a sheep to replace him. At this time, there happened to be a sheep in the woods, and Abraham took the sheep and offered it to God. That is why God gave Isaac a broad place, so that Isaac later became a great wealthy man, greatly blessed Isaac, and was with Isaac, all because Isaac was really remarkable.

I give everyone a suggestion: If God says to you, are you willing to die for me? Don't consider it, say yes immediately. This is a billion-dollar decision; this is called a kind of ambition. Why do I advise everyone like this? What if God really wants my life? People die sooner or later and return to God, which is a blessing! So this logic system is different from the world's logic.

A few years ago, I attended a gathering, and there was a prayer meeting in the middle, so I prayed there. Halfway through the prayer, God's word came to me: Are you willing to die for me? In fact, I had been waiting for a long time. I am not afraid of death. I can't wait for God to take me to Him early, because that is my hope.

No matter when God takes me away, I will go happily, not stingy at all, because Isaac's example inspires me. So everyone must know that as long as I do anything, I will prosper, because God often gives me a broad place. Where did it come from? I learned it from Genesis 26.

Isaac’s Broad Heart

Why talk about Isaac's broad heart? Because people with narrow hearts find it hard to be blessed. For example, everyone is now scrambling for oil wells. Oil is like money; it is a basic resource we depend on for survival. So, the water well being seized is a matter of survival. However, when Isaac's water wells were seized, he simply renamed them and left, which is perplexing.

I tell you, this is not weakness. Only those with a strong heart can do such a thing. If you are not strong enough in your heart, you cannot do it. Most people would fight to the death. So why did Isaac have a broad heart? He had this quality when he offered himself to God. If they took it, they took it, without any complaints.

We must learn to take losses. If we take losses a few more times, our hearts will surely widen. Why? Because the first time one takes a loss, you will struggle. This struggle is a demolition of a logical system. For example, if Isaac's water well was seized, he would dig another one. If a client was snatched, he would find another one. Since God is with me, why should I care about a water well being seized? Then dig another one, and water comes out again. Is it hard work? Yes, it is hard work, but this kind of hard work can broaden a person's heart!

Know that God lets us experience things like water wells being seized is just to test your faith. So what is the reaction in the heart when a water well is seized? What is the reaction in the heart when one is wronged and takes a loss? Such things temper a person's heart and character! Wang Yangming, an ancient Chinese philosopher, spoke entirely about having a broad mind. When a person's heart is open, their mind is clear. When a person's heart is narrow, even trivial matters can block it. So whether a person is blessed depends entirely on the breadth of their heart. Some people have a wide heart and are willing to pay the price, willing to suffer losses.

Why do we talk about Mingding Destiny? This is why I was born, why I will die, and the purpose of my life. So once we grasp our Mingding Destiny, we will not care about trivial matters, and having a broad heart is very important. In our country, many brothers quarrel endlessly over real estate, fighting to the death, which are all manifestations of a narrow heart, and in the end, gain nothing.

Isaac's broad heart is worthy of our emulation. Some people say that having the water well seized is so weak! That is not weakness; only people with character can do it. Everyone must know that we must value spiritual blessings, we must value God's presence, and we must modify the erroneous logical systems within us. So if your reaction to the seizing of a water well is the same as Isaac's, God will add blessings to you.

I know a pastor who spent a pittance to buy a large piece of land in northern Thailand. Why did he buy that piece of land? Because the original owner had drilled a well that had no water, and then drilled another place that also had no water, and later discovered that the entire place had no water. A place without water is worthless, so the pastor bought it for next to nothing.

After the pastor bought it, he prayed there every day. After about a month of praying, when he drilled a water well again, water came out not long after drilling. When I went to visit, that place was raising fish, raising pigs, running a church, running a school, etc., and was very prosperous. What happened? God said that there would be water in that place, and there was water. I thought to myself: God, you are too miraculous! This is our God!

So brothers and sisters, are you willing to trust in this God who created the universe and governs heaven and earth today? If we suffer a little loss, can we have a broad heart? This is Isaac's broad heart.

Isaac’s Logical System

Isaac was not a muddle-headed person. He was educated by Abraham from a young age. His father, Abraham, was a very capable person. He was skilled in martial arts, able to lead troops in battle, trained his servants, and also had money in the family. Most importantly, Abraham constructed a logical system of what it means to live, and from a young age, he taught Isaac that offering himself to God was a great joy.

Today, people need a theoretical system to live. Why is it called cultivating the mind and nourishing the nature? It is actually building up the theory of living within a person, and it is difficult not to be blessed! To be reliable, one must have a theory to support it. Why can't some people achieve Isaac's broad heart? He has no framework within him. What is a framework? Our Jesus Christ has opened up this path for us.

Man shall not live on water wells alone, nor on grain alone, nor on money alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. This is a completely new theory. Do you believe it or not? No one forces you to believe it, but people have to ponder it! Either rely on your abilities to live, or rely on God's blessings to live. I rely on God's blessings to live. Some people think I can rely on my abilities, but even if I have the ability, I don't rely on myself.

Isaac and Abraham were not incapable; they were people who absolutely relied on God. In me, there is such a logical system. This matter seems like a loss to you, but in my eyes, it is a blessing. Why? Because I see God, not the loss. People do not live by those things. Isaac saw through those things of life.

I often say to see through the matter of living. Some people listen to me and see through it for a day, and they live happily that day. Some people listen to me and see through it for an hour, and after an hour, they are blocked again, and the originally open heart becomes narrow again. In fact, people must despise living and the things related to living. Isaac was such a person.

Trust in God's Promise and God's Presence

Isaac's logical system is, what does a water well matter? With God, why care about a water well? I live by God's presence, not by water wells. Do brothers and sisters have such a heart today? If you have such a heart, it is difficult not to be blessed. God will surely grant you a broad place.

There are two kinds of logical systems in the world. One is Cain's logical system. This logical system was later passed on to Isaac's eldest son, Esau. The other is Abraham's logical system. This logical system was later passed on to Isaac's second son, Jacob. This logical system will support a person in making unbelievable choices, but I tell you that this is a blessed choice, and God will surely lead you into a broad place. Wasn't the water well seized? God will surely lead you into a broad place, and no one will come to seize it from you again.

Why did Isaac never complain? Because he trusted in God, and his inner logical system was: I never live by water wells or grain; I rely on God's presence. As long as God is with me, I will lack nothing. If you can also build up such a logical system today, will you worry? You will not worry.

God's Presence is Key

Let me ask everyone: Do you want to be rich? Some people say, “I dream about it!” “The key is God’s presence!” Without God’s presence, even being rich is being poor. With God's presence, it is a completely different story.

Genesis 26:1-6 and 12-24 record an event: Isaac had a hundredfold harvest in a time of famine, all because of God's presence. Famine is a test of faith. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob never complained when facing tests of faith, whether it was a famine or suffering losses. For example, Jacob's uncle Laban deducted Jacob's wages ten times, and Jacob never complained.

Whether you are a complaining person depends entirely on your inner logical system, on what you value. As soon as a person complains, they complain away God's presence. Isaac was a person who did not complain. He understood in his heart: why he was living, why he came to this world, what he came to do. As long as there is God's presence, God's power, and God's glory, it is far more important than these scarce resources.

Do you value God's presence today? The question comes, with what kind of people does God abide? God abides with those who trust in Him. People live by two kinds of logical systems. One is to live by the sword, which is a curse. The other is to rely on God, living by a heart of trusting in God, which is a blessing. The Bible says: The righteous shall live by faith, and live by faith. The result will surely be prosperous. Even if the water well is seized, it will still be prosperous, not only for individuals, but also for countries.

Everyone must strive to learn and have knowledge, and not be short-sighted. Short-sighted people have not thoroughly read history and cannot see clearly. Today, they suppress this and sanction that, acting tyrannically, and the result is that they become more and more decadent. Do you believe it? When I was a child, I heard a saying: Those who have the Tao receive much help; those who lose the Tao receive little help. Without God's Tao, how can one be blessed?

Eyes must not be short-sighted, people must be kind, have a broad mind, and remove narrowness. Seeing God's presence is the most important thing for us. Walking with God, what does it mean? It means having God's image on you. Our God, though noble as God, does not use His power to do tyrannical things.

Our God is not a tyrannical God. Our God treats people with a broad heart and often bestows grace. If we have a heart as broad as God's, a mentality as rich as God's, can we not obtain a broad place? We will surely obtain a broad place. So God's presence is key.

Trust in God's Promise and a Broad Place

Was Isaac afraid? He was also afraid. He dug a water well and it was taken away, he dug another one and it was taken away. Did he have concerns? He did, but he still trusted in God's promise. In Genesis 26 it is written:

That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.” Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord. There he pitched his tent, and his servants dug a well. (Genesis 26:24-25)

Digging a water well is closely related to God's ability and people's faith. If people have faith in God, everywhere is a broad place. Later, the people around him who seized his water wells clearly saw that God was with him! Do you want to be such a person? I tell you, many people clearly see God with me. That is really good!

Abimelech clearly saw that God was with Isaac. He planted crops on this land, and the harvest was not very good. When Isaac planted, he had a hundredfold harvest. He dug this land and no water came out. When Isaac dug, water came out. What is the explanation for this? Later, people concluded that this person clearly had God with him.

Today, if you see that God is clearly with me, do you trust in God or do you trust in me? Abimelech made a very foolish decision. He came to Isaac to make a covenant, hoping that Isaac would not bully him, and that Isaac's descendants would not bully his descendants. What kind of mind is this? Abimelech saw that God was clearly with Isaac, but he did not pursue God's presence, but instead made a covenant with Isaac. Many people are like this.

I don't like people going to find masters; I like people finding God. If you come to me, I will explain God's Tao to you. I constantly tell you about God's presence and trusting God's promise, but the question is whether you are willing to establish a relationship with God. If you think: “How many Isaacs can there be! How many Jacobs can there be! How many Josephs can there be! How many Abrahams can there be!

It is because there are not many people like them that we must be such people. If there are more, they will not be valuable! The reason why Abraham is noble is because there are not many people like him, but it is not that there are none.

Let me tell you, God said to kill all the people in Jericho, but there was a person in the city named Rahab who called on God every day, and God really saved all those who belonged to Rahab's family. Rahab was originally a person in Jericho who should be destroyed. God had already ordered to destroy all the people in the city, but Rahab was a person who sought God, and God actually sent two spies to Jericho to save Rahab's entire family.

If Abimelech sought God, he would also become the Jacob and Isaac of that generation. Today, if you and I trust in God and seek God, we will surely obtain God's presence. The seizing of a water well cannot affect God's presence. Anything can be seized, but you cannot seize my God. No matter what, God must be with me. This is the key to my living. Practice a broad heart, not caring about anything, only caring about God's promise, only caring about God's presence.

People do not live by food, not by water wells, not by petroleum, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. I believe in God's words, I believe in God's promise, and until today God still leads us into a broad place. Brothers and sisters, we must expand once again, expand into the English speaking regions. We will walk towards becoming a blessing to the whole earth. We will become a blessing to those who speak Chinese, and we will become a blessing to those who speak English.

What is a blessing? It is giving out. It's okay to suffer a little loss. I am willing to suffer losses. I am willing to give out. I am willing to emulate my God. I live to be a blessing to others. If everyone has this heart, it is difficult not to obtain a broad place or become rich! Do you understand? If we have Isaac's logical system in our hearts today, if we have God's words and God's promise, God will surely tell you: Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid of anything being taken away. I will surely be with you.

God's promises to us are all faithful. This has been determined in the spiritual world, in eternity! We live in the eternal world and define and choose to trust God's promises in the eternal world today. In the world, these things of living are all small matters. As long as we trust in God, worries and fears will disappear.

Summary

Where is your heart? If your heart is in the water well, and the water well is seized, your heart is seized. Where a person's treasure is, there their heart will be also. If our treasure is in heaven, we are Isaac. To accumulate treasures in heaven is to despise all things on earth.

Brothers and sisters, learn from Isaac. When our faith faces trials, our treasure is still in God, still in heaven. Start building a whole set of logical systems for living, and go to trust in God's promise. It is difficult for people not to prosper! So brothers and sisters, go to practice, go to implement, and you will surely experience what Isaac experienced.

I will give everyone a testimony. A few days ago, a sister came to me. This sister has believed in the Lord with me for many years, and I have personally served her. Her faith is not very great. She is in sales. Her colleagues put together a very difficult client, and they could not sign the order no matter what, so they threw this order to her, wanting to see her make a fool of herself. A few days ago, this sister sent me a message, saying that she went up and signed the contract. Isn't that God's presence? There is nothing better in this world than God's presence.

Today, you and I make a wise choice, trust in God's promise, trust in God's presence, walk with God throughout our lives, and constantly deal with the worldly logical systems within us. This cannot be measured by money; it is a priceless treasure! Today I share this priceless treasure with you, may you receive blessings in eternity. I will share here today, may God bless everyone!

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录音文字版 大家好!非常高兴再次和大家在网上见面!今天给大家讲一个题目叫做《神给我们宽阔之地!》。一听到这题目就觉得挺好,我相信大家一定会喜欢。你可能乍一听觉得没什么,只是宽阔之地而已!但是在寸土寸金的新加坡,你能拥有一块地是一件很了不起的事! 地在新加坡是稀有资源!想像一下这宽阔之地都是你的,就好像跑马圈地一样,你会不会很有钱呢?一说到有钱,很多人耳朵竖起来了。我经常问别人想不想要做有钱人?答案都是肯定的!很多人做梦都想!没有人不想做富有的人,也没有人想做贫穷的人。 神给我们讲的宽阔之地可不是一般的事,那是一件人生之大事!如果神给你宽阔之地,那你得是个什么样的人呢?你得是一个富有的人啊!怎样才能是富有的人呢?一定是个有福的人!如果这地是靠你的刀和剑抢来的,那是很容易被别人抢回去,彼此抢来抢去,这一辈子活得是又折腾又难受! 如果神要给我们宽阔之地那还得了啊!你的一生还会在乎什么呢?所以,**如果神给你广阔的天地,那就是代表着广阔的资源,广阔的市场,代表着那个地方竞争不那么激烈**。这样好不好?当然好啊!你想象一下,在饥荒的地方,在经济危机的地方,神给你机会,给你宽阔之地,让你富有,让你昌盛。别人危机,你却丰收,这不是很有意思的事吗?

大家一定要知道,如果你是一个农民,大家如果都丰收,就烂市了!我小时候经常看到一大车一大车的茄子都烂在市场上。为什么呢?因为大家都丰收。如果人家遭遇饥荒,你遭遇丰收,那你不是赚翻了吗?我要告诉大家一个好消息,**神会给我们宽阔之地!神不会让我们活得穷困潦倒,憋憋屈屈,不是缺这个就是少那个。这不是神的旨意**!很多人会问这是什么神学呢?这个是《圣经》里的神学。 在《创世记》的第一章,神要亚当和夏娃生养众多,繁茂昌盛;挪亚一出方舟,神就对他说:要生养众多,繁茂昌盛。我告诉大家,一个信主的人不繁茂昌盛是很难的!很多人可能会反驳,因为他们看到的基督徒活出的屌样,难以让人觉得兴盛!那些人都不算!你得学《圣经》里的亚伯拉罕,以撒和雅各。 《圣经》里的亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各和约瑟这爷四个有穷的吗?没有!根本就没有!神给他们的机会、宽阔之地远远超出我们的想象。大家得仔细观察,今天咱们没有亚伯拉罕,以撒,雅各和约瑟的画像,如果有画像,你透过这个画像就可以看出这些人的富态相,有福之相。 在我的观察当中,人的长相跟人的福气有关。有的人一看就是一副薄命相,有的人一看是富态相。在我过去那些年的服侍当中,我发现有的人可蒙福了,什么事到他那儿都解决了,好像所有的事情神都已经预备好了。有一些人长的就是薄命相,遇到的事实在令人难以想象。别人找工作,两个月就可以找到上班,他找工作用了九个月的时间,也不知道为什么,也不是他没本事,他也很有本事但就是没有用。

我们教会的弟兄姐妹不蒙福都难呐!从一开始到现在都是如此!我给大家举个例子。有个姐妹好些年前来到咱们教会,后来她非得去另外一个没有道的教会。结果找工作找得太费劲了,别人都找到工作了,她还在那儿逛荡着。我一看这根本不行,就帮她找了一份工作。 或许是因为我帮她找了一份工作,她不好意思,就勉强回到我们教会。后来交了一个男朋友,她就去了男朋友的教会。结果这些年下来,她活得真的是辛苦啊!人家薪水不断增加,她却卡在那儿不动,不但如此,一整老板就要找她谈话。我们教会要把人训练成人才,但她非得选那个,让人难以理解啊! 她也不知道干啥去了,说没去教会,她也去了;说去了教会吧,啥问题也没有解决。几年前又来找我,为什么呢?被鬼辖制!她去的那个教会怎么没人管呢?既然没人管,她为什么连续去了那么多年呢?我们很难理解人的思维方式,有福的地方不去,没福的地方非得去。后来我把鬼赶出去了,她也一天天好起来,结果又离开了。 我的意思是**人的心怎样思量,一个人的为人就怎么样**。我想神给我们宽阔之地,为什么不给他们宽阔之地呢?因为我们里面的心讨了神的喜悦。这世界上只有两种人:一种是蒙福的人,一种是受咒诅的人。这世界上还有两种人:一种是讨神喜悦的人,一种是讨神愤怒的人。这全在人的心里,和人的心有关。

我们要记住:**做人不能做狭隘之人。人的心要宽广,神就赐你宽广之地;人的心狭隘,神就赐你狭隘之地**!很多时候人心里的东西看不见,摸不着,但是到最后全都长到了脸上。一看这个人修身养性,有教养,就知道是个有学问的人。我们这里的弟兄姐妹过一段时间会发现自己长漂亮了。 这发生了什么事?因为我把你心里的垃圾给除掉了,把神的话放在你心里,把你的心胸给开阔了。久而久之,你的相貌就从一个薄命相变成一个富态相,狭隘的心变宽广了!人的心,人的性格对人一生的影响太大了!你什么心态,什么性格都长在脸上,你的一生就会是怎样! 中国有一个古人叫王阳明,他修心养性,发明了一个东西叫做“心学”,影响后人五百年。我要告诉弟兄姐妹,人心里的东西和灵界紧密相关!我在基督教《圣经》的理论里发现了一个学科叫做”灵学“。我觉得”灵学“比”心学“更上一个层次。所以大家学《101课程》第一课《灵界是真实的》,因为《圣经》用属灵的话解释属灵的事。 如果你稍微对中医了解一点儿,就会知道人的心叫做心主神明,就是心和灵界紧密相关。王阳明研究的是心学,我研究的是灵学。我之所以能够解决很多问题,是因为我在灵界里运作。我靠着耶稣基督的名赶出了许多的鬼,人心发生改变,人的性格也发生改变。

你以前是很狭隘的人,什么鸡毛蒜皮、芝麻绿豆的事都在乎。因为今天把鬼赶出去了,把神的话装进来,在灵界里头你成了一个有灵的活人。有灵感,你的心胸一宽阔,对神有信靠,神就赐你宽阔之地,怎么可能活不好呢?今天我讲的《神给我们宽阔之地》是讲怎么才能让神给我们宽阔之地。我们得做一个什么样的人,神才会给我们宽阔之地? 我们中国人早就有一个概念叫做“厚德载物”。**一个人的德行不够厚道,做人比较挑剔,狭隘,不能承受祝福**。厚德载物是我们中国人的逻辑体系!你没有那个德,没有那个心志是很麻烦的。所以,修心养性和进到灵界所解决的问题是我们最后活出来的德行。其实这类的例子非常多! 《圣经》讲:**神在人的国度当中掌权**。这是在什么时候说的呢?两千五、六百年前,有一个人叫做但以理,是巴比伦国的宰相,统管一百二十七个省。他说:“神在人的国度当中掌权”,写了《但以理书》。 我告诉你,人类历史简直就是一面镜子。比如说秦始皇用他的那套非常严酷、苛刻的政策统治国家,并统一了中国大地。结果秦朝在中国历史上却成了最短命的朝代,到了秦二世就完了。为什么这么短命呢?因为他苛政。苛政就是很严酷,很残暴。历史书上说:”天下苦秦久矣“,就是天下因着秦朝的苛政已经受苦太久了!结果换来的是陈胜、吴广的起义,再加上刘邦、项羽,结果秦朝被灭了! 后来出了一个很厉害的刘邦,建立了汉朝,推崇的是礼仪治国!结果汉朝一共出了二十四位皇帝,接着就进到三国演义。这是一个比较长的朝代,所以大家要知道厚德载物,做人要厚道!我们为什么叫汉人呢?因为有汉朝的缘故!今天我讲这么多的故事是要大家一定要修心养性,把自己里面的心胸开阔,开阔和狭隘简直没有办法相比!

今天主要讲的是一个著名人物叫以撒。我们神的名字和以撒的名字连在一起,我们的神叫做:亚伯拉罕的神,以撒的神,雅各的神。我们千万不要批评这三个人,也不要挑剔,他们是我们的榜样,我们得要学习他们。 前一段时间有一个人来到我们当中,但她还留在原来的教会。她原来的教会那套逻辑体系是挑剔的神学,专门挑毛病,觉得亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各怎么看怎么不行。她来到我们当中一段时间以后,回去听她自己教会的《创世记》查经。结果他的牧师把亚伯拉罕从头到尾批了一顿,我们这个姐妹听完以后头就痛了,因为这传递的是邪灵!

神啊!今天你就赐给我们宽阔之地,今天就让我们成为这地上万国万民的祝福!神啊!求你今天就兴起我们来,拥有像以撒一样的心胸!神啊!今天就与我们同在,带领我们让我们能够得着宽阔之地!神啊!今天就兴起我们来,拥有像以撒一样宽阔的心胸。神啊!今天你就与我们同在,带领我们能够得着宽阔之地。奉耶稣基督的名!阿们!

亚伯拉罕一边走一边和以撒说话,以撒就问:“柴火都有了,羊在哪呢?”亚伯拉罕心里说:“儿子就是你啊!神要我把你献上。”到了山上,亚伯拉罕对以撒说:“你就是那只羊,我要把你献给神。”亚伯拉罕事先都没敢和以撒说,等柴火都摆好了才敢说,结果却大大出乎亚伯拉罕的意料,以撒竟然愿意。 亚伯拉罕惊呆了,就把以撒放到柴火上。神说不可害他,神只是试探亚伯拉罕会不会把宝贝儿子献上,神已经预备一只羊代替他。这时刚好有只羊在树林中,亚伯拉罕就取了那只羊献上给神。这就是神为什么给以撒宽阔之地,使以撒后来成为一个大富户,大大祝福以撒,与以撒同在,全是因为以撒这个人实在是了不得。 我给大家一个建议,如果神跟你说,你愿意为我死吗?千万别考虑,要马上说愿意,这是亿万级的决定,这叫一种心志。为什么我这么劝大家呢?如果说神真要我的命怎么办?人早晚都是死,回到神那里,那是福气啊!所以这逻辑体系和世上的逻辑不一样。 几年前,我参加一个聚会,中间有祷告会,我就在那祷告。祷到一半的时候,神的话临到我:“你愿意为我死吗?”其实我已经等候多时了,我这个人不怕死,我巴不得神早点接我到祂那里去,因为这是我的盼望。 无论神什么时候接我走,我都开开心心去,绝不吝啬,因为以撒的例子激励了我。所以大家要知道,只要我做什么事都兴盛,因为神常常赐我开阔之地。从哪儿来的?从《创世记》二十六章学来的。

为什么讲以撒宽阔的心胸?因为心胸狭隘的人是很难有福气的。比如说现在大家都在抢油井,油相当于钱啊,是我们赖以生存的基本资源。所以水井被抢,牵扯到活命的问题,而以撒的水井被抢,只是给水井起个名就走了,让人费解。 我告诉大家,这不是懦弱,只有心里强大的人才能干这样的事。如果心里头不够强大,干不了这样的事,一般人就会打得你死我活。所以以撒为什么有宽阔的心胸?当初把自己献给神的时候,以撒就有这个品质。抢就抢了,完全没有抱怨。 我们要学会吃亏,多吃几次亏,心胸一定会变宽阔。为什么呢?人在第一次吃亏的时候会很挣扎,这种挣扎是一种逻辑体系的拆毁。比如说以撒的水井被抢了,那就再挖一个;客户被抢了,再找一个。既然有神与我同在,还会在乎一个水井被抢吗?那就再挖一个又出水了,辛不辛苦?辛苦,但是这种辛苦可以宽阔人的心胸! 要知道,**神让我们经历水井被抢这样的事,不过是试一下你的信心**。所以水井被抢人心里的反应是什么?被冤枉、吃了亏心里的反应是什么?这样的事锻炼人的心和人的性格!中国古人王阳明的“心学”讲的全是心胸开阔的事。人心胸一开阔心就敞亮了,心胸一狭隘芝麻绿豆都能塞得住。所以人是否有福气,全看人的心胸如何。有的人心宽愿意付代价,吃亏也干。 我们为什么说命定神学?这是我为此而生,为此而死,活着的目的。所以我们**一旦抓住了自己的命定,就不会在乎芝麻绿豆的那些事,有宽阔的心胸是非常重要的**。在我们国家有很多弟兄因为房产吵得不可开交,争得你死我活,都是心胸狭隘的表现,最后什么也没得着。

以撒宽阔的心胸值得我们效法。有的人会说水井被抢,多懦弱啊!那不是懦弱,有性格的人才能做到。大家一定要知道,我们要看重属灵的祝福,一定要看重神的同在,一定要修改我们里面错误的逻辑体系。所以水井被抢,你的反应会跟以撒一样,神会加添祝福给你。 我认识一个牧师,他在泰国北部花了白菜价买了一大片地。为什么他买了那块地方呢?那地方原来的主人打了一口井没有水,再打了一块地方又没有水,到后来发现整个地方都没有水。没有水的地方,什么都不值钱,结果这个牧师就用白菜价买下来了。 这个牧师买下来以后,天天趴在那个地方祷告。祷了一个月左右,再打水井没钻多深,水就出来了。等我去参观的时候,那个地方又养鱼,又养猪,办教会,办学校等等,非常地昌盛。到底发生什么事呢?神说那个地方有水,它就有水。我心里想:神啊,你也太神了!这就是我们的神! 所以弟兄姐妹,今天大家是否愿意信靠这位创造宇宙万物,掌管天地人间的神呢?如果我们吃点亏,是否可以拥有一个宽阔的心胸,这就是以撒宽阔的心胸。

以撒不是糊里糊涂的人,他从小在亚伯拉罕那里受教育。他爸爸亚伯拉罕是个很“牛”的人,武艺高强,能够带兵打仗,训练家丁,家里也有钱。最厉害的是亚伯拉罕构建了一套人活着是怎么一回事的逻辑体系,从小他就教以撒, 有一天要把自己献给神,以撒受的教育就是献给神是好乐无比的。 今天人活着需要理论体系。为什么叫做修心养性?其实就是把人里面活着的理论建立起来,不蒙祝福都难啊!做人要靠谱,得有一套理论支持。为什么有的人做不到以撒这种宽阔的心胸?他里面没谱,什么叫做谱呢?我们的耶稣基督就给我们开辟了这条道路。 **人活着不是单靠水井,单靠粮食,人活着不是单靠钱,是靠神口里所出的一切话**。这是一套崭新的理论,你信还是不信呢?没人逼你信,但是人得琢磨啊!要么靠着你的能力来活,要么靠着神的祝福活。我是靠着神的祝福活,有人认为我可以靠着能力,但是即使有本事我也不靠自己。 以撒、亚伯拉罕不是没本事,他们是绝对依靠神的人。在我里面有这样一套逻辑体系,这件事在你看来是吃亏,但在我看来是祝福,为啥?因为我看到的是神,不是吃亏,人活着不是靠那些东西。以撒把活着那点事都看透了。 我常常讲要把活着这件事看透,有的人听我讲完,看透了一天,他那一天就活得开心;有的人听我讲完,看透一个小时,一个小时后就又堵上了,本来开阔的心胸就又变狭隘了。其实人得藐视活着和与活着相关的这些事,以撒就是这样一个人。

以撒的逻辑体系是,水井有什么关系,有了神还在乎水井吗?我活着靠的是神的同在,不是靠着水井。今天弟兄姐妹们是否有这样的心志呢?如果你有这样的心志想不蒙福都难啊,神一定会赐给你开阔之地。 世界上有两种逻辑体系,一种就是该隐的逻辑体系,这条逻辑体系后来传承给以撒的大儿子以扫;另一种就是亚伯拉罕的逻辑体系,这条逻辑体系后来传承给以撒的二儿子雅各。这个逻辑体系会支撑一个人做出难以相信的选择,但是我告诉你这是蒙福的选择,神一定带你进到宽阔之地。不是水井被抢了吗?神一定带你进到宽阔之地,没有人会再来跟你抢。 以撒为什么从来不抱怨?因为他信靠的是神,他里面的逻辑体系是:我活着从来不是靠水井、靠粮食,我靠的是神的同在,只要有神与我同在,我就什么都不会缺。今天如果你也能建立起这样的逻辑体系,你会挂虑吗?你不会挂虑了。

我问一下大家:想不想富有?有人说:“做梦都想啊!”“关键是神同在!”如果没有神同在再富有也是个穷人,有了神的同在完全不是一回事。 《创世记》26章1-6节和12-24节记载了一件事:以撒在饥荒的年代有百倍的收成,全是因为神同在。饥荒是一个信心的考验,亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各,他们在面临信心考验的时候,不管是饥荒还是吃亏的事从来不抱怨。比如说雅各的舅舅拉班克扣雅各的薪水十次之多,雅各从来不抱怨。 **你是否是一个抱怨的人,全看你里面的逻辑体系,你看重的是什么。人一抱怨就把神的同在给抱怨没了**。以撒是一个不抱怨的人,他心里头明白:他为什么活着,他为什么来到这世上,他来干什么来了。只要有神的同在,有神的能力,有神的荣耀,远远比这些稀缺资源更重要。

今天你是否看重神的同在?问题来了,神与什么样的人同在?神与信靠祂的人同在,人活着就是靠两种逻辑体系。一种是靠着刀剑度日,就是咒诅;另外一种就是靠神,凭着信靠神的心活着,那就是祝福。《圣经》里面说:义人因信而生,因信而活着。结果必然昌盛。就算水井被抢也依然会昌盛,不但个人如此,国家也是如此。 大家要努力学习有知识,不要目光短浅。目光短浅的人对历史没有读透的,看不清楚,今天打压这个,明天制裁那个,横行霸道,结果越整越衰败。你信不信?我小时候,就听过一句话:得道多助,失道寡助。没有神的道怎么可能蒙祝福呢? **目光不能短浅,为人要厚道,要心胸宽广除去狭隘,看见神的同在是我们最重要的一件事**。与神同行,是什么意思呢?就是身上要有神的形象。我们的神虽贵为神,却不以自己的能力行霸道的事。 我们的神不是霸道的神,我们的神待人有一颗宽阔的心,常常赐下恩典。如果我们有神一样宽广的心胸,有神一样富有的心态,能得不到宽阔之地吗?一定会得着宽阔之地。所以说神的同在是关键。

以撒有害怕吗?也有害怕。挖一个水井就被人抢去,挖一个又被抢去,他有没有顾虑?也有,但是他还是信靠神的应许。在《创世记》26章中写道: 当夜耶和华向他显现,说:“我是你父亲亚伯拉罕的神,不要惧怕,因为我与你同在,要赐福给你,并要为我仆人亚伯拉罕的缘故,使你的后裔繁多。”以撒就在那里筑了一座坛,求告耶和华的名,并且支搭帐篷。他的仆人便在那里挖了一口井。(创世记 26:24-25) 挖水井跟神的能力和人的信心紧密相关,**如果人里头对神有信心,到处都是宽阔之地**。后来周围抢他水井的人都明明的看见神与他同在啊!你想不想做这样的人?我告诉你,很多人在我身上就明明的看见神与我同在。那真的是好啊! 亚比米勒明明的看见神与以撒同在,他在这块地上种地,收成就不怎么样,以撒一种就有百倍的收成;他挖这块地就不出水,以撒一挖就出水,这上那里说理去?后来人们就总结出来,这个人明明的有神与他同在。

今天如果你看到神明明与我同在,你是信靠神还是信靠我?亚比米勒做了一个非常愚昧的决定,他来找以撒立约,希望以撒不要欺负他,以撒的后裔也不要欺负他的后裔。这是什么脑子呢?亚比米勒看到神明明的与以撒同在,他不去追求神的同在,却去与以撒立约。很多人都是这样。 我不喜欢人去找大师,我喜欢人找神。如果你来找我,我会把神的道解释给你听。我把神的同在,信靠神的应许不断的告诉你,但问题是你是否愿意建立与神的关系。如果你觉得:“以撒能有几个啊!雅各能有几个啊!约瑟能有几个啊!亚伯拉罕能有几个啊!” 就是因为像他们这样的人不多,所以我们才要做这样的人啊,多了就不值钱了啊!亚伯拉罕之所以尊贵是因为像他这样的人不多,但也不是没有。 我可告诉你,神说把耶利哥城里的人都杀掉,结果城里有一个叫喇合的人天天呼求神,结果神真的拯救了凡是属于喇合家里的人。喇合本来是耶利哥城里当灭的人,神已经下令要将城里的人都灭掉,但喇合是一个寻求神的人,神竟然派了两个探子到耶利哥城去把喇合全家都给拯救了。 亚比米勒如果寻求神,他也会成为那个世代的雅各、以撒。今天你和我如果信靠神,寻求神,也必会得着神的同在。水井被抢也不能影响神的同在,什么都可以抢去,但是我的神你不能抢。无论如何神都要与我同在,这是我活着的关键。**练就一套宽阔的心胸,什么都不在乎,只在乎神的应许,只在乎神的同在**。

人活着不是靠食物,不是靠水井,不是靠石油,是靠神口里所出的一切话。我相信神的话,我相信神的应许,直到今天神依然带领我们进到宽阔之地。弟兄姐妹们,我们要再一次扩张,往讲英文的地界扩张,我们会朝着成为全地的祝福这条路走下去,我们会成为讲华语的人的祝福,我们会成为讲英语的人的祝福。 **什么叫祝福?就是给出去**。吃点亏没事,我愿意吃亏,我愿意给出去,我愿意效法我的神,我活着就是要成为别人的祝福。如果大家有这个心志,你不得着宽阔之地,不变得富有都难啊!听明白了吗?如果我们今天心里头装的是以撒的逻辑体系,装的是神的话语,神的应许,神也必定会告诉你:“不要惧怕,什么东西被抢都不要惧怕,我必与你同在。” 神在我们身上的应许样样都是信实的,这是在属灵的世界、在永恒里面已经定好了的!我们在永恒的世界里活着,今天就在永恒的世界里定义选择信靠神的应许。在世上,活着的这点事都是小事。只要我们信靠神,担心和惧怕都会消失。

你的心在哪里?如果你的心在水井里,水井被抢了,你的心就被抢了。人的财宝在哪里,人的心就在哪里。如果我们的财宝在天上,我们就是以撒。把积攒在天上的财宝,就是藐视世上所有的东西。 弟兄姐妹们,学习以撒,当我们的信心面临考验的时候,我们的财宝仍然在神那里,仍然在天上。开始建立一整套活着的逻辑体系,去信靠神的应许,人想不兴盛都难啊!所以弟兄姐妹们,去实践,去落实,你必然会经历以撒所经历的。 我给大家做一个见证,前几天一个姐妹来找我,这个姐妹跟我信主好多年了,我亲自服侍过她,她的信心也谈不上多大。她是做销售的,她的同事整了一个非常难搞的客户,怎么也签不下来这个单,结果就把这个单子甩给她了,想看她的笑话。结果前几天这个姐妹发信息给我,他上去就把合同给签了。那不就是神的同在吗?在这世上没有任何东西比神的同在更好。 **今天你和我做一个聪明的选择,信靠神的应许,信靠神的同在,一生与神同行,不断对付里面属世界的逻辑体系,这不是能用钱能衡量的,是无价之宝啊**!今天我把这无价之宝分享给你,愿你得着在永恒里的祝福。今天就分享到这里,愿神祝福大家!
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The perfect sermon is very encouraging. The spacious place is because of one's own spaciousness, because of God's blessing, because of continuous prayer, because of not fighting or grabbing, because of complete trust... Just make a decision, completely entrust and look up to God, continue to pray, drive out the control of the devil, and everything will be accomplished.