Our God of the impossible is not limited or defeated by facts and history. Our Redeemer can and will override history if we dare to trust Him and cooperate with Him. Whether it is in conversation or just a passing thought, God help us to realize in the moment when we are hearing contradictions to the will of our Father or perceiving evil threats or discerning assignments from hell so that those things are not left unconfronted!
(This is the eighth excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s article “Contradicting Contradictions“. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
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Saying What the Word Says
Because we have stopped living by what is said BY OTHERS and have started living by what is said BY US, hopes, victories, prosperity, and health 
could come to pass. People have stopped taking medicine or started taking a medicine because someone with no medical training, said they should and the result was disastrous. People have invested in a market someone told them to invest in and the result was disastrous. We should be very wise in deciding whether to live by something said by others and decide the correctness of it by the truths evident in the Bible. (Matt.4:4, NKJV) “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” We are praying you discover daily that you are living by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. (Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24 hours/day.)
Speaking Life to Turn the Tide
Believers sometimes do not counterpunch error or deception or evil because they do not understand the creative force in their words. There is life and death in the power of the tongue (Prov.18:21) so we can speak a word and shatter darkness and kill its effect. Even when the facts are undeniable or blows are already struck and have already become a statistic, we can still speak life to turn the tide of consequences.
(This is the seventh excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s article “Contradicting Contradictions“. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
Come Into the Future
As the people of God assemble today, may they be assured by leadership and by one another that Faithful God stands solidly in the future bidding His children to come that they may participate in His victorious ventures.
”Your people will come as volunteers that day; they will be a sight to see: on that day, you will lead your army, noble in their holiness.” (PS.110:3, Voice Bible)
Aligning With our Lord
We tend to focus on the physical, on our body, appearance and the physical logistics of opportunity and influence—like being around the right people 
at the right time in the right places. But may our Lord, by His Word and Spirit, adjust and enhance everything we need to be emotionally, cognitively and subconsciously for aligning with that which our Lord has put in us. That which He has put in us is for bringing us to be the most effective we can be for His Kingdom purposes.
”We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ.” (2Cor.10:5, Msg)
Your Part Making a Difference
When speaking of countering something declared on TV, you may reason that a 
statement on TV can influence millions, So how does my minor input have any effect? Consider these things: 1) The contradiction touched my sphere of responsibility so my part is to neutralize its effect in my sphere and my part is one part of a bigger force at work. 2) Just how much agreement God needs to have legal access to a situation or to turn a tide or to do a miracle is really not our worry. Our focus is doing our part and trusting God that it will make a difference. (Our small part may end up food for 5000!)
(This is the sixth excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s article “Contradicting Contradictions“. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
Keep The Amen Alive
Keep the “Amen” alive in you; it’s that “Amen” the Holy Spirit put down deep in you when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Worship, read the Bible, listen to the 
teaching of the Word, share your testimony. Stir up the “Amen” to Who God is and to His Word. (2Cor.1:20-22, Msg) “Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In Him, this is what we preach and pray, THE GREAT AMEN, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, PUTTING HIS YES WITHIN US. By His Spirit He has stamped us with His eternal pledge…” We are praying you discover daily that you are awakening with God’s purpose burning in you as you say “yes” in agreement with God’s “yes”.
(Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24 hours/day.)
Clear The Toxins
Words or deeds that contradict God’s will infect an atmosphere and become part of the power of the air. The prince of the power of the air (Eph. 2:2) strives to do damage with 
the creative forces that men release and manifest in the earth. Countering clears the toxins from an atmosphere as surely as the contradictions toxify it. Let’s break this down. You can hear a statement on TV saying, “The polls show Candidate “C” is leading and headed for the White House.” We can feel disgust and gripe and allow that political agenda to be considered as a shoo- in, thereby leaving despair and despondency in the atmosphere that takes the fight out of others or confirms thoughts of not voting or starts a crop of fear that will bear fruit for generations! Or, we can take action and counter with a proclamation, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in this nation, Lord,” or “Lord, let discernment and wisdom paralyze media manipulation in America today.” Our agreement with His will on earth gives God legal access to take action.
(This is the fifth excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s article “Contradicting Contradictions“. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
Is Rest a Foreign Word?
Have there been times when “prayer” was pretty much just kicking and screaming until you were worn out, then lying in a puddle of tears hoping God, in bountiful pity, 
put all the puzzle pieces in place just as you prefer them? Was “rest” just a foreign word? The word “rest” is a delightful word. Our rest is (2Tim.1:12) “I know (have knowledge of, and am acquainted with) Him Whom I have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on), and I am [positively] persuaded that He is able to guard and keep that which has been entrusted to me and which I have committed [to Him] until that day.” In God we trust. We are praying you discover daily our Lord’s invitation, “Come to me and I will give you rest”.
(Marty’s Daily Discovery as heard on TEXAS PRAISE RADIO at the bottom of the hour 24 hours/day. www.txpraise.com)
Wise Countering
Step one is perceiving the contradiction and step two is countering it, and countering it wisely. Confronting a contradiction wisely is not about 
reacting out of fear or anger or frustration or even desperateness. A wise and effectual response springs from God’s thinking and character. Consider this also, the counter-action does not have to be as public as the contradiction. (The simple truth is that if the contradiction reached your hood, then it can be countered in your hood.) In most cases, the bearer of the contradiction is not the target (though it can be tempting to take them down too!). The real target is the contradiction’s intent that needs to be neutralized in the atmosphere. Neutralizing is a matter of declaring or taking action to change the atmosphere so that no residue remains to be the wrong influence. The essential here is understanding the power of agreement. Leaving evil or error unconfronted is passive agreement which leaves the door open for evil men and minions to get their desired results.
(This is the fourth excerpt from Kathy Gabler’s article “Contradicting Contradictions“. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
