A New Normal

I used to think subconscious faith was a stretch; a far reach, but worth the effort. Now, I realize it's not some lofty ideal, instead, it's a prerequisite to seeing the results of the Kingdom of God manifested in my life. Before I can experience God's purpose for my life, my outlook on life MUST change, or in other words, I have to start seeing through a different set of eyes. Why? Simply because God's purpose has already been revealed in the spiritual realm, so its up to me to start looking there. But before I can see out, I have to look within and cultivate the soil of my heart with joy, prayer and gratitude. When this soil receives the seed of the Word of God, something starts to happen-yes, a subconscious faith is being developed.

See, the consistency of the soil is important and greatly determines the speed and nurture of the seed. No matter the outward conditions, the soil must be consistent otherwise, the seed is affected negatively. This is why 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us that in all circumstances we are to be joyful, prayerful, and thankful, for this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus. Not because its the lofty thing to do, but because its a requirement for Seed to grow healthy seed! When you read the Bible (the Seed) do you feel like you get nothing from it alot of the time? Meaning your faith isn't strengthened, and you are seeing no miracles when you believe on the Word? No, that doesnt make you a heathen, it simply means the soil of your heart isnt as nourished and cultivated (with joy, prayer and gratitude) as it should be. Here is why. It is the Holy Spirit that gives us insight into the Word, right? Right. Well, we know that the presence of God, His Holy Spirit ministers to those that follow His will. And we just read earlier that 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says that it's the will of God to have joy, be prayerful and thankful no matter what. So, the point is that good seed must fall on good soil for there to be good results.

But thats not the end, it's really the beginning in fact. Now that we are developing this subconscious faith (the continuous process of good seed falling on consistently fertile soil), what do we do with it? How do we capitalize on subconscious faith and make the plans and purpose of God real in our lives!? The same way a farmer capitalizes on his crop; take it to market.

We have to take our subconscious faith, not primarily inside the four walls of a church building, but out into the world system. We take what we have cultivated on the inside and change the world around us; we can even change our circumstances! So, thats where we take it, but here's how we use it. Speak.

When the farmer knows his crop is top grade produce, his words are saturated by a confidence born out of subconscious faith that sends off vibrations straight into the consciousness of his customer, causing him to not only buy 10 bushels, but to silently think to himself, "Wow! I want what that guy has!"

Our words are more powerful than we think they are. More importantly, because we were made in the image of God, our words are creative. So now do you see why we can change our circumstances by having subconscious faith? Because speaking out of this kind of faith brings favorable results.

Some readers may not like my next statement, but really, that never stopped me before. Conscious faith is quite elementary; its uncultivated. Don't get me wrong, seed can grow in uncultivated soil, but what kind of crop will it produce? Clearly not the kind that causes you to easily sell 10 bushels of course. Here, let me try to explain what I mean. Conscious faith is reactive, because it goes out to meet our circumstances. Subconscious faith is proactive, because it's there before our circumstances arrive. So it's like this:

Let's say you own a jewelry store but you don't have an armed officer present; you just have his phone number in the event of an emergency. Of course you are uneasy about this, but your store is in a good area and you want to save as much money as you can. So, a robber notices your vulnerability and sees opportunity to steal from you, and so he robs you. Then, you call that emergency number, the officer shows up, takes a report and goes after the robber.

Wouldn't it be easier to just have an armed officer present, so that if a robber still decides to rob you, he meets the barrel of a shotgun?

We've lost so much in life simply because we thought reactive faith was enough. I know I have. With subconscious faith, we worry less about being robbed, and focus more on kingdom revenue.

And, like I've asked in many other blogs, where is your focus?