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WHOLEHEARTED?

When you sincerely believe something, it causes you to truly do something! Everybody knows when you truly believe in something; you are busy doing it! Wholehearted believing equals wholehearted actions! It is quite interesting what wholehearted translates to, in the eyes of God. What you believe and therefore do can indeed get God's attention. A great example of this is Caleb. Caleb is one who obtained the favor of God because of his wholehearted obedience, generated by faith. 

Josh 14:9 So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.’

Caleb had radical faith! When the other ten spies would not trust God and brought discouragement to the nation of Israel, Joshua and Caleb were fully convinced in the power of God to deliver nations into their hands and give them the land he had promised! Because of this faith, Caleb at 85 years old was just as strong and ready for war as he was when he was 40. (Josh 14:10-11) Like Caleb, may you believe God and serve him faithfully and wholeheartedly. May the spirit of a conqueror be upon you! In the name of Jesus the Christ, I declare over you today, you are…

WHOLEHEARTED!