Having faith and miracles is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Miracles happen in environments where people make room for them, and are an expression of what we know about God. When we write our goals and dreams down, read and pray over them consistently, we are making room for those things to be accomplished. So when we walk in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and apply the gifts to our every day life, that is the practical application of Christianity. Christianity is the thinking man's religion and it is a practical everyday tool.

"But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves." James 1:22

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The parable of the prodigal son represents God's love and mercy for us, especially when we return back to Him from being far away. In this parable, Pastor David Gonzalez compares a prodigal's motives to a locomotive; slow to start in their rebellion plan, and at full momentum completely fallen away from God or in sin. We learn from this parable that a prodigal will keep their plans and rebellion hidden to themselves, so it's necessary to stay connected with people who will correct your thoughts. We also learn from this parable that God's forgiveness at our repentance is instant. Some one who has fallen away from God and returned to Him has been humbled and knows genuine repentance.

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Faith is not merely belief, but belief expressed through consistent action. Pastor David Gonzalez emphasizes that faith is essential to pleasing God and must be demonstrated through daily choices, words, prayer, and perseverance. True faith is not passive or purely intellectual; it requires action. Faith and perseverance: Life brings hardship, injustice, and unexpected suffering, even for faithful believers. Faith means continuing to act, pray, and believe despite discouragement, setbacks, or delayed results. Many people merely react to circumstances instead of acting in faith. Faith involves taking responsibility, believing God is a rewarder, and intentionally shaping one’s future through obedience, prayer, and spoken confession. Repeated faith confessions, rooted in Scripture, help shape belief, expectation, and behavior. Writing goals and confessions down and declaring them daily trains the mind to expect God’s promises to manifest. We are called to “push back the darkness” through persistent prayer, spiritual authority, and refusing to give up.

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Joy is a forced decision from the heart and it is an act of faith to walk in joy. Although the world will try to condition us to walk in fear and spew negativity, we must activate our faith and operate with joy and thankfulness. Even in trial and tribulation, there are a multitude of things to be thankful for. Paul and Silas gave us an example of being joyful when they were beaten and sent to prison. In fact, when we turn our joy and thankfulness into praise, we are actively pushing back darkness and driving it out of our homes and out of our spirit.

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With great anointing comes great responsibility, Samson was given a great anointing by God to be a judge of Israel. But because of his lack of self-control, this strong man lost his anointing, was compromised and then captured by the Gentile nation of the Philistines. In Samson, we can see a reflection of ourselves; broken and incomplete. Like Samson, when we're out of the will of God, we can become compromised in areas where we have no self-mastery. It is the compassion of God when we are given an intervention, had someone intervened on Samson's behalf, we may not read about him today, so we must beware if we will not receive correction.

"and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." Luke 21:24

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Samson's life is not just a story to be taught in Sunday School, we can compare the rise and fall of Samson to ourselves individually and to our society. Samson's anointing was not just physical strength, but was also anointed to be a righteous judge of Israel. Like Samson, we all have a calling on our lives, but our anointing an be lost by self-indulgence, which Delilah and the Philistines took advantage of. Likewise, an anointing on a nation can be removed when society rejects Christian values. Samson is an example of how self-will can lead to destruction, and why as a society we cannot afford to fall into depravity.

"And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." Luke 21:24

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Holidays and festivals bring to remembrance God's deliverance. Christmas-time is a for rest, a festive time memorializing the birth of our Messiah, Jesus Christ. As Christians, we should be merry in this season because our Savior was born to us, we should be joyful that we have been redeemed, we should be spreading hope because we are not destined for wrath. There is a wealth of reasons to be jubilant about Christmas. Even if we don't "feel" the joy or merriment of this time, let our actions and words reflect otherwise. "For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

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Biblical prophecy is encouraging and comforting, it tells us where we are and where we are headed. We know that judgement is coming and it will terrify those who live through it, but we who are made clean by the blood of the Lamb, have nothing to fear. Until then, what we are witnessing right now is just like to what was happening in the days of Noah; the earth filled with violence (Matt 24:37 & Gen 6:13). The violence we are witnessing is merely the tip of the iceberg; during the tribulation it will be greater. In the meantime, let us "bear fruit in keeping with repentance" (Matt 3:8) and "comfort one another" (1 Thessalonians 4:18) with what we are told.

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