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of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp
of Israel and said, "Arise, for Yahweh has given the camp of Midian into your hands."
I too would have bowed to the ground and worshiped upon receiving such a
confirmation from the Lord. With great love and tenderness He does lead us into a
walk of faith.

In the day we live in we also have few examples of men and women who are walking
in faith. We live in that hour that Paul spoke of to Timothy where men “would have
a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof.” The churches today are weak and
anemic and are overrun by the enemy. Pastors are sending those who come to them
in need to the world to find their answers. Recently a couple we have known for
many years were on the verge of divorce after having been married more then twenty
years. They went to the pastor of the largest Baptist church in town for counseling
and as a last attempt to find reconciliation. The pastor advised the husband to take
drugs to deal with an anger problem and to go to a psychiatrist.

This is just one of a myriad of examples that demonstrate the powerlessness of the
church. Worldliness is entering into the church, and in many instances is being freely
invited in. Faith is largely absent and defeat is everywhere. In this environment the
Spirit is calling forth a remnant to embark upon a walk of faith, and recognizing the
environment of powerlessness and unbelief that people are being called out from, He
is willing to give many assurances of His will. I have at times asked for further
confirmation of Yahweh’s will for me, and He has been pleased to provide it. He has
even given me assurances when I did not ask.

One of the greatest challenges the Spirit has given to me has been to trust Him for
our financial needs. He has called us, as a demonstration to the body of His ability
to provide for all of our needs, and as an encouragement to the saints to pray and to
rest in the confidence of His love, to trust Him for all of our finances. This calling
first began in October of 1999 when the Spirit spoke to me to leave my employer
whom I had been with for fourteen years, and to trust Him to meet all of our needs.

This was a daunting word for me to receive, for I did not have money saved up in the
bank to see me through, nor did I have any other source of income. Therefore, I
asked for numerous confirmations and the Spirit provided them. The command of
the Spirit calling me to leave my employer was upon my mind continuously, and one
day as I walked through our kitchen my eye was attracted to a daily devotional
calendar. The verse stood out to me, Exodus 14:14. The numbers caught my attention
first, for I had been with my employer fourteen years, and later the name of the book
was also given as confirmation. The word Exodus means to journey out from a place,
to leave one’s previous habitat. I knew the Spirit was calling me to journey forth and
to leave my job and to embark on a life of faith in the area of finances.