"Discern Your Part" by Nancy Dufresne

First Corinthians 11:27-30 reads, “Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep (die prematurely).”

    Notice the progression shown in the last sentence — weak, then sickly, then premature death.

​There’s a twofold application to this passage:

1) “not discerning the Lord’s (physical) body” — Those who don’t discern that Jesus paid the price with His own blood and body for our salvation, healing, and victory don’t exercise their faith to receive what His body and blood purchased for us, and that’s the cause why many are weak, sickly, and die prematurely.

2) “not discerning the Lord’s (spiritual) body” — This refers to not discerning the Body of Christ that’s in the earth today, and Christians not discerning their place and their responsibility as a member of the Body of Christ.

    Paul said that for this cause — for not discerning either Hisphysical body or His spiritual body — “MANY are sick, weak, and die prematurely.” Not a few, but many.

    First Corinthians 12:18 tells us, “But now hath GOD SET the members every one of them in the body, as it hath PLEASED him.” Every member has a place in the Body of Christ where they are to function, and it’s God who sets each member. Since it’s God Himself who sets us in a place in the Body, then we are not authorized to vacate the place where He sets us. When people don’t discern the place God has set them, and they don’t function in that place, this is one cause why many are weak, sickly, and die prematurely.

    According to this verse, God sets us in the place where it PLEASES HIM. If He is pleased to set us in a particular place, then we are to be pleased to be in that place and not want a different place of our own choosing.

    When we are in the place God set us, then we will RECEIVE a supply for our own lives in that place, and we will BRING a supply to others.

    Ephesians 4:16 tells us, “From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint SUPPLIETH, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.”

    This verse lets us know that when every member of the Body is occupying and functioning in the place where they fit, they will BRING a supply to the Body of Christ, and they will also RECEIVE a supply for their own life. The result will be that the Body will increase and be built up and strengthened.

    When the lives of Christians are lacking, many times it’s due to them not being in the place where God has SET them, therefore, they aren’t receiving what they need.

    We don’t just fit everywhere — we fit where GOD SETS us.

    My husband used to say, “If you don’t know what part you are to bring to the Body of Christ, just serve in your local church based on your natural abilities, and as you are faithful to do that, your supernatural abilities will kick in.”

    My husband’s testimony includes how he got saved in a Full Gospel church on a Sunday morning. That night, he said to the pastor, “For 25 years I have served the devil, but now I want to do something for God. Is there anything I can do around here?”

    “Yes,” the pastor said. “We don’t have anyone to clean the church toilets.”

    Ed said, “Then that’s my job. I’ll do it!” And he did.

    He began functioning in his place in the Body of Christ by cleaning the toilets. When he was found faithful with that, he was promoted to door greeter, then to deacon, then he began to pastor, and finally God promoted him into the ministry office he was born for.

    As he set his hand to something he was capable of doing, God promoted him — he progressed in the anointing because he began by serving in any place available to him in the local church, and God promoted him. He brought his supply, and he received a supply.

    What an honor to be a member of the Body of Christ! What an honor to be set by God in a functioning place — in a place where we BRING a supply to God’s family, the Body of Christ that is in the earth, and we RECEIVE a supply for our lives through His Body.

    That’s why it is not only important, but vital to be in the local church where God directs you. We don’t fit just anywhere — we fit where HE SETS us!

    Discerning our part and bringing our supply to the Body of Christ is a matter of life and death, for Paul said that for this cause of not discerning the Body of Christ, many are weak, sickly, and die prematurely.

    But because we can see the importance of discerning our part, we choose to discern and stay in the place where He sets us. It pleases Him when we are occupying and functioning in the place where He sets us, and it is our joy and delight to do that which pleases our Father.

"God Funds The Plan" by Nancy Dufresne

  In 2014, God told me He was going to give me Aimee Semple McPherson’s vacation home that she finished building in 1929, called “Aimee’s Castle.” Then in 2015, God worked miracles for me, and I purchased the home.

    When God began dealing with me about buying it, I knew that it would require all the money I had at the time to buy it, and then even more to renovate it.

    I asked God, “Is it wise to buy something that’s going to call for all of my money?”

    He said to me, “The money is for the plan!”

    I realized that it’s not about the MONEY – it’s about the PLAN!

    When I know something is the plan of God, that’s all I need to know to move ahead. I will pay whatever it costs to fulfill the plan, because I’m more interested in the plan being fulfilled than I am in saving money.

    Many have stepped back from God’s plan because their mindset is toward saving money instead of toward fulfilling the plan.

    Years ago, my husband and I took out a high-interest loan to build our church, then later refinanced, just to fulfill the plan!

    I won’t forfeit any of the plan just so I can keep any money I may have. The money is for the plan!

    Money is a tool, not a guide! We aren’t to be led by price – we are to be led by the Spirit. It’s not my call to save money – it’s my call to fulfill the plan. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not talking about being wasteful, but whatever it costs to fulfill the plan is not a waste! I will not slow down on the plan just to save money.

    The supply we need for our lives is in the plan! When we move in line with God’s plan, that plan has God’s abundance attached to it. So, we receive all the supply and funding we will ever need when in the plan, for the plan of God is our wealthy place – it’s the fully-funded place! God’s plan is a magnet that draws to us all we will ever need!

    My husband and I traveled often and spent much money to be in Dad Hagin’s services, because he was a divine supply to our lives. It was God’s plan that we be in services with our spiritual father. When we were in his services, we would receive revelation, answers, correction, and help we needed in running our race. We received impartations for our lives and impartations that nourished the anointing and mantles on us. It was worth the money it cost!

    Don’t miss out on being in the meetings you know you should be in just to save money. We can’t afford to miss out on receiving impartations from a man of God just to save money. That will cost us too much! The money is for the plan, and it’s God’s plan that we receive impartations and help from those spiritual leaders He puts in our lives.

    When God tells me to travel to certain foreign countries, many times He speaks to me in a very strong way – I have divine visitations when I’m there. More than once, God has shown me about my future while in other countries. God honored the sacrifices I made to be there.

    The will of God and the plan of God for our lives are our priority, and we have to make sure that we don’t let money distort our thinking.

    God has a plan for your life, and that plan is abundantly supplied. Stay with the plan, and you’ll stay with the supply!

"Joy – The Flow of Heaven" by Nancy Dufresne

Romans 14:17 reads, “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” The flow of the Holy Ghost is a flow of righteousness, peace, and joy – this is the flow that God is manifesting Himself in. God’s not moving and manifesting in a troubled flow of worry, fear, doubt, and confusion.

     No matter how much we pray in the Holy Ghost, if we’re not in peace and joy, we’re out of the flow of the Holy Ghost, for righteousness, peace, and joy is the flow of the Holy Ghost. That’s the flow God is moving and working in.

     Jesus stated in Luke 17:21, “…the kingdom of God is within you.” Righteousness, peace, and joy is the flow of the Kingdom of God that is within us now! Because it’s IN you NOW, you can yield to the flow of that Kingdom anytime you want – as much as you want!

     Circumstances don’t always offer us peace and joy – no problem! YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN! It’s IN you! Yes, opposing circumstances come, but those circumstances can never eliminate the flow of the Kingdom that is within us to draw on anytime we need it! We don’t wait for circumstances to offer us joy – we brought our own! Now it’s up to us to yield to that joy flow within by rejoicing!

     Righteousness, peace, and joy is the flow that Heaven is enjoying right now, and that’s the same flow that He made ours while we are living on the earth. That’s the flow that is in us right now, and we can draw on it and yield to it anytime we want! We can get so full of Heaven’s flow and so skillful at yielding to that flow that Heaven’s flow permeates our lives and our homes! We can live there before we go there! We are to become skillful at tapping into and drawing out of Heaven’s flow that’s within.

     When my husband died, that was not a joyful or peaceful EVENT, but the FLOW of joy and peace was not withdrawn from me because of the event. That event could not take my choice from me – I could still choose the peace and joy flow of Heaven for my life – and I did!

     Nehemiah 8:10 tells us, “…the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Joy is a conductor of God’s strength – it transmits God’s strength. 

     As we rejoice over the healing power that Jesus provided, the strength of healing flows into our bodies. As we rejoice over the prosperity that Jesus made ours, the strength of prosperity flows into our finances. As we rejoice, power flows! And it flows to every arena of life as we rejoice in God’s supply for that arena – business, family, children, health, and finances. The power flows as long as we rejoice.

     When we run with joy, the race refreshes us instead of tiring us. HOW we run matters! We are to run joyfully! If we let go of our joy, we let go of our strength. Rejoice and get refreshed! We’re always running with some companion – it might as well be the companion of joy! What a joyous race! What a joy to run the divine race God authored for us!

     Rejoicing opens the door to the power of God. In the past, when faced with great opposition, I would rejoice before God. While rejoicing, God said to me, “In the rejoicing, power flows!” While we rejoice, power is flowing. If we stop rejoicing, the power stops flowing. While you’re rejoicing, what you need starts moving toward you.

     There’s nothing you can’t praise your way out of. As Jerry Savelle preaches, “If the devil can’t get your joy, he can’t get your goods!”

     Peace, joy, and rejoicing is the atmosphere of Heaven – there’s no one troubled or sad in Heaven. When we rejoice, we are choosing to enter into the same flow as Heaven’s atmosphere. When we rejoice, Heaven will get involved, for that’s the atmosphere of Heaven – the joy atmosphere. When we choose to rejoice, we are choosing our atmosphere – Heaven’s atmosphere. That’s how we can live there before we go there – by rejoicing.

     James 1:2 instructs us, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations." Things may be “out of place” in your life, but joy better not be out of place! It's the joy that will keep the test from getting in you. We can laugh and rejoice when faced with opposition because we KNOW something we don't yet see or feel – victory is ours! Those who don't know, don't laugh – but those who KNOW, laugh!

     The exit road out of every test is paved with joy, and until we get in the joy flow and rejoice, we’re not yet on the exit road. Rejoicing is how I exited the greatest seasons of tests and trials of my life. Rejoicing brought His strength on the scene. Rejoicing brought God into view. Rejoicing held my attention on God and off the test. Rejoicing drew me out of the mental arena and into the faith arena – to my spirit. Rejoicing got my faith moving, and when faith was moving, I received my help. Joy is the faith flow. If we’re not in joy, we’re not in faith – no matter how many scriptures we’re confessing.

     Isaiah 55:12 tells us, “…ye shall GO OUT with joy and be led forth with peace….” Now when tests show up, I START REJOICING – and the test can’t even GET IN!

     When you’re skillful with joy, tests come, but they don’t get in you. The joy flow can be so strong in you that the test can’t get in. Yes, the test may be there, but joy won’t let it in! Joy is the bouncer at the door forbidding entrance to the test!

     Job 5:22 instructs us, “At destruction and famine, thou shalt laugh” – I will joy! Sick people are authorized to laugh – laugh at what threatens destruction. Those who are depressed are authorized to laugh! The Word tells us to put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness (depression). Those who may be facing financial difficulties are authorized to laugh, for you know God is your Provider. No matter what the test may be, you are authorized to laugh – rejoice in the face of it. That brings God’s power and strength on the scene!

     When struck with a test, many go to prayer when they need to go to rejoicing. There’s nothing you can’t praise your way out of! 

     Circumstances won’t always offer you joy. Become skillful at stirring up the joy within and draw it out. You do that by rejoicing! You don’t need to pray for God to give you joy – He already did! It’s in you! And it’s up to you how much joy you choose to draw out, for the Kingdom of God is within you – righteousness, peace, and joy are in you – Heaven’s flow is in you. Enter into that flow and live days of Heaven on the earth!