Seven Steps to Victory: Episode 9

Summary

Andrew Wommack teaches from Deuteronomy 2:24, presenting God’s instructions to Israel as a pattern for pursuing victory in the Christian life. He argues that believers should not remain passive or wait for God to do something new. Instead, they should recognize what God has already provided, trust it by faith, and take practical steps to receive it.

Steps for pursuing victory

• Rise up: Stop remaining in a “wilderness” mindset, dependent on old circumstances, and move toward what God has prepared.
• Take your journey: Pursue the particular path or purpose God has for you.
• Pass over: Cross into new territory, even when doing so brings opposition.
• Contend or fight: Expect resistance and be willing to stand against it.
• Behold what God has done: See God’s promises as already accomplished, even before there is visible evidence. Wommack applies this to healing, provision, and other needs.
• Recognize that it has been given: He interprets “I have given” as assurance that provision has already been made, rather than something believers must persuade God to supply.
• Begin to possess it: Receiving may take time. Believers should act in the direction of what they are trusting God for and value progress rather than focusing only on what has not yet changed.

Faith, prayer, and receiving

Wommack contrasts prayers asking God to act with Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1: that believers’ understanding would be opened to what God has already done and given them. He describes this recognition as a mark of Christian maturity. He also cites Philemon 1:6, saying that faith becomes effective through acknowledging the good things believers have in Christ.

He uses salvation as an example: in his view, people receive it by believing in Jesus’ completed work, rather than asking Jesus to come, die, and rise again in the future. He applies the same principle to healing, provision, joy, and peace, saying believers must trust God’s provision before it becomes physically evident.

Wommack illustrates this with two examples:

• Jehoshaphat’s battle: In 2 Chronicles 20, Jehoshaphat’s people went out praising God after being told the battle was already won. Wommack presents their action as faith in God’s word before they had proof of the outcome.
• Wommack’s financial hardship: He recalls a time when he and his wife, Jamie, had little or no food. After he prayed and received reassurance from Luke 12:32, a friend gave them a large box of fish that evening. Wommack says he believed provision had been made before it appeared in their circumstances.

He encourages believers, within his framework, to rejoice before visible change—for example, before symptoms disappear—and to acknowledge partial improvement rather than concentrating only on what remains. He says that although he believes healing gifts and the faith of others can help someone, believers should also grow in their own understanding and faith rather than continually relying on others to pray for them.

Speakers and sources featured

• Andrew Wommack: Main speaker and teacher.
• Program announcer: Introduces the return from a break and provides information about obtaining the teaching materials.
• Promotional voiceover: Andrew Wommack promoting Through the Bible with Andrew Wommack and Charis Bible College.

Biblical sources cited: Deuteronomy 2:24; Ephesians 1:15–23 and 2; Philemon 1:6; Romans 10:9 and 8:6; 2 Chronicles 20; Luke 12:32; Mark 11:24; Ephesians 1:3 and 3:20; and 1 John 4:17.