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Unique Gifts Make Winning Teams - Session 14: God Has Designed My Heart to Run on Faith, Hope & Love

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Wellness and Self-Improvement

Key wellness, self-care, and productivity strategies

Run your life on “faith, hope, and love”

  • Ground everything in 1 Corinthians 13:13: abide in faith, hope, and love.
  • When filled with these, you stay open to God’s grace and become more relational (“friendly” → better connection).

Use emotional/spiritual practices to shift from negativity to health

  • The speaker connects faith/hope/love with restoring inner wellness.
  • Practical takeaway: replace negativity quickly to restore yourself.
  • He contrasts the effects of anger/resentment with healing/restored health (described as “switching” the immune system back on).

Morning journaling as a fast reset (primary technique)

Journaling is framed as the #1 way to return to a posture of faith, hope, and love.

Suggested practice:

  • Start the day with: “Good morning Lord—what do You want to say to me?”
  • He claims guidance can come in ~5 minutes.
  • If you get cranky later: repeat a short journaling session (again ~5 minutes) to remove negativity and restore your posture.

Two-way journaling to “hear God’s voice”

A main method in the series:

  1. Picture Jesus with you
  2. Quiet yourself down
  3. Tune to the flow
  4. Write/respond (“hear and reply”)

Six ways God speaks / guides (decision-support framework)

A framework the speaker uses:

  1. Two-way journaling (direct listening)
  2. Illumined scripture (verses “leap off the page”)
  3. Anointed thoughts (thoughts guided by flow)
  4. Peace vs. unrest (inner confirmation: “go this way” vs. “don’t”)
  5. Counsel of others—especially a fivefold team
    • Teacher + Prophet + Pastor + Apostle + Evangelist (for perspective beyond your own)
  6. Fruit of life (test outcomes: are things moving forward / is there blessing?)

Stay positive when life/business/news are depressing (“incubating only Christ”)

  • He rejects giving up or adopting chronic negativity, emphasizing that “leadership is transferred to those who remain positive.”
  • He recommends “incubating only Christ” (also called Mountain Moving Faith) to protect your inner life from negative inputs like news.

“Incubation” model: fill the 5 senses of the spirit

Described as three stages: conception → incubation → birth

Conception (seeds planted through God):

  • Ears of the heart: receive a rhema word (spoken promise)
  • Eyes of the heart: receive visions (fulfilled promises)

Incubation:

  • Mind in your heart ponders
  • Will chooses and moves in that direction
  • Emotions move you to action

Birth:

  • Say it before you see it
  • Obey immediately when prompted
    • Example referenced: Abraham acting the same day
  • Result: consistent action leads to eventual “birth” (fulfillment)

Thought management: take thoughts captive

  • Prohibit fear/accusation/condemnation and thoughts that undermine faith.
  • Allow only thoughts aligned with love, joy, and peace to “rule” your mind.

Unique gifts + team-based productivity for destiny fulfillment

  • Each person has a unique gift and unique destiny to serve the world.
  • Strategy to fulfill destiny:
    • Combine your calling with a fivefold team of counselors
    • Develop communication skills, especially:
      • not reacting
      • learning to be a peacemaker

Affirmation-style self-speaking (manifestation/prayer-lite)

Encourages viewers to speak sentences such as:

  • “I am uniquely gifted to fulfill my destiny…”
  • “I have been given a team to complement my gifts…”
  • “Together these allow me to be a world changer…”

Closing prayer of “impartation”

He prays for:

  • empowerment by the Holy Spirit
  • increased faith
  • creativity
  • belief that gifts/destiny will release wealth and blessing
  • Emphasis that credit/glory is directed to God.

Presenters / sources mentioned

  • Mark Virkler (speaker/presenter)
  • 1 Corinthians 13:13 (Bible verse cited)
  • Genesis 12 (rhema word example)
  • Genesis 17 (Abraham name change; obedience example)
  • Romans 4 (Abraham “considered/reckoned” God able)
  • Communion with God Ministries website (where “Leader’s Paradigm” and teachings are referenced)
  • “Leader’s Paradigm” (teaching/blog referenced)
  • “Incubating only Christ” (sermon referenced)
  • “Mountain Moving Faith” (sermon/teaching referenced)

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