All I can say is Bishop Jakes would not currently accept the designation of Prosperity Preacher or Word of Faith Preacher as an accurate description of what he believes currently. Now his ministry will have to bear that out. I'm not here to defend him or stick up for his various errors. And I don't want to minimize error that is significant. All I'm saying is that he, as of two weeks ago, would not accept those terms, in private conversation, as accurate descriptors of what he believes.

Our prayer must be, "Father, I'm waiting for You because I know You are good in what You do and in when you do it.

If He wasn't going to use that hard thing for your good, it wouldn't have happened. He had to sign off on every single thing that touches your life.

God's not afraid of a mess. He wants to do a cleaning.

By your grace, I will not despair. I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

While you can't keep fear from visiting, you can slam the door in its face. With God's promise in your hand, that's exactly what you are able to do.

Too many times we're looking for ways to get around deep waters and dangerous fires, rather than through them. Has this ever been your experience?