Shammah Fountain of Hope Church

04/12/2024

*Self examination*

As we approach the end of the year, many people are focused on what God has not yet done for them. They may become angry and bitter, blaming God for what they couldn’t achieve, even after praying and fasting. However, we must remember there is another side to consider.

In the Bible, there was a time when Joshua was leading Israel. God had promised victory to Joshua and the people of Israel. In Joshua 1:8, God personally assures Joshua that He would be with him wherever he went. Despite this promise, when they went into battle, Israel was defeated. The natural reaction could be to look to God in anger and ask, “What happened? Why did this defeat occur?” At times, we may even stop praying or serving Him because we feel let down. However, Joshua knew something was wrong, but he also knew it could never be God's fault. God is faithful and stands by His Word. Therefore, they began to search out the cause.

Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.” Joshua and the people knew they needed to search for the reason behind their defeat. Similarly, in our lives, we must examine ourselves and seek understanding when things aren’t going as expected. Why is the power of God not moving in your life as promised? Sometimes situations happen because God is teaching us or revealing His glory, but other times, it requires self-examination and a willingness to change.

In the case of Israel, God revealed the problem: someone in the camp had disobeyed His command. In Joshua 7:1, we learn that Achan took items that were meant to be destroyed, which caused a plague to come upon the entire nation. The people of Israel had to deal with this sin before they could step back into the promises of God.

I don’t know what has kept you from experiencing God’s promises, but I encourage you to examine your heart and mind this morning. Ask God, “Perhaps I’ve done something knowingly or unknowingly. Help me to see where I’ve gone wrong, where I’ve allowed the enemy to influence me, and where I need to return to my original purpose in You.” Sometimes your breakthrough is closer than you think. God may be calling you to change your associations, to distance yourself from the wrong people. For others, He may be asking you to return to the practices that once brought you closer to Him—like prayer, studying His Word, or repentance. For some, the key may be simply to ask for forgiveness and make a change.

In the end, God desires for us to return to the heart and character He originally created in us. He wants us to walk in the fullness of the promises He has for our lives. May God open our eyes and minds as we seek to rediscover the real person He made us to be.

*Let's meet again tomorrow, same time, same place. Remember to invite others as we grow together, becoming an army of prayer warriors for the Kingdom of God.*

03/10/2024

God is Not a Man

Numbers 23:19 reminds us, "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind." Unlike humans, who often change their decisions based on circumstances, our God remains unchanging. What He accomplished yesterday, He can certainly do today. Luke 18:27 tells us, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."

In this season, bring all your impossible situations to Him and trust for a turnaround. Often, we allow the perspectives and experiences of others to shape our faith, overshadowing what God is capable of. Remember the story of the twelve spies (Numbers 13-14): ten brought a report of fear, while two trusted God’s promise. We must choose which perspective will shape us.

Refuse to be confined by what the world deems "normal" if it doesn't reflect God's power. Don’t settle for less! Believe in God's ability to turn your circumstances around. I see Him showing up and showing off in your life as you press into prayer this month—do not give up! He has done it before for others and for you, and He will do it again.

Let’s gather for prayer tomorrow from 5 AM to 6 AM. Encourage others to join us too!

20/09/2024

20/09/2024

Things that can make slaves have power over us.

Gal 4:1 *Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.*

Ecc 10.5-7 is talking about princes leading the horses when the slaves are actually sitting on the horses and this is really mind blowing to the writer.

So today I want to talk about some things that can make the slave have guts to ride on horse whilst giving the prince the rope to lead.

1. Bad decisions - each time Israel who makes bad decisions God would put them in the hand of their enemies and they would be oppressed
2. Association, Achan took the accursed thing that God had forbidden and the whole Israel was defeated yet they were a royal nation
3. Impatience - Saul when he wanted to go to battle, he got pressure from people around and ended up thinking let me sacrifice and not wait for Samuel as he is late and this move ended up making God angry and stripping his Kinghood

Let's pray for God to open our eyes that we can close the doors that are giving the devil access and the guts to enjoy our benefits whilst we suffer.

Gal 4:1 says as long as the child is still young the slave is in charge. So the slave will detect the pace for the child's access, what the child hears, eats, dresses etc and as long as the child will not mature the slave will continue to be in charge.

Here the child is you, God has given you everything and put you to rule the earth but as long as you are not growing the world (the slave ) will rule over you. It will detect your pace of growth, your lifestyle, your dressing etc when it's supposed to be the other way round.

Today desire and work towards spiritual growth and maturity. Make a commitment to grow pray more, read the word, mind your speech and surround yourself with godly things. It's a decision and you can do it and and you will see yourself enjoying the fullness of your calling.

Join our WhatsApp prayer group for push prayers from 5am to 6am Zim time

19/09/2024

My Project, My growth (Spiritual Growth).

*1 Chr 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.*

The Bible is speaking of these people they had the understanding of seasons and times and were not confused by life but they knew what they ought to do.

It takes a relationship with God to be able to know what you need to do in life. You need to grow spiritually to get to a level of understanding and seeing God. A level of enjoying prayer as a two way conversation between you and God.

Sometimes drawbacks come by understanding the extent of our challenges rather than The God Who solves the challenges.

May you encounter God and be able to hear Him speak to you personally. Seek to grow spiritually and not be stagnant. You can be 20 years 39 years in the physical but in the spirit you remaining at 2 years you are not growing. Your growth is your commitment.

Commit to grow feed your spirit with the Word of God, prayers, change the environment you set yourself in and have a burning desire for God.Its high time you stop dreaming about the kingdom of the devil and take charge of your spirit even when sleeping and dream of the kingdom of God.
May God reveal Himself to you. 8 hours 7 hours or whatever hours you sleep in the night is too long to miss God speak. Say God say something to me everyday. He can do that. That is what a relationship is about that.

Christianity is not a game of luck but it's a lifestyle and a sure lifestyle where God reveals things to His children and they walk not as blind but with eyes to know where they are going and coming from to understand the seasons and times and knowing what they ought to do.
No more confusion, no more hard turns, no more in Jesus Christ mighty name.

In some cases God will not remove the challenge but He will need you to outgrow the challenge and move out of it. Jesus simply outgrew the grave and moved out of it but the grace remained. Outgrow your situation by growing spiritually today.

Remember to join in for live prayer from 5am to 6am Zim time and also invite others. Prayer is the way to God and Christ is the answer.

18/09/2024

(Gen 1:28 & Ecc 10:5-7)

Time & Chance

Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

- Time and chance happen to us all, opportunities come to everyone including you and me.
- ⁠like the sons of Issachar who understood time, knowing what to do in every situation and time; we need to understand our time and take advantage of opportunities to grow.
- ⁠we need to understand the value of every seed that God gives to us. Sometimes God gives big blessings but they come in the form of tiny seeds.
- ⁠Isaac planted during drought and harvested a hundred fold. He did this because he understood that His God supplies not according to our experience but His riches and glory (Philippians 4:19).
- it’s your season to become unstoppable, to overcome, to be unlimited.
- ⁠you’re not a limited version of what God created.

Remember to join in prayer 5-6am Zimbabwean time. Also invite others to join the WhatsApp group.

17/09/2024

Take charge

Genesis 1:28
Ecc 5:17

Stop crying and feeling sorry for yourself but rather begin to stand and start declaring life in every dead situation. Ezekiel 37, in the valley of the dry bones the Lord asked man to declare and speak His word to the bones and they become a mighty army of the Lord. Stand up today and start to declare the Word of God over your life, ministry, career, family wherever.
Do not allow the systems, your background or what is going on to detect the pace of your life. You have power even to stop the rain and the sun like Joshua just so you can win a battle. Do not look down upon yourself, you are loaded with power and ability the sky is not even the limit because you are seated in heavenly places far above all with Jesus Christ.

Go on and take charge of your life.

Join prayer from 5am to 6am Zim time everyday and invite your family friends or anyone to this God who can set things on order.

16/09/2024

As we begin the week we continue to give glory to God. God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.Psalms 89:34-37 He speaks about how He will not break his covenant nor alter the word that has gone out of His mouth.
God doesn't change His word because of how deep the situation is or how far along you seem but He remains the same. Abraham just because he was 100 and science said he was past child bearing age was not a reason to panic God or make him change.
It was Abraham and Sarah who panicked and took on Hagar but God remained steadfast and still they had the child as promised.
This week I heard God say there are certain people whose issues have already been given judgement but God is going to still do what He promised which is to deliver you do not panic. It may seem you are in the fire-way Daniel but still he stands on the word that fire will not burn you.

This week we are pushing a theme we have named *My project, my growth*. Your life is your project and your growth is your responsibility. God expects you to take charge and authority of your own life and stop certain patterns and redirect it in the direction you need in the will of God.
Ecc speaks of an evil under the sun and that evil is being blamed on those in charge. Genesis explains who is in charge and makes its clear that you are in charge. Stand and take charge of your life. Do not remain quiet. Pray and declare shape your direction.

Ecc 10:5-7
Genesis 1:28

Let's meet everyday 5am -6am Zimbabwe times and please invite others to join
See you at the top because that is where you belong.

14/09/2024

Good morning,as we end this week we want to end in gratefulness. We need to learn to take a pause in life and look back to see what the Lord has done before in order for us to have a stage and strength to face whatever situation we are going through. Gratitude itself is a door opener and removes the spirit of delay from life.
The other reason why the Israelites took longer in the wilderness was simply because whenever they faced challenges they would complain instead of building up that which God had done for them and allow it to be a stage for their next level.
David when faced with Goliath a giant more experienced than him, a man who made the whole nation to be quiet what gave him advantage is the fact that he paused and looked back and he saw the hand of God and that becomes a stage for the defeat of Goliath.

I don't know what you are going through, how deep you are now but I do know how to take you out of that deep end, pause look back and see the goodness of the Lord and be grateful.

Paul and Silas in prison the Bible doesn't record what happened before midnight but it only recorded when they decided to ignore their situation and began to give praises and the prison gates were opened. You might not be where you want but you are somewhere, praise God for that. You might not be having food but you do have an appetite that's a reason to praise God.

Join us in prayer everyday so we can pray together 5am to 6am Zimbabwe time online


God bless you.

12/09/2024

*Move: Mind Transformation*

Deuteronomy 1:6-7
The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
- God does not want us to overstay in places no matter how good they may seem to us because He always has something planned for us and it is better than what we have already tasted. *Jer 29:11*.

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
We need to reject worldly thinking on things because it makes us see barriers and obstacles, but embrace God’s perspective because with God there are no barriers nor obstacles.
- let us feed upon the Word of God- do it until people begin to say that you’re with Jesus.
- ⁠Peter and John were unlearned but because they spent their time with Jesus, people saw that Jesus had influenced their reasoning.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

-The Bible tells us that, ‘as a man thinketh in his mind so is he’. We need to think on things that are worthy, things that place us on the path of progress.

Let God change our mindset
- ⁠Most people who moved it was because God changed their mindset.
- ⁠God can call you to change your mind (Gedion, Mosses, Paul)
- ⁠God can give you instructions that will change your mind (David- he would always inquire from God)
- ⁠God can provide for you to change your mindset (Abraham, Job)
- ⁠God can shield you to change your mindset (Job, etc)

-Pray that God can reveal Himself to change your mind.

10/09/2024

1 Pet 2:9
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful ligh