Why Is My Faith Shrinking? (The Hidden Cause)

Part of me wants to leave the fate. Part of me doesn't believe that you can show up. Part of me my I have this heart posture [music] and I know I and I just help me. Help me in my unbelief. Help me in my unbelief this time [music] around. I mean, up until this point, my leaders, the disciples have saw the man that was living in the tomb with the legions get healed. The woman with the issue of blood touch the hinge of Jesus and get healed. Gyrus, the synagogue leader, they saw him believe in his daughter get risen from the dead.

Up until this point on two different occasions, they seen how the Lord takes scarcity, small resources, and multiplies. It's not enough just to be witnessing these miracles. At some point in your heart, you got to get it in you that, hey, Jesus is he's enough. [laughter] My leaders, ladies and gentlemen, you are now tuned in to Ja's Mike, home of the world's toughest leaders. If you just joined me, [music] you have made a declaration that you are a leader.

And this platform is to pour into you because leaders like yourself do so much for the world, [music] so much for organizations, so much for people, and so much for your family. family. >> [music] >> So my mission here is to motivate and inspire faith and confidence in each individual that watches this video so that we can be empowered to go [music] towards the calling that God has gifted you with. My name is Mike Janine. [music] I'm a certified life coach. I get the opportunity to speak to people on a oneonone. And I I'll be honest with y'all, I love those one-on-one moments. I love the coaching experience.

[music] And the reason I I love it is because coaches have helped me my entire life. It wasn't life coaches. It was actual sports coaches. But what they did was they always pushed me to new levels and they pushed me to new heights and they brought [music] something out of me that I never thought I had that was was within. So this platform is similar. Okay. I'm trying to push things that [music] are within you. Either bring out what you didn't know was lying dormant or cast out things that [music] should not be inside. Okay. So today I got a message for a specific person [music] right now.

And what the Lord has revealed to me about this individual and this avatar is that you're in a space right now. Okay? Where there's just a little bit of doubt that has begun. Just a little bit. It's not big. It's not huge. But it's a little bit of doubt that's trying to come in. a little bit of fear that's trying to settle in. Okay? Okay? And it's trying to spread. That's its purpose. purpose. It wants to spread and it wants to do something in your life that it should not be able or allowed to do.

Your circumstance right now has reached a point where you're wondering, "How is anything miraculous going to happen? How can I actually proceed forward here? I have resources, but it's just not enough. Okay, I'm in a situation that I never thought I would be in." And today is a video where I'm going to remind you of what the Lord has to say about your circumstance, about your situation. And my lady, we're going to read from the book of Mark chapter 8. Go ahead and open up to Mark chapter 8. I'm going to be reading a few verses, about nine or so verses from Mark chapter 8. Okay?

I want you to go there right now. And I'm going to break this down. Mark chapter 8. I want you to go to verses 13 and we're going to read to verse 21. Verse 13 and verse 21. Okay, I'm going to read and then we're going to visualize some things that are actually going on within this text. I'm going to give you some context to what's going on here. Okay. So before I start, man, let's let's ask the Holy Spirit to give us ears to hear, wisdom to understand.

Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Father, I'm grateful right now for your leader that is watching this video today. Father, we're thankful for your word. We come right now to glorify the name of Jesus Christ. Lord, we thank you for his love. We thank you for his mercy. We thank you for his grace. We thank you for the direction. Your word says that in Proverbs when we hearken on to wisdom, we're able to discern every good path. Lord, I want direction today, Lord.

And I pray that you will speak to the heart of your servant, the heart of your friend, the heart of your children, that you will speak to them through your words in the book of Mark. Lord God, remove anything that doesn't need to be in their heart. Remove any type of doubt, any type of fear, whatever is trying to grow. I ask that by the end of this video, it's cast out and is sent into the abyss today. So, we are open to your word right now. We receive your word by faith, heavenly father, and we're in expectation for what you're about to do at this moment.

In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. My leaders, it's very imperative that right now we enter a space where we don't get amnesia and we don't begin forgetting all the things that God has brought us up out of up until this point and all the things that we've surrendered to the Lord in the way that he's blessed us. When we're reading the book of Mark right now on chapter 8, what we're going to see is something very, very serious. Jesus, I'm talking about instantaneously and immediately rebukes a heart posture that his disciples had. He didn't even give him a few verses before he rebuked him. He just rebukes him.

And I and I thought this was so interesting because I I often miss this. I had to ask Jesus like why did you rebuke him so fast? What did you see that I missed? And so I want us to begin reading. Okay. So I'm going to read. Now mind you, where we are right now is after Jesus Christ just feeds the multitude of 4,000. 4,000. Okay? This is the second time we're going to see him feeding a group that has followed him for a few days and had nothing to eat. Jesus Christ does the miraculous and he multiplies a small portion of something. Okay?

He blesses it and he feeds a multitude. It's an absolute miracle. Okay? Now, check this out. Here's where we begin this text now. And in verse verse 13 it says and he left them and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread. bread. Neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. And he charged them saying, "Take heed. Beware of the leaving of the Pharisees and of the leaving of Herod.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, saying, "Is it because we have no bread?" And when Jesus knew it, he said unto them, Why reason ye, because you have no bread? bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have you your hearts yet hardened? Having eyes, see ye not? And having ears, ears, hear ye not? And do you not remember? Verse 19. When I break the five loaves among 5,000, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say unto him, 12. And when the seven among 4,000, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, seven.

And he said unto them, how is it that ye do not understand? So my leaders, first and foremost, this is powerful. We're going to break some of this down. How is it, disciples, that you do not understand? There's a little frustration going on with Jesus at this particular time because you would think that after every single thing that they have witnessed up until this point that Jesus Christ has done done that there would be some understanding of who they are rolling with and who is for them and who is with them And so let's read this. What struck the cord here? It's verse 14.

It says, "Now the disciples disciples had forgotten to take bread. Neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf." So the disciples did not have any more bread when they went along to this next journey. They only had one. Okay. And this is the key detail. I had to ask the Lord, why did you emphasize this? In verse 15, it says, "And he charged them, saying, take heed. Beware of the leaving of the Pharisees and of the leaving of Herod." So, one of my questions here when I pause is why did he command them after seeing that they only had one loaf?

Why did he command them to beware of the leaving of the Pharisees? And what is the leaving of the Pharisees and the leaving of Herod? Okay, so I started to dive in. I started to do some research about the leaving. As we know, leaving is yeast. Okay. And he's telling them to beware of the yeast of the Pharisees. The yeast when we think about the mustard grain seed that produces fate that I mean that moves mountains. Fate starts off small and it starts off small but it grows and it grows and it produces the fruit. Okay? And it produces this tree and it produces something that is of life.

It produces a substance that is good. good. But here's the opposite. The opposite of the leaving of the Pharisees. Okay. Okay. The leaving of the Pharisee, the yeast of the Pharisee is the idea of always doubting. Pharisees had a a hardened heart. Pharisees could see miracles happen but yet still not believe. Pharisees were always testing God, always wanting more miracles, signs and wonders. And until they got that, they would continue to question the sign that was already in front of them. Jesus says, "This generation there will be no sign given unto it." Why does he say that? Because Jesus Christ is the sign.

So be aware of this the leaving of the Pharisees. Be be take heed on the doubt that is now beginning to stir within your heart that resembles the posture of the Pharisees. Why is he why is he telling them to beware beware after just reading that they only had one loaf of bread? Interesting, right? And what is the leaving of the Herod? So the leaving of the Herod is the idea of worldly compromise, compromise, worldly thinking, worldly logic. We only have one bread. And I believe this actually maybe even tried to offend the Lord. Okay?

Because when you look at the verse of John 6:35, John [bell] 6:35 reads, "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." thirst." This is what Jesus says. Think about it. Jesus just finished feeding those who followed him. He fed the 5,000 and then he feeds the 4,000. He did not allow them to hunger. And here it is. The disciples go on this next journey with Jesus and they they only acknowledge one bread, not realizing that once again the bread of life is on the boat with them.

[laughter] >> [gasps] >> So check this out. You got to keep reading. Verse 16. And it says, "And they reasoned among themselves, saying, it is because we have no bread." And when Jesus knew it, he said unto them, Why reason ye because you have no bread? Perceive you not, neither understand? Have your hearts yet hardened? He said, "Having eyes, see you not. Having ears, hear you not. And do you not remember?" So here it is now where Jesus is once again checking a heart posture. There's verses in the Bible that talks about Jesus knowing the heart. Man perceives the outward appearances. God understands the heart.

Jesus has the ability to understand what's what has just taken place and what has just taken place is a heart posture. Once again, there was uh there was worry. The fact that we even have to mention that there's just one loaf on the on the ship and they had forgotten to take more. They didn't need to take more. They didn't need more bread. They didn't need more food. And Jesus begins to go into a deeper I'm talking about moment of reflection. And he says this.

He says in verse 19, he says, "When I break the five loaves among 5,000, how many baskets full of fragments took you up?" They said to him, "12." How many baskets did we take? I broke the bread that we had the small amount and we still had more left over. And in fact, if you don't remember that, what about what just happened? He says verse 20, "And when the seven among 4,000, 4,000, how many baskets full of fragments took you up?" And they said, "Seven." And he says, "How is it that you do not understand?" understand?" Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Disciples.

Jesus has just done the miraculous. He's done it in your sight. And it goes to show you one of the reasons why Jesus continues when he does his miracles and he doesn't allow he literally commands individuals not to share these miracles is because what we see is that miracles alone often times don't stick and produce faith. Miracles alone don't do it. And as I was reading the book of Mark and I'm reading up until chapter 8, one of the biggest things I was noticing, I was noticing all the miracles. [snorts] I was noticing the miracles and I said, "Dang, man, all these supernatural miracles." And it was boosting me up.

I'm getting hyped, but more so I'm not just getting hyped because I'm seeing all the miracles that are happening. What I saw was what really profounded everything. It really astonished me. Let me say it like that is that as I was reading from Mark 1 into Mark 8, there's something that I saw that struck my attention is that Jesus taught before you see a miracles happen. You see Jesus Christ teaching and you see Jesus Christ preaching. He's teaching and he's preaching. preaching. He's preaching and teaching. And what this is doing is is building people's faith. And then when your faith is being built, then the miracle happens, my leaders.

So faith comes by hearing and what? Hearing the word of God. So my faith isn't just being stirred up because hey, I'm over here reading the book of Mark and all these miracles is because I am reading the book and the book is reading me and God's words is building it's teaching me. It's teaching me something and it's building my faith up. And so now I can actually have enough faith for the miraculous. It's unbelief that literally displeases God. And it says in Hebrews 11:6, we keep saying this verse that it's impossible to please God without faith. faith. It's impossible.

So here we are now with the fact that hey that he's teaching and he's preaching and he would teach his disciples many things and he would go deeper with the disciples and he would describe things in parables and they would see things and here it is now God Jesus instantly rebukes a posture that's trying to occur the posture your worry. worry. I didn't tell you to worry about just having one loaf of bread. And I'm like, Jesus, how did you know that they were worried? Just the mentioning of it that they forgotten to take bread. Jesus has he understood a posture. I'm like, okay.

He didn't let a posture like that sit. I'm like, dang, can you give him a few verses? Can you can you let them wait this thing out? No. When he notices something that is contrary to what he wants you to be moving in, this spirit of worry, this spirit of doubt, he literally rebukes it immediately. Beware. Beware. You don't want that yeast. Because here's the thing about yeast that's so that's so profound. Yeast, it works from the inside. Okay? It puffs up. It's something that you can't see, right? And why is this dangerous? And it spreads spreads and it leads to decay. Doesn't lead to life.

It actually leads to decay. This is what happens when sin enters. When sin enters, this is what it does. Be aware. So you can't be rolling with Jesus and remain in one heart posture. You can't serve [laughter] you can't serve two masters. You either going to be rolling in faith or you're going to be rolling in fear. And when the posture presents itself, Jesus is aware of it and he's going to do what he can to inform you and to allow you to remember what he did last time. What he's teaching the disciples right now is something profound. Okay?

He's truly saying, "Hey disciples, disciples, you remember what I did last time." And this is what we have to move in. We got to remember, hey Jesus, I know my circumstance right now is a bit troublesome and part of me wants to leave the fate. Part of me doesn't believe that you can show up. part of me, my I have this heart posture and I know I and I just help me help me in my unbelief. Help me in my unbelief this time around. I mean, up until this point, my leaders, the disciples have saw the man that was living in the tomb with the legions get healed. healed.

They've seen the woman with the issue of blood touch the hinge of Jesus and get healed. They've seen Gyrus, the synagogue leader. leader. I mean, dude, they saw him believe in his daughter get risen from the dead. What do you mean? Up until this point on two different occasions, they seen how the Lord takes scarcity, small resources, and multiplies. multiplies. And there's a deeper representation of what those two different u multiplications of the the multitude defeating. That's a whole different message. But up until this point, they saw that. So now it's not enough just to be witnessing these miracles.

At some point in your heart, you got to get it in you that, hey, Jesus is he's enough. He's with us. I mean in the storm it was the same principle. Jesus expected them even in the midst of the storm to have a posture of peace. Be still. So So to my leader who's dealing with a scenario that's trying to spread like yeast, I need you today to decide to hey, give this to the Lord. Give this to your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Because what he's really saying is the same thing that he was saying to the disciples. disciples. This is what he's saying. Verse 21.

How is it that you do not understand? understand? How is it that once again we're in a scenario we don't understand that the Lord is able? He is more than able to do above and exceedingly beyond beyond what we could think or what we can even imagine. imagine. He's able. And so this is the posture that he he he's calling forth to his disciples. It's the same posture he's calling to you and it's the same posture he's calling forth to myself as well too.

Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Father, right now we cast out the leaving of the Pharisees and we cast out the leaving of Herod that has tried to infiltrate our hearts, Lord God. And we ask that you would turn any heart of stone into a heart of flesh. And I pray that right now that my leader begins to remember everything that you've done up until the point of their life. All the miracles that the miracles weren't just spectacles for them to be in awe of. No, no.

That those miracles will begin to be a a a reminder, memorial stone reminders of what you've took them out of, what you've done, the times you've healed them, the times you brought provision, the times that their fate had made them whole. I'm just praying right now, Lord, that they remember. You asked the disciples to do you not remember about the feeding of the 5,000 and the feeding of the four. So, Father, let us remember our moments that we've had with you that were just like that. We are not going to backtrack during this time. We are not going to go back into a place of doubt.

You said it's impossible to please you without faith. And Lord, from what I could tell from my leader, all they want to do is please you. So, Lord, we declare and we decree that our faith right now is restored in Jesus' name. And we believe you for the miracle that you're going to perform, heavenly father. And Lord, we seek you in your word to continue to build our faith, heavenly father. And we thank you right now for being with us, Jesus Christ. Thank you for the rebuke, Lord. Thank you for thank you for revealing that we had we had a yeast, Lord, within us. Thank you.

And I say thank you for removing the yeast right now. I cast out the yeast that's in my leader right now at this moment by the authority in the name of Jesus. You are set free. Hallelujah. and we are free indeed, Lord God. So, Father, we will begin to move in boldness. We'll begin to move in faith and we will begin to move in expectation. Your word says that hope deferred makes the heart sick. Lord, we have our hope in it that it's literally in you. And so, we shall not fall sick. And so, I rebuke that spirit, Lord God. And I want to say thank you.

And we say thank you for hearing our prayer and for answering on our prayer. and we are in expectation for you to do another miracle and for you to show up in our life God. So we just want to say that we love you. We thank you and in Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. My leaders, I love you but Jesus Christ loves you more. Get back into that space of faith again and leave leave that yeast alone. Okay, Jesus Christ is with you. Make sure my ladies to check this video out or check this video out so I can pour into you some more.

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