Exploits For God - Byron Howell Ministries

God has done great things for all of us, and God wants us to share our story with others. We are all called to share about God with our friends and family, and this is one of the most rewarding endeavors that life has to offer. In this message we look at how Jesus turned one man's life around in Mark chapter 5, and then I tell you a little of my testimony. God has a great plan for your life, and a huge part of it is sharing His love with the world.

This world is filled with opportunities for injury, sickness and disease. Unfortunately, it’s very possible that you will suffer a physical problem at some time. But fortunately God’s Word tells us what to do about it. In this teaching I show you how to approach every kind of physical problem, from the most mild to the most serious, and how you should involve God in every healing journey. No matter what you are going through, God wants you well, and this message will greatly help you focus on God and His promises and begin seeing His healing power flow into your body.

This is the first message from this semester of our Prayer and Healing group. At Prayer and Healing we focus on some awesome subjects and God’s will for our lives, including spiritual realities, God’s promises like healing, and growing in our relationship with the Holy Spirit. I’ve published this episode on my podcast so people can hear the recording and consider joining us for the class. Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. at the Grace Family Church Carrollwood campus – 5100 W. Waters Ave., Tampa, FL 33634. Please note that you do not need to be a member of Grace to attend. We hope to see you there!

Marriage is not easy, but God still wants you to have a great marriage. Regardless of how you feel about your spouse today, God can change the way you feel, and God can change the way your spouse feels about you. God wants you and your spouse to do great things in this life, not just individually but also together. In your union you can do more than you can do alone. I hope you enjoy this message where I give you some practical advice and mental frameworks for taking your marriage to the next level.

Every interaction you have with another person is an opportunity for a God-moment, even your hardest interactions. You are going to have many interactions with difficult people. Handling these in a Godly manner is often very difficult. However, you can turn every interaction into an opportunity for an encounter with God. Your interactions, even in mundane or basic areas of life, can become adventures with God and the most exciting part of your life. In this message I explain how to have the right perspective on yourself and others and I give practical guidance for experiencing God in all your interactions.

Obeying God can be hard. I’m not saying it’s meant to be hard or should be hard, but it still can be. My own obedience journey has been long and difficult, and I know I still have a ways to go. Fortunately, I’ve learned a lot along the way, and I know some of these Biblical and practical insights will help you on your journey. God has a wonderful plan for your life, and all of His directions will help you get there. Listening to God and obeying His directions is how we start living in His plan for our lives. I know this discussion will help you on your way.

I have often struggled with the idea that Jesus’ yoke is easy and His burden is light. To be honest, many times have I thought that God’s requirements are burdensome. Especially when I consider the world around me, I regularly experience inner conflict when making decisions in virtually every area of my life. Shall I do right or wrong? Shall I follow God’s directions or not? But I believe God has helped me understand these problems and their source. I can experience the easy that Jesus wants for me, the rest for my soul that He promises.

Many of us listen to podcasts and take in a variety of content, and personal growth content is extremely influential right now, even for Christians. Personally, I read a lot of books, listen to a lot of podcasts and generally consume a lot of content. Some of the secular personal growth content I consume has been very helpful to my life and even my relationship with God. However, it’s important to have the right mental framework for these materials, especially for Christians trying to follow God’s plan for their lives. In this message I discuss some of my personal experiences with secular personal growth content and entertainment, and how I make sure these sources add to my life for God’s Kingdom and don’t pull me in the wrong direction. I know you’ll find this helpful for you own journey, regardless of what content you consume.

As you spend time with God and His Word you learn about His wonderful will for your life. You also read about His amazing promises. But how can we see God’s will, and God’s promises, in our lives? The answer is faith, understanding operational faith that brings God’s will into our lives. In this teaching I explain how you can easily understand and begin using your faith to see God’s best in every area of your life.

You can easily learn to hear from God, and you can start hearing from Him clearly and regularly. Here is a relatively short message covering all the basics you need to know. Your destiny, the good works God has planned for you to do, can only be found in God’s specific directions for your life. The highest expression of you and your best possible life will only be found in your obedience to Him. Moreover, making the best decision every time is possible, and divine direction for every decision is available, when you start hearing God. God’s voice to us is one of life's greatest treasures, and you will hear Him regularly and clearly when you start tuning in to Him.

There is another realm of reality, the unseen realm or the spiritual realm. If you want to see God's miraculous power manifest God's will in your life, you need to start focusing on what can't be seen, the realities of the spiritual realm. When you learn to focus on the unseen, and ignore opposing circumstances that can be seen, you will strengthen your faith and position yourself for God's supernatural force to produce in your life.

In this podcast we see what the Bible says about God's will for our financial lives, and then we learn how to integrate our spiritual and financial lives. We also discuss practical steps to begin operating in God's financial system. In God's amazing economic system, we increase, bless others, honor God, and draw closer to Him all at the same time!

In this teaching we look at the Biblical truths that God wants everyone baptized with the Holy Spirit and speaking in new tongues. Many people have been wrongly taught that those practices are outdated, weird, or unbiblical. But such teachings are wrong, and they are keeping millions of people from two of the greatest gifts that God has for all of His children. Regardless of what you have heard about these subjects, please give this a listen and receive all that God has for you.

Waiting for prayer answers to show up can be tough! How can we stay in faith for God's promises when all we see are problems? Sometimes it takes a little while to see the mountain move, but by faith and patience we inherit the promises. In this podcast I discuss a number of practices that will help you stay in faith and focus on God while you wait. (And if you don't have the time, here they are: Enter the rest and peace of faith. Confess God's promises. Spend time in thanksgiving. Worship God regularly. Pray and worship in the Spirit, in your prayer language. Resist the devil. Do whatever God tells you to do. Remind yourself of all God has done for you and for others.)

God wants everyone healed, but that truth won't do us much good if we don't know how to see His healing power operate in our bodies. In this teaching we look at the Biblical methods to see God's healing power flow into our physical bodies.

In this message I briefly go through scriptures which teach us that God wants everyone healed. I then go through all the major arguments against divine healing, and show you problems I see with those arguments and why I still believe in healing.

God calls Himself The God Who Heals in Exodus 15:26. One of the Bible’s great messages is God’s healing will for our physical bodies. God’s healing promises are totally available to Christians, in fact, they are part of a Christian’s inheritance as a child of God. So how can a Christian receive God’s healing promises every time and see manifestation of God’s healing will? I explain the process and more in this teaching that I know will bless you and encourage your faith for your healing.

This message will teach you how to use your faith. I have been learning how to use my faith for approximately 18 years. In that time I have seen many people believing God for something but not receiving it in the natural realm. I’ve also heard countless teachings on faith, but very few that try to put it all together, that try to truly teach you the entire faith process. But all of God’s promises are available to you now. All of your inheritance as a child of God is available to you now. And if you will learn how to use your faith, you can see them all in your life. This teaching is my best attempt to help you learn the process.

God designed a system for us to receive all of His amazing blessings and promises in our lives. God wants us to have them all. Your voice and your faith are extremely important parts of that system. God used His voice to create the world, Jesus used His voice to work miracles, and we must also use our voices if we are going to accomplish all of God’s will for our lives. To use your faith correctly, you must use your voice correctly. Once you understand the connection between your voice and your faith, you can start using your voice to dominate your life and see all of God’s promises manifest.

The Bible describes many blessings that God has for our lives, and God wants us to have them all. They have been completely released to us, and we are empowered to obtain them. But if you don’t open the faucet you won’t get water. If you don’t flip the switch the light won’t turn on. God’s Word teaches us how to see God’s blessings in our lives. If we will, in faith, do what God’s Word tells us to do, we can immediately begin receiving all of God’s blessings.