After church one Sunday, a gentleman grasped my hand as he was leaving and said, “Pastor, I really need for you to agree with me in prayer. My wife and I have a piece of property we need to sell real bad.” He went on to tell me that he had the property listed for sale for over a year and that very few people had even looked at it. He went on to explain to me how difficult it was for him to sell anything. He said, “All my life I’ve never been able to sell anything I need to sell. And when I do finally sell it, it’s always for a loss.” Then he added, “Don’t forget, we’re in agreement.”
As he tried to let go of my hand and walk away, I held on until I made eye contact. I said, “Listen, if I agree with you, it never will sell. What we need to do is agree, but not with what you just said.”
As Christians, we have been given authority and power on this earth. Jesus said in Mark 11:23 that we could speak and if we believed in our heart that what we said would come to pass, we would have whatever we say.
I’m sure that there are some who are reading this article who have something they need to sell. Maybe it’s a car, a home, a farm, a motorcycle, a business, or you are in the business of selling something. Isaiah 48:17 says that God teaches us to profit. And His Word tells us that we get what we say. So we must quit speaking words of defeat and loss and start saying what we want.
If you have a house or an automobile that you need to sell, quit saying, “I wonder if this house will ever sell.” Don’t say, “I can’t sell anything.” And definitely don’t say, “Every time I try to sell a car, it just sits and eventually rusts away.”
When your brother-in-law or best friend says, “Your house or your car is never going to sell,” quit listening to the words of doubt and unbelief and call those things that be not as though they are. Some may say, “Well, I just call it as I see it.” If you keep calling it like you see it, then you will continue to see it like you’re calling it. We do not walk by sight, but we walk by faith. You must call it sold because if you continue to say what you see, then it will be “not sold.”
Listen to yourself and ask yourself this question. “Do you really want what you are saying? Are you blessing the sale or cursing the sale?” So when you look out your living room window and see your car with a “For Sale” sign on it, say “Car, listen to me! I’m talking to you! You will be a blessing to someone else and you will be a blessing to me! You will be sold at a fair price and I call you SOLD, in Jesus’ name!”
Now you don’t have to gather a crowd in order to speak these things in order to prove a point. This is just between you and the car.
If it is true that God takes pleasure in our prosperity (and it is), and if it is true that God teaches us to profit (and He does), then we should seek to learn from God and to please Him.
Jesus spoke to the wind, mountains, the sea, and trees and they obeyed Him. In John 14:12 He said we can do the same works that He did. So don’t be in fear and don’t be embarrassed. Speak to that item that needs to be sold and call it SOLD!
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Dr. Larry Ollison is founder and Senior Pastor of Walk on the Water Faith Church and founder of Larry Ollison Ministries. With over forty years in the ministry, he is a very popular speaker nationally and internationally and ministers the Word of Faith through radio, television, Internet, and daily e-mail devotionals. As the author of eight books (including The Power of Grace, The Practical Handbook for Christian Living, Breaking the Cycle of Offense, Life is in the Blood, and recently released The Paradise of God), he is in frequent demand for radio/TV interviews, book signings, and magazine publications.
Dr. Ollison was raised a Southern Baptist. While majoring in theology at Southwest Baptist University, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. For many years he traveled extensively speaking at Full Gospel Business Men's meetings and conventions. He later earned an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. and Th.D. from Life Christian University.
Currently President of International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM), Dr. Ollison is also Vice-President of Spirit FM Christian Radio Network, Missouri State Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), and a Trustee on the boards of several international ministries. He is also the host of The Cutting Edge Radio Broadcast and authors The Cutting Edge Daily Devotional.
As the owner of a marine dealership, his extensive business background brings a unique flavor to his teaching. He founded and served as chairman of the Missouri State Marine Board, President of the Marine Dealers’ Association, Vice-President of a bank holding company, along with holding several directorships in various corporations.
Dr. Ollison's strongest areas of teaching are the blood of Jesus, faith, relationships, the Hebrew language, the Holy Spirit, the end times, and heaven. During ministry, he operates freely in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. His use of humor and his ability to make a theological concept simple makes it enjoyable and easy for everyone to understand. Countless testimonies have been received from people who say their lives have been changed after experiencing Dr. Ollison's unique ministry.
Dr. Ollison is a pastor, pilot, teacher, and author. His number one goal is to meet the needs of the people through the teaching of faith in God's Word. He and his wife, Loretta, have two children and six grandchildren.