Dr. Jim Richards

We either relate to God based on faith or religion (formulas and ceremonies). Faith is relational, trusting in God, and believing we are created in His likeness and image and have authority on Planet Earth. Formulas are like incantations used to bring about results in a magical manner. For example, tacking the name of Jesus at the end of prayer should force God to do what we asked Him to do. We cr...

A Nobel prize winner once said that man thinks he is merely observing the world, but the truth is we are in an interplay with it, and it is becoming what we perceive or believe it to be. The fact that I am looking at the world around me the way I am (opinions in my mind and beliefs in my heart) is shaping the world in which I live. That lines up with the whole concept that we have authority and in...

We have become dependent on the five senses, but the only way we can perceive the unseen is with the eyes of the heart. We try to make everything the Bible teaches about God to fit into our carnal minds based on these five senses, and we lose touch with the eternal things of God and the miraculous. In God’s realm there is only “right now” for He has declared the end from the beginning as the only...

God’s desire is for us to succeed, but first, our heart must be fully committed to God’s process. If we don’t change the beliefs of our hearts that cause us to cycle through the same mistakes, we will either destroy the successes we make or destroy ourselves so we can no longer have those successes. Jesus taught us how to establish new beliefs in our hearts in a godly way. Once you learn His proce...

Making miracles is not so much about having more faith than anyone else as it is in having faith in what God says instead of religion. Instead of looking to how God created the world, we become very subjective and come up with Luciferian concepts of why our faith does or does not work that have nothing to do with God. Do I believe I am created in the likeness and the image of God? Do I believe I c...

Most people have not heard how faith actually operates, but this series will show you how to move in faith with confidence. Faith is where something comes alive and moves from “this is going to happen” to “this is already done.” My confidence is not in using my faith to get something – it is in Jesus who already used HIS faith to get it. Through the resurrection of Jesus, we move from the realm of...

Do you trust God to meet the need in your life or do you feel He will let you down? Lack is a feeling of desperation that leads us to seek an alternative source or not trust God to meet the need in our lives. When we come to God from the perspective that He will let us down, we have moved from lack to limits. Then, even though He floods our heart with His goodness, we judge God as being unfaithful...

Do you believe the miracle you need is simply possible, or highly probable? What moves something from simply being possible to probable is the fact that God proactively initiated the end from the beginning. Jesus’s part is finished. We believe that and receive that. The probability for health, or finances, or whatever you need already exists and you don’t need to get God to do it. It is a matter o...

Take steps to a powerful and steadfast heart which does not waver at the promises of God! The core lie at the root of all religious theology and deception relating to God is this: God is in control of everything; therefore, the horrible condition of the world is the proof that God is not really good and He can't be trusted. Like the children of Israel, when we don’t take steps to experience the po...

How do I know when my heart is fixed? Please watch this video as we learn the answer. We can know that our heart is fixed when we do not waver, regardless of the bad report that comes. Why? We remain steadfast on the promises of God. We empty our heart of all personal opinions, are humble and open, and build our lives on the foundation of Jesus’ teaching. If the most valuable thing in your life is...

Where are you, God? Why am I not seeing the results that God has promised? There is something limiting God in our life situation. When we are not seeing results, we need to sort out what is really going on. Approaching God from a perspective that says we’re not sure if this is true or not, is to put Him on trial. Most of the time when we put God on trial, we have already decided He is not true. Ev...

The number one limitation we place on God is that we don’t believe how good He is. Living our dreams is not just about getting God to hand us something; He wants us to be the person that can live the kind of life we want. That starts in the heart through biblical transformation. Our life should be about BEING and HAVING, not becoming and getting, which is the ultimate limiting factor. God rules in...

A fake religious question asks whether something is God's will. If we don’t know something is God’s will, we can’t be in faith. Most of the time when we are asking if something is God’s will, we are creating a smokescreen. We make resolutions to live a better quality of life but we don’t remove from ourselves those beliefs and destructive behaviors that keep limiting God in our lives. God has alre...

Everything God has ever said can either give us life or destroy us, depending on the beliefs of the heart and how bad we want it. “The sun that melts butter is the same sun that hardens the clay” is a saying relevant to our lives. People who value their relationship with God more than the promises are not destroyed in their pursuit. If we trust in something else more than we seek God, we won’t hea...

God’s desire is for us to succeed, but first, our heart must be fully committed to God’s process. If we don’t change the beliefs of our hearts that cause us to cycle through the same mistakes, we will either destroy the successes we make or destroy ourselves so we can no longer have those successes. Jesus taught us how to establish new beliefs in our hearts in a godly way. Once you learn His proce...

Do you want 20/20 vision before making a resolution this year? Consider using the biblical tools and resources in this series that will help you see through God’s perspective. Deciding to do something differently brings us to a crossroads, which is a form of repentance. The biblical concept of repentance means turning to God to make the right decisions because you are the one who determines what p...

Are you ready to make a New Year’s resolution and see it through when you do it God’s way? We did not stick with most of the resolutions we made in the past because we didn’t follow the way God created us to govern our own lives. When we quit before seeing that resolution through, it leads to loss of self-confidence and some form of self-destruction. If you have made a resolution this year but don...

A clone is conformed to the image of the world; a believer transforms into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s ultimate goal of mankind was to become like His Son; He is not trying to make us clones. Clones are influenced to become like other people because the world always pressures by association. But God is trying to develop our character so we are walking in the very best version of us t...

God wants us to be living stones – not man-made bricks. God makes a real distinction between us being stones or bricks because stones are unique and all different – none is the same shape, size, or color. We are living stones built up into a holy altar (1 Pet. 2:5). It takes every person being who they are in Jesus. God does not want us to be building an altar to Him made of bricks that we shaped....

God is not interested in making you be like anybody else. The message sent out to most people is: you need to be like me. The self-righteous and insecure person takes the position to require everyone else to do what they are doing so they can feel right about themselves. People who are secure in who they are in Jesus will not let others remake them in their image. Most of us have been made to beli...

God needs you to be you. God wants you – your personality, sense of humor, and life experiences. He wants you to be the righteous version of that. You’re not trying to become something new – you have already become something new. God says, “I have made you unique. There are things you can do that nobody else can do. If you will just walk with Me and learn how to live your uniqueness in connection...

The good news of the message of the kingdom of God is that nobody outside you is in control of your life. One of the most destructive beliefs in the world spiritually is that God is in control of everything. Jews incorporated their pagan beliefs in with what God said. The moment you become fearful or unwilling to make decisions about the quality of your life, now you have succumbed to being a vict...

The message of the Kingdom is what Jesus has done for us and whether we believe His teachings. My first priority after being born again is to seek the Kingdom and His righteousness. Jesus’ whole message was about how to enter the Kingdom of God and experience the resources of heaven. When Jesus taught the principles of the Kingdom, He was not telling us how to be born again. He was telling us that...

When we are born again, it is only then that we have the capability of perceiving there is a kingdom of God. In John 3:3, Jesus makes a distinction between being born again and being able to perceive there is a kingdom of God. What is it that opens our eyes? Jesus’ ministry and teachings were about the kingdom of God and lost people cannot perceive this internal realm. The Kingdom is an environmen...

God's goal is that we live in the Kingdom with such an incredible quality of life that we influence and touch the lives of others. We fall short of how good God is when holding to our own reality; therefore, we can’t go through that portal of our heart and enter this realm where we realize all the resources of God are right here for us. If God's goal is not our goal then we will never hit that tar...