Podcast Summary: “God’s Waiting For Your Faith”

Guest Speaker: Craig Field
Event: Holy Ghost Meetings 2020, World Harvest Church, Murrieta, CA
Date: January 7, 2020
Host: Dufresne Ministries | Pastor Nancy Dufresne

Episode Theme

Craig Field explores the biblical principle that God prepares provision in advance for believers, emphasizing that supply awaits our faith and obedience. Drawing from the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 17, Field highlights how God is proactive—arranging provision before we see the need or circumstance, and teaching listeners how faith, obedience, and spiritual sensitivity are crucial to experiencing God’s supply.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. God’s Preparation Precedes Our Arrival

• Scripture Reference: 1 Kings 17 (Elijah, the ravens, and the widow of Zarephath)
• Field recalls a recent teaching by Pastor Nancy Dufresne:

  “God has already prepared for your arrival. He’s just waiting for your faith to show up.” (01:05)

• God’s provision is in place before we ask or even know about the need.

2. Being in the Right Place

• Faith must meet preparation—but obedience and being “in the place” God directs are essential.

  “Before your faith can show up, you have to show up. You have to be in the right place. You have to be in the will of God. You have to learn to be led by the Spirit.” (03:30)

• Field explains that Elijah received provision only because he obeyed God’s exact instruction—had he reasoned with his natural mind and gone to the Jordan River (the logical choice), the supply (ravens) would not have found him.

3. God Uses Unlikely Sources for Provision

• God commanded ravens—a bird of prey, unlikely to share food.
• Similarly, He used a poor widow as the next source.

  “Ravens are the least likely source. A small brook Cherith compared to the big river Jordan is the least likely source. And a widow woman is the least likely source.” (06:00)

• Key point: Provision often comes through unexpected channels.

4. The Nature of Faith

• Faith is active. After obedience, we must claim, speak, and thank God for provision.
• References Kenneth E. Hagin’s teachings—don’t plead for money but claim what you need and take authority.

  “We don’t pray about money, in terms of pleading with God about money…We claim what we need. Tell the devil, take his hands off it. Release the angels to go. Cause it to come. And then praise God for it.” (07:10)

• Believers must exercise their authority:

  “Whatever you bind will be bound. Whatever you loose will be loosed…” (08:00)

5. Personal Testimony: God’s Timely Provision

• Field shares a story about purchasing a home:
  • Did not know of the house or its availability, but stayed led by the Spirit and released the angels daily.
  • Bought the house at a steep discount; after signing, a bidding war erupted, but it was too late for other buyers.

  “It wouldn’t have mattered how long it took. That house is my house.” (09:40)

  • Field attributes divine orchestration and angelic assignment to this timely blessing.

  “Before you even knew about the house, provision was on the way for you before you even knew it existed.” (10:30)

6. Encouragement and Conclusion

• The episode closes with Field urging listeners to trust God’s proactive love and care, especially in finances:

  “Even before our brains understand always your plan and purpose, your provision has gone before us. The supply is waiting on us. We’re not really looking to wait on you for the supply. The supply is waiting on us.” (10:55)

• Listeners are encouraged to trust, show up where God calls, and exercise their faith to lay hold of what God has already commanded on their behalf.

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On God’s Preparedness:

  “God has made preparation for wherever you’re going to be before he even tells you where to go. Preparation is moving in your direction. Supply has been prepared for you.” (05:15)

• On Obedience vs. Reasoning:

  “If he hadn’t have been there, that wouldn’t have come...What if Elijah had decided the Jordan’s bigger than Cherith?...He’d have a lot of water but he’d have no meat and no bread, because it brought him a hamburger every day, twice a day. Bread and flesh.” (04:19)

• On Our Role:

  “Our job is to take hold of it, lay hold of it by faith and not quit, because it will surely come.” (10:49)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:08 – Introduction, 1 Kings 17 context, God’s preparation
• 03:30 – The necessity of obedience: “you have to show up”
• 05:15 – God prepares through unlikely sources (ravens, widow)
• 07:10 – Practical faith: claim, bind, loose, release angels
• 09:20 – Testimony: House purchase, miraculous provision
• 10:30 – “Provision was on the way before you knew”
• 10:55 – Final encouragement and closing prayer

Summary Takeaway

Craig Field’s message invites believers to recognize that God’s supply is not reactive but pre-ordained—provision is already on the way, awaiting our obedience and faith. The call is to trust, listen, occupy the place God designates, and actively lay hold of what’s already ours through faith. Even when logic presents more appealing options, the supernatural path carries both the blessing and the supply. The episode is filled with scripture, practical instruction, and encouragement for any believer seeking assurance of God’s advance care.