Podcast Episode Summary

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: Speed Up Your Manifestation | Nancy Dufresne | Mississauga, Canada | Wednesday PM | Miracle Crusade
Date: October 2, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne

Overview

In this dynamic and practical message, Nancy Dufresne focuses on how believers can "speed up" the manifestation of what they’re believing for—whether it’s healing, provision, or any promise of God—by taking responsibility for their faith walk. Drawing from Romans 4 and a wealth of personal experience, Nancy teaches that while God desires to perform miracles, the timing and realization of those miracles are directly connected to the measure and consistency of our faith and attention to the Word. Listeners are encouraged to eliminate complaint, prioritize feeding on Scripture, and follow the Holy Spirit’s counsel—making the walk of faith a matter of daily, practical application.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

The Role of Faith in Manifestation

• We determine the pace: Manifestation of God’s promises depends on our faith, not on God or the devil.
  • “We can speed up or hinder the manifestation of what we’re believing for. …The devil cannot stop us from receiving, but we can get in our own way.” (03:00)
• Pace of Faith:
  • “We can only receive at the pace of our faith, we can only move with God at the measure of our faith.” (04:15)
  • Reference: Jesus said, “So be it done unto you according to your faith.” (Matthew 9:29; 04:53)

Strong Faith Praises Rather than Complains ([Romans 4])

• Abraham’s Example:
  • “Notice what strong faith does. It’s a praiser, it’s a worshiper, it’s not a complainer." (06:55)
  • “The flow of faith knows nothing about complaint…complaint will injure your faith and slow down the manifestation.” (07:29)
• Praise opens you to God’s wisdom:
  • “While praising, while worshiping, He’ll give you corrections to make. Because that’s a place of hearing.” (08:32)
• Strong Faith trusts God to perform, not self:
  • “Strong faith is not trying to take the problem in hand … Strong faith is ‘God’s dealing with that’…God’s doing it.” (10:04)
  • “Stay out of God's part. …He performs it, not my business how.” (12:15)

Faith and Obedience—Medicine and Healing

• Faith pleases God, not withholding medicine:
  • Nancy discusses confusion about whether taking medicine shows a lack of faith. She shares a personal story where her husband Ed told her:
    • “It’s not the withholding of medicine that pleases God. It’s the exercising of faith.” (16:43)
  • The critical balance: “You can take medicine and use your faith. But don’t take medicine and not use your faith.” (18:15)
• Let the Holy Spirit counsel you:
  • “Don’t let the devil counsel you on your medical help…He’ll always tell you you don’t have enough faith.” (21:29)
• On getting healing quickly:
  • “If there’s something critically wrong with you physically … believe God and receive your healing quick, and if you don’t receive it quickly, get to the doctor.”—Wisdom from Dad Hagin (23:53)

The Process: Feed and Release Faith

• Feed, then Use Faith:
  • “It doesn’t do any good to feed it if you’re not going to release it. Feed, release, feed, release.” (27:08)
• Consistency is key:
  • “Consistency is key to manifestation. Inconsistency hinders.” (27:38)
• Measure of the Word Matters:
  • Quoting EW Kenyon: “Our attitude toward the Word determines the place that God holds in our daily life. … The Word should always be the Father speaking to us.” (32:16)
  • “The measure matters. Measure of the Word matters to a miracle.” (40:11)

How to Speed Up Manifestation

• Meditate, Not Just Read:
  • “Meditation in the Word is like a visit with Jesus.” (35:20)
• The measure you give determines the power you receive:
  • Quoting Mark 4:24 (Amplified): “The measure (of thought and study) you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you…” (45:15)
  • “We are the ones who determine how fast the finish shows up, not God.” (52:22)
• Real-life illustration:
  • Analogy of painting a room—one swipe a day takes forever, but applying all you have accelerates the process.
    • “The quicker you apply everything you have, the quicker you reach the finish.” (53:03)
• You can’t spend what you don’t own:
  • “Faith comes by hearing, but faith does not operate by hearing”—it operates out of what’s built inside by meditation and application. (48:34)

Notable Stories and Memorable Moments

• Personal healing and medication journey:
  • Nancy shares how the Holy Spirit told her to “go on the medicine, but feed your faith,” promising He’d personally guide her when to come off. (24:35)
  • “He didn't get offended that you maybe have medical procedures … What pleases God is faith.” (25:19)
• Brother Hagin’s diligence:
  • Hagin would sometimes meditate days on a single scripture before praying for a need, building faith to the point he “could not doubt if [he] wanted to.” (30:40)
• “Lucky Star” anecdote:
  • A humorous story about someone believing if they “hook their wagon to a lucky star, something will happen,” with Nancy dryly pointing out the folly and the importance of faith, not superstition. (1:13:35)
• Green Room Renovation Story:
  • A tale about late-night ministry teamwork—insisting “Nobody goes. We lock the doors. You’re not leaving. I don’t like going halfway. …Two o’clock in the morning, and Ed walks in, pajamas on, hair standing up.” (55:49–58:00)

Practical Application & Counsel

• Stock your spiritual pantry:
  • “The Holy Spirit never loses skill. …He will do everything He can. He will not get offended at your measure of the word that’s in you. …But the more you fill your shelves, the more He has to work with.” (41:30)
• Don’t take counsel from your enemy:
  • “Don’t let the devil counsel you…What winning general does that?” (24:51)
• Feed on the teaching where God has placed you:
  • “If your pastor is the first place God connected you, the primary place you should feed on your pastor’s materials….” (43:25)
• Application, not just access:
  • “It’s like a painter saying, ‘This paint doesn’t work. Well, I put the can in the room…No. There’s an application of what’s in the can.’” (1:08:20)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• “Faith advances, faith receives.” – Nancy Dufresne (03:41)
• “The devil cannot stop us from receiving, but we can get in our own way.” (03:13)
• “Strong faith is God’s dealing with that, God’s working on that, God’s doing it.” (10:12)
• “We don’t have faith in our works, we have faith in God’s working.” (12:49)
• “It’s not the withholding of medicine that pleases God, it’s the exercising of faith.” – Ed Dufresne (recounted by Nancy) (16:43)
• “Feed, release. Feed, release. Faith is not a bottomless pit. Once you spend faith, you got to put more back.” (27:09)
• “Our attitude toward the Word determines the place that God holds in our daily life.” – EW Kenyon (32:16)
• “You increase the measure of power flowing in your life by increasing the measure of the Word going into your heart.” (45:42)
• “You are the one who determines how fast the finish shows up—not God.” (52:22)
• “Many people have that approach with their health—one verse, done. One little bit of feeding, done. One service, done.” (54:14)

Important Timestamps

• Introduction & Main Theme: (00:00–03:13)
• Faith Determines the Manifestation: (03:14–06:00)
• Abraham—Strong Faith Praises: (06:00–10:30)
• Stay Out of God’s Part: (10:31–13:00)
• Medication/Faith Balance: (13:01–25:30)
• How to Accelerate Manifestation—Feed and Release Faith: (25:31–35:00)
• Kenyon/Hagin Quotes on the Word and Manifestation: (32:00–37:00)
• Painting Analogy—Consistency & Application: (52:00–56:00)
• Anecdotes & Practical Examples: (56:00–1:08:20)
• “Lucky Star” and Final Encouragements: (1:13:00–End)

Takeaways

• Consistent, quality attention to the Word accelerates manifestation.
• Faith must be exercised and released—consistency matters.
• Praise is a sign of strong faith. Complaining will hinder you.
• Don’t feel condemned for using medical help—the issue is faith, not method.
• Personalize your journey; listen to the Holy Spirit, not the opinions of others or the accusations of the enemy.
• Ultimately, you—not God—determine the timing and strength of your receiving.

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