#I’m not fluent in Japanese at all so don’t take these as gospel but I tried my best! :)

[magicalgirlfia]

I just got the art book and (roughly) translated this page of New Squidbeak Splatoon info.

See the translations are in the “readmore” because I don’t want to spoil anyone.

[itsya1upboy-blog]

Hello, everyone~ I saw the post from @afilitaria on @theshatteredrose‘s blog about what their translator did to a piece of Marco’s dialogue~ TBH I headcanon them as husbands too and they’re my dads. Anyways, I decided to run that bit through Google Translate myself, but it gave me something very different. ("Yaleare. Please follow me as you are, my regret is sorry, you guys." Yeah, uh...) Then I remembered that the online dictionary I use sometimes, jisho.org, does text reading assistance as well. Let me put this under a Read More... I already accidentally gave a friend of mine a large spoiler for the game, so I’m trying to be really careful with my spoilers now...!

This is Marco’s dialogue:

「ヤレヤレ。うちの連れはこの通り、デカくてね、本当にすまないね、君たち」

Let’s break this down piece by piece… I used jisho.org for the breakdown. Um, though I don’t speak Japanese fluently by any means… So don’t take my word as gospel. https://jisho.org/search/「ヤレヤレ。うちの連れはこの通り、デカくてね、本当にすまないね、君たち」 if you want to follow along.

やれやれ Something like “Oh dear!” or “Good grief!” This wasn’t recognized when written in katakana, so I searched it up in hiragana.

うち(の) In this case, it is being used as a personal pronoun. Marco usually uses “boku” though… As a personal pronoun, it is used to refer to people close to you; it can be used to refer casually to one’s (workplace) company, or to refer to one’s household. However, it can also be used to refer specifically to one’s spouse… A bit more context is needed to know what Marco intends here, because “uchi no” is simply the possessive form of “uchi”.

Wa-pedia says:

“Used mostly by women [as a personal, singular pronoun]. A neutral version also refers to "us" (family, company, etc.) as opposed to "them" or "you".”

Wikipedia says:

“Means "one's own". Often used in western dialects especially the Kansai dialect. Generally written in kana. Plural form uchi-ra is used by both genders. Singular form is also used by both sexes when talking about the household, e.g., "uchi no neko" ("my/our cat"), "uchi no chichi-oya" ("my father"); also used in less formal business speech to mean "our company", e.g., "uchi wa sandai no rekkāsha ga aru" ("we (our company) have three tow-trucks").”

連れ(は) “Companion”. This would imply that “uchi” is being used as a personal pronoun, not to refer to Oliver as his husband. (“uchi no ure”=”my companion, a member of my household/company”) However, Marco and Oliver, to the best of my memory, do not introduce themselves as members of a guild. So the “company/workplace” context doesn’t make much sense here. Which means that most likely, Marco is including Oliver in his “household”. (Now, this could be because they’re married, or because they’re traveling companions. Or they could be related, but I find that highly unlikely… I also don’t know how Ren and Tlachtga, Lili and Solor, etc. refer to themselves in Japanese: “uchi” or “(pronoun)-tachi”?) There are, of course, probably other uses for “uchi” but a preliminary search brought up those two usages as the most common. But I’m not fluent in Japanese by any means, so feel free to correct me… “Uchi no ure wa…” is the topic.

(この)通り

Seems to refer to one’s path or way of going. “...kono toori…” means “this way/path,” roughly.

デカくて (でかい?)

Seems to be a form of “dekai” from what I can tell. “Dekai” means “huge; big; gargantuan” and seems to be informal? (Colloquialism) “Dekakute” is literally “huge and…” but doesn’t seem to mean that here. None of the options for “dekai” made sense in katakana, so I searched “dekai” in hiragana.

本当に

“Really” or “truly”.

すまない An apology.

君たち

“Your group.” (You-tachi) 

Wa-pedia says: “Used by men to talk to younger women or children, or to intimate people.”

Wikipedia says: “The kanji means "lord" (archaic) and is also used to write -kun. Informal to subordinates; can also be affectionate; formerly very polite. Among peers typically used with 僕 boku. Often seen as rude or assuming when used with superiors, elders or strangers.” Makes sense since Marco most often refers to himself with “boku”.

On the subject of “boku,” Wikipedia says: “Used by males of all ages; very often used by boys. Perceived as humble, but can also carry an undertone of "feeling young" when used by males of older age. Also used when casually giving deference; "servant" uses the same kanji (僕 shimobe). Can also be used as a second-person pronoun toward male children (English equivalent – "kid" or "squirt").” Wa-pedia says: “Common for younger men (sometimes women). Sounds more refined than "ore".”

Given his use of “boku” and “kimi”, and the way he immediately apologizes and uses “ne” a lot, Marco seems friendly and casual yet polite.

~~~

Given all of this… My very precursory translation would be something like:

“Oh dear! My partner here was clearing a pretty wide path! Really, we’re so sorry, you guys!”

Partner here...could be a traveling companion or a husband~ Either way, it’s quite obvious that Marco and Oliver are close! But if you are reading this and found something that I’ve grossly misinterpreted... Please don’t hesitate to tell me! Like I said, I’m not fluent in Japanese at all...

[especia-va-bien]

Billboard JAPAN: Especia Disbandment Interview - Mia Nascimento

Original article published on Billboard JAPAN (15 February 2017)

Interviewed by Tetsuo Hiraga Photography: Kenta Sotobayashi

Translated by @especia-va-bien

This interview was conducted the day after Especia made “an important announcement about the group’s activity”. The three of them were able to spill out their thoughts and feelings which they have kept to themselves and their aspirations with the little time they have left together. This is a message from Especia to those who love them, to those who once loved them, and to those who may like them in the future. We hope that you can open your hearts and accept this.

Mia Nascimento Interview: “I’d be extremely upset if it all ended without anyone knowing a thing about me”

It’s only been a day since Especia announced their disbandment, but this is also our first interview. Could you tell us about how you joined the group?

Mia: “I’ve loved singing ever since I was young. I’ve been part of a group at the church I’ve always been going to.”

Like a gospel choir?

Mia: “Yeah. I’ve been singing with them since I was 3. I decided to audition for Especia since I’ve always wanted to perform in front of a larger audience. I was so happy when I got accepted into the group. I remember telling my mother about the news while crying.”

Did you audition for a bunch of other things before trying out for Especia?

Mia: “I didn’t. My audition for Especia was my very first.”

However, before you joined Especia, there were three other original members who graduated. Did it bother you that there was a bit of ruckus when you joined?

Mia: “Oh right (laughs)! I was more overjoyed that I got to debut that I didn’t take any mind of it.”

How did you feel after finally being able to debut?

Mia: “It affirmed my belief that I truly love singing. But I was extremely nervous during my first performance that my mind went blank and I can’t remember much about it. My legs were trembling so much that I thought that I should just stay backstage and let the performance end without me being in it (laughs). I was worried about not being able to sing well or about how people would or would not accept me. But I had so much fun after my first performance that I wanted to do it every day. I really love performing.”

What was the reaction from the audience during your first performance?

Mia: “They were probably all surprised that the new member was a foreigner (laughs)! I mean, since my name’s written in katakana and all.”

But you’ve always lived in Japan, right?

Mia: My mother and father are Brazilian, but I was born and raised in Japan. I’ve been going to a regular Japanese high school since primary school, so I can speak fluent Japanese.

What sort of music did you listen to growing up?

Mia: “I love guitars and I play it myself. I listen to a lot of acoustic pop like YUI and miwa.”

Have you had much experience of dance, since Especia’s dancing vocal group?

Mia: “No. While I usually dance around while I sing on my own, I’ve never had any formal training for either. I’ve learnt everything from scratch since joining Especia.

I had the opportunity to watch you perform at the end of last year. Even within the small time frame, I feel like you’ve been able to strengthen your singing and dancing skills quite a bit.

Mia: “Really? It makes me happy hearing that.”

I’d like to ask you about Especia’s two original members Haruka Tominaga and Erika Mori who you’ve been working together with for the last half year. What sort of people do they mean to you?

Mia: “To me, both of them are like my older sisters. They give me advice on a lot of things, are always there to lend an ear, and we often go out and eat. They’re really like my older sisters! I’m so grateful for them. I look up to Eri-chan (Erika Mori) and her dancing, and I look up to Kacho (Haruka Tominaga) and her singing. I want to be able to sing and dance just like them.”

So, could you tell us what sort of member Mia Nascimento is in Especia?

Mia: “Mia Nascimento is… someone who’s always very loud and chatty when rehearsing, and I feel is always bothering everyone else (laughs). I walk into rehearsals seeing them sing and dance with much calm and composure and the moment I step in… it just becomes noisy.”

So you’re the noisy member (laughs)?

Mia: “I think I am quite a bit (laughs).”

What was it like being a part of Especia half a year before the group’s disbandment was announced?

Mia: “It just went by like that. Each day went by so quickly that I just wished that I could be a part of Especia longer…”

The group will be disbanding in March of this year. How did you feel when you heard about the decision to disband?

Mia: “I was shocked. So shocked that I was speechless.”

At that point in time, what did Especia mean to you?

Mia: “Hmm… Especia was like a family to me since I’ve always had so much fun being with them.”

So do you feel frustrated that you’re disbanding?

Mia: “It is honestly frustrating. The reality of disbanding really hit me when the official announcement was made. I feel conflicted about it; it’s complicated.”

What sort of mood would you like to have during the group’s final days?

Mia: “I want to be able to keep smiling until the very end.”

It would be upsetting and bittersweet though…

Mia: “I’ll put on a smile then!”

Why are you thinking that way?

Mia: “I want smile until the very last moment… because I want everyone to be smiling as well.”

What sorts of things have you learnt from Especia?

Mia: “I’ve learnt a lot about performing and singing under the guidance of professionals, and the other members give me a lot of different advice. Even though it might only be a bit, but I feel that I have grown. Especia has affirmed my love for singing, thus enabling me to learn a lot along the way.”

What do the fans mean to you?

Mia: “I am grateful for our fans for all sorts of things. I’ve received a lot of encouraging words from fan letters which make me want to keep trying my best. I make sure that I meet eyes with each of our fans when I’m performing… I love them.”

What was on your mind about the fans when the disbandment was decided?

Mia: “I simultaneously felt both grateful for them and apologetic to them. Even though we’re disbanding, I hope to make other opportunities in the future to be able to sing before everyone again.”

What are you hoping to do after Especia disbands?

Mia: “Well, even after Especia disbands, I want to be able to stay in the music and entertainment industry if given the opportunity.”

Could you tell us about what sort of fans you mostly have?

Mia: “Hmm… We don’t do handshake events so I’ve never had any direct communication with them. So I’m probably a ‘mysterious figure’ or something (laughs).”

That’d be terrible disbanding while remaining shrouded in the mist as a ‘mysterious figure’ (laughs).

Mia: Yeah!

It’s gonna be a huge mission to cast away that air of mystery surrounding you while you still have the chance, so that you’ll be able to continue your own activities after Especia disbands.

Mia: “What should I do?”

Don’t you make sure you tell a bit about yourself in interviews like this?

Mia: “Actually, this is my first ever actual interview!”

Hold on, what!? Your first ever interview is this one for your disbandment!? Has something like this ever been done before!?

Mia: “(Laughs).”

I can’t believe you’ve got no choice but to talk about your disbandment in your first ever interview (laughs)! This might be an odd question, but since this will be getting some relative attention as it’s about the group’s disbandment, could you tell our readers about the dynamic Ms Mia Nascimento? What are some things you’d like to do?

Mia: “I’d like to put more of myself forward so that people know what sort of person I am.”

Okay, let’s use this interview as an opportunity to tell the readers about yourself. What sort of person do you think you are?

Mia: “I’ve always loved singing even before I debuted. I would always been singing and dancing wherever I go. Also, I was also a chatterbox who’s always hyper and cheerful (laughs). I’ve loved singing ever since I could remember, but I loved learning K-Pop dance routines in their entirety ever since it became big when I was in primary school. I’d learn the dances and dance to my friends. Also I’ve performed at my school’s recitals singing and playing back number’s songs with my guitar. I’ve also sung YUI’s Good-bye days as well.”

Was that when you started feeling the joy of performing in front of others?

Mia: “Yes. I started wanting to actively pursue music. That’s when I decided to audition for Especia after I started high school.”

And like that, you joined Especia. What sort of dreams or aspirations did you have at the time?

Mia: “I wanted to have a lot of performance or get offers on radio and other things. But I also wished that I’d be big enough to go on television.”

This just occurred to me, but isn’t it unusual to be still considered a ‘mysterious figure’ despite only joining half a year before disbanding? In some ways you can use this as a selling point after Especia disbands. Like, ‘I had my first ever interview the day after we announced our disbandment’.

Mia: “Hahahaha!”

Even though that was quite a bleak way of looking at it, I feel like you’ve got a bright future ahead of you since you’re able to just laugh it all off (laughs).

Mia: “Yeah. There aren’t many people like that, hey?”

This is also a first for me; interviewing a person for the first time the day after they announced their disbandment.

Mia: “Is that so (laughs)?”

What sort of mark would you like to leave behind during Especia’s final days?

Mia: “Personally, I want fans to be able to think that this current Especia is the greatest they’ve ever been. I’d like to give it my all so that I can make that thought a reality.”

However, the five-membered Especia before you joined left such a strong impression. Contrastingly, have you always wanted to prove that, ‘No, this three-membered Especia is actually the best’?

Mia: “Actually, I’ve always thought that. We’ve changed directions from what the group was like with five members, transforming into a completely different Especia. I want people to also come and see this new Especia as well. But there are only about two months left, so I’d love it for people to who haven’t seen us to come down and take a look.”

In that sense, you don’t want it to be a depressing final two months, but rather you want these two months to be a battle to let people know about this current Especia. And the key personnel of this mission is you, Mia Nascimento, who have made your appearance in Especia’s final chapter.

Mia: “I hope I can achieve that. I want to do my best! I would just love it if fans who left after the five-membered era ended to come and see us perform even just once. I want them to make their judgement only after they see this new three-membered Especia in the flesh. I’m also a member of Especia, so I’d be extremely upset if it all ended without anyone knowing a thing about me… So please, come and see us live, even just once.”

Finally, could you give the Pecisto (Especia’s fans) one final message.

Mia: “Even though it’s truly only been for a short period of time, I am truly thankful for your support of Especia, and of me. I want to work hard and do my best with a smile until the very, very end. If you haven’t watched us live, I would love it if you could at least make the journey down once. I hope you can keep watching over us.”

[nolimitsongrace]

Day 9 - It Will Take Total Immersion to Live Debt Free

The Quickest Way to Become a Faith Giant Who Wins Every TimeAugust 15, 2019

You don’t have to spend a lifetime studying faith before you can see results. Learn the quickest way to become a faith giant who wins every time.

READING TIME: 7 MINutes

Do you feel like you’re going around and around the same mountain? Maybe it seems like you’re standing in faith and believing for financial breakthrough, healing or a miracle in your marriage, only to find yourself back in the same place again. Faith is a lifelong pursuit, but miracles and victories are for every day. The quickest way to get what you want is to make an intense shift in your thinking over a short time.

Here’s proof.

In World War II, the United States had a shortage of translators. We were in desperate need of people who were fluent in German and Japanese—and we needed them fast!

So the War Department created a six-week-long total immersion program. During those six weeks, participants were not permitted to speak English at all. They spoke and listened to only the language they wanted to speak. By the end of the program, they were fluent!

See the connection? If you want to be fluent in the language of faith, you’ve got to do the same thing. Keep everything that isn’t faith out, and immerse yourself in a faith-filled atmosphere until it changes the way you think and speak.

Here are just a few of the differences you’ll see in your life:

You’ll find you won’t speak doubt as often (if at all!).

You’ll start believing for bigger and better in every area of your life.

You won’t tolerate sickness, debt or strife like you used to—not even a little!

You’ll have the endurance to go after dreams you’ve kept tucked away, and you won’t quit until you have them in your possession.

Are you interested in the quickest way to become a faith giant who wins every time? Here’s the answer: Total Immersion. It’s an all-intensive move into the Word of God without the influence of the status quo. It’s demanding. It requires sacrifice. And it will completely change your life. Here’s how you start.

1. Carve Out Some Time“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” –Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

Total immersion requires an investment of time. In a total immersion language program, the participants set aside four to six weeks to do nothing but attend the language school. They take time off work; they cancel other plans. This is the only thing they’re doing.

If you really want to get serious about this—to see results—you’ll need to carve out some time. Our suggestion is 30 days. You don’t necessarily need to take time off work (although that would be great), but you’ll need to adjust your schedule to make your focus the Word of God.

For example, if you usually go to lunch with friends during the workday, spend that time, instead, listening to or reading the Word of God. Carve out as much time as possible, and spend as many hours each day as possible in total immersion.

2. Watch Out for Poison“I will set no worthless thing before my eyes.” –Psalm 101:3 (NASB)

Once you have your time carved out, the next thing you’ll do to become a faith giant is to take an inventory of what you consume in a day. What does this have to do with total immersion?

Imagine attending a pizza party where a large, cheesy pizza with all your favorite toppings is being prepared. It probably makes your mouth water just thinking about it! Your host sets the pizza before you, and you reach out to grab the biggest, cheesiest slice. As the cheese strings and the steam pipes up from the perfect bite, your host shares a bit more about the ingredients. “There’s just a little bit of rat poison in that pizza,” he says. “You probably won’t taste it, and it’s not enough to kill you. So, don’t worry about it. It’s just a little!”

What would you do?

Hopefully, you’d pass! Now, think about other areas of your life? Do you watch out for poison and avoid it like you would that pizza?

Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart.” Yet a lot of Christians view worldly influences just like the host of the pizza party. Just a little cussing on your favorite album. Just a little sexual content and violence in the movies you watch. Just a little fear, doubt and irreverence coming from your friends. It won’t hurt, will it? It’s just a little, and besides, I don’t do those things, you reason.

Just like you would toss away that ooey, gooey piece of pizza that looks and smells so good, that’s the way you’ve got to be with anything that can put “just a little” poison in your mind and spirit. The devil doesn’t need a big opening in your life. It’s the small foxes that spoil the vine, so all he needs is “just a little” area of compromise to get his ugly foot in the door.

Does a whole-life turnaround seem overwhelming? Find A Prayer for a Fresh Start HERE.

Remember the language immersion program we talked about? They weren’t allowed to speak English—at all. If you want to experience the quickest way to become a faith giant and someone who wins every time, you’ve got to get rid of the things that speak against the Word of God in your life, especially during your initial time of total immersion.

Here’s what to remove altogether during the 30 days:

Movies

Secular television (sitcoms, news programs, etc.)

Music (other than worship)

Magazines and books (non-Christian)

Social gatherings with those who don’t speak the language of faith

Any other area of your life that may be sending you messages opposite of the Word of God.

Once the 30 days are over, consider evaluating which of these should come back at all. Anything that causes you to weaken in your faith isn’t worth its limited entertainment value.

3. Fill Up to Overflowing on the Word of God“Faith comes by hearing…the Word of God.” –Romans 10:17 (MEV)

As you continue on your way to becoming a faith giant, your total immersion journey includes filling up to overflowing on the Word of God.

Before Kenneth Copeland became the powerhouse of faith he is today, he was hungry for truth and knew he wanted to have the kind of faith that got the same results as Oral Roberts.

Of that desire, Kenneth says, “I was traveling with Brother Roberts. I was ministering along with him and watching him use his faith. And I was astonished at the way he used his faith on purpose. He used his faith the way a mechanic uses a tool. And it caught my attention.”

That, in combination with his exposure to another faith giant, Kenneth E. Hagin, made Kenneth realize he needed to go into total immersion the same way people learn a foreign language if he wanted to reach that level of faith.

He didn’t have money to purchase ministry materials at the time, so he offered the title of his car as collateral until the money was there to pay for the tapes he secured from Kenneth Hagin’s ministry. He came home with an armload of tapes, set up his tape player and a chair in the garage, and shared his plans with Gloria.

He told her, “The minute I come home from school (Oral Roberts University), I’ll be in the garage. And if I’m not at the table when you and the kids get ready to eat, just forget me. I have to get this.”

He listened to the faith teaching tapes when he woke up. He listened to the Word when he got home from school. He listened when he went to bed and kept a tape playing all night. If he woke up in the middle of the night and heard the tape had ended, he’d get up, rewind it and start playing it again. He took the player in the bathroom to listen while he was shaving. He fed on the Word of God continually.

Total immersion.

Kenneth made a decision. If Kenneth E. Hagin mentioned the book of Romans, then he’d read the whole book of Romans. Any book Brother Hagin mentioned—Kenneth read the entire book.

What happened?

Kenneth says, “My faith skyrocketed.” Suddenly, things started happening. Gifts of the Spirit were manifesting. Miracles were taking place in every area of his and Gloria’s lives.

His prayers yielded results so much that his professors at ORU were coming and asking him to pray for them.

It was all a result of total immersion in the Word of God and filling up to overflowing.

Find A Recipe for Your Daily Quiet Time HERE.

You can do the same thing and get the same results as Kenneth Copeland. Set a goal for 30 days and treat your time the same way you would a total immersion foreign language program, by only listening to and speaking the language you want to learn. That language is faith!

Watch Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons teach you how total immersion will help you become debt free!

Here are some goals you can set for your 30-day period.

Download teachings from those who teach the full gospel. Listen to them as you work around the house or yard, as you cook, as you get ready in the morning, and as you drive. Leave them running quietly while you sleep. Keep the Word going in you nonstop!

Keep VICTORY™ running all day long in your home.

Set a Bible-reading goal for each day. Make it a high goal! Gloria Copeland once challenged herself to read all four Gospels and the book of Acts three times in 30 days. That would be a great place to start.

Purchase some faith books and devotionals to read whenever you have some downtime.

This is what total immersion looks like. And it’s the quickest way to become a faith giant who wins every battle, every time.

4. Find Your Faith Voice“People will give account for every careless word they speak.” –Matthew 12:36 (ESV)

You’ve carved out the time, ejected the negative and imported the positive. In the meantime, for total immersion, focus on finding your faith voice. You learn a language by practicing out loud. When you first start speaking another language, you don’t necessarily feel confident in what you’re saying, and you may fumble around a bit. You’ll even have to stop and think or check the translation book before speaking.

The same is true while you’re finding your faith voice.

In a total immersion language school, you would not be allowed to speak English. Zero. All day long. You would only speak the language you were learning. So as you are in total immersion for learning the language of faith, you will only speak faith—no doubt, fear, negativity or anything else outside of the confines of faith is allowed. Ever.

Within four to six weeks, people find themselves fluent in the language they’re learning. If you can do it with a foreign language, you can do it with the language of faith. If you don’t know what to speak—say nothing until you can get to the Word of God and find out what you should be saying.

Talk faith all week long, all 30 days long. Talk prosperity, healing, deliverance, joy and peace. In doing so, you’ll find that total immersion will draw you very quickly out of your intellect and over into your spirit. When the 30 days are over, you’ll respond quickly and more powerfully than you ever have to in any and every situation—no matter how severe. You’ll be a faith giant who wins victory every time!

Learn the 7 Habits of Strong Christians HERE.

You’ll reach out and take the promises of God as easily as you’d pick an apple from a tree. You won’t hesitate to take God at His Word and stand as long as it takes to see a manifestation.

The best part about refusing to give up is that it expedites your miracle. Kenneth Copeland says, “When you’re ready to stand in faith forever, you won’t be there very long.” Hallelujah!

After 30 days of keeping the bad out, the good in, and speaking only faith, you’ll experience such a change, you’ll wish you would’ve known how quick and easy it is to become a faith giant who wins every battle years ago. And that miracle you’ve been believing for? Start taking steps to prepare for its arrival. It’s coming. Total immersion means Jesus is abiding in You and you in Him. And, according to John 15:7, that means your answer is a certainty.

Watch Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons discuss the power of total immersion.

[nolimitsongrace]

Total Immersion - Part 1

The Quickest Way to Become a Faith Giant Who Wins Every TimeAugust 15, 2019

You don’t have to spend a lifetime studying faith before you can see results. Learn the quickest way to become a faith giant who wins every time.

READING TIME: 7 MINutes

Do you feel like you’re going around and around the same mountain? Maybe it seems like you’re standing in faith and believing for financial breakthrough, healing or a miracle in your marriage, only to find yourself back in the same place again. Faith is a lifelong pursuit, but miracles and victories are for every day. The quickest way to get what you want is to make an intense shift in your thinking over a short time.

Here’s proof.

In World War II, the United States had a shortage of translators. We were in desperate need of people who were fluent in German and Japanese—and we needed them fast!

So the War Department created a six-week-long total immersion program. During those six weeks, participants were not permitted to speak English at all. They spoke and listened to only the language they wanted to speak. By the end of the program, they were fluent!

See the connection? If you want to be fluent in the language of faith, you’ve got to do the same thing. Keep everything that isn’t faith out, and immerse yourself in a faith-filled atmosphere until it changes the way you think and speak.

Here are just a few of the differences you’ll see in your life:

You’ll find you won’t speak doubt as often (if at all!).

You’ll start believing for bigger and better in every area of your life.

You won’t tolerate sickness, debt or strife like you used to—not even a little!

You’ll have the endurance to go after dreams you’ve kept tucked away, and you won’t quit until you have them in your possession.

Are you interested in the quickest way to become a faith giant who wins every time? Here’s the answer: Total Immersion. It’s an all-intensive move into the Word of God without the influence of the status quo. It’s demanding. It requires sacrifice. And it will completely change your life. Here’s how you start.

1. Carve Out Some Time“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” –Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

Total immersion requires an investment of time. In a total immersion language program, the participants set aside four to six weeks to do nothing but attend the language school. They take time off work; they cancel other plans. This is the only thing they’re doing.

If you really want to get serious about this—to see results—you’ll need to carve out some time. Our suggestion is 30 days. You don’t necessarily need to take time off work (although that would be great), but you’ll need to adjust your schedule to make your focus the Word of God.

For example, if you usually go to lunch with friends during the workday, spend that time, instead, listening to or reading the Word of God. Carve out as much time as possible, and spend as many hours each day as possible in total immersion.

2. Watch Out for Poison“I will set no worthless thing before my eyes.” –Psalm 101:3 (NASB)

Once you have your time carved out, the next thing you’ll do to become a faith giant is to take an inventory of what you consume in a day. What does this have to do with total immersion?

Imagine attending a pizza party where a large, cheesy pizza with all your favorite toppings is being prepared. It probably makes your mouth water just thinking about it! Your host sets the pizza before you, and you reach out to grab the biggest, cheesiest slice. As the cheese strings and the steam pipes up from the perfect bite, your host shares a bit more about the ingredients. “There’s just a little bit of rat poison in that pizza,” he says. “You probably won’t taste it, and it’s not enough to kill you. So, don’t worry about it. It’s just a little!”

What would you do?

Hopefully, you’d pass! Now, think about other areas of your life? Do you watch out for poison and avoid it like you would that pizza?

Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart.” Yet a lot of Christians view worldly influences just like the host of the pizza party. Just a little cussing on your favorite album. Just a little sexual content and violence in the movies you watch. Just a little fear, doubt and irreverence coming from your friends. It won’t hurt, will it? It’s just a little, and besides, I don’t do those things, you reason.

Just like you would toss away that ooey, gooey piece of pizza that looks and smells so good, that’s the way you’ve got to be with anything that can put “just a little” poison in your mind and spirit. The devil doesn’t need a big opening in your life. It’s the small foxes that spoil the vine, so all he needs is “just a little” area of compromise to get his ugly foot in the door.

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Remember the language immersion program we talked about? They weren’t allowed to speak English—at all. If you want to experience the quickest way to become a faith giant and someone who wins every time, you’ve got to get rid of the things that speak against the Word of God in your life, especially during your initial time of total immersion.

Here’s what to remove altogether during the 30 days:

Movies

Secular television (sitcoms, news programs, etc.)

Music (other than worship)

Magazines and books (non-Christian)

Social gatherings with those who don’t speak the language of faith

Any other area of your life that may be sending you messages opposite of the Word of God.

Once the 30 days are over, consider evaluating which of these should come back at all. Anything that causes you to weaken in your faith isn’t worth its limited entertainment value.

3. Fill Up to Overflowing on the Word of God“Faith comes by hearing…the Word of God.” –Romans 10:17 (MEV)

As you continue on your way to becoming a faith giant, your total immersion journey includes filling up to overflowing on the Word of God.

Before Kenneth Copeland became the powerhouse of faith he is today, he was hungry for truth and knew he wanted to have the kind of faith that got the same results as Oral Roberts.

Of that desire, Kenneth says, “I was traveling with Brother Roberts. I was ministering along with him and watching him use his faith. And I was astonished at the way he used his faith on purpose. He used his faith the way a mechanic uses a tool. And it caught my attention.”

That, in combination with his exposure to another faith giant, Kenneth E. Hagin, made Kenneth realize he needed to go into total immersion the same way people learn a foreign language if he wanted to reach that level of faith.

He didn’t have money to purchase ministry materials at the time, so he offered the title of his car as collateral until the money was there to pay for the tapes he secured from Kenneth Hagin’s ministry. He came home with an armload of tapes, set up his tape player and a chair in the garage, and shared his plans with Gloria.

He told her, “The minute I come home from school (Oral Roberts University), I’ll be in the garage. And if I’m not at the table when you and the kids get ready to eat, just forget me. I have to get this.”

He listened to the faith teaching tapes when he woke up. He listened to the Word when he got home from school. He listened when he went to bed and kept a tape playing all night. If he woke up in the middle of the night and heard the tape had ended, he’d get up, rewind it and start playing it again. He took the player in the bathroom to listen while he was shaving. He fed on the Word of God continually.

Total immersion.

Kenneth made a decision. If Kenneth E. Hagin mentioned the book of Romans, then he’d read the whole book of Romans. Any book Brother Hagin mentioned—Kenneth read the entire book.

What happened?

Kenneth says, “My faith skyrocketed.” Suddenly, things started happening. Gifts of the Spirit were manifesting. Miracles were taking place in every area of his and Gloria’s lives.

His prayers yielded results so much that his professors at ORU were coming and asking him to pray for them.

It was all a result of total immersion in the Word of God and filling up to overflowing.

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You can do the same thing and get the same results as Kenneth Copeland. Set a goal for 30 days and treat your time the same way you would a total immersion foreign language program, by only listening to and speaking the language you want to learn. That language is faith!

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Here are some goals you can set for your 30-day period.

Download teachings from those who teach the full gospel. Listen to them as you work around the house or yard, as you cook, as you get ready in the morning, and as you drive. Leave them running quietly while you sleep. Keep the Word going in you nonstop!

Keep VICTORY™ running all day long in your home.

Set a Bible-reading goal for each day. Make it a high goal! Gloria Copeland once challenged herself to read all four Gospels and the book of Acts three times in 30 days. That would be a great place to start.

Purchase some faith books and devotionals to read whenever you have some downtime.

This is what total immersion looks like. And it’s the quickest way to become a faith giant who wins every battle, every time.

4. Find Your Faith Voice“People will give account for every careless word they speak.” –Matthew 12:36 (ESV)

You’ve carved out the time, ejected the negative and imported the positive. In the meantime, for total immersion, focus on finding your faith voice. You learn a language by practicing out loud. When you first start speaking another language, you don’t necessarily feel confident in what you’re saying, and you may fumble around a bit. You’ll even have to stop and think or check the translation book before speaking.

The same is true while you’re finding your faith voice.

In a total immersion language school, you would not be allowed to speak English. Zero. All day long. You would only speak the language you were learning. So as you are in total immersion for learning the language of faith, you will only speak faith—no doubt, fear, negativity or anything else outside of the confines of faith is allowed. Ever.

Within four to six weeks, people find themselves fluent in the language they’re learning. If you can do it with a foreign language, you can do it with the language of faith. If you don’t know what to speak—say nothing until you can get to the Word of God and find out what you should be saying.

Talk faith all week long, all 30 days long. Talk prosperity, healing, deliverance, joy and peace. In doing so, you’ll find that total immersion will draw you very quickly out of your intellect and over into your spirit. When the 30 days are over, you’ll respond quickly and more powerfully than you ever have to in any and every situation—no matter how severe. You’ll be a faith giant who wins victory every time!

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You’ll reach out and take the promises of God as easily as you’d pick an apple from a tree. You won’t hesitate to take God at His Word and stand as long as it takes to see a manifestation.

The best part about refusing to give up is that it expedites your miracle. Kenneth Copeland says, “When you’re ready to stand in faith forever, you won’t be there very long.” Hallelujah!

After 30 days of keeping the bad out, the good in, and speaking only faith, you’ll experience such a change, you’ll wish you would’ve known how quick and easy it is to become a faith giant who wins every battle years ago. And that miracle you’ve been believing for? Start taking steps to prepare for its arrival. It’s coming. Total immersion means Jesus is abiding in You and you in Him. And, according to John 15:7, that means your answer is a certainty.

Watch Gloria Copeland and George Pearsons discuss the power of total immersion.