- Sin(please read Part 1).
- Prayer: The lack of Prayer is holding many back, especially in our challenging time. Prayer is about God and not about us.What Action should we take? Praying should be done with a repentant heart. This means we must avoid wrongful attitudes in prayer such as 'praying against others' . If we are being antagonised or harrassed by others our focus in prayer must be AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF EVIL INFLUENCING THEM OR INCITING THEM AGAINST US! We must not pray against them. In prayer we must Have the wisdom of God. When we are praying with the wisdom of God our prayer will be characterised by love.....love for people. If we love people we WOULD NOT WANT THEM DESTROYED! How do we pray and when? We need to give ourselves to prayer every single day. We need to pray in the spirit and if we want God to answer our prayer we must learn to pray for other people!
Fear: The kind of fear which hinders our progress and prevents us from moving forward is different from godly fear, reverential fear or having a reverence for God. Fear of the unknown could be a hindering factor in our movement forward . 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV, reads ' For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and selfcontrol(and of a sound mind in some versions)' Read 1 John 4:18 ' Perfect Love casteth away all fear'. If you are walking in love you would not fear your brother or sister. In the Old Testament anyone among the army recruits who was fearful, was asked to stay behind (Judges 7:3)!Why? Because fear opens doors for defeat from adversaries! Fear would make us stagnant.Those who are free from fear can move forward! Fear is often generated in us through listening to and yielding to bad voices spoken into our minds by the enemy. Such voices can result in the fear of death which targets our health and our strength. Such voices attempt to steal our joy,attack our peace, make us doubt the presence of God in our lives. Deception is often 'welcome' into our lives when we dwell on thoughts resulting from fear and we experience a low self esteem as we dwell on thoughts of self condemnation and self doubt(more about this later when we discuss our fifth point about the Grave clothes). FEAR IS DESTROYING MARRIAGES AND THE COUNTRY. IT IS DESTROYING SOCIETY AND PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM TAKING A STEP FORWARD ? WHY? THEY ARE AFRAID THEIR PAST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES WILL RECUR IN THE FUTURE! How can we deal with fear in our lives? WE CAN DEAL WITH FEAR ITSELF WHICH IS A SPIRIT AND , OUR INDIVIDUAL FEARS BY USING THE WORD OF GOD AS AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON AND OUR FAITH IN GOD'S WORD AS A DEFENCIVE WEAPON. We need to stand our ground and AFFIRM THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD WHENEVER SATAN CONFRONTS US WITH FEAR GENERATING LIES! Affirm: God is the strength of my life! He is my refuge and my strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. THAT IS WHY I SHALL NOT FEAR(Psalm 46:1,2)I shall not fear the terrors of the night nor the arrows that fly in the daytime(Psalm 91:5). If God is on my side, NO ONE SHALL BE ABLE TO STAND AGAINST ME(OR OPPOSE ME SUCCESSFULLY ) all the days of my life(Romans 8:31,Joshua 1:5). The joy of the Lord is my strength(Nehemiah 8:10), I will not let the devil steal my joy...i have the joy of the Lord because i have the Holy Ghost who energizes me with an ever continous supply of the joy of the Lord! I THEREFORE EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY JESUS...IN THE NAME OF JESUS I REBUKE FEAR AND I COMMAND THE DEVIL WHO IS BEHIND THE FEAR UNLEASHED AGAINST ME, MY FAMILY, MY MARRIAGE, MY CHILDREN,MY JOB MY CHURCH....!DEVIL LEAVE MY CHILDREN, AND MY MARRIAGE, LEAVE MY SPOUSE AND MY JOB, LEAVE MY CHURCH, LEAVE THIS NATION, IN JESUS NAME!(Please continue with the third segment, presented as part 3, for the conclusion of this message)!
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