Saturday, May 1, 2010

A spirit of Discouragement - overcome by the Power of the Holy Spirit

A SPIRIT OF DISCOURAGEMENT- BEWARE OF SATAN’S DEVICES
2Co 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

REV 12:12 – “ THE DEVIL HAS A GREAT WRATH AND HIS TIME IS SHORT”
- HE HAS LAUNCHED AN ALL OUT WAR AGAINST GOD’S SEED
-. WHICH EXPLAINS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ALL THE SIN IN TODAY’S SOCIETY.
-. HOW AND WHY THE POWERS OF DARKNESS ARE PUSHING THIS CULTURE DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO DESTRUCTION.
-. SATAN IS INDEED ALIVE AND WELL ON PLANET EARTH!
A DEMONIC ATTACK CALLED THE SPIRIT OF DISCOURAGEMENT!
a). THIS ATTACK COMES STRAIGHT FROM THE PIT OF HELL.
b). SATAN FEEDS YOU LIES OF HOW YOU BROUGHT IT ON YOUR SELF.
c). THIS IS ONE OF SATANS MOST POTENT WEAPONS; TRYING TO GET YOU INTO A FEELING OF DISCOURAGEMENT , SO MAYBE YOU’LL GIVE UP.
d). DISCOURAGEMENT – LACK HOPE – USUALLY AFTER A MAJOR VICTORY.
e). MANY FACE IT ON A MONDAY; AFTER A BREAK THROUGH ON SUNDAY.
f). IT HAS HAPPENED TO KING DAVID, ELIJAH (PASSIONS LIKE OURS)
g). IT’S YOUR FAITH AND LOVE THAT MAKES YOU A TARGET!

LETS BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE DEVILS STRATEGIES, DEVICES USED TO OVERCOME US WITH A SPIRIT OF DISCOURAGEMENT.
1). HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE; THINGS ARE WORSE THAN THEY REALLY ARE!
A). YOUR LIFE, SITUATIONS YOUR FACING, YOUR PROBLEMS THAT EXIST.
B). HAVE YOU EVER DWELLED ON A PROBLEM UNTIL YOU WERE
CONVINCED IT WAS A BAD SITUATION AND AFTER FACING IT, IT WAS NOT ANYWHERE AS BAD AS YOU THOUGHT; THAT WAS THE DEVIL.



C). THE DEVIL KNOWS IF YOUR FEELING DOWN, DISCOURAGED, PROBLEMS SEEM UNSOLVABLE, MORE DIFFICULT. YOU TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY AND TURN THINGS AROUND.
D). IN A MATTER OF ONE HOUR, A PERSONS LIFE CAN TURN SOUR.
E). YOU START TO QUESTION YOUR SPOUSE, JOB, CAR , HOUSE, LIFE.
F). KNOW HIS DEVICES; HE IS ATTACKING YOU WITH A SPIRIT OF DISCOURAGEMENT.

2). HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE; YOU ARE IN IT ALL BY YOURSELF!
A). WHERE’S MY HELP? AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT CARES?
HOW COME NO ONE ELSE WILL PUT FORTH A FINGER TO HELP?
B). DEVIL GETS US DISCOURAGED; THINKING WE ARE THE ONLY ONES.
C). WE BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT ALL THAT WE DO AND KEEP SCORE.
D). WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING 4 HRS SLEEP, GOING HRS NO SLEEP
E). ON MY ONE DAY OFF, MOW, TRIM, PAINT; WHERE’S MY HELP?
F). WHEN IN THIS MOOD, EASY TO FORGET ALL THAT OTHERS DO.
G). SAME WITH CHURCH; NO ONE BUT ME CARES TO WORSHIP, NO CARES ABOUT THE SERMONS I WORK ALL WEEK ON, NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE CHURCH.
H). IF SATAN ATTACKS US WITH A SPIRIT OF DISCOURAGEMENT, WE WILL BEGIN TO QUESTION EVERYONE ELSE

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