Despair
Isa 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.
Psa 39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
One of the best ways to overcome despair is to read the Psalms outloud. Look for those Psalms that say "bless the Lord, oh my soul" and that exalt His holy name. Say them outloud. As you begin to worship and praise God and be thankful for EVERYTHING (even the bad), then despair will absolutely flee.
Lunacy (Madness, Craziness, MPD, Scizophrenia)
1Co 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
When crazy thoughts begin trying to invade your thinking, CAST THEM DOWN! "Casting" is just like violently, determinedly throwing something to the ground. How do we "bring" thoughts "into captivity" to Christ? By turning away from thoughts that do not agree with the Word and begin focusing our thoughts on Jesus. If that means getting into the Word until those thoughts pass, or turning on some praise and worship music, stomping around the house quoting scripture or getting down on your knees and praying. Whatever it takes to "cast down" those thoughts that would steal your sanity.
Fear of the Dark
Psa 27:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
When fear of darkness attacks, remind yourself that you have the Lord who is your light.
Showing posts with label maintaining deliverance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maintaining deliverance. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sleep Invites Thorns
I've mentioned before that "thorns" is often used in the Word as a symbol of evil spirits, so when I saw these verses I was struck by the correlation to a person who has been delivered and then fails to maintain their deliverance thru slothfulness.
Jesus himself taught that when a demon is cast out, it roams about and then comes back to the "house" it left and if it finds that "house" empty, it will reenter and invite other demons worse than itself.
Pro 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Pro 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Here it says that even the wall has broken down as a result of the lazy person's neglect.
Pro 24:32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Pro 24:33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.
If you've been delivered it is vital that you get into the Word of God every day in order to maintain your deliverance. For those who have experienced a rather dramatic deliverance (noisy and/or physically stressful) it may be easier because you have a vital memory of the demons leaving.
For those whose deliverance was rather quite, perhaps accompanied mostly by yawns or belches, there might not be the urgency to maintain your deliverance, because you keep wondering if anything really happened. First of all the doubt is being placed in your mind by the spirits, so you definitely have to maintain your deliverance by staying in the Word.
Being slothful and lazy is just an open doorway to a reinfestation.
Jesus himself taught that when a demon is cast out, it roams about and then comes back to the "house" it left and if it finds that "house" empty, it will reenter and invite other demons worse than itself.
Pro 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Pro 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Here it says that even the wall has broken down as a result of the lazy person's neglect.
Pro 24:32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Pro 24:33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.
If you've been delivered it is vital that you get into the Word of God every day in order to maintain your deliverance. For those who have experienced a rather dramatic deliverance (noisy and/or physically stressful) it may be easier because you have a vital memory of the demons leaving.
For those whose deliverance was rather quite, perhaps accompanied mostly by yawns or belches, there might not be the urgency to maintain your deliverance, because you keep wondering if anything really happened. First of all the doubt is being placed in your mind by the spirits, so you definitely have to maintain your deliverance by staying in the Word.
Being slothful and lazy is just an open doorway to a reinfestation.
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