WATCH WORD – Cast Not Away Your Confidence!
Do you ever struggle?
I am sometimes surprised by the heaviness that casts its shadow across my mind. I wonder if I am somehow too weak or inadequate for the calling on my life. I linger long, recalling my failures and missed opportunities of the past and wonder, frankly, if I am actually going to live long on this earth. I wonder if I have enough of a prayer shield. I can almost hear the words of the accuser against me.
Then somewhere, as my soul descends down this dark shaft of despair, my descent is stopped and a ray of light breaks forth with this thought…”Where does this dark voice come from?” Is it me, simply seeing the truth? No. This is a distortion of the truth! I groan under a heavy burden. But I am not usually depressed. Is it God? No. It is not His nature to depress.
And then THIS thought comes with liberating force… “The voice that is telling you to quit, stop, give up, admit failure, you're too weak, it's too late…” THAT Voice is a harassing devil assigned to you to hinder and block you. It is assigned BECAUSE THE ENEMY FEARS THAT SHOULD YOU PERSIST… YOU WILL SUCCEED. YOU MUST BE DOING DAMAGE TO THE ENEMY or he would not assault your mind so aggressively to discourage you.
Carry on. That voice of doubt and uncertainty is why you know you are on the right track!
You can't out-argue each critic but you can bury him under a pile of evidence as you “out-fruit” him.
What do you say? Am I alone in my private wrestling?
–stay strong
Lance
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Boy, did I need to hear that today! Those same devils were visiting me. YHWH told me to fight with my prophetic words and I did. That ran them away, but I also needed to be reminded that they wouldn’t be attacking if they weren’t afraid.
Lance, you prophesied over me in 1995 when you were in TN with Graham Cooke, and that word has been a major foundational guiding principle in my life ever since. At GOZ at Pentecost, and many other places along the way, your words were the main ones that propelled me to a new place of victory. Thank you. I can testify that you are definitely a threat to the enemy. Don’t believe those voices. Keep leading us with your strategic words of encouragement.
No, I go through this daily!
It must stop!
Thanks for sharing. I’m from Windsor ont .Canada.
You are not alone. I have been wrestling with the same thoughts; experiencing this same battle. Thank you for being transparent. Your words have encouraged me to keep pressing on.
Lance, My late response to Thank you for showing to us the thought process from descent to ascend in the midst of a mental assault. It surprised me to read your way of describing the anguish of mind that came upon you from distorted truth. I erroneously thought people like you were not really hit with that. That in itself made me realize wow…i really am on the right track. I came out of agreement with the lie that now was exposed that i must being doing something wrong…or i must be wrong that i am experiencing these things. Thanks for It unraveled a tangled web of lies…now afresh…i hold fast to my confidence !!! God truly uses you as His Liberating Force. Esther
No. You are not alone in this wrestling. These were my thoughts also and now this post has cleared the fog of confusion. Thank you for arming us with this new perspective: “You can’t out-argue each critic but you can bury him under a pile of evidence as you “out-fruit” him” – This was empowering. That powerful quote you used at the beginning. ..is that your original quote? I never thought of this.
Concur! Recommend reading “Crash the Chatterbox” by Steven Furtick — honest, genuine, practical, and loaded with tools to employ as we walk this life daily. We have all been called into this time and this place for specific Kingdom missions — let’s not tarry further with distractions and focusing too much on ourselves, instead magnify Lord Jesus and His way.
Heck NO! You are not alone……I am right there also Dr. Lance
No, you are definitely not alone. This was actually encouraging as I’m facing a major giant in my life…..the voice that says I’ll never be provided for.
No Lance, you’re not alone, there is an enemy out there that is geared up with all his arsenal warring against the people of God. But I hear the word of the Lord say the battle is not yours it belongs to the Lord, but even though we know this, the dark hour makes our struggle to keep the faith we have in Him just that a Battle. But our weapons are not carnal but mighty and will pull down the strong hold of this enemy.
To you be strong and of a good courage. You are doing great damage to the dark kingdom.
Lance,
I know exactly what you are speaking about! You have a mandate from God, and there is no one who can stop the velocity but you. You have been equipped before the foundation of the world.
Apparently it certainly is an assault on the people of God who is proclaiming the Kingdom of God, it’s principles and concepts. But God said we are not ignorant of the devil’s devices. I too have had struggles recently in my mind, and dealing with an attack of oppression.
But God….
Be encouraged because I received a breakthrough this past Wednesday, with a Word from the Lord reminding me that the “Joy of the Lord is my Strength!” Lance, we draw Joy from the wells of Salvation, that well water inside you is the washing and regeneration of the Word of God.
Knowing that the enemy is a defeated foe, brings a level of confidence that will continue to grow and begin to overflow as we worship The Lord. The enemy cannot stand our worship. Because he is now unemployed!
Woo Hoo…
Hallelujah!
Keep Standing! I’m praying for you!
Love Celeste
Thanks for being brave enough to be honest and vulnerable. You are not alone. .Me too. Staying strong with you!
Thanks 4 your transparency Lance. We all hear those lying demons but seldom recognize who’s voice we are hearing. We all need reminders it is not us & it is not natural. Thank U!
This was so timely. I need to read this right at this moment. The enemy always attacks us in the place of our call and right when we are about to breakthrough, that’s when all of Hell launches out against us. Thank God He has given us His Holy Spirit and His angelic forces to overcome.