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
Thankyou. I needed to hear that so very much. Just… Thankyou
You Are Right On, i realize the Struggles or Hard tests (usually to see if you quit or continue) Are the Ones That Test you at the greatest depths. sometimes they are the Ones you havent Prepared for or come unexpected. It takes Greater persistence and Love to Overcome. #Resist
This seems to be a common theme lately more so than ever, Lance! Good word, and good description of the internal struggle. Yes, I agree! We must wield our sword of truth and be warriors against this evil. It wants to rob us of our destiny, identity, and rightful place in the kingdom and the world. It never can, but it tries to deceive us into believing it can. Thank you for calling it out, and being vulnerable in front of us all. Love ya! Maryann
You are not alone. Thank you Lance for sharing God’s word through your life experiences, and for making it real and easy to understand. May our gracious God continue to bless your prophetic ministry. You have reminded me to stop, listen, to the truth of my Father’s heart for me, and not rush through life accepting and dealing with what comes. Great word! Thanks, Dan
I just this minute researched bipolar disorder regarding my husbands behaviour. And got very hopeless. Then read this. Timely. Not to say the symptoms are not ” real” but I have “known” for 26 years Jesus healed it all……we have been pushing towards investment possibilities, although debt free for 26 years we have not had income steadily for over a decade and this year came into agreement of purpose and just came home from a month away searching for the right business op…..now my husband has suddenly fallen into his hole of silence after being happy silly and animated for a solid month. I am also concerned as this diagnosis dawned on me today that my youngest son, his fathers namesake, experiences similar symptoms….. And is pushing hard into his purpose.
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Dr. Wallnau,
The enemy is terrified of the 7 Mountain Generation concept. It has the potential of mobilizing the Church “as one.”
We need you! Keep moving on!
The enemy has been quite active in trying to get us to quit… even before we get started. I have not had this kind of warfare to this extent for a very long time. I am thankful to know that I am not alone… but God has been faithful, and He has lifted much from me…. but nearly everyone I know at this point is under the same attack with condemnation leading the way… followed by much discouragement and paralysis from fear… Great post.
My heart goes out to you Kathy. I have a 13 year old step grandaughter that is bi-polar , along with ODD. When my daughter is exhausted from dealing with her, she comes to my house for an attitude adjustment and a much needed rest for my daughter. She has times of being moody, angry, depressed and everything is your fault. She is jealous, demanding, sneaky, conning and appears to be a little angle in public but acts like Satan’s child behind closed doors. Then she has times where she is happy, joyful, too talkative, excited and high on life. I have spent many hours studying and testing her behavior to the point that I have learned how to deal with her to bring her back to a place of peace. Her being young is on my side and your husband being an adult may complicate things for you. But you also had said your son was showing signs of bi-polar. The first thing you need to understand is that they know what they are doing and yes they can control their own behavior but they do need your help doing it. They need your strength, courage and confidence to lean upon. They need clear boundries set for them and a 0 tolerance for bad behavior. I have applied these techniques with her and as long as she is in my home she does very well and life is pretty normal. I also need to say that the right medication helps tremendously. May Yahshua’s peace be release from within!
Thankyou for that encouragement! Not only does the voice take over but even dreams are not of God I have to pray before I sleep for protection there too! God is faithful and rest has come so your word was a good one for the day .Please keep it coming we all can’t go to hear these things in far away places but we need to hear daily in the everyday working world Thankyou again !
Thank you so much….I was so blessed and liberated, because I thought this was just me and that it was exactly as you said, times of weariness, questioning and wondering if I should and wrestling with “why” because I felt as though I would be defeated, over and over again. So, I am relieved to know that even you (one that I look toward as a mentor), experiences this – then I am on the right track. Thanks again for being transparent as well as for a “timely Word”.
Ditto! Lately I’ve been struggling with a similar experience. I’m not sure why, albeit I had my reasons. However, the post confirms what the Spirit deposited in me. This depression, as if I’m wrestling with self and for no apparent cause, is the voice of torment from the enemy.
This heaviness of soul and weariness of mind escalated the more I went deeper into morning worship with my family, consistently rousing early in the morning modeling the actions of Psalm 63 for the past 2 weeks. The last 2 nights, around 2 am, I was waken by the Spirit to go into additional worship and plead the Blood over my home. I’ve even been experiencing night tremors! Surely the enemy is angry; But greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world!!!
Thanks for the confirming word.
You are not alone! I hear the accuser roar all the time. Thankfully Jehovah finds no fault. The Bible says in the parable of the seed, trouble and persecution will arise (will arise!), BECAUSE of the Word. The devil is hoping that the saints will not have any depth to them during this time and let go of the seed before it takes root. He is petrified it will take root so he sends trouble and persecution “because of the Word, (which is represented here as the seed). This is shown in Mark’s account of the parable in Chatper 4. Once it takes root and we stay strong and confident during the contradiction, and as long as we peservere the fruit will come! Once the fruit is manifested the battle is won! Fruit never tasted so sweet!
No, you are not alone. I constantly, lately, stand in faith & tell the enemy to “SHUT UP & GO AWAY!” I KNOW I am headed in a God direction. The Lord recently, last month, downloaded 6 to 10 pages of strategy & instructions on how to launch & advertise the pre-launch of an online business. I am in agreement with God & now the enemy is in great fear. I know that the Lord will bless this business. I’ve had an incognito ministry website since March this year & people are still registering on it before I can upgrade it.
So, yes Dr Lance, I am experiencing the same attacks. We are ALL headed for GREATNESS IN THE LORD! Hallelujah! Amen! So be it! All the Glory to the Lord!
Well said! The devil is a liar, so I just tell him that scripture 😉
i really hope so. things look so bleak and have been looking bleaker n bleaker…
but my trust is in Jesus Finished Work…despite all the outward evidences and voices in my head replaying re-analysing history and outcomes in my life as well as missed opportunities and current situation over me.