Have you ever felt broadsided by jolting news or sudden trauma?
I was all the way on the other side of the world, in Singapore, when the shooting at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas happened. Distance did not matter. I had all the same reactions as if I was at home. That’s one of the added pressures of the “last days” technology. We are connected to the entire planet and exposed to trauma 24/7.
You can be susceptible to increasing layers of fear and anxiety wrapping around your soul…unless you know how to bounce back FAST!
Jesus gave you a secret to surviving your worst attack.
On the night of His greatest ordeal He said, “… the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.” (John 14:30)
I love how Jesus positions Himself before the battle. He says, “The prince of this world is coming BUT he has nothing in me.” This is important. Your greatest battles, your greatest challenges, your greatest hours of temptation are dramatically reduced when the enemy has nothing in you. The language in Greek could be interpreted as, “No hook in you.” No area of hidden agreement with your enemy.
If you have a hook in you the enemy can use it to manipulate, intimidate and dominate you. People and circumstances, real or imaginary, can jerk you around emotionally in multiple directions.
No one is exempt from testing and temptation—but at the same time, no one needs to fail.
I remember seeing Kathryn Kuhlman once talking about how to stand in the battle. She planted her feet firmly in place and said, “You do not have to go down in defeat for one split second!”
The Lord fills us with the “spirit of might” which is a disposition that makes you immovable and unbreakable in the midst of battle (Isaiah 11:1-2).
This year is your year of inheritance. This is the time you recover ground you’ve lost in previous battles. It’s your time to break every chain and be delivered from every hook.
The Holy Spirit and the freedom that He brings is the antidote to the bombardment of toxic and negative news. Never again let your joy cycle be manipulated by the news cycle.
Oh it comes; when a breakthrough is heading our way , my husband & I remind each other, knocks are coming, we Stand firm in Lord Jesus to his answers; instead of the badgering of the enemy.
F.E.A.R False Evidence Appearing Real 🙂
Amen Sister; He is the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE!
So true, when we don’t carry baggage, the enemy finds no leverage and neither succeeds in hooking into the same. Thank you HOLY SPIRIT.
I look forward to your podcasts everyday!
Thank you!
Marsha Marshall
I have certainly felt the negative attacks and depression, and the ONLY way to spend precious time with Our Lord Jesus and to Stand Firm. My husband Chris is not a Believer yet nor my children.
I am STANDING FIRM that they and the rest of the family will Receive Jesus in their hearts.
Our VICTORIOUS JESUS IS COMING THROUGH. I Stand praying for America, England and the Nations , I live in England, God brought us out of Africa.
We will stand on serpents and Scorpions, I AM BELIEVING OF BILLIONS OF SOULS SALVATION
England and the US, sister nations. I am always praying for the queen and her family because the other side has certainly been targeting them and all of the territories God has placed under her wings.
Love this stuff Lance! KEEP IT COMING!