Some of the things we see today have already been foretold in the Bible the Bible has already told us these things would happen to prepare us for them so that we are not caught unaware there are more than enough confirmations from God's word to prove we are truly in the last days and in these last days we can see how the world is moving how our societies are changing and how cultures are heading in the same direction to Come into the reign of the Antichrist when the whole world eventually gets there the Bible tells us
what will happen Revelation chapter 13 verses 15 through 18. the second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first Beast so that the image could speak and cause all who refuse to worship the image to be killed it also forced all people great in small rich and poor free and slave to receive a mark on their Right hands or on their foreheads so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark which is the name of the Beast or the number of its name this calls for wisdom
let the person who has Insight calculate the number of the Beast for it is the number of a man that number is 666. I have heard people say things like Well when the Antichrist comes no one can force me to accept this Mark I don't need to become a Christian to escape the Antichrist I am my own authority this in itself is a deception from the enemy to keep them from salvation and leave them vulnerable to the terror up ahead why do you think the world is the way it is today the enemy has been
preparing for the revelation of the Antichrist for ages and we must not underestimate his deception and strategy when the Antichrist does show up the world will have been groomed to Accommodate him everything the devil is doing right now is a form of grooming and I can tell you his work is almost complete many significant manifestations in our day and age are proof of that fact for example look at the culture of celebrity worship all around the world when a person is considered a celebrity it means this individual has broken into the hearts of people and
taken a solid place of influence over them it means That this person has been given power to make people do whatever they do and say whatever they say celebrities have become like God to the public they are Idols to the people who follow them you may not understand what this means and an undiscerning soul may see nothing harmful in any of it this is why Jesus even said in Luke chapter 16 verse 8. the master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly for the people of this World are more shrewd in dealing with
their own kind than are the people of the light undiscerning Believers are easily manipulated into overlooking important things until they get out of hand celebrity worship is a strategy of the devil to prepare the minds of the world for the Antichrist because when he does manifest the whole world will worship Him Global Brands easily pay millions to Celebrities to feature their brands or wear them for a reason do you know why the answer is simple these celebrities are worshiped and their worshipers will do whatever they do wear whatever they wear and use the brands they
use they call these Trends but the truth is that these are a natural programming of the mind that enslaves people to what they submit to have you gone into someone's room and Seen a large celebrity poster on their walls you attend concerts and hear people losing their minds when their favorite star performs people are exalted placed on par with a deity though they are just humans like us I have seen people say they are willing to give their last dime to see their favorite celebrity perform they go as far as saying that they are willing
to hurt anyone whoever says Anything negative against their star whether they are an athlete music star movie star or any other kind of celebrity Leica U.S president have become Idols to the people who are obsessed with them they read about watch and even emulate their life choices as if they are flawless they're quite literally worshiped by all who follow them now imagine this one of these Celebrities were to introduce the mark of the beast or to present themselves as the Antichrist don't you think millions of people would endorse and accept the Mark II the Antichrist
were to appear today it would no longer be difficult for him to have people follow him and do the things he wants without Force do you know why because Society has been programmed and it is still being programmed in preparation for it by the things going On today celebrity worship is a tool and sadly we even see it entering the church today where someone or a group of people who claim to represent the name of the Lord are actually being exalted above the Lord in his word maybe you have heard of or seen a celebrity
Pastor or minister I'm not saying this to create division in the body or paint a bad image of the body of Christ but rather to help us Know what is going on and treat the issues plaguing us so that we do not become victims of this evil whenever Christ is not exalted as king Over All Satan will be even if it is inside the four walls of a church but let me ask you what kind of culture should we practice as children of God the worship of men or the worship of the Creator and of
Our Savior Jesus Christ think just think for a moment people have influence and the devil Knows this and the man of sin will be introduced through influence he will in his own right be a celebrity too you can see this based on what Revelation chapter 13 verse 4 said people worship the dragon because he had given authority to the Beast and they also worship the Beast and asked who is like the Beast who can wage war against it he will be loved and adored by all mankind beyond their own imaginations Everything he does will be
Flawless in the eyes of men and they will look to for leadership and surrender to him this will not be an ordinary man but one empowered by hell but hear me your child of God whether we are here when he comes or not whether Christ raptures his people before then or not God Alone must be worshiped gave this response to the devil in the wilderness when he was tempted to bow to Him and he is still saying the same thing to you through this message you must worship and serve the Lord God Almighty alone no
human or Spirit other than the Living God deserves to be worshiped only God is to be worshiped no preacher politician or celebrity deserves worship God should be adored only God is worthy don't Elevate anyone above God Only God is great and greatly to be praised exalting or giving his glory to anyone else will Lead you down a dangerous path his celebrity worship the only influence the enemy is using in preparing the world for the unveiling of the man of sin no my friend it is just one part of the enemy's big plan this is why
you need to be on your guard people are beginning to change and everything the Bible told us would happen has already begun to happen every day draws us closer and closer to the return of the lord we must live prepared So that we are not caught unaware aside from the culture of celebrity worship the Bible tells us of another thing that will begin to grow and take center stage in preparation for the man of sin to be revealed tells us of the rise in apostasy like has never been seen before this will be a revolt
against all things Godly at a global level even many Believers in the bid to not offend the world Have been caught in the web of this massive deception second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 3 through 12 extensively tells us about this don't let anyone deceive you in any way for that day will not come until the Rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed the man doomed to destruction he will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is Worshiped so that he sets himself up in God's Temple proclaiming himself to
be God don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things and now you know what is holding him back so that he may be revealed at the proper time for the secret power of lawlessness is already at work but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way and then the Lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord Jesus Will Overthrow with the breath of his mouth and Destroy by the Splendor of his coming the coming of the
Lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan Works he will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie in all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing they perish because they refuse to love the truth and so be saved for this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will Believe the lie and so that all will be condemned to have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness if you sit down and observe everything that has been going on in the world
for the past two to three decades you can actually see how each Trend policy law in so-called societal advancement has led to more and more lawlessness and Abominations in the world today people are being forced to accept Lifestyles and laws that goes against our faith and Against our God some of the things that no one had the boldness to declare years ago are now being flaunted right before the public and even before our children things that were once considered criminal are now being upheld as the rights of the people these things my friend are what
the Bible calls the mystery of lawlessness which is already at work it is all part of the enemy's plan in preparing the world for the unveiling of the man of Sin yes the Bible tells us that one more powerful than the devil is restraining this unveiling most Believers believe that this either means the Holy Spirit or Christ's Church on Earth they think that as long as the spirit and the church are on earth the man of sin will not be able to manifest himself but once the one who restrains him is out of the way
then he will no longer be restrained and he will rise to set up his kingdom Don't be surprised that people are beginning to change that you cannot trust anyone that loving people has become difficult or that sharing your faith has become more challenging it is because the enemy has sent out Spirits working through media through influencers and through diverse manipulations to enslave people and prepare their hearts for him what you and I are seeing in the world today is nothing compared to what will Unfold when the Antichrist reveals himself this is the core truth and
we must prepare ourselves and be ready for the return of the Lord Jesus when he will come to take his church from the earth I strongly believe that the world is prepared to experience the next phase of end time events which is the rapture this is not the time to throw caution to the wind yes many are already falling asleep or getting distracted by the World but you must stay prepared love pray for and keep speaking the truth to the Saints but stay rapturable no believer is expected to flow with the current trends in world
events we must discern that the scriptures are being fulfilled already people are beginning to change society has become more and more anti-god and Antichrist in nature and actions it is time to wake up to your believer be reminded that the Lord's coming is Imminent and as the darkness continues to spread across the Earth we must prove that we are children of the light in season and out of season preach the message of Jesus every chance you get without shame and without fear cut off anything that keeps you under the influence of the world and surrender
yourself completely to Christ whether you are accepted by the world or not this is not the time to conform to the world but to seek to be conformed to the Image of Christ more and more God has called you as his chosen one through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and he's elevated you exalted you in Jesus to reign in this life and in the Life to Come however many of God's children are being destroyed bit by bit by the devil through the deception and the distractions of this world in this video I'll be sharing some
of the ways the enemy uses to destroy God's Chosen ones I pray that God will use this message to bring Deliverance into your life as his word has said that he sent out his word and healed them he rescued them from the grave Psalms 107 20. God's word in this video will bring you healing and deliverance as your eyes will be opened and you'll receive the grace to break free from everything the enemy's been secretly using to weaken And keep you defeated who are God's chosen ones simply put God's chosen one is anyone who's received
the saving grace of God through Jesus Christ this is anyone who's accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and savior accepted the Life of Christ and has made the decision to forsake the old way of living the Bible describes God's chosen people in Revelation 5 9. And they sang a new song saying you are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals for you were slain and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and Nation God's chosen one is that person who's experienced the greatest Miracle ever
the miracle that turns a sinner into a saint that turns God's enemy into a citizen of his kingdom Jesus said that many are called but only a few are chosen everyone on Earth is called the salvation this means that the door to Salvation is open to every individual on the Earth today there is no segregation there is a place for every lost soul in God's Kingdom however it's sad that many won't answer that call many won't accept him Only those who answer this call and turn to the Lord turning from their old ways accepting his
Saving Grace and walking into the light of his word are his chosen ones as long as you a chosen one or on Earth as much as you are the light of the world and the Blessed of the Lord a joint Heir with Jesus Christ you will also be a target of Satan's attacks the greatest enemy of God's chosen ones Is the devil and he has one desire to destroy God's children the Bible therefore warns us not to be ignorant about this and to always be on our guard because he's always trying to find a way
to get in and sabotage our inheritance and experience with God first Peter 5 8. be alert and sober of mind your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour God is sending you this message today to Help you realize that some of the things you may be seeing around your life right now are not just weaknesses or simple sins normalized by the world beyond all that their tools working like viruses to destroy you and displace you from God's plan for your life one of the ways the devil destroys God's
chosen ones is through Pride we live in one of if not the proudest ages in history people Pride themselves in godlessness And in sin Believers are steadily being deceived into embracing themselves over the spirit and this is causing ruin for Saints very few Know The Enemy is destroying us with these things the Bible tells us that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble what does it mean to resist somebody it means to cause someone to be unable to do something or reach somewhere God loves his children dearly however when the child of
God Embraces Pride they take on a characteristic of God's enemy the devil this characteristic like a disease replaces God in the believer's heart and where the flesh rules the works of the flesh will manifest leading to the gradual destruction of the individual the word of God tells us that there are three major elements of the Flesh and of sin that birth all the decadence in this World the lust of the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life listen dear child of God we are nothing without the help of the Lord whatever
you have today was given to you by God the life you have is not yours in one day it'll be required of you humility is admitting your need for God many people are not safe today not because they haven't heard of The Gospel But because they're too proud to surrender to the lordship of Jesus Christ in their pride they're attached to the world and neglect their salvation then there's the believer who walks in Pride when a chosen child of God walks in Pride they cannot learn or be corrected their own way is the best their
own decisions are final nothing anyone says matters to them They select what portions of scriptures to obey they serve God only when convenient they want the benefits of redemption without the responsibilities they avoid anyone and anything that might challenge their lifestyle choices they're easily offended when someone points out something they're not getting right and they find a way to justify their wrong every time When you notice that you're manifesting these attributes the enemy has planted pride in your heart and has set you on the path to destruction the Bible confirms this in Proverbs 16 18.
Pride goes Before Destruction a haughty spirit before a fall God wants you to be confident in his ability in you but not overconfident in yourself in your own might or in your own ability without him You see overconfidence in oneself leads to defeat the Bible says that by strength no one prevails and not by power not by might but by my spirit says the Lord it's important that you don't lose Divine Direction because you're too proud to listen and learn do not refuse God's help because you're too proud to admit you need them sometimes Pride
manifests itself to look like humility But you see God knows our hearts he knows what you're doing and the motives behind your actions and this is the work of the devil Pride sent the devil out of heaven and is still sending many Believers away from a relationship with God ask the Lord to purge your heart today and remove every element of pride in yourself genuinely let him know that the only thing you want to boast about is him and Nothing else Jeremiah 9 24. but let the one who boasts boast about this that they have
the understanding to know me that I am the Lord who exercises kindness Justice and righteousness on Earth for in these I Delight declares the Lord secondly another way the devil destroys God's chosen ones is through secret sins especially lust and sexual sins Most Believers shy away from these issues because they're afraid to confront themselves some have been deceived to believe that there is no way out and this is normal while many others even settle and enjoy them however the Bible tells us that there is forgiveness and deliverance for those who turn away from their evil
ways and follow the lord it's one thing to profess Christ and It's another thing to try and walk in the Life of Christ many Believers profess godliness but live in denial of God's power they're still under the Dominion of sin and the Bible has said sin shall not have dominion over you why because we've died and been resurrected with Christ Jesus we no longer are slaves to sin because we've been freed from its power through death in Christ Romans 6 6-7 for we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body
ruled by sin might be done away with that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been set free from sin [Music] God does not want you to be a Slave this is the whole idea of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ to set us free from the power of the devil Let me make it clear it is a sin to have a sexual relationship with someone who's not your husband or wife it's a sin to do so before and after you're married Apostle Paul encouraged that if you're unmarried and
feel strong sexual urges towards your partner you should marry them so that you do not give room to fornication when you engage in sexual activity you Unite yourself in spirit with the individual when this happens you open yourself up to another Spirit besides the spirit of God when you begin to invite other Spirits into your life you make your body a center for demonic influences and confusion yes a child of God cannot be possessed but they can be influenced and manipulated by a demonic spirit this is how addictions and sexual Bondages happen then it seems
like you can't do without engaging in these sins you may not be possessed however you have silenced the spirit of God because now you've invited numerous other Spirits into your life who bring confusion guilt and shame your body is the Temple of the Lord and he wants you to always keep it free from lust and sexual sins you must remember that your Purity Matters both here and for eternity do not get your spiritual garment stained for a few moments of pleasure losing even greater things in the process you must ask the Lord for help confess
that sin to him and ask him to break its yoke from your life sexual sin is a very strong weapon in the devil's Arsenal that's why you see that he uses movies music the internet and fashion to come up with more and more ways to suggest and implant sexual Ideas he knows how powerful and effective this is in destroying great destinies especially those of the children of God knowing this the Bible warns us in proverbs 4 23. Above All Else guard your heart for everything you do flows from it guard your heart dear child of
God keep your eyes open be careful with what you listen to what you watch what you read and all the Information you allow into your space these things may come to corrupt you or make you a corruption to another believer once we become aware of Satan's works we can overcome them more easily this is the reason for this video to show you how the devil destroys God's chosen ones do you see any of these in your life then you need to turn to the Lord and ask for his help Ask him for the grace to
guard your heart against every element of Pride and sexual sin ask him for the grace to discipline yourself and keep your heart and body under the control of the Holy Spirit when we ask and trust God to guide our actions as we follow him we are sure that we will be found standing in the end have you ever come across the saying that show me your friends and I could Tell you who you truly are my mom probably used this particular line on me too many times that I can count this is to Simply say
the quality of the people you surround yourself with will determine the quality of the person you intend to be let's try and put some perspective on this saying as we build up to finding out the heart of God concerning the relationships you are currently having Life is not an island of existence for any human being there's no record of any human being who made it through life and Destiny alone successfully you will always come across people that you will need to form relationships with these relationships are going to determine the quality and quantity of information
that will proceed into your life to help you or in some cases to destroy you The quality of information you get from the people around you will ultimately shape your destiny the life of a child of God is determined by the quality of the people he surrounds himself with so if you surround yourself with mediocre people it is safe to expect that the quality of information you will get will range from mediocrity to jocular nonsense child of God the moment you realize the Kind of person God wants you to become and the destiny he has
planned for you you will need to forge relationships and alliances with the correct people that are relevant to your life not everybody in the world that you come across has to become your friend of course Humanity still has awesome people who make friends with can be life-changing but there are a select group of people who will enter your life and release an Overdose of toxicity that corrupts your life's journey let us consider what the Bible says in the Book of Proverbs 13 20. whoever walks with the wise becomes wise but the companion of fools will
suffer harm a wise man is the product of years of learning training and impact from knowledgeable people who he surrounds himself with the Bible is very clear about the quality of information entering your Life and the repercussions thereof listen to me child of God do not be deceived a fool can never speak wisdom relevant enough to help your life there are particular people God has designed for your life now look at your creation Through The Eyes of a scientist whatever a scientist builds or designs are targeted at solving a particular challenge He will do everything
to make sure that his inventions stay whole and competent long enough to outlast himself that is impact the scientist will study his inventions and introduce everything that is needed to make sure that his inventions last he will take everything that is a danger away from it you know why if the invention is destroyed his legacy fails The same way it is with you as God's Perfect Design God makes it critically clear in the book of Jeremiah that he has a plan for you a plan for good and not for evil that plan is your destiny
and on the journey toward your destiny there are particular people God will bring your way to help and make the journey easier and lighter on the other hand there are also people who will bring themselves into your life And others will be sponsored by the enemies of your destiny to detract from distract from and derail your destiny this is why God told us in the Bible to pray for the spirit of discernment because the days will become very frequent when you will need to use it God only brings particular people into your life for very
specific reasons your spiritual antenna has to be very apt and in tune with your spirit of discernment so that you can sieve Through the different people who will come into your life that way by the guidance of the Holy Spirit you can know who to keep in your life and who to let go for your Destiny's sake there are qualities that you look out for in the people God approves into our lives people who are loyal especially during the tough times loyalty is the Hallmark of every genuine Relationship friendships and alliances are useless without loyalty
on either side because without it no agreement is safe the people God brings into your life will be loyal to your course and your life it does not mean they will agree with you every time but they will believe in you so much that even when you seem to be going through rough times and your decision making is being impaired by Your adversities they'll Stand By Your Side to guide you down the right path Proverbs 17 17 says a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity when you notice that the
people who come into your life don't have this quality child of God avoid them everything in your life might depend on this times will come when you will need them to stand by you and they'll side with Your enemies those were the kind of people job surrounded himself with and when the devil came at him they all told him to curse his God and die including his wife but job knew the work of Destiny and he held on before the darker days come do not make the mistake job made remove disloyal people from your circle
now People who don't cause Strife or gossip I'll tell you a little story about someone I used to call a friend he always came to my house after school to play games with me and chill out with my family I had this other boy next door who I had this very huge ongoing fight with and every time my supposed friend would come to my house he would go straight to my enemy's house and tell him exactly where I would pass on my way to school the Next day I was ambushed by this guy so many
times and I just couldn't place my hands on why he always knew my plans a day came and my enemy fell out with my friend and my enemy came straight to me and told me how my friend was always telling him my plans for the next day I was crushed in retrospect now it is funny when I think about how childish we were but the Lesson remains Proverbs 16 28 says a perverse person stirs up conflict and a gossip separates close friends you do not need anyone who stirs up problems and quarrels for you to
handle they will destroy your destiny with so many unnecessary fights and battles and you'll have less energy to face your destiny people who are honest honesty builds a nation honesty builds a Society honesty builds relationships honesty builds a man the worst thing that can happen to a man's Destiny or daily life as it were is to be surrounded by lying tongues and sycophants God doesn't want us to befriend duplicitous or hypocritical people God wants us to really understand that when you see someone burning others you'd be a fool to think you're Fireproof honest people around
you are an underrated blessing when the whole world sings your praise and you are caught up in the euphoria at the Pinnacle of your success when people are all Gathering and celebrating your life that is when you need honest people around you if the rich old Merchant in the parable of Lazarus the Pauper had honest people Around him they would have told him that night that he was challenging God to his glory once again God doesn't want us to befriend duplicitous or hypocritical people Psalms 26 4 I have not sat with men of falsehood nor
will I go in with dissemblers honesty is at the core of a successful friendship honest friends are well intentioned Toward each other allowing one another to speak openly about their thoughts and be their true selves around each other a classic example of this scripture is the story of Judas who betrayed Jesus he signaled his arrest with a kiss you need to avoid such toxic people on your journey to Destiny once again the success of your journey will be determined largely by your ability to figure this group of toxic People out and avoid them hear me
child of God the Bible says we must not sit in the seat of scoffers neither do we need to sit with wires and troubleshooters light and darkness have nothing to do with each other the presence of light makes Darkness go away and the absence of light gives the room to Darkness but it is impossible to have light and Darkness dwell in the same treat your destiny with the same urgency as light treats Darkness dissipate toxic energy around your circle on a constant basis the book of First Corinthians 5 11 says but now I am writing
to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy an idolater or slanderer a drunkard or swindler do not even eat with such people Remember this we are called to love everyone with the love of God but we are not called into friendship with everyone not everybody you know has to be your friend the scripture we just read gives us examples of the kind of toxic people we should avoid on our journey to Destiny Destinies have been aborted cut prematurely short and rendered
permanently fractured because people Made the mistake of letting toxic people into their space the Bible tells us to guard your heart with all diligence why because out of it flows the matters of life hear me child of God do whatever it takes to keep your heart guarded a man who loses his heart before a fight has already lost the fight before the first punch is thrown Your life might not be going exactly the way you pictured it check the people around you who has your ears who are you listening to who is speaking into your
life where does your counsel come from where and with whom are you sitting remember this the quality of people you allow into your life will determine the quality and quantity of information that enters your Life the quality and quantity of information that will enter your life will determine the quality of knowledge you acquire and knowledge will translate into wisdom you need to execute your destiny in the right pattern God has called us to a perfect ending and this ending requires your guardianship from any known possible threat to it it is our duty that we owe
to ourselves To protect our lives from anything that will destroy them and toxic people represent one of the greatest threats to our destinies have you ever felt like you are stuck in a valley of dry bones like your dreams relationships and plans are all dried up and abandoned let me tell you that God is testing you because he's preparing you for something better you see God has a plan for each and Every one of us he has written a destiny over our lives and put dreams in our hearts but the path to fulfillment of that
dream is never easy it's filled with thorns and thickets storms and lions and that's because God intends on refining us and preparing us for our place of promise we often assume that by serving God in Ministry we are entitled to ease but the truth is nothing worth having ever comes easy or Without opposition and that's why God allows the path to be difficult he wants to extract from us that which our enemy would love to leverage against us but here's the good news God loves us too much to promote us before we're ready he knows
exactly what we need in order to fulfill our destiny and he is preparing us for it and when that time comes he will promote us to the place of Promise that he has for us you know I've always wanted my life to glorify God I want to live a life that shows God infinite power and worth so that he gets all the praise not me and maybe you feel the same way but here's the thing when God uses people to show his power he uses trials not comfort you see trials are God's most used tool
and that's because trials refine us and prepare us for the place of promise that God has For us so if you're going through a rough patch don't lose heart God is preparing you for something better trust in him and keep moving forward you're closer to your place of Promise than you think God is testing you because he's preparing you for something better think about it God has a history of using people who have faced major trials remember the stories from the Bible of People like job Joseph Daniel Moses and Paul they all faced incredible trials
yet they were used by God in amazing ways in fact we remember them because of how they faced their trials had they never faced a major trial we probably wouldn't know their names so if you desire to be used by God for his glory then you must be prepared for trials God entrusts us with trials and sometimes lots of them but here's the thing God never says oops Or my bad he's always in control of the trials even if we can't see how we can be confident that God is working for his glory now I
know that pain can be overwhelming but remember pain is not without purpose as Psalm 46 10 says [Music] be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among all nations I will be exalted in the Earth And Romans 8 28 tells us that for those who love God all things work together for good so if you are gaining a greater willingness to serve God and love him regardless of whether he gives you what you've been asking for then this is a good sign that he is preparing you to receive it trust him
and keep pushing forward remember God is Not on his throne wringing his hands as he waits for the outcome of events he's in Control and he promises to work for his glory and our Eternal good so let's stop worrying about how things are going to work out and trust that God has a plan for our lives as we Face trials and tribulations let's be like the heroes of the faith who have gone before us let's stand strong knowing that God is preparing us for something better and when the storm passes we will emerge stronger and
more ready to serve God than ever before So take heart and keep faith God is with you every step of the way and he will never leave you or forsake you trust in him and he will make a way where there seems to be no way it's easy to get caught up in wanting something so badly that we forget to consider if it's really in line with God's plan for our lives James 4 3 tells us that sometimes our desires are misguided and we need to be mindful of that it's possible that the Blessing you're
seeking isn't in God's will for you at this moment but let me ask you this are you willing to trust God even when he says no to your prayer requests can you love and serve him even if you don't receive the blessing you're seeking that is the true test of your faith and your relationship with him in Mark 7 26-30 we see an example of a woman who was seeking a blessing from Her daughter Jesus initially seemed to rebuff her request but she persisted and showed that her heart was truly in the right place she
was seeking the blessing for the glory of God not just for her own selfish desires like God is testing you and withholding blessings take heart it's possible that he's preparing you for something even better than what you've been asking for Trust in him and seek his will above your own desires remember he knows what's best for us even when we don't understand it in the moment let us keep our faith strong and our hearts focused on God's plan for us he loves us and wants the best for us even if it means testing us along
the way let's embrace the journey and Trust his guidance knowing that he is preparing us for something greater than we could ever imagine I want to encourage you today that just like Jesus said no to the woman in the Bible sometimes God says no to us so that we can grow in our faith and be prepared for something better wants to bless us but he also wants us to have the faith to receive those blessings sometimes that means going through a period of testing where we have to trust God even when it seems like he's
not answering our prayers it's in those Moments when our true character is revealed will we run from God or will we continue to trust him even when we don't get what we want God is not trying to withhold blessings from us but he wants us to be prepared to receive them but here's the good news just because God says know it first doesn't mean he won't eventually say yes if we respond to his no with faith and trust he can Use that to prepare us for something even better than what we originally asked for sometimes
we have to go through a valley of decision where our dreams and desires are tested but it's in those valleys that we can grow in our faith and become the people God wants us to be so if you're feeling discouraged today because it seems like God is not answering your prayers I want to encourage you to keep trusting him Use this time to grow your faith and become the person God wants you to be and remember God's no is often just a stepping stone to his yes in Ephesians 3 20 we are reminded that God
wants to do abundantly above and beyond all that we could ever ask or think but here's The Clincher it's according to his work within us that means the more we allow God to work in us the more he will do great things through us So when we're going through a season of refining we need to lean in and Trust the loving hand of our precious savior think about those dry bones in the valley they represent the marriages relationships and dreams that many people have abandoned because they refuse to die to themselves to Humble themselves and
to let God have his way in their lives but we don't have to let our dreams die In the valley instead we need to Humble ourselves and seek to understand what the Lord is doing around us yes it is hard it's not easy to go through seasons of refining but remember on the other side of this refining time is a fresh perspective and new Mercies so let's refuse a sense of entitlement and not demand to be understood instead let's trust in God's plan and purpose for our lives he will Faithfully lead us and we will
be strengthened as we go So let's humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God in due time we will be lifted up and honored before a watching world God uses trials to turn our dependence fully on him he wants us to cling to him and find peace in him alone and remember he is preparing us for something better something abundantly above and beyond all that we could ever ask or think so if you're in a season of refining Hold On Tight to your faith trust in the Lord and know that he is working all things
together for your good don't let your dreams die in the valley instead keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and let him lead you to the other side remember he wants to do great things through you but it starts with his work within you so let's surrender to him and watch as he does abundantly above and beyond all that we could ever ask or Think trials and weaknesses may be tough to face but they are actually God's way of preparing us for something greater when we go through those tough times we learn to rely on him
and not ourselves we learn to recognize that it is God alone who deserves recognition and honor we learn that he is our source of strength and not our own abilities in First Corinthians chapter 1 28-29 it says that God chooses what is low and despised in the world to bring to Nothing things that are so that no human being might boast in the presence of God means you know what that includes our trials and weaknesses God entrusts us with those challenges as a gift because he knows that they will ultimately bring us closer to him
so When Trials come your way remember that they are not meant to break you but shape you they are meant to help you grow in your faith and holiness and when you respond to those trials With faith and Holiness you can have joy in the fact that you're storing up rewards in heaven but if you respond with fear and complaining you miss out on that opportunity for reward remember God is testing you because he is preparing you for something better so don't give up when things get tough instead lean into God and trust that he
is with you every step of the way he has great plans for you and he will never leave you nor forsake you If God would open your spiritual eyes to see the things going on in the world then in the lives of many people it would Amaze you to see the kind of world and situation we are in the psalmist said something in Psalms chapter 74 verse 20. remember your Covenant promises for the dark regions of the Earth are full of places where violence rules where on Earth would you say are the dark regions being
talked about here Are they literal geographical locations or symbols of certain spiritual Mysteries and forces that influence the physical in another Psalms chapter 91 verses 5 through 6 says you will not fear the terror of night nor the arrow that flies by day nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness nor the plague that destroys at midday what are the Terrors of night the arrows that fly by day the pestilence that Stalks in the darkness and the plague that destroys it midday who is responsible for these things why are they so free to carry out
their activities without restraint we are in a world filled with darkness and under heavy influence from the spiritual Realm to live like everyone else or to live without considering these things is to live like a careless prey in the wild you can become a victim anytime Many people you see walking the streets every day are under heavy satanic strongholds that the nature I cannot see or comprehend just as God is busy working good things in the lives of his children saving Souls giving life setting people free and everything else the devil is also going about
enslaving people breaking up families deceiving robbing people of their positions in Christ and destroying don't think that the Earth or the world Is a safe place because it isn't just like the spiritual realm the physical plane is a war zone our lives here are reflections of what's going on in the background that is in the spirit this means that whatever is happening to you in the spiritual realm must manifest here you cannot win on Earth while losing in the spiritual Realm if you realize these things you will better understand why you need to take prayer
seriously look prayer is not just Something you do when you are in trouble or when you need something from God urgently prayer is not a mere 911 hotline to Heaven because something has happened to you and you need God to step in prayer for the child of God is beyond a hotline it is your lifeline without it you will lose without it you will fail and without prayer Satan will mess you up the word of God tells us about a kind of War that we are involved with on the Earth Ephesians chapter 6 verse 12
for our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers against the authorities against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the Heavenly realms when we talk about what you are up against we aren't talking about the nagging boss in the office the nosy neighbor who's always causing trouble or The bully these are just the manifestations of what is behind the scene you struggle with them here because someone is working through them against you they don't even know that they are being used the addiction the inability
to stop yourself from certain things which you know you shouldn't be doing that inability to shake off the guilt from your heart even after God has forgiven you and that fear to ever let anyone into your life because of what Someone did to you in the past are all part of the struggles of a Christian with forces operating from outside the known plane spiritual the Bible tells us that they operate as rulers authorities powers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in high places they are responsible for breaking families keeping people from fulfilling their Destinies holding people
stuck in that habitual cycle of abnormality and more To deny their existence would be to do yourself a great disservice and the truth is this is what Satan wants he has successfully convinced many people to believe that the spiritual does not exist some people they do exist but they have no influence in this realm that is another deception some believe that they have influence but that they only target some people because things are seemingly okay with them and they themselves are not among those singled out to be Attacked this is a bit close but it
is still not the complete truth do you know that some people are given so much wealth in this life enjoying all the goodness that this world has to offer but only as bait from the enemy you may be deceived to think that these people have all there is to life but the truth is they are stuck and placed under some strongholds that they cannot leave think of a young woman with a promising future plan for her by God to fulfill on Earth who because of her background goes into an unhealthy relationship with someone who only
considers her a tool for his pleasure now the door is open she cannot bring herself to come out of it for many reasons she may be afraid of losing the material things she gains from him even though she knows she is dying inside the devil may have taken advantage of her fear and greed to brainwash her into believing that these things are the true worth of a person And without it no one would respect her and she wouldn't be able to measure up to her contemporaries another reason may Simply Be ignorance of what the devil
is doing to her she may have been conditioned to believe that it isn't better anywhere else and so she stays there bearing up under terrible conditions like a prisoner while the door is wide open and she can walk free this may be your case but I am trying to show you that there are heavy spiritual Strongholds out there do not make conclusions just from the physical things you are seeing rather trust God to help you see those strongholds and how you can deal with them our fight is not with the abuser in the literal sense
our war is not with the nagging boss or the political officer the fight is not what the erotic novels magazines or pornography it is a spiritual fight if you can break the cycle in the spirit it will lose its power over you in the Physical the Bible says in second Corinthians chapter 10 verses 3 through 5 for though we live in the world we do not wage war as the world does the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world on the contrary they have divine power to demolish strongholds we demolish arguments
in every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ How do we do this prayer Ephesians chapter 6 verse 18 says and pray in the spirit on All Occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests with this in mind the alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people carry your Shield of Faith believe in God's word and use it to cover yourself in all that concerns you but do so with prayer take the sword of the spirit Which is
the word of God with you always and keep studying and confessing it into your life but don't do so apart from prayers in fact word-based prayers are more effective than your own generic prayers because it calls God to respond to the Covenant of what he has said take the helmet of salvation the breastplate of righteousness the belt of truth and the sandals of the gospel of peace take them all and put them on but as you do so do so with prayer the Bible Establishes one Eternal truth in Luke chapter 18 verse 1. then Jesus
told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up as long as we are here we must keep praying through prayer you will destroy the works of the Devil by the authority of Jesus name through prayers you can break free from strongholds that keep people Bound by an unhealthy way of thinking through prayer you can break change that Hold your mind captive do you know that the word of God must be backed up with prayer and obedience to activate its power in your life yes the word of God
is alive all-powerful and self-sufficient yet for it to make people free you must engage it through obedience prayer and continuous confession of Faith there is no holiday or time out in prayer you have to keep praying your son daughter spouse sibling Colleague or neighbor may just be one prayer away from being saved if you fail to pray over any matter which needs change in or around your life you are giving the enemy free course to roam and cause damage as he wants there are certain communities in parts of the world for example where people think
in a certain way and everyone expects them to act like it this is a form of a stronghold it is not how God defined you and me to be from The beginning we have been designed uniquely to show forth his praises and not to be like people from where we come from Revelation chapter 5 verse 9 says and they sang a new song saying you are worthy to take the scroll into open its seals because you are slain and with your blood you purchased for God's persons from every tribe and language and people and Nation
you have been saved and separated to a better and Beautiful Life do not let the enemy ruin You by holding you captive through one unhealthy thought pattern or system you are not who everyone says you are you are who God says you are and through prayer you enforce that into your life enough of accommodating the lies of the devil it is a lie that you cannot make your marriage work it is a lie that you will end up alone like your father or mother it is a lie that you cannot succeed legitimately and without fraud
It is a lie that the sickness is life long and will remain so till it ends your life it's time for you to rise up in prayer and start breaking Cycles strongholds and lies of the devil that have held you Bound for so long you've received God's word now it's time to start enforcing it in your life Matthew chapter 11 verse 12 says from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven has been subjected to violence and violent people have been Raiding it what is God's word said about marriage finances Family
Children Health Ministry work and so on find it and then start enforcing it in prayer don't let Satan deceive you into shunning or neglecting your prayer life that is your lifeline it's time to start taking it seriously he knows that the moment you rise up in prayer it will Mark the end of his power over your life and his operation around you remember Your lack of prayer is permission for the enemy to keep on in his destructive spree however when you rise up you become like a burning fire that sends all the demons and their
Works running out of your life [Music]
