Dearly Beloved, do not underestimate the power of the Word of God to stir up faith and courage in you, even in a very depressing and hopeless situation. And as I learned from a friend recently, the word of God is the highest form of prophecy.
You see, you cannot enter into the fullness of your purpose without help. When God calls you or sends you, He places people to help you and pull you up. But with helpers, there are also people who want to bring you down and they are going to come. This is why you need to know the words of God at the back of your head, to encourage yourself when they come with their discouragement.
Pretense can only be discerned by the Holy Spirit. You cannot know by your wisdom when people are out to destroy you instead of help you. You cannot know what is in a man’s heart unless the spirit reveals it.
Beloved, when you are faced with fear, build an altar. Especially if it is on a new assignment from God. An altar is a good place to start. Pray regularly, and fellowship with God. Build the habit of devotion and seeking God early. If you set up an altar, confidence, and courage will come from it. Because all the courage you need is found at the altar.
As Christians, there comes a time when we need to be aggressive, the Kingdom of the Lord suffers violence and we can’t win by speaking or negotiating. You need to rebuke that spirit, you need to go to war with the whole armor of God and fight for your children, your nation, your home, and your destiny.
Remember the gallows he dug for Mordecai? The one that God interrupted his request to hang Mordecai on. Guess what happened to it?
Beloved, God is doing His work even now. You are worried and concerned about what to eat and what to wear and God just destroyed a whole coven in your defense. There you are complaining that you didn’t get the job meanwhile God just saved you from a business established on occult practices. You are concerned about your broken engagement, but God just saved you from a toxic marriage.
Beloved, there are moments when you need to simply focus and say, “if I perish, I perish.” But you must recognize that this confidence comes only from God. You cannot accomplish it on your own strength; you must rely on the Lord. Pray and study what God’s word says about that matter before you tackle the situation.
God does not make mistakes, He orchestrated everything. Before the enemy arose, he positioned you to be the deliverance. So, stand up and fulfill your destiny. But if you don’t, guess what? Help is going to come from somewhere else, but you will be destroyed. God is going to move on and raise another help for his nation and you are going to be left behind. You are going to be forgotten and forsaken.
Look at the length Haman went to get back at the Jews. First, was divination to enquire when would be the right time to strike. Next, he spoke to the king and opted to fund the entire operation. And when the news went around town, the people moaned. Listen, the enemy would go to any length to get at you. As Pastor Mildred says, the devil you are playing with is not playing with you.
