BREAKING THE CHAINES OF SILENCE

"FIGHT LIKE A WARRIOR!" (PART IV - CONCLUSION) SEEKING THE FACE OF GOD!   THE BATTLE IS REAL - THE VICTORY IS REAL!   If ever there is a time during a battle that I am VICTORIOUS It's when I am Seeking The Face Of God. I feel the battle coming from every side, the devil comes in like a flood. I am just overwhelmed with despair. I feel like a complete failure. I am at the end of my rope, and the knot is about to untie. All I want to do is give up!   (2Chronicles 7:14 - If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; THEN will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.)     SEEKING THE FACE OF GOD!   But, I know I can't give up! My life depends on it! I am left with no other choice! I'm too weak to do anything else - but to pray, and Seek The Face Of God. This is not a time where I'm ...

"FIGHT LIKE A WARRIOR!" (PART III)  THE BATTLE IS REAL!   There's no beating around the bush. I'm going to tell you like it is! Overcoming addiction isn't easy. It's a hard battle, and the battle is real. If you want to win this battle you will have to FIGHT LIKE A WARRIOR! But, you have to prepare for battle.   PREPARE FOR BATTLE   (Ephesians 6:10-18) - 10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the POWER OF HIS MIGHT. 11) Pu t on the WHOLE armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13) Wherefore take unto you the WHOLE armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14) Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the br...

    "FIGHT LIKE A WARRIOR!" (PART II)    RECOGNIZE THE TRUTH   You've battled with addiction long enough to know you're addicted, and you are an addict or an alcoholic. You've seen what it has done to your life. You've lost everything - family, friends, jobs. Most of all, you are losing your soul - you spirit! Your addiction is eating away at your very core, and you can feel it. You need to free your spirit so you can fight like a warrior. But, in order to free your spirit, your have to fight the desires of the flesh - the desire for your addiction. YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN   In order to do this you have to feed yourself - feed your soul, and your spirit with the very same food that your spirit needs to make you strong so you can fight like a warrior, SPIRITUAL FOOD - THE WORD OF GOD. Your soul and your spirit are two different persona's of who you are, and who God created you to be. Your spirit is what is created...

    "FIGHT LIKE A WARRIOR!" (PART I)  Overcoming addiction is more than just a process, and more than just overcoming a disease. In order to overcome it - you have to TARE IT APART! Addiction is not just a battle - Addiction is not just a fight - Addiction is a WAR. It's not just a war within yourself, It's also a war with unseen forces - unseen forces that don't want you to win this war over your addiction.   Before you can overcome your addiction you have to learn how to fight! But, you have to learn how to fight like a warrior. You also have to want to fight like a warrior. Believe me - a warrior is what it's going to take, and when you do overcome your addiction, a warrior you will be.    You just didn't just wake up one day, and decide "Hey! I think I want to become an addict today - or an alcoholic - or be a victim to all of the above!" You didn't choose to have an addictive personality, o...

IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY (PART III - CONCLUSION) TRIGGERS: We all have our triggers. Some of us have more than one. The important thing is to recognize them, so you can see them coming, and try to avoid them at all cost. If you can't avoid them, you will know how to get through them. Here are a list of triggers I've experienced.. Maybe, some of these are the same triggers as yours. If not - you may have to start to make a mental self evaluation of the times you've gotten depressed in the past to see what triggered yours, that way you can try to avoid them or see them coming... I makes it easier to handle the experience if you understand why you are feeling the way you are.   TRIGGERS: Financial difficulties Family crisis Anger Unexpected experiences will throw me off my game Too much self evaluation of negative things in my life Unaccomplished goals - I put them on a shelf, and only look at them when I'm ready to work on th...

IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY (PART II)   ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER   One of the things I love doing is staying inside, or indoors. I usually have to force myself to go out. I hate going shopping, unless I absolutely have to. I even have to force myself to go to church. As much as I love going to church - I would rather stay home, read my Bible, and pray! But, I can't! I have to get out no matter how hard it is. I have to put one foot in front of the other, and go! I definitely have to go to church. Once I get to church, I say to myself, "I made it - I'm here! God always blesses me too! Can you imagine having trouble going to church when you know how present the Lord is in church, how much God enjoys fellowship with His children, and how much God enjoys watching His children worshiping in the presence, and glory of God? Who wants to miss that? I don't! (Hebrew 10:25 - Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves tog...

  IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY   (PART I) PANTETH MY SOUL  Finding the words about how I feel when I'm praying to the Lord is almost impossible. But - with God nothing is impossible, and with God all things are possible. The joy, and peace I get is just one of the rewards I get when I go into His presence - our special place - where I find, and feel the connection of oneness with God - my creator, my mighty God - my forever God. Being able to find, and feel God's awesomeness is breath taking - it takes my breath away - It's physically overwhelming! (Plalms 42:1 - As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.) Telling God how I feel about His awesomeness - His beauty - His strength - His power - His Love, is beyond words I can imagine or express. The joy He feels when I do express how I feel is my reward - I feel His joy - His awesomeness - His beau...

KNOWING YOU ARE VICTORIOUS  -  WOW! When I saw this picture - I said, "WOW!" A million things ran through my head about these men, and the honor they represent for our country, the battles that they've won, and the camaraderie between soldiers. Plus, their personal  victories. I also saw how these same principals can be applied to living a victorious life. I saw physical battles, and spiritual battles that were won, and can be won. I'd like to share with you what I saw, and how you can apply it to your life. Some people might look at this picture, and think, "Oh - they are just standing in the rain - what's the big deal about that!" But, I see so much more! SO MUCH MORE! These men were not just standing up against the storm - they were standing in the storm, and the battle has already been won! These soldiers were able to stand there because the battle has already be won. They didn't look to the right or to...

FINDING YOUR WAY HOME IS VICTORY (PART V - CONCLUSION) YOUR PERFECT PLACE   If there is one place I would rather be with the Lord, it is that place that no one else but me and the Lord can go, and it is in that place the Lord wants to meet with everyone. It is a place where the Lord meets with me quite often, and it is that one place where the devil doesn't want you to go. It is that place that most people don't know exists in the way God wants us all to see, and experience it in our daily lives. YOUR PERFECT PLACE! That place where God knew you before you were born. That perfect place where Jesus was, and still is - that God gave the FIRST prophecy ever written in the Bible. A PLACE WHERE SATAN CAN NOT GO! - Because it's PERFECT! - And everything that is there is perfect. You were there once. IN GOD’S HEART, AND MIND! - And God wants you to come back. You may not remember that place, but it's there, and always has been there. That place that God spoke into...