25/06/2024
Hello saints
Today I would like to speak about things that hinders our progress in the Kingdom of God.
Faith is the our major tool in the Kingdom but just like any other things in the ministry Faith has its enemies. The word of God says without faith it is impossible to please God. So the Devil attacks our faith so that we can not please our Father.
So today I would like to highlight the enemies of faith.
1 FEAR
Fearing the outcome of the things that you would like to ask from God. Let me define Fear as the opposite of faith. The devil knows that if he places fear in you, you will not believe anything. You will be afraid to do things confidently for you will be saying what will people say, what if God does not answer, what if I do not receive.
WHAT PEOPLE FEAR
a) People - what other people will say.
God hates the fear of men but he loves people who boasts in that they know He answers them. Saul was so afraid of men but the end result was that he was removed as a king.
b) Fear of failure
- what if it does not work
- Faith is total confidence in God. 1 John 5v14 this is the confidence that we have in Him that if we ask him anything according to His will he hears us 15 and if we know he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the request that we have ask of Him.
Be confident not to fail. When it comes to God we don't put plan A, B or C we know He is our plan and it ends with Him puting plan B means you do not have enough belief in Him. Holding on to the promise of God is faith (Jeremiah 29v11)
2 THE NEXT ENEMY IS UNBELIEF
-This is the vicious enemy.
-God does not want people who do not believe
- A whole generation was destroyed because of lack of belief.
Psalms 78v8, 11, 17, 32
- The Israelites saw wonders but still could not believe
- Don't accept anything that does not go along the word of God to an extent of believing that there is a family sickness but failing to believe in total healing.
3 WORRY (STRESS)
- The beginning of stress is worry.