The Power of Hope

Proverbs 13:12 (MSG)  Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around. 

The overwhelming sorrows, burdens and hardships we face each day tries to rob us of joy by loading us down with a spirit of heaviness. He attempts to move in when we are grieving the loss of someone or something important to us (a loved one, a relationship, a job, a pet, etc.)  These constant attacks are meant to leave us in a perpetual state of grief. 
  
As a Believer in Christ Jesus Our Lord, we are His agents...His Kingdom Bringers--sent forth in His power and authority to bring deliverance and breakthrough to our family and friends.  Therefore; it is of the utmost importance that we know our God and His power to deliver us and keep us from the Spirit of Heaviness. According to Matthew 181:8 we (the Believer in Christ Jesus the Lord), can bind the Spirit of Heaviness over ourselves and others.  We can use the Keys to the Kingdom of God and loose (release) the Garment of Praise & the Oil of Joy over ourselves and our loved one!  (John 15:26; Isaiah 61:3). 

Let me be very clear this morning, 

• we must release our griefs and sorrows to the Lord on a daily or regular basis.  
• We must not refuse to take comfort from the Holy Spirit (the Comforter) for ourselves. 
•  We must not continue to carry the Spirit of Heaviness upon us.  If we do, we are not going to be very helpful to people around us!  Nehemiah 8:10b says, "...the joy of the Lord is our strength!"  To be a true Kingdom Bringer, we walk in the joy of the Lord and maintain our spiritual strength!

 I've come to expose the works of devil and to dispel the darkness!  I'm here to bring a good word of breakthrough to you today!  Be a Kingdom Bringer  use the Keys to the Kingdom to shake yourself loose from the Spirit of Heaviness---Receive ye the Comfort of the Holy Spirit...don't resist the Holy Spirit at work in you!  Put on the Garment of Praise that will lift off the Spirit of Heaviness and ask the Lord for a fresh filling of the Oil of the Joy and Gladness! 

Make these bold declarations right now, saying, In the Name of Jesus,  I take authority over the Spirit of Heaviness and all it's manifestations in my life (excessive mourning, sorrow, grief, self-pity, rejection, sleep disturbances, a broken heart, despair, hopelessness, depression, all heaviness to body, soul and spirit, inner hurts and a broken spirit).    I denounce all these works that are rooted in the flesh and I yield my members to the workings of the Holy Spirit and I do now bear the fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, etc.)...Matthew 7:20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. ---

Right now, I take my liberty as a Kingdom Bringer and I walk in the Power of Hope that maketh not ashamed and I am going forth in power and victory to deliver all them that are bound through the working of His mighty power in Christ Jesus that is in me!  Greater is He that is in me than He that is in the world! (1 John 4:4)

 

You're Invited to Join 

Aglow Women's Lighthouse Meetings 

Every Tuesday 

3:30 p.m. - Refreshments 

4:00 p.m. - Meeting 

LifeSprings Church 

2686 Hwy 195 N

Jasper, AL 

Contact: Cynthia Patton (205) 471-2879