Full Transcript for Battle Fatigue

and walk with God, being assured that nothing will separate you from him as long as you abide in him. 00:04:38.879 --> 00:04:41.040 Call those things that don't exist as though they do. 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:44.079 Remember he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world. 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:47.439 Be more than a conqueror today, submitting to the will of God in everything. 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:53.439 Let each of us express uncompromising love towards one another in humility while maintaining a teachable spirit. 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:58.800 I pray that God would give you the revelation within this message that He intends you to receive with the understanding. 00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:06.480 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:08.399 In Jesus' name we pray amen. 00:05:08.639 --> 00:05:11.519 The title of this message is Battle Fatigue. 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:24.240 Originally this thought word turned out to be a prophetic word for our church, and because I believe it also applies to the global state of the church, I decided to share it in the hopes that it will help some of us soldiers, farmers, and athletes of God. 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:36.079 Yes, I just cheap plugged my own future message about soldiers, farmers, and athletes, of which will be titled something like The Three Vocational Attributes and Behaviors of Authentically Born Again Christians. 00:05:36.240 --> 00:05:40.879 Bopsi Bow Wow, God just gave me that as a title, so it will be the title. 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:47.199 Look for it soon, as it is imperative that we understand those three attributes within our very selves. 00:05:47.439 --> 00:05:52.480 So shortly before I was to share this message, God confirmed that I was on the right track. 00:05:52.639 --> 00:05:57.600 You know, it is reassuring to know that you are on the right track with God when he asks you to do something, right? 00:05:57.759 --> 00:06:03.439 So right soon as I closed my eyes to begin entering into our weekly prayer meeting, I saw the following statement. 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:09.759 We can often grow more weary waiting for the will of God than we can and going in the wrong direction. 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:16.560 I didn't try to give an interpretation as I thought that as I read it, that it could mean several different things depending on who hears it. 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:20.879 And so I left it alone, confident that I was on the right track with this message. 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:25.839 So I was going to change the prophetic message for this podcast and just now decided against it. 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:29.040 So you will be getting the same message that God gave to our church. 00:06:29.199 --> 00:06:40.240 To shift into the teaching mode for just a second, this is the prophetic gift as outlined in 1 Corinthians twelve, eight through ten, and not the office of a prophet as described in Ephesians chapter four. 00:06:40.399 --> 00:06:48.160 Listen for these three attributes of the prophetic gift edification, that is building up, exhortation, that is encouragement, and comfort. 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:49.920 Okay, so the meeting started out. 00:06:50.079 --> 00:07:12.959 Let us pray that we keep at the forefront of our minds and spirits our determination, our press, our stick toativeness, our endurance, to keep pressing forward and to fight for the things that is the ministry, relationships, jobs, creative ideas, finances, and or health that God is trying to manifest through you, even though for a time or season you do not see the horizon of victory. 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:27.279 And but while we are in the heat of the battle, we must avoid thinking in our hearts that we will just stay busy doing random things not conducive to the building of that future ministry, relationships, jobs, creative ideas, finances, and our health. 00:07:27.519 --> 00:07:38.160 Because we have allowed ourselves to become worn out in the waiting and in the doing of spiritually non essential things that add no value to our current calling and future hope. 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:55.360 The devil is very active in attempting to stop us from entering into our God promised promises, as it is easier to stop a thing before it begins than it is to try to stop it while it is gaining momentum and forcefully advancing, taking previously owned, devil held lands. 00:07:55.519 --> 00:08:02.560 The antidote is to understand that it is God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:04.160 Romans four seventeen. 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:24.240 We are now in a season of birth pains, so we must also be in the very same season, in the motion of preparation, so that when the day comes for the birthing of the ministry, relationship restorations, jobs, creative ideas, finances, and or health, all preparations have already been taken care of. 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:32.159 I added that Sun Tzu is stated in a book titled The Art of War, in which he stated that in peace, one must be prepared for war. 00:08:32.320 --> 00:08:36.080 And I know that you can't wait for my message on soldiers, farmers, and athletes, right? 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:37.919 But back to the prophetic message. 00:08:38.159 --> 00:08:44.320 As an example, I have been reading for twenty five years, not knowing that I would eventually end up in a teaching ministry. 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:54.799 Had I stopped reading because I was absent of the answer or reason as to why God was having me go through that, then when it came time to launch the ministry, it would have been too late to prepare. 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:58.240 I would have been spiritually ill equipped to do what I am doing now. 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:01.679 Hebrews twelve one three, specifically verse three. 00:09:01.919 --> 00:09:33.519 Therefore we also, since we

are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God, for consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, least you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:40.960 So I went on to define the hinge word in that verse, which is every weight, as it appears to be different than sin, right? 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:49.600 In Hebrews twelve one, every weight refers to the Greek word akos, which means a bulk, mass, burden, or encumbrance. 00:09:49.759 --> 00:10:02.559 In the context of a spiritual race, it represents anything that hinders, slows down, or distracts a believer from following Christ, which may not be inherently sinful, but impedes spiritual progress. 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:12.559 Key aspects signifies a heavy load or bulk that encumbers, often referring to excess baggage that an athlete would shed before competing. 00:10:12.799 --> 00:10:17.759 Some of us need to get rid of some things that are happening in our life before we can actually move forward. 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:30.559 It is distinct from sin, but it is often interpreted as a hindrance, such as unnecessary distractions, improper attitudes, or worldly entanglements that easily beset a believer. 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:39.679 We got families taking their kids to baseball, hockey, ballet, yoga, the gym, camping every other weekend in the summer. 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:52.639 These things in and of themselves can build relationships if they are done so in the context of ministry, but they can also distract us and inhibit us from growing stronger in the Lord. 00:10:52.799 --> 00:11:02.559 Lay aside, the instruction is to proactively, intentionally throw off or remove these burdens, much like a runner stripping off heavy clothes. 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:19.360 The practical application, while sin is a direct violation of God's law, a weight may be a neutral thing in itself, like a hobby, friendship, habit, or some of those things that I mentioned earlier, that becomes harmful by slowing one's spiritual growth. 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:24.159 Just a little Easter egg for my listeners is this scripture which IDs us as soldiers. 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:26.080 Second Timothy two four. 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:38.799 No one engaged in warfare, that is, everybody who calls themselves a Christian, entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier, that is God. 00:11:39.039 --> 00:11:44.159 I'm trying to avoid going into my soldiers, farmers, and athletes message, but it is difficult. 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:46.080 Okay, back to the prophetic word. 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.639 Galatians six, seven through ten. 00:11:49.039 --> 00:11:54.879 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 00:11:55.120 --> 00:12:10.320 For he who sows to his flesh, will of the flesh, reap corruption, but he who sows to the spirit, will of the spirit, reap everlasting life, and let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 00:12:10.559 --> 00:12:16.960 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially those who are of the household of faith. 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:28.159 I did explain that the thing that stood out to me in that verse was the word will, not maybe or might, or however, if you do such and such, you can reverse the curse. 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:35.519 Nope, nothing but this statement He who sows to his flesh will, of the flesh, reap corruption. 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:39.440 So once a seed is in the ground, it will come up and produce a harvest. 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:53.279 And this is why we must be careful what words we use and in what attitude we are using them, because if we are not careful, come harvest time, we will have to make a star thistle stew because that is the seed that we planted. 00:12:53.519 --> 00:12:54.639 Okay, back to it. 00:12:54.799 --> 00:13:08.879 If we walk in the flesh, even for one outburst of anything, one gawk at the wrong thing, one snap in response to something we didn't discern was a spiritual attack or a test to see how we would respond, what seed we would sow. 00:13:09.039 --> 00:13:14.159 Then you are sowing to your flesh, and will, of the flesh, reap corruption. 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:28.080 I believe the spiritual weariness we encounter at times comes from the unnecessary warfare caused by our sowing seeds that continued to feed the flesh, ultimately reaping flesh death or spiritual fatigue. 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:41.200 Remember those Israelites got tired of waiting for Moses and turned to worshiping other gods, and committing great sin against the very God who had delivered them from the influence of those demonically empowered false gods in the first place. 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:49.279 They got wearied of waiting, and if they did it, so can we, if we are not proactively discerning God's intentional delays. 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:51.840 We want to be ready for it suddenly, right? 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:56.399 So after that, we went into prayer and allowed God to do his thing. 00:13:56.559 --> 00:13:58.000 Alright, let's close in prayer. 00:13:58.159 --> 00:14:09.279 May the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before your God and Father at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:18.799 Now may the God of peace, the one in whom we call wonderful, counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, may He Himself sanctify you completely. 00:14:18.960 --> 00:14:23.600 And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:32.639 To our Lord of Lords and our King of Kings, to our high and lifted up, great high priest, who has, once and for all, paid the price, that you might see and hear God. 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:34.879 May He hear and respond to our prayers. 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:40.639 To our God we stand and pray as He too always lives to make intercession for you while seated at the right hand of the Father. 00:14:40.799 --> 00:14:53.679 May the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you what is well pleasing in his sight. 00:14:53.919 --> 00:14:56.399 To Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:58.159 In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. 00:14:58.320 --> 00:14:59.360 Well that's it for today. 00:14:59.519 --> 00:15:04.480 Remember not what you find wrong or disagree with regarding these messages, but what you can take away from it. 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:07.519 Together we can do more to impact the kingdom than if we work alone. 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:14.159 Let's flip the script and kill, still, and destroy the works of the enemy and create space for the light of light to shine through in people's lives. 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:23.600 And if you need to click on the like and subscribe button, link this message out, or teach from it in your Bible study, your life or style group, and yes, even in your church. 00:15:23.840 --> 00:15:30.799 You can be assured it comes from one call to teach, and go, and perfect, you have the word of God to use to test everything I say. 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:32.559 Let's build this ministry together. 00:15:32.799 --> 00:15:34.879 Thanks and see you next time in Deep Water.