Spiritual weapons of mass destruction
Those
who live through the eyes of people they seek approval from, in crux
are rejecting God, who made them to be and His destiny for why they
were born. King Saul wanted David to fight Goliath through the eyes
of his experiences in warfare. He offered David three things. 1) armor
for his head, 2) armor for his body, and 3) a sword for fighting Goliath
(I Samuel 17:38-39).
David felt uncomfortable using Saul’s armor and decided
to only confront Goliath with a slingshot. He told Saul his weapons
were not proven. David’s slingshot was symbolic of his prayer life on
a backside of a mountain. It symbolized brokenness from his brethren
and total dependency on God for fighting all of his battles. David’s
slingshot was a proven weapon when he killed a lion and bear by himself.
David’s weapon was also a harp he played that produced love affair with
God. So his slingshot and harp reminded him of proven weapons God provided
him for a love relationship between him and God in prayer. David’s slingshot
and harp became weapons of mass destruction for his enemies for years
to come. David had to learn to use these weapons through his private
and personal devotions with God. He had to deal with the deck of cards
God dealt him because he grew up around family rejection.
I. God’s Mind Developing through your Mindset
and Personality
1. Factor in 15-30 minutes of pressing through your
flesh to experience God’s love. (Use His Word, worshipping with music,
etc.).
2. Ask God to personalize Himself into your emotions and personality
without shame, arrogance, fear, or impatience.
3. Ask God to build up His love through you, suchlike when David’s brethren
and parents omitted him from family activities.
4. Ask God to bring under control the influences to social media/ungodly
entertainment that kill your ability to wait on God.
II. Operating Your Real Identity that you were
Born with.
1. Build a sustainable prayer life that gives you
confidence when fighting public Goliaths.
2. Learn to submit all of your ambitions, goals, and resources to the
cross, mentality.
3. Claim peace and contentment with the uncomfortableness of your cross.
4. Ask God to use the cross principles to develop your character while
facing loneliness, abandonment, and rejection.
5. Practice customized harp worship as God made you, to help conquer
fear and character issues. This produces strength, soul winning and
kingdom work.
6. Confront and conquer discontentment, personal ambitions and clamorous
voices to get up and make an impact with your peers. Learn to bring
under control/reject negative voices. Discipline yourself and embrace
quietness of the soul. Conquer Mark 4:19.
III. Personalizing the Sword of the Word through
your Personality.
1. Ask God to use the cross values and the Word to
customize your personality, job, ministry, and destiny.
2. Conquer your private shame and manage weaknesses to help handle public
Goliaths without being intimidated (Psalms 22).
3. Discover to conquer your reactions to pain and anger according to
God’s Word.
4. Develop a genuine burden for souls as God trains you.
5. Learn to use the harp and slingshot (God’s Word and worship) for
evangelistic outreach.
Don Rogers
Wisconsin District Prayer Coordinator
Article from Network
of Prayer
http://www.sayadi-al-nas.com
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