NEW ISSUE MANY HAVE AS CHILDREN OF GOD PRAYER R POINTS AT END BE BLESS

The biggest problem with our generation is that so many love Christ but at the same time want to be in the world. Many people say that there’s no plain definition of what it means to be “worldly” but I’ll define it as this:

Worldliness – Conforming to the vain patterns, ideologies, and hobbies of the world which distract one from spiritual growth and focus more on emotions, feelings, experiences, and vanity than they do faith.

So what are some of signs of worldliness in a believer? Let’s run through a list of where I’ve found Christians get it wrong.

• Race, Ethnicity, Gender (Physical Appearances) – Many believers come to Christ but still hold on to, and FIGHT for their rights based on their physical appearance. I’ve noticed that if you’re the one who does such a thing, then you’ll suffer from what you’re fighting against. For example, people get on social media and talk day in and day out about racism, or sexualism etc.
• Compromise – Many believers may not DO something, and think just because they don’t do it, it means they don’t conform or accept it. And they often use the “Love of Christ” as an excuse to stand for the things of God. For example:
  Saying an abortion is wrong unless under specific circumstances (rape, or advising someone to get it).
  Knowing homosexuality is wrong but keeping sodomites as close friends, in and outside of the church without openly letting them know you disagree with their lifestyle and pushing them to CHANGE.
  Buying things that were stolen, but are cheaper. (Don’t ask, don’t tell). Even though you didn’t steal it, you might as well have, if you didn’t stand out against it.
• MUSIC & TV – This is a big one. Many want to be in the kingdom of God but still feed their spirit with worldly music and TV shows, knowing that the message being portrayed is ungodly and does not feed the spirit, but instead invites other demonic spirits. Listening to R&B and Hip-Hop and wondering why you can’t overcome lust, and pride. Watching shows that glorify deceit, cheating, horror, and sexual perversion then wondering why you can’t trust anybody or can’t sleep at night.

Where Do I Stand?

As a child of God we must understand that we’re not supposed to hold on to certain beliefs, or ideologies while in the Kingdom of God. The world system is run by none other than Satan himself. So being compromising, being conformed to it, and holding on to those vain patterns of living only give the devil access into your life. If you want to focus on how your ethnicity, or gender are oppressed, then you’re going to be discriminated against when you leave your house.

You’ll suffer with what the world is suffering from if you’re unable to completely lay down your worldly beliefs and become kingdom minded. The bible never said that we’re required to suffer for our skin complexion, gender, or the way we look, we’re only required to suffer for CHRIST! So why do so many Christians suffer from all these things as the world? Because they’re holding on to the world and therefore subject to it.

When you see yourself as part of the world, then you’ll become afraid when you hear about sickness that are spreading. You’ll walk out of your house expecting to get discriminated against. But when you understand that you’re not OF the world, then your perspective on life will change.

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. – Psalm 91:7

The world doesn’t suffer for Christ. WE DO. So we don’t have to suffer for what they do. As David said, you can have 11,000 people falling besides you but you won’t be touched. Why?

“…but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” – Daniel 11:32

The knowledge of our God, and our position in Him is the key to living a VICTORIOUS Christian life on Earth! My mother has been teaching for MANY years now. She has come across many principals in her school which turned things upside down and made her working condition unbearable. But while other teachers complained, grumbled, and took it, she PRAYED. She said “God you need to get rid of this person because they’re making it unbearable for me”. And that principal would get removed. EVER. SINGLE. TIME. Now that’s a woman who KNOWS HER GOD.

“For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.” – Isaiah 43:3

One morning my father heard God in a CLEAR AUDIBLE voice, saying “I will trade lives for your sake” Two weeks later, the tenant we had upstairs killed his wife then drowned himself in the tub. Out of all the shouting and screaming, nobody in my family heard anything. It was as if God blocked our ears in order to stop my dad from going upstairs to “help” because that would’ve got him killed. As believers we must understand that God values us highly. He is willing to give others to death and take us out of that situation. Just as he took the Israelites out of Egypt and put the Ethiopians, and Sebians in their place!

WHERE DO I START?

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” –Romans 12:2

It all begins with you COMPLETELY submitting to Christ. Cutting off those things in your life which don’t glorify God. Whether it be music, tv, movies, patterns of thought, or ideologies. That thing that you’re so passionate about, is it vanity? Are you obsessed with how people dress? Are you obsessed with how people look? Are you obsessed with taking a “stand” on a particular topic? Sit back and ask yourself, is this thing profitable to my spirit, or am I being like the world and operating in vanity?

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.” – Matthew 16:24-28

You can only become Kingdom Minded and operate in the FULLNESS of Christ when you cut off all influences from the outside world. Your decision to deny yourself of your fleshy lusts and desires will be the beginning of you operating under kingdom authority!

“This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Are ye so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.” – Galatians 3:2-4

Many believers START spiritual, through salvation, but instead of being made perfect by the spirit of God, they are made perfect by the flesh. Spiritual growth doesn’t end at salvation, it actually only BEGINS there. And we must be careful what we feed our spirit, and of the way we think and go about life. You must not be carnally minded or seek to operate like a “NATURAL” man when we’re SPIRITS living in that body of ours.

PRAYER POINTS

1. Ask God to help you overcome the spirit of the world, and lay down any ideology or pattern of living which doesn’t glorify Him. – Romans 12:2
2. Tell God if there is anything in YOU which limits you from operating under kingdom authority, you want it to be removed. – Luke 10:19
3. Pray that God give you greater revelation and a deeper understanding of the Power He’s given you to not be a victim of circumstance but instead take control of whatever situation you find yourself in. – Joshua 1:3

I PRAY THAT FROM THIS DAY YOU BEGIN TO OPERATE UNDER THE FULLNESS OF YOUR CALLING. LET THERE BE A STIRRING IN YOUR SPIRIT MAN AND LET HIM BE AWAKEN TO TAKE CONTROL OF WORLD YOU FIND YOURSELF IN. NO LONGER SHALL YOU BE A VICITIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE BUT INSTEAD YOU WILL TAKE CONTROL OF WHATEVER SITUATION YOU FIND YOURSELF IN BY THE GRACE OF GOD. I PRAY THAT EVERY AFFINITY FOR VANITY IN YOUR LIFE BE BROKEN AT THIS MOMENT. ANY UNGODLY HABBIT OR WORLDLY IDEOLOGY AND PATTERN OF LIVING BE CUT OFF IN JESUS NAME – AMEN.

Unequally Yoked, Friendships, & Evangelism

WHY?

A while back there was this sister in the Lord which I had messaged. Her AVI on Twitter was a bit revealing so I went to her in love. She condemned me, blocked me, and then spoke ill of me on her Timeline. It hurt me inside and I consulted another sister to see if I had did anything wrong and she assured me that I acted out of love and that I shouldn’t reply or fight the battle for myself. A few weeks later that same sister who condemned me, mentioned me. Thanking me for standing up for the truth and helping her. But I didn’t’ spend days talking to her. She didn’t even like me. But the Holy Spirit took that seed I planted and worked in her through it! The Holy Spirit spoke volumes to me concerning that situation and I pray that God give you wisdom to APPLY what I’m going to be speaking to you about today. IN JESUS NAME – Amen.

What is a “Yoke”? What is “Unequally Yoked” to a Saint?

A Yoke in the life of a child of God can simply be defined as an emotional, or physical bond with somebody.  Since we’re spiritual beings, those bonds have spiritual implications!

When many of us look at the word “Yoke” our mind automatically thinks about marriage, or a relationship. Although that is true, many tend to forget that that word also refers to every other relationship which we keep. Whether it be family, friend, or coworkers. We can be yoked together with any, and everybody.

I like to say that yokes are the breeding ground for soul ties.

What CREATES a yoke?

1. Constant and consistent communication ( texts, phone calls,)
2. Constant communion & fellowship (Going out to eat, “Turning Up together, etc}
3. Intimacy (Kissing, Sex, intimate conversations etc)

What does a yoke CREATE?

A yoke creates a soultie. Which is basically a spiritual portal between two spirit beings which allows the transferring of spirits, whether demonic, or good.

FRIENDSHIPS & RELATIONSHIPS

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?” 2nd Corinthians 6:14

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” – Psalm 1:1

We must understand that we must not become yoked with unbelievers. It’s not an issue of looking “better” than them, or holding ourselves to higher standards. It’s an issue of transferring spirits. If you’re yoked with someone who has an anger issue, you’ll begin to develop one as well. If you’re yoked with someone who’s lustful, you’ll begin to be lustful as well. It’s not an issue of “rubbing off” it’s just the spirits in them are transferring to you through that soul tie which you’ve created by being unequally yoked.

“SHOW ME A MANS FRIENDS, AND I WILL TELL YOU WHAT SPIRITS THEY ARE SHARING WITH HIM”

How Do I Win Souls Then?

The MOST important thing about winning souls that Christians forget is that, IT’S THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO DOES THE CONVICTING! Our job as believers is to sow the seed of the gospel into someone. Another person may come and WATER that seed that we’ve sown. But it’s GOD who giveth increase! We tend to take things into our own hands. Eventually creating bonds, friendships, and connections with people we’re “trying to help bring into the kingdom of God”.

Now many people use “Oh you’ve gotta be in the darkness to shine” as an excuse to gratify their fleshly desires, but some are also genuine and become unequally yoked with unbelievers. Take a bowl of dirty water (sinner/lukewarm saint) and pour it into a bowl of clean water (Christian). As you’ll see, the bowl of dirty water WILL contaminate the clean water. This is the way we contaminate our spirits and taint our witness by being unequally yoked with an unbeliever. Even if it’s for the sake of “winning them to Christ”

When it comes to those friends who we were close with BEFORE coming to Christ, we must realize that the only thing that we can do is sow the seed of the gospel in them, and have them SEE the change in you! It’s not enough to not have sex, but still go out to parties and the club with them. They must see a genuine change inside of you. If you’re still yoked to them, they won’t see any reason to change their ways. Many times, if you sow the seed in them then break the yoke, they’ll eventually come back to you and ask you to help them give their life to Christ!

SOW YOUR SEED, BREAK THAT CONNECTION, BECOME COMMITTED TO GOD, AND THEY’LL EVENTUALLY COME BACK TO YOU. ASKING YOU QUESTIONS AND TO HELP THEM COME TO CHRIST AS THE HOLY SPIRITS WORKS IN THEM THROUGH THAT SEED YOU PLANTED!

THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN TRY TO CONVERT SOMEONE IF YOU’RE IN THE CLUB WITH THEM EVERY SATURDAY. OR IF YOU GO TO EVERY PARTY WITH THEM. OR IF YOU’RE TEXTING AND CALLING THEM 24/7. OR IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING OUT TO EAT CONSISTENTLY!

YOU’RE JUST MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll end with a short story.

There was an old woman, who couldn’t speak English properly. She was a Christian and all she could say in English was “Repent or Perish”. The Holy Spirit told her to go preach to a lawyer who lived in her city. She stood in front of his car as he tried to leave for work. The man got out the car and said “are you crazy? What are you doing?”. She said “REPENT OR PERISH”. The man told her to get out. She repeated “REPENT OR PERISH”. He told her to leave, and she said it once again. “REPENT OR PERISH”, then she left. Once the man got back from work, he went to the living room and heard “REPENT OR PERISH”. He went to the bathroom to take a shower and heard “REPENT OR PERISH”. He ran out and went to his bedroom to sleep and heard “REPENT OR PERISH”. Going back to his living-room, he heard “REPENT OR PERISH!”.

Then he got on his knees and cried out for God! Now he’s a pastor! That old lady didn’t try to do the work of the Holy Spirit. She didn’t sit and text him, and talk to him, and create a yoke saying “Oh I’m just trying help him” She sowed that seed and let the Holy Spirit do His job…

Ask yourself: “Am I trying to do the job of the Holy Spirit and therefore contaminating myself?”

Prayer points

1. Pray that every ungodly soul tie and unequal yoke in your life be BROKEN in the name of Jesus.
2. Pray that every contamination in your body & spirit as a result of those bonds be purified by the fire of the Holy Spirit
3. Pray and ask God for wisdom and empowerment to be and effective fisher of men!

EVEN AS YOU’RE READING THIS LAST PRAYER, LET EVERY UNGODLY SOUL TIE AND UNEQUAL YOKE IN YOUR LIFE BE BROKEN IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I COMMAND EVERY CONTAMINATION OF THE ENEMY IN YOUR SPIRIT, SOUL, AND BODY, AS A RESULT OF THESE CONNECTIONS BE REMOVED THIS MOMENT IN THE NAME OF JESUS! SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD I PRAY THAT YOU BEGIN TO FILL THIS PERSON WITH WISDOM AND EMPOWER THEM TO BE EFFECTIVE SOUL WINNERS FOR YOUR GLORY. IN THE NAME OF JESUS – AMEN!