From Dr. Timothy
Jesus
wants two things for our souls ... First - to be healthy and Second, to
prosper! So
this brings out the question - - IS YOUR SOUL PROSPERING?
Perhaps
another way to ask this question is to state it this way - - Is the face you
show others a true and genuine reflection of your spiritual well being or is
the face you put on a disguise to keep others from seeing a soul in spiritual
distress or even spiritual disaster & defeat? This is a study for understanding how to
experience victory in the spiritual warfare in which we are engaged; not just
to experience victories in certain battles, but that consistent victory becomes
our reality in the realm of spiritual warfare!
Much has
been taught on the subject of spiritual warfare over the years, some teachings
are really sound and correct leading to a life of consistent victory and
liberty from the dominion of sin.
Unfortunately there are many more teachings that have been and are being
introduced into the church community that are erroneous at best - - or
downright deceptions at the worst!
Even
more unfortunately the errant teachings are made popular by celebrity status “ministers”
- - many of whom do not even write the material “sold” under their name! Because of their celebrity status, because of
effective marketing strategies, and because many supernatural seekers in the
churches are attracted to the latest “revelation” on the subject, the errant
teachings are ushered in to the churches, endorsed by local leaders who don’t
know the answers and because of multitudes of saints living in secret defeat
who are crying out for something – anything that will “work” one errant
teaching on spiritual warfare after another is embraced by untold hosts of
saints in hopes of changing their realities from failure to success!
What is
the one big difference between the popular failures and the overlooked
successful tactics that this study will be revealing in the realm of spiritual
success?
BIBLE
BASICS! Learning andA establishing a sure
foundation of Truth will produce more spiritual success than learning all of
the so-called “deeper truths” and “hidden mysteries now revealed” that are the
mainstay of the popular books, tapes and DVD’s!
What possible good does it do to reveal a “hidden mystery” if we are not
properly applying the basic truths already revealed?
With
that said, much of what will be brought forth in this study will be resisted and
denounced by many in certain circles of the church community! Whenever the enemy is being exposed he always dispatches
his agents in the form of critics to make the most hideous noises and outcries
intended to trade on the fears of the saints who are in the clutches of defeat!
The last
thing that the devil wants to happen in the life of a saint is for him/her to
suddenly discover that there is a “plan of war” that DOES work and that WILL
deliver the saints from the clutches of the satanic snares of discouraging,
depressing and desperate defeat!
The
devil will begin to scream out hitting your thoughts with ideas like “if you
change from what you have been doing, you will never gain success and victory!”
or, “that is not what you have been taught by well known and powerful men ‘of
God’ – where does this ‘new’ teaching come from?”
Well let
us just use some divine logic for a moment to respond to the enemy’s reactions: If you are actually living in defeat now, how
long have you been using the tactics you were taught so long ago and have they
led to your freedom from the dominion of sin … or how many “new revelations”
have you been taught that give you no better results than the previous
teachings? Have you just resigned
yourself to the present reality that “this” or “these” sins are in your life
and the best you can hope for is to control their power and keep it all hidden
from those closest to you and certainly from the rest of the Church?
Take
heart! Your deliverance is at hand! Over the next few issues of the True Hope
Times you will discover – or more likely re-discover those basic Bible
strategies that will finally produce spiritual success that is consistent and
the results are lasting! Finally! Freedom from the miserable cycle of sin –
regret – resolving to change – repeating the sin again!
Next issue - - God’s design for our success!
In Christ & With His Love,
Dr. Timothy
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