I Just Need Is A Word

As our story opens up, we see that the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and the Ammonites came against Jehoshaphat to battle. And we could so easily assign names to these enemies that apply to us personally.

So easily we could name these same troubles as: attack on our character, Trouble, an attack on the ministry, and here’s the worst part of it all, is that they can all show up at the same time, which could make you feel at though you are in a battle.

And my question to you all this morning is have you ever felt Like you were in the middle of a war zone and the enemy was surrounding you? You turned to the east and the enemy was there, you turned to the west, and there was a different enemy. You turned to the north and you find no relief. You turned to the south and it looks like, and seems like hopeless is there.

And I feel like there is someone that is listening to me that is on the live this morning and they are in that same situation.

You Love God, you’re doing your best to serve God, You’re doing your best to live right, you’re reading your bible, you’re praying,

you’re coming to church. You’re paying your tithes; you’re sowing you’re seeds. But you feel like that you are in a fight for your life, and you don’t see any sign of it letting up.

You have conquer one issues, and you think that maybe your making some progress, Then all of a sudden you look up and the enemy has sent reinforcement to come in, and this reinforcement comes in with what seem to be seven more that is stronger than before.

Then comes those people who is telling you in one ear, too hold on, and someone else is telling you in the other ear, to let go, and you are so confused that you don’t know which way to go, and sometimes fear sets up.

When we look at the text, the bible says that Jehoshaphat feared, but what we have to know is that faith comes by hearing, and so does fear.

One of the greatest weapons that Satan has is fear. Because fear can open the door to sickness, illness, and diseases. Fear can open the door for depression, despair, misery and oppression. Fear can open up the doors for worry, anxiety, agony, anguish, stress, strain, tension, pressure, burdens, confusion, bewilderment, perplexity, turmoil, disorder and chaos.

Also, I found out that fear can steal your joy, fear can still your peace, fear can bring you into bondage, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. In fact, Job said in chapter 3:25, For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

1st John 4:18 talks about how fear hath torment but I love what 2nd Timothy 1:7says, For God hath not given us the spirit of Fear, but of power and of love and of a sound Mind.

And I don’t care who you are, or how spiritual you are, or how anointed you are, at some point in your Life you are going to have to face off with fear.

People are paralyzed by fear, held in bondage and captivity by fear: Even Christians can find themselves as a prisoner to fear. And today’s fear has many faces: Many today are living in fear of a bad economy, fear of terrorists, fear of losing their income, fear of losing their homes, fear of losing their social security, fear of earthquakes, and Tsunami’s and fear of radiation poisoning.

Then there’s fear of sickness and disease: Some people live all their lives in fear of getting some deadly disease. Some live in fear of failure, afraid to try anything new because they might fall or fail.

Fear of criticism, fear of persecution. Some people live in the fear of just getting old.

I believe that, the only way to move forward is to conquer the spirit of fear.

The First Thing Jehoshaphat did when he was attacked by the spirit of fear was he turned to the Lord.

2nd Chronicles 20:3 says And Jehoshaphat feared. Yes, He feared but he made the right choice, and his choice was, he turned to God. He set himself to seek the Lord and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

And I want to say something right Here: and that is God has given the church everything we need to overcome in this life and to advance the kingdom of God – and we have to know that our weapons are not weak, but they are mighty, our weapons are powerful, and they are effective.

The Bible says: in 2nd Corinthians 10:3-5: The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but they are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.