BLOCKS listing:
Below is a listing of some of the blocks that could be hindering your walk. As you see something that does not line up with God's nature and character, repent! Take that stand now! If you need more help, you can connect with this ministry. However, you can talk with the Lord who will meet you now.
Fear
Doubt and Unbelief (John 6:28-29)
Pride
Indicators of pride:
A person who is humbled manifests the following:
Shame (I Peter 2:4-7)
Guilt and Condemnation
Accusations (blame) A major block!
Manifestations of accusation:
The truth is, behind every thing listed above, there is blame and disappointment toward God. You don't want to feel that way, but that is the truth. By confessing this truth, you will be made free!
Now take each one of these to the Lord and tell him how you feel about them. Be honest with Him. Tell Him you blame Him, that you don't think He's been fair, perhaps you feel He's withholding good from you, perhaps you feel He doesn't love you like he loves others, etc.. Repent to Him for blaming Him. The truth is; God didn't cause any of these things in your life to happen. We are reaping what has been sewn. God is not mocked, whatever you sow, that you shall also reap (Galatians 6:7). Jeremiah 5:25 says that WE prevent good things from happening to us because of our sins and iniquities. I heard someone say once, "This world is a place of reaping and sowing." What we have today is what has been sown in our generations before us or what we ourselves have sown! Sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. It's up to us TODAY to decide what to do with this sowing thing. Choose today to start sowing good seed into your life so you reap a harvest later.
We need to stop blaming God for our circumstances and related issues. We have been given freedom to choose our path. The Holy Spirit is given to us to help guide us, lead us, teach us to we can make proper choices. And regardless of the choice, God is always there. We have to stop blaming Him for not DOING IT FOR US! He sent us the comforter to help us do it. Referencing the OT, God did a lot for the people back then, but we have now been given the Holy Spirit because Jesus left us the comforter when went to Heaven, so now we have what we need to be freed. The Holy Spirit does not drive or even lead, he guides and prods, but you still have to make the choice.
God is not evil and by blaming Him, we are calling Him evil. Repent this to Him along with any other areas where you accuse Him of not being the God you expected Him to be. (James 1:17).
Sample Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I realize that I have been blaming you for not fulfilling my life the way I believed it should be. I realize that you are good and can only give good, so the junk in my life didn't come from you, it came from my own choices. Forgive me for not seeing this and I take responsibility for my life and ask you to cleanse my heart and fill me with your love and peace. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness and restore our relationship. In Jesus name, Amen.
Abandonment and Rejection - (For more in depth study, pick up my booklet called "Abandonment and Rejection").
Lack of Patience - Romans 5:3-5 "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation works patience, and patience experience, and experience hope. Hope makes us not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
Thanklessness - Be thankful every day.
Thank God for His mercy and Grace. Thank Him for your life. Thank Him for your situation. Yes, thank Him IN all things! If you keep asking you are still climbing a mountain. But once you begin thanking Him, you are sliding down the other side of the mountain.
By being thankful you have begun to "receive." What does scriptures say?:
Hopelessness
If you are relying on God to deliver what you are hoping for, then you are doing wisely. If you are hoping in fear, then you are setting yourself up for more pain and suffering. Hopelessness says that we don't trust or believe God. We have to repent for thinking that, for it is a lie. Then replace it with the truth. That God is our Hope and Refuge. That God is Good all the time. Depression comes from hopelessness. Be restored today by having a talk with the Lord.
Approval and Acceptance
Ungodly Grief
Judging (I Corinthians 4:5) "Therefore judge nothing before the time (which is when Jesus comes back to judge the World on the last day) until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise of God."
Sometimes we don't even realize we are committing idolatry. So instead of me telling you what it is or if you have it, let's take a look at what scriptures say. 1 Samuel 15:23 " For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king."
Closing Comment
There are many more "blocks" preventing healing, health and blessings, I have come to the conclusion that when we walk in "Love and Truth" with God, ourselves and our fellow man, there will be NO blocks! Matthew 22:37-40 sums it up: "Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, soul and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself, upon these hang all the laws and the prophets." If we did this one scripture, we would be a whole lot happier and freer. This whole web site teaches you how to apply this verse to your life so you see good come your way.
Fear
- Lack of God's Love. 1 John 1:18 says that perfect love casts out all fear and torment. If we have fear, then we aren’t being made perfect in love somewhere. Can we receive perfect love from one another? No. We are talking about God's perfect love IN you.
- There is a "spirit of fear" at work. No matter your theological background, fear is a spirit. 2 Timothy 1:7 says that God has not given us a "spirit of fear" but He has given us His spirit of power, love and a sound mind. By acknowledging this first and foremost, half your battle is won.
- Anxiety, stress and phobias are a manifestation of something that we experienced, saw, heard, felt, or believed that the spirit of fear plays on. It starts in our thinking! The Bible says that perfect peace comes when our minds are stayed on God BECAUSE we trust Him. (Isaiah 26:3). This is the real ticket! Trusting God because in doing that, we stay in peace, and there is no fear because there is no fear in love.
- Battle of fear is in our thoughts. If the enemy can get you to think negatively, or think on a lie, or cause you to doubt God's word, then fear is at work. 2 Corinthians 10:5 says to cast down all imaginations... this is where the enemy attacks us, in our thoughts. James 1 teaches that we are tempted (to fear, etc.) when we are drawn away by the lust inside of us. So it's important to release the spirit of fear from your life and to begin basking in God's love. For in doing so you will be keeping yourself from the snare of the devil (2 Timothy 2:24). Submit yourself unto God, resist the devil and he will flee (James 4:7)
- Cast it out! If fear is a spirit or intity so it can be cast out can't it? Once it's exposed it looses its power and can be eradicated from your life. For help or ministry in this area, please connect with us.
- When we get free, it doesn't mean we won't be TEMPTED to fear. It means we won't be easy prey to be tormented and controlled by it.
- Without God’s love we can never overcome fear. Perfect LOVE casts out fear. We don't have to go around casting out devils, though we need to get rid of the spirit of fear behind it all, then from then on by being ever filled with God's love you are preventing the spirit from returning.
- We have to believe it AND receive it. I had to get a deep revelation on God’s love for me because the fear was so engrained in my life. Some people can receive God’s love effortlessly, but I had to fight for it. I was in a fight for my life for so many years just keeping my head above water. But when I realized it’s God’s grace, love and mercy that will hold me up and place me upon high places because of His love, things began changing. My heart was being renewed and I was building a trust toward God because I was finding time to get to know Him.
- We cannot trust someone we don’t know. As I began understanding His love, the love Jesus gives, and the power the Holy Spirit gives and visited with all three, I was being made whole. I needed to restore my relationship with all three… after all, they are all God. I had a lopsided relationship because I was only talking with Jesus. I didn’t pay much attention to God because I didn’t think He was paying much attention to me. I didn’t even know He really existed!!! So as I began my relationship journey with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, my life began changing.
- Power Love and a Sound Mind defeats Fear. 1 Timothy 1:6-7 gives us instruction. It says to stir up that which is in you! What is in you? Power, Love and a Sound Mind - representation of the Godhead. Power - Holy Spirit. Love - God. Sound-mind - Jesus. By developing a relationship with all three, you are now on your way to defeating the enemy's wiles once and for all. Again, it doesn't mean you won't be tempted to fear, it doesn't mean you won't be tempted to doubt God's love for you, but it means you now "see" the truth that will make you free by applying what we are sharing here. (For further study about loving God and how God loves us, pick up my book LOVING GOD.)
Doubt and Unbelief (John 6:28-29)
- We are to believe! Believe on the one who sent Jesus. Do you feel stuck? Do you lack peace and stability? James 1 says that a double-minded man in unstable in all his ways. When we have doubt, believe, doubt, believe, we are double-minded. We need to remain constant in belief no matter what is going on.
- For believers Jesus is a stepping stone. For doubters Jesus is a stumbling block.
- We must believe that He is! Hebrews 11:6 tells us that when we believe that He is, it is our faith at work. If you have a hard time believing God in all things, have a talk with Him. He wants your heart exposed to Him so He can begin to re-build it to a NEW heart filled with Him. This scripture is talking to the Christians! We need to decide if we are believers or doubters. Recognizing this will help God restore your faith in areas you are stumbling. Do not be ashamed to confess this to God, it's between you and Him.
Pride
- Pride is what caused Satan's fall. He was thrown down with such force from heaven that in his wake there was a lightening bolt! (Luke 10:18) That was pretty hard, don't you think? Pride comes before a fall. Then after he fell, love was removed from him leaving him alone which resulted in fear. Now he works day and night to get you to fear so you are separated from the Love of God like he is.
- When we fall, the Bible says that a righteous man may fall seven times. That means we can get back up. (Proverbs 24:6) Satan fell and he can never get back up! He is trying to keep you down when you fall, it's up to you to get back up.
- Pride causes us to fall under guilt, shame, self-pity anger and more. Pride is behind every type of sin imaginable.
Indicators of pride:
- When we do what we want out ahead of God
- Frustrated with others because they don't do it our way
- Irritated by others
- Rebellion
- Control and Manipulation
- Fear
- Needing to be needed
- Needing approval and acceptance
- Get embarrassed easily
- Sensitive and hurt easily
- You say, "I'm a good person" but you don't feel appreciated
- "I can do it better than them"
- Don't they know who I am and what I have to offer?"
- You think everything that happens is because of you
- You think everything that happens is about you
- Offended continually
- Feeling guilty
- Self-exaltation - Bragging and exalts own achievements
- False Humility - looking for someone to see their humility
- False sense of responsibility (false burden bearing) - you are not Jesus
A person who is humbled manifests the following:
- Nothing anyone says hurts them, they are never offended and if they are, they repent
- Submits to authority
- Forgive quickly and unconditionally
- Esteem others over own self and desires
- Trust God in every area of their life
- Peace, stability and soundness
- Teachable
- Admits when they are wrong
- Sees the good in everyone
Shame (I Peter 2:4-7)
- Closely kinship to pride.
- Whoever believes that Jesus is the chief cornerstone (and all that it represents) we will never be put to shame. There are several references to "shame" in the Bible so it tells me that there is a real problem here and if not dealt with can lead to other problems. And whoever doesn't believe this truth, that same rock becomes a stumbling stone. And this reference isn't talking to non-believers, but to Christians! How many Christians are stumbling around in their life?
- Shame is an inherent feeling that no one can feel for us. It's produced by our own thought process. If I don't know who I am, that I've been chosen by God, that no one else's thoughts about me matters, then I will be shamed (embarrassed) and set up for rejection and abandonment.
Guilt and Condemnation
- Guilt (produces shame), unworthiness which leads to no courage or boldness.(Pick up my book called Guilt and Condemnation more more on this topic.) If you continually live under any kind of guilt you will feel condemned.
- When we are in guilt it comes from something that has not been confessed or exposed into the light. By repenting and receiving forgiveness in that "guilt" you will not experience the manifestations. You will be free.
- When you are under guilt, you believe that you have to "pay" for your sins, or that your sins are so bad, they could never be forgiven. That is a lie! Jesus was enough - it's up to you to believe that. You need to understand "repentance". What salvation really means. Whatever you see IN that situation that could be a sin... confess it!
- Make a list of your guilts and regrets. Take these to God and confess your part in the guilt. Leviticus 5:5 says to confess any sins that pertain to that guilt. How it works is this. Let's say you feel guilty for saying something to someone. What is the sin? Speaking ill will. Not having a loving heart when speaking. Filled with bitterness, resentment and unforgiveness. You should never be under any guilt, ever! Guilt is an indicator something is not right in your heart. Don't let guilt stay, recognize it, go to God with it and be set free. Conviction is from God, letting you know of something you did wrong. But guilt is put on you when you don't deal with that conviction.
- 2 Peter 1:5-9 Says that whoever lacks these things cannot see and he is blind, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins!! Remember, we are recognizing things that we struggle with, which is a tell-tale sign we have not "received" the forgiveness of your old sins (or new ones for that matter).
- Staying clean before God is our main focus in every area of our life. We do that by confessing everything we see to God that is not of His nature and character! It's not that we are perfect, we'll never be perfect, but we can stay clean before God in our heart when we take everything to Him in prayer.
Accusations (blame) A major block!
- Accusations is what breaks up relationships quicker than anything. The enemy accused man to God in the Old Testament, and now uses each other to accuse and excuse one another in these days of Grace (New Testament.) The enemy is NO LONGER speaking to God about you, he has been thrown out of heaven. So now he uses us to do it to one another.
- Accusations also can be towards God. Disappointed in Him. Wondering where He is in the matter. Prayers unanswered. Blaming God to some degree of not doing what you think He should be doing. Blame and Guilt comes from accusing.
- Romans 2:15 "accusing or excusing one another"
- I Thess. 5:23 "preserved blameless"
- Revelations 12:10 - Accuser of the brethren is the devil.
- Satan's nature is to accuse - he turns the truth into a lie: (Romans 1:25). The following scriptures describes how Satan accuses:
- Accused God of withholding good - Gen 3:5-6
- Accused Job to God - Job 2:5
- Accused Brethren Rev 12:10
- Adam and Eve took on the characteristics of accusation - blaming each other Gen 3:12-13
- Agree with your adversary (Matthew 5:25). This means admit to it. Say, "Hey Devil, yep, you are right. But guess what, I'm forgiven!
- Take your sin and confess it to God.. Don't keep it, come clean before God about it, don't dilly dalley around. Take responsibility and repent and accept forgiveness.
- Tell the Devil to take a hike!
Manifestations of accusation:
- Suspicious - always looking for evil intent Num 16:3 Matthew 9:34
- Bitterness - keeps record of wrong done
- Easily Offended
- Envy and Jealousy
- Murder - gossip/slander
- Scrambling thoughts - misunderstandings - this is NOT an accident - Kingdom of Satan wants to separate us and if he can do it by causing misunderstandings, then so be it.
- Results of Accusations:
- Judging others, and even yourself.
- Makes one feel unworthy, guilty, not pleasing to God
- Works against, self, God and others
- Blames God for evil happenings. "We call evil good when we do this."
- Keeps record of wrong done when God has forgiven
- Co-Dependent, burden bearing, plays holy spirit over another's sin
- Falsely charging others (we accuse others of things that we ourselves have done.)
The truth is, behind every thing listed above, there is blame and disappointment toward God. You don't want to feel that way, but that is the truth. By confessing this truth, you will be made free!
Now take each one of these to the Lord and tell him how you feel about them. Be honest with Him. Tell Him you blame Him, that you don't think He's been fair, perhaps you feel He's withholding good from you, perhaps you feel He doesn't love you like he loves others, etc.. Repent to Him for blaming Him. The truth is; God didn't cause any of these things in your life to happen. We are reaping what has been sewn. God is not mocked, whatever you sow, that you shall also reap (Galatians 6:7). Jeremiah 5:25 says that WE prevent good things from happening to us because of our sins and iniquities. I heard someone say once, "This world is a place of reaping and sowing." What we have today is what has been sown in our generations before us or what we ourselves have sown! Sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. It's up to us TODAY to decide what to do with this sowing thing. Choose today to start sowing good seed into your life so you reap a harvest later.
We need to stop blaming God for our circumstances and related issues. We have been given freedom to choose our path. The Holy Spirit is given to us to help guide us, lead us, teach us to we can make proper choices. And regardless of the choice, God is always there. We have to stop blaming Him for not DOING IT FOR US! He sent us the comforter to help us do it. Referencing the OT, God did a lot for the people back then, but we have now been given the Holy Spirit because Jesus left us the comforter when went to Heaven, so now we have what we need to be freed. The Holy Spirit does not drive or even lead, he guides and prods, but you still have to make the choice.
God is not evil and by blaming Him, we are calling Him evil. Repent this to Him along with any other areas where you accuse Him of not being the God you expected Him to be. (James 1:17).
Sample Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I realize that I have been blaming you for not fulfilling my life the way I believed it should be. I realize that you are good and can only give good, so the junk in my life didn't come from you, it came from my own choices. Forgive me for not seeing this and I take responsibility for my life and ask you to cleanse my heart and fill me with your love and peace. Cleanse me from all unrighteousness and restore our relationship. In Jesus name, Amen.
Abandonment and Rejection - (For more in depth study, pick up my booklet called "Abandonment and Rejection").
- These two areas are most common in Christian's lives. How do I know? Because 75% of all those who call me for ministry are dealing with these issues.
- These two areas block our relationship with others, God, and self.
- If we feel rejection towards ourself, others will reject us! We are in a spiritual battle, not with flesh and blood.
- In order to "feel" rejection, you first have to have been abandoned, physically, emotionally or spiritually. Example: Someone who was adopted was abandoned by a parent. The feeling of "rejection" follows. Or lets say you were told to fen for yourself at work. You were just abandoned by someone, how does that make you feel? The act of abandonment has to take place BEFORE any feelings of rejection takes hold.
- Forgive everyone who ever abandoned you and the rejection doesn't have a leg to stand on. (Pick up my "Forgiving from Your heart" book for more on this topic.)
- Receive God's love - for He has not abandoned you - He is your Father. He is not silent to you. He does not ignore you. You need to understand God's relationship with you as Your true Father. He is not like your earthy father at all who is imperfect. God's love and relationship with you is perfect. When we finally get this in our hearts, our whole life will change. We will no longer need the "approval" of others once we "know" we are accepted and loved by God.
Lack of Patience - Romans 5:3-5 "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation works patience, and patience experience, and experience hope. Hope makes us not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
- I Peter 2:20-24 - When we suffer patiently for wrong done to us, this is commendable to God! Pay close attention to how we suffer - with patience!!! We are no greater than Jesus and look how he took no offense to wrong done, he didn't even defend Himself, and he was given a place most honorable of God, to sit at His right hand. Jesus endured with patience didn't He??? So shall we.
- In order for us to obtain the promises of God, we need to have patience. But patience comes through tribulation, that is why we are to "rejoice" when tribulations come because it creates in us patience. (James 1: 2) Patience is worked in us by experience. Then when we begin to live in patience, we have peace that restores all Hope in God.
- Are there any areas in your life where you lack patience? Confess them to the Lord and allow Him to develop patience. Patience is the root of Peace! You have patience, you have peace. And isn't that what you want? Peace also balances out your system so your body works properly. Don't be afraid of asking for patience, it will actually help free you!
Thanklessness - Be thankful every day.
Thank God for His mercy and Grace. Thank Him for your life. Thank Him for your situation. Yes, thank Him IN all things! If you keep asking you are still climbing a mountain. But once you begin thanking Him, you are sliding down the other side of the mountain.
By being thankful you have begun to "receive." What does scriptures say?:
- Psalm 100:4 "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
- Colossian 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."
- 2 Corinthians 9:12 "For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God." (You want to be supplied and abundantly filled? Then be thankful to God!)
- Romans 1:21 "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." (When we don't thank God, our hearts grow hard and darkened with sin.)
Hopelessness
If you are relying on God to deliver what you are hoping for, then you are doing wisely. If you are hoping in fear, then you are setting yourself up for more pain and suffering. Hopelessness says that we don't trust or believe God. We have to repent for thinking that, for it is a lie. Then replace it with the truth. That God is our Hope and Refuge. That God is Good all the time. Depression comes from hopelessness. Be restored today by having a talk with the Lord.
- Proverbs 10:28 "The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish."
- Hope comes when we are thankful (glad). We need hope to continue to seek and serve and love others, self and God. Our home comes from God. "Hope in God." Nothing else!!! As we focus on God, all the rest will follow that we need to hope in.Hope deferred makes the heart sick. (Proverbs 13:12)
- We are saved by Hope (Romans 8:24).
- When we Hope, it should only be in God. What are you hoping for? Are you hoping that someone helps you? Are you hoping the doctors figure out what is wrong with you? Are you hoping that your job offers medical coverage? Are you hoping you get a new car? Are you hoping that the weather cooperates? Are you hoping in things???
Approval and Acceptance
- Needing approval and acceptance from men will block our peace and relationship with God and man. For it's God who causes us to be at peace with others. (Psalm 23)
- The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.. so why do I need approval?
- I need to be needed is rooted in pride. A person who feels that no one is paying attention to them is someone who is needy. This very thing will cause people to reject you - the very thing you don't want. This is man-fear at work.
- Antidote: The only way to be freed in this area is to confess your self-righeousness and pride and seeking approval from man. Replace your thoughts with truth that we have been approved and accepted by God, and there is none higher! When we can receive this for ourselves, no matter where we go, we belong!
Ungodly Grief
- This is having a sense of grief over a long period of time (years and years) will block your peace and rob you of the present.
- Self-pity glues us to the past.
- Regret glues us to the past.
- Guilt because of someone's death, glues us to the past and opens the door for the enemy to keep you down. If you are suffering long-term due to a loss of a loved one, or even loss of a job or relationship, etc., and it's keeping you from moving forward with your life - this is ungodly grief.
- Jesus is the only one who carries our pain and grief, but when we keep it, we are trying to take His place. It's time to take off your grave clothes and come out from among the dead and into the living.
- Grief can even cause your eyes to have problems. Psalm 6:7 "Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies."
- Grief can cause other health issues - Psalm 31:10 "For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed"
- Grief can cause us to have anxiety - Jeremiah 45:3 "Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."
- Grief from others can actually be used to help! 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 "But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
- If you have been grieving over a loss, or if someone is causing you grief, in both cases forgiveness has to be administered. Confess where your grief is because when we keep on grieving about it, we are trying to get back something that was lost, and only God can replace it or heal your broken heart. But He can't unless you go to Him with it.
Judging (I Corinthians 4:5) "Therefore judge nothing before the time (which is when Jesus comes back to judge the World on the last day) until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise of God."
- Judge not. That is a safe thing to do all the time. Then we won't get into trouble. Scriptures say when we judge another, we'll also be judged back. Matthew 7:1-3 "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"
- When we judge others, we do the same things! Romans 2:1 "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the samethings."
- With judgment comes sentencing. This is where the "condemning"comes from. Jesus paid for our sins and took on our sentencing so why are we continuing to do it to each other?
- We need to realize that when we judge, we always judge in an area where we "think" we've arrived! We have to understand that when we do something "good" it's not us doing it but God. (John 15:5)
- When we do sin it's not us doing it either, it's sin within us. (Romans 7:17). We are a vessel that holds something, we are ALL vessels holding something. How can we think ourselves so highly that we can even judge another?
- But judgment is the manifestation of pride and fear. If you want to be free from judging others, criticizing or complaining, then confess your pride, impatience, anger, frustration, self-righteousness and fear to the Lord. This isn't to cause you guilt or condemn you, it's to help you see the truth within yourself so you can come clean before the Lord. As long as we hide from these issues, we will remain in bondage to them. But once they are exposed, freedom is just around the corner.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13 "But them that are without God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person." This is a person of unbelief. What are we going to choose to do? What do we choose to believe?
- Many among us are weak and sick and died prematurely. What does this have to do with communion? If we take communion unworthily we are causing our own demise. 1 Corinthians 11:24-31) To recap this passage:
- The main issue is that if you drink the cup and don't believe in the sacrifice for sins or if you eat the bread and don't believe in healing, then you causing your own health issues.
- Then to go once step further, before taking communion we are to examine our own hearts and confess any sins. If we have to lay the cup down so that you can reconcile to someone, then do so. It's better to not take the cup than to take it unworthily - that is why so many among "us" are sick unto death.
- Then it concludes by saying that if anyone eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
Sometimes we don't even realize we are committing idolatry. So instead of me telling you what it is or if you have it, let's take a look at what scriptures say. 1 Samuel 15:23 " For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king."
- Saul was rebellious and stubborn. This is idolatry.
- And what is the result of this? Causes us to reject the word of the Lord and if we reject the Word (without you even knowing it because of idolatry) this will block your blessings.
- Saul desired power and leadership and was against David because he felt he was a threat to his throne. But the truth was, God made Saul king, not a man and God can remove the king. If Saul believed this, and trusted God properly, he wouldn't have gone insane. David was chosen by God because Saul was disobedient. Saul could have stayed in office if He would have followed the Lord.
- Colossians 3:5 says what Idolatry is: "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:"
- Again, it's all about "us!" Our pleasures, our satisfaction, our needs being met, our desire for more, wanting what others have, etc. It's all idolatry. It's not just setting up an image and bowing to it, yes, that is part of if and some do that. But it's the hidden idolatry in the heart that can trip us up and we don't even know it.
- If you find yourself in this category, confess this to the Lord and receive forgiveness. Make a stand today to not allow even yourself to get in the way of God's will in your life. When we make that kind of proclamation, things will start to happen. But you will be tested to see if you have fled from idolatry or if you still need to be purged. Keep on keeping on because I found that the hardest thing to do is remove self out of the equation. We want to be comfortable and enjoy ourselves, but sometimes it's at other people's expense. Keep your heart pure toward God by checking your motives when you do this or that. Is it for the glory of God or for your glory? Simply repent... Remember, God exalts and brings down, so best just trust Him to do it all. Then we can go and enjoy our life.
Closing Comment
There are many more "blocks" preventing healing, health and blessings, I have come to the conclusion that when we walk in "Love and Truth" with God, ourselves and our fellow man, there will be NO blocks! Matthew 22:37-40 sums it up: "Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, soul and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself, upon these hang all the laws and the prophets." If we did this one scripture, we would be a whole lot happier and freer. This whole web site teaches you how to apply this verse to your life so you see good come your way.
- Be not weary in well doing, for in due season you shall reap if you don't faint. (Galatians 6:9)
- You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32)