Machaira with Apostle Bennie, Spiritual Warfare, Victory

EPISODE 686 – SIXTEEN PROJECTILES TO INTERCEPT 3

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Your life and your living on earth must be seen as business. Whatever you do with your time is a trade of purpose. You can’t afford to be sluggish and wasteful, thinking that great things will manifest through you. Until you decide and begin to work, nothing works for you. Selah!
Apostle Bennie
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Monday, 9th December, 2024
 

SIXTEEN PROJECTILES TO INTERCEPT 3



“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair”

2 Corinthians 4:8 (ESV)



Knowledge and understanding put you a step ahead of the schemes of the adversary. The projectiles in this discussion don’t work in isolation of you. These work through the way your thoughts are shaped.

You don’t resist or intercept these projectiles only by how you shout the name of Jesus or cast out a demon. You intercept these projectiles by how you think. Until your thoughts are consistent with the knowledge of God, you will become prey to the schemes of the adversary.

With the right mindset, you can live above these two things:

1. Disappointment

2. Discouragement

Today we take a look into the third item:

3. Despair!

This is the peak of disappointment and discouragement. When you allow yourself to be drenched in disappointment and discouragement you get to the phase of being despair.

To be in despair is to be in a state of despondency or to feel utterly hopeless. 

This state crushes you into wretchedness and defeatism or gloominess.

This is why you have to address the issue of disappointment and discouragement before they get rooted in your heart.

Challenges and situations may come to triggered such state, but don’t yield to it. You have to make a choice to take advantage of the power of God that no matter the pressure, you will not be demoralized.

David was confronted by a challenge, he did weep but refused to be beaten into a state of despair. He encouraged himself in the Lord.

Let me touch on this a little:

To encourage yourself amidst such moments of discouragement and disappointment is not merely to give yourself a positive speech or to be self-motivated. As people of the Kingdom of God, we function differently. We operate or do things according to the word of the Lord. You don’t encourage yourself in your own strength and ability. You encourage yourself in the Lord. To encourage yourself in the Lord is to turn to the strength of God. It is to exercise confidence in who God is and what He is able to do.

You cannot prevail by your strength.

“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone” 1 Samuel 2:9 ( NLT)

With the strength of the Lord, you will not be demoralized no matter the projectiles of the adversary.

Take a look at the opening scripture above again, but in the Passion Translation:

“Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option” 2 Corinthians 4:8 (TPT).

To be in despair is to quit.

Beloved, no matter the disappointment and discouragement refuse to quit. 

All that the adversary is looking for is to get you in a position where you will quit. Some quit in life and commit suicide. Others quit by ending a project or ministry the Lord inspired them to execute.

Generations depend on you, be inspired to action

Selah.

DIG DEEPER
(1 Peter 4:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:12; Psalm 34:19; Psalm 46:1-3; Psalm 43:2; Psalm 23:4; James 1:2-4)
 
WE PRAY
We pray that the strength of the Lord will abound and increase in us that in all things we shall not grow weary and shall not be despaired.
 
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2024
Revelation 3 – 5
 
DECLARE THESE WORDS:
– I have been made victorious through Christ Jesus.
 
– I give no room for the adversary in my life.
 
– I refuse to be discouraged no matter the situation.
 
– My confidence is in the glorious plan of God for my life.
 
– I trust God’s training.
 
– I live daily above discouragements.
 
– I strengthen myself daily in the Lord.
 
Thank you Lord Jesus!

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Gbali Gershon

December 9, 2024

I give no room for the adversary in my life. I refuse to be discouraged no matter the situation.

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Belinda Teye

December 9, 2024

You intercept these projectiles by how you think. Until your thoughts are consistent with the knowledge of God, you will become prey to the schemes of the adversary

My thoughts are consistent with the knowledge of God.

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Belinda Teye

December 9, 2024

I draw strength from the Lord.

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JOYCE BOCHUKEH

December 9, 2024

I strengthen myself daily only in the Lord and quiting is definitely not an option 🙏

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Seth Osei

December 9, 2024

Thank you Jesus

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Seth Osei

December 9, 2024

I strengthen myself always in the lord

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Linda Teye

December 9, 2024

No matter the pressure , I refused to be demoralized

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Linda Teye

December 9, 2024

I enjoy the strength of the Lord at every phase of my life

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Juliet Yeboah Appiah

December 9, 2024

Thank You Lord Jesus

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Juliet Yeboah Appiah

December 9, 2024

I encourage myself in the Lord

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Edward Atiase

December 9, 2024

I understand that through knowledge and understanding i distinguish myself. It is more about my mindset in dealing with many of the schemes of the devil. Shouting the name of Jesus without the appropriate knowledge will only leave me a defeated new creation.

Dispair is the highest of disappointments and discouragements. Despair means i have quitted. To encourage myself in the Lord means drawing strength in my union with the Lord.

No matter what, I will not quit because i draw norishment from the Lord’s strength. Oh this machaira has stirred more love in my heart for the Lord. I love you Jesus

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Samuel Larbi

December 9, 2024

The Lord is my very present help in times of trails.

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Samuel Larbi

December 9, 2024

I refuse to be discouraged no matter the situation

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Samuel Larbi

December 9, 2024

I give no room for the adversary in my life.
I am confident and strong in the Lord
I refuse to grow weary or quit when God has entrusted generations to me.

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Samuel Larbi

December 9, 2024

Thank you Lord Jesus

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Samuel Larbi

December 9, 2024

Heyyy QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION!!

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Benjamin Okyere

December 10, 2024

Winners don’t quit because quitters don’t win
The word of God is a fuel that keeps us moving because it makes us know that we are not hopeless as those who are of this world we have a Pilar we can rely on at All times

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Benjamin Okyere

December 10, 2024

This Pilar is Christ for his name is a strong tower the righteous run to and they are saved

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Semefa Millicent

December 11, 2024

Thank you Lord Jesus

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Semefa Millicent

December 11, 2024

Thank you Lord Jesus
I give no room for the adversary in my life

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Nii O'Brien

December 11, 2024

I will not fail my generation by quitting because my strength is in the lord.

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Akporhor Cynthia

December 12, 2024

Thank you lord Jesus, i pray that the strength of the Lord will abound and increase in me, that in all things i shall not grow weary and shall not be despaired in the mighty name of Jesus. Glory be to God.

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Pamela

December 13, 2024

To encourage yourself in the Lord is to turn to the strength of God ( but not your strength for you cannot prevail by your strength)
To exercise your confidence in who God is and what He is able to do
And by so doing you overcome disappointment and discouragement

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

My thoughts are consistent with the knowledge of God! Hallelujah!

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

I refuse to be demoralized!

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

No matter the disappointment and discouragement, I refuse to quit.

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

The strength of the Lord will abound and increase in me, in the name of Jesus!

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

I don’t grow weary!

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

I have been made victorious through Christ Jesus.

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

I refuse to be discouraged no matter the situation.

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

I live daily above discouragements.

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

I strengthen myself daily in the Lord.

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Wisdom Elvis

December 14, 2024

Ps.46.1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. (NLT)

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Axor israel

December 16, 2024

Thank you Lord Jesus , you have been our precent help in times of needs .

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Axor israel

December 16, 2024

As a believer know that the world is not going to favor you becous it does not know , that is why we take advantage of the finished work of christ .

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