0821 Rhythm of Revival - Rest from Stress

RHYMTH OF REVIVAL Part 4

Rest from Stress

Anxiety has become the number one mental health issue in North America. It’s estimated that one third of the North American adult population experiences anxiety unwellness issues. 41% of employees from a range of industries reported high levels of anxiety in the workplace. More than half of college students sought help for their anxiety issues. 65% of North American’s take prescription medications daily, 43% take mood altering prescriptions regularly. Bible says “be in good health and prosper as your soul prospers”

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

Rest from fatigue, don’t get arrested by it

Rest by Deliverance

I am initiating you have to respond.

Anxiety comes from demands of service (Jesus had power leave Him Mark 5:30), demise of sin (Samson had power leave him Judges 16:20), and devise of satan (1 Sam.16:14; Isaiah 61:3; 2 Timothy 1:7).

Demon possession levels in Catholicism:

a. Haunting, this refers to non-human demonic activity

b. Torment, the individual is harassed by a demon that has targeted the person

c. Obsession is constant evil thoughts, impulses of self destruction or unrelenting depression are characteristics of this state

d. Possession to the Catholic Church this is officially stated to be “rare” an uncommon occurrence

Rest by Yoke and Burden

There is rest you get by coming to Jesus and there is rest you get only by growing in Jesus. Jesus gives vs you find.

It’s not much activity but lack of productivity that brings stress. (Bored - busy - blessed)

Yoke - covenant (unequally yoked) is easy. Get rid of wrong mindset! Kingdom is FEAST, not funeral.

Burden - living with intention, making room for interruptions, trusting in God for impact (Pastor Sam). Care of life is not the same as burden.

It’s not about prioritizing your schedule but scheduling your priorities. Rest from priorities. Fatigue from schedule.

Saul had donkey on his head, but destiny in his heart!

It’s either burden from the Lord or bondage from Devil. Deception is I can avoid both. Burden is not more busyness on schedule but more fire in your soul. Don’t live like an animal. Without burden, everything I do burdens me. It’s supernatural life, but we can only be exposures to super when our natural will come to end of it’s course.

Rest from Learning

Example: Palm Tree [To grow is to learn. To learn is to grow]

“As His divine power has given u all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him…” 2 Peter 1:3

Power and potential is regulated by knowledge (Faucet example)

Example: $1 for tapping, $999 for knowing where to tap

Alcohol is medication. Man does not live by bread alone, but by word

Example: Field of diamonds

Example: Japanese solider who continued to fight WWII for 29 years

We learn from:

1. Mistakes (teach lesson after)

2. Mentors (teach lesson before)

3. Master

- prayer is breakfast of champions

- don’t fight people, cast out demons

- group of men is more important than crusade

- don’t respond to critics (lions don’t lose sleep; people look at you through microscope, at themselves telescope; don’t stop; its a gym)

- meekness is not weakness

Men never make truths. They only recognize the value of this currency of God.

Older man was diagnosed and was told by doctor which foods to eat and which not to eat. His son called few weeks later, hows the new regiment is going? It’s going good son, I changed doctors.

6 Books You Must Read This Year:

1. Good Morning Holy Spirit

2. The Fourth Dimension Volume 1

3. They Shall Expel Demons

4. The Blessed Life

5. Destined to Reign

6. The Heavenly Man