Roadblocks to your Destiny

“The Best is yet to come”

Roadblocks to your Destiny

Roadblocks are obstacles

Roadblocks are barriers

Roadblocks are things we have to conquer

:5And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

Anxiety

Anxiety is a complex combination of emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath

The Worrier”

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things

Anxiety

Worriers expel some much energy in frustrationWorriers are often negative peopleWorriers want and do believe the worst

Ex: Doctor says you are pre-diabetic, you tell people it will be a matter of time before I go on insulin.

This is not the posture we should take

An anxious individual finds it hard to relax

Abuse

¶ the spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Statistics says that 1 out of 2 persons in this room have been abused.

Sexual abuse-rape or molestationPhysical abuse-batteringMental abuse-

These are traps that the enemy sets to create strongholds in or lives, but we are going to get free of them today.

Introduction

There has been a dramatic increase in the public’s awareness of and concern about various forms of abuse, primarily family abuse. Most of this is physical and sexual assault as well as psychological and emotional abuse against women and children. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation one out of every two American women is beaten during her marriage; 28 percent are battered at least once a year. A woman is battered every fifteen seconds. Battering is the single greatest cause of injury to women in the U.S., more than accidents, rapes and muggings combined. Over 70 percent of men who batter their wives also physically or sexually assault their children. The vast majority of women who are beaten, raped or murdered are assaulted by someone with whom they are intimate. By contrast, men who are beaten or murdered are assaulted by total strangers. The FBI —Complete Book of Everyday Christianity, The

Abuse of any type occurs when someone has power over another and uses that power to hurt.

Physical abuse means that someone exercises physical power over another and causes physical wounds.

Sexual abuse means that someone exercises sexual power over another and causes sexual wounds.

Spiritual abuse means that someone in a position of spiritual authority uses that position to inflict spiritual wounds. —Complete Book of Everyday Christianity, The

Sexual abuse is a common form of abuse for women.

Sexual abuse is such a destructive thing.

It brings guilt and shame

It is the trick of the devil and never the fault of the abused.

Unresolved feelings live us open and bound to depression

Pain we transfer to others

Addiction

Addiction is characterized by the repeated use of substances or behaviors despite clear evidence of morbidity secondary to such use.

1. Addictive personality types

Same man, but a different name

2. Being around immoral people

People who you know drain you spiritually

3. Un Godly television

Soap operas, prime time pornography: desparate housewives, ungodly movies

( rooting for the girl to get someone else’s husband-adultery)

(rooting for the boy and the girl to have sex-fornacation )

4. Unhealthy relationships -females with unhealthy relationships

Our own……………………………….

Agenda

Wanting to control everything around us

Our families, job the church

Our hand must be in everything………………………….

If we are not careful we move from control to manipulation

Will us all sorts of tools such as deceit, lies to manipulate people

Focus on your Goal

(KJV) 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

1. Turn my back past

2. Reach beyond it

3. Pull toward it