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Hey everyone

so I have a great struggle I have a thorn in my flesh. That’s not it though I know we all have some type of thorn but whatat I’m dealing with is my mental health I would deny that I am ill but I think I do have an illness to some extent but I believe I am kept by the power of God and held up by the hand of the Lord trusting in him and leaning wholly on Jesus so I think that’s why I would deny it and believe in the power of God..

anyways the devil seems to have the upper hand in my life and just as it is in revelation 12 depicts as a “great red dragon” that is what he seems to be to me at times and I can hardly stand against the enemy after having done all to stand. Along with my weaknesses and what I think would be a thorn in my flesh I find it hard to work at all cause I would get oppressed and tormented at work sometimes and i Wouldn’t be able to work cause I don’t think I’m medically fit though at times I am but I’m not reliable I don’t think because of my disorders. I am hardly motivated and get discouraged because the enemy is so powerful in my life it seems. I would be fighting the good fight of faith but lately It seems like I’m losing and the enemy likes to throw it in my face in what is inflicted upon me and all my enemies would rejoice and boast of their evil and when I am moved..

The Lord has shown himself with me and delivered me throughout it and has comforted me and to know that His Spirit is the greater one abiding in me, but I seem to be often trampled on by my foes and the enemy exults over me and I know I cannot face him without the Lord fighting. and it’s like I lost the fire I once had for the Lord through all this warfare I’ve had a few times of giving up because I have all these things against me what can I do if the Lord is not there for me ?

so I currently don’t think I can work I would be oppressed and tormented and I feel like I’m in a prison and I don’t do much anymore the enemy seems to win every fight I’m not sure how to fight but I trust the Lord would teach me how..

my days are going by without purpose it seems and I am being grinding with oppression my enemies seem to be winning I’m being dragged and I don’t know what to do or what to expect where are you O God? How long ?

I’m oft afflicted and oppressed trapped,.. until deliverance comes from the Lord..
trying to be strong but I would seem to be tossed to and fro and chased by my enemies..
I’m more weak then strong... or as Paul said when I am weak then I am strong..

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I don’t know what to do but believe in the Lord Jesus I am poor and wretched and don’t really know the real condition of my soul or spirit I can sort of see the depravity of heart.. It’s hard to tell where I’m at and I worry and fear because I haven’t really been doing anything for the Lord or submitting to him or I just been trying to live by the Spirit.. I think I’m in a sad state but I trust in the Lord though I do fear too, what if the Lord doesn’t appear ? I’m worried of how long will the enemy continue in what he does...or as job said though he slay him yet will I trust him
 
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There is hope. You don't have to fight of the enemy forever. You can win the Victory in and with Christ. To love God for His salvation is the task at hand. If you see the depravity of your heart and understand He died because He loved you even while you were a sinner. That is grace speaking. The more grace speaks the more you get two camps in your heart. Those who love the Lord, you in your sheep to be and those who only love themselves and have oppressed you and persecuted you for seeking after God, they are the goats.

So be of good courage. The battle goes in cycles of 3 1/2 years. Learn to see Him at work in your heart, not you, but Him. When His loving truth accomplishes The Word in you and you are also written into eternity in that part of your life, then you will know the love of the Lord and Victory will come. When you follow the Spirit of love through the truths of the bible you will arrive Home. Soon you wont have to hear your enemies no more.

i know this is true. For He saved me from my enemies and brought me peace and unity of heart. All because i dared trust His love and let His word tell me what i needed to know unto salvation even though i suffer from a severe mental illness.

Be of good courage Jesus loves you to win the battle. Look at Him not yourself that is the trick that the enemy can't engage you with. For as long as you look at Christ your faith will be perfected.

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ablacksheep said:
Hey everyone

so I have a great struggle I have a thorn in my flesh. That’s not it though I know we all have some type of thorn but whatat I’m dealing with is my mental health I would deny that I am ill but I think I do have an illness to some extent but I believe I am kept by the power of God and held up by the hand of the Lord trusting in him and leaning wholly on Jesus so I think that’s why I would deny it and believe in the power of God..

anyways the devil seems to have the upper hand in my life and just as it is in revelation 12 depicts as a “great red dragon” that is what he seems to be to me at times and I can hardly stand against the enemy after having done all to stand. Along with my weaknesses and what I think would be a thorn in my flesh I find it hard to work at all cause I would get oppressed and tormented at work sometimes and i Wouldn’t be able to work cause I don’t think I’m medically fit though at times I am but I’m not reliable I don’t think because of my disorders. I am hardly motivated and get discouraged because the enemy is so powerful in my life it seems. I would be fighting the good fight of faith but lately It seems like I’m losing and the enemy likes to throw it in my face in what is inflicted upon me and all my enemies would rejoice and boast of their evil and when I am moved..

The Lord has shown himself with me and delivered me throughout it and has comforted me and to know that His Spirit is the greater one abiding in me, but I seem to be often trampled on by my foes and the enemy exults over me and I know I cannot face him without the Lord fighting. and it’s like I lost the fire I once had for the Lord through all this warfare I’ve had a few times of giving up because I have all these things against me what can I do if the Lord is not there for me ?

so I currently don’t think I can work I would be oppressed and tormented and I feel like I’m in a prison and I don’t do much anymore the enemy seems to win every fight I’m not sure how to fight but I trust the Lord would teach me how..

my days are going by without purpose it seems and I am being grinding with oppression my enemies seem to be winning I’m being dragged and I don’t know what to do or what to expect where are you O God? How long ?

I’m oft afflicted and oppressed trapped,.. until deliverance comes from the Lord..
trying to be strong but I would seem to be tossed to and fro and chased by my enemies..
I’m more weak then strong... or as Paul said when I am weak then I am strong..

sigh
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Who is strongest? You? Satan? Or the Lord Jesus? Do you not know that the devil is already defeated? He has no authority or power over a born again Christian. You know that we are at war with the enemy of our souls. You need to know that the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, is mightier than Satan's lies and deceptions. We overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony and by not loving our lives to the point of death. Many think that means physical death. I think it means a willingness to die to the love of self.

I recommend that you read "War on the Saints". You may be able to get a download on the internet. It covers people like you, and like I used to be until Lord Jesus set me free. It is available to all the oppressed. That is, in fact, the gospel (Luke 4:18).
 
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ablacksheep said:
anyways the devil seems to have the upper hand in my life and just as it is in revelation 12 depicts as a “great red dragon” that is what he seems to be to me at times and I can hardly stand against the enemy after having done all to stand.
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You may want to consider Revelation's message to the 7 churches. That they vary in the criticism they receive which seems to be indicative of their own character flaws. It's not as if Satan isn't aware of them either and it's no easy chore to determine where his influence ends and we only have ourselves to blame. However tied into that there's this promise by God, Philippians 1:6 and Matthew 24:13.
 
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ablacksheep said:
It seems like I’m losing and the enemy likes to throw it in my face in what is inflicted upon me and all my enemies would rejoice and boast of their evil and when I am moved..
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Well, Satan has nothing to boast about, even if he somehow gets the better of us. Because he is ruining himself and how he could have all that is so good.
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what can I do if the Lord is not there for me ?
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You might feed on how Peter failed, even after he boasted he would go with Jesus "to prison and to death" > this is in Luke 22:31-34. So, we see how Peter was so able to fail. But what happened? Even while Peter was able to fail, Jesus says He already had prayed for Peter >

"'Simon! Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.'" This is in Luke 22:31-34.
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Can someone tell me about the new covenant..

is it a covenant of grace mercy and peace ? Because in all the epistles well not all but most them it usually begins with mercy, grace and peace to you.. or just 2 of them..
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Yes, God's grace and mercy and peace bless us in our New Covenant.

And in this scripture we can see how Jesus is here for us, in our New Covenant with Christ. He knows Satan is allowed to test us; He knows we can fail. But Christ "makes intercession for us," we have in Romans 8:34.

So, yes Jesus is here for you . . . praying for you. And Christ prays according to His own faith, to get so much more and better than we and even our prayer heroes can get with our prayer.

And what does Jesus tell Peter? He says He has prayed for Peter so Peter's faith will not fail. But also He says for Peter to strengthen Peter's brethren after Peter returns to Jesus. I understand this means Jesus in His prayer has also prayed for Peter to become strong and then to minister strength to others . . . not only to have strength for his own self!!

Because Jesus is all-loving, in how He is here for us and how He prays for us. His prayer has His all-loving results so not only do we get help for ourselves, but then we become able to help others.

So, in our covenant with Jesus, this covenant is all-loving, not only for what is for our own selves.
 
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ablacksheep said:
Hey everyone

so I have a great struggle I have a thorn in my flesh. That’s not it though I know we all have some type of thorn but whatat I’m dealing with is my mental health I would deny that I am ill but I think I do have an illness to some extent but I believe I am kept by the power of God and held up by the hand of the Lord trusting in him and leaning wholly on Jesus so I think that’s why I would deny it and believe in the power of God..

anyways the devil seems to have the upper hand in my life and just as it is in revelation 12 depicts as a “great red dragon” that is what he seems to be to me at times and I can hardly stand against the enemy after having done all to stand. Along with my weaknesses and what I think would be a thorn in my flesh I find it hard to work at all cause I would get oppressed and tormented at work sometimes and i Wouldn’t be able to work cause I don’t think I’m medically fit though at times I am but I’m not reliable I don’t think because of my disorders. I am hardly motivated and get discouraged because the enemy is so powerful in my life it seems. I would be fighting the good fight of faith but lately It seems like I’m losing and the enemy likes to throw it in my face in what is inflicted upon me and all my enemies would rejoice and boast of their evil and when I am moved..

The Lord has shown himself with me and delivered me throughout it and has comforted me and to know that His Spirit is the greater one abiding in me, but I seem to be often trampled on by my foes and the enemy exults over me and I know I cannot face him without the Lord fighting. and it’s like I lost the fire I once had for the Lord through all this warfare I’ve had a few times of giving up because I have all these things against me what can I do if the Lord is not there for me ?

so I currently don’t think I can work I would be oppressed and tormented and I feel like I’m in a prison and I don’t do much anymore the enemy seems to win every fight I’m not sure how to fight but I trust the Lord would teach me how..

my days are going by without purpose it seems and I am being grinding with oppression my enemies seem to be winning I’m being dragged and I don’t know what to do or what to expect where are you O God? How long ?

I’m oft afflicted and oppressed trapped,.. until deliverance comes from the Lord..
trying to be strong but I would seem to be tossed to and fro and chased by my enemies..
I’m more weak then strong... or as Paul said when I am weak then I am strong..

sigh
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Dear B. Sheep: There are two things to consider: first, that either you have mental illness or just the deceit of Satan to keep one troubled in mind and spirit, about various challenges we all face in life. Satan is called "the deceiver" in the Bible, and works on our minds to stumble us so we won't trust God. See what God says about that in His immutable "Word of Truth"!

There are two kinds of mental illness: one is organic and the other is called 'functional', and both can become incapacitating ---I know this as having worked as a mental health counselor for some years. To rule-out the first I believe you should see a qualified physician. This would be to see a medical specialist as a Psychiatrist or an Internal Medicine Physician. If after careful study it is found not physical, then it could be possibly mental/emotional from early years trauma and feelings of inadequacty.

Now let me suggest you also be in much prayer to God ---whether it is Satan or physical; and that MUST be first by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to have any part in our Creator-God (note 1 Jn. 5:10-12).

If you do truly know the Lord Jesus as your Savior and Lord of your life (as clearly shown in John 3 and John 14 in your Bible), and are walking and talking with Him daily, then I urge you to be MUCH in prayer, reading your Bible, and praying for our Creator-God to fill your heart and mind for peace and care. I will surely pray for you! Write me anytime personally if you wish. - 1watchman
 
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