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Why Despair, Depression and Hopelessness—R Fritz

These are spiritual issues that are solved with our relationship with Jesus Christ. You can go to a doctor who can give you pills to try to help you or ask Jesus Christ for help praying. That is everybody’s choice. The answers to all our problems are in the Bible. You might not believe that. Our God sees us struggling, sometimes we just need to ask for help. Psalms 34:18-19,22 says “The Lord is nigh unto them that are broken heart; and saveth such as a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.”  The Lord is near to people who are broken hearted and have a repentant spirit. He will deliver you from your afflictions, we just need to trust him. Most people trust in themselves but do not put all their trust in Jesus Christ. When we build something, we have to have a good foundation and build up from that. That foundation comes from reading the Bible and putting Jesus Christ as your foundation and building on that. That foundation if started right and you believe and trust in Jesus Christ can be added to like building blocks. Satin or the things you go through will not stop you from spiritually growing and gaining knowledge. Reading and studying is the way to grow because with the Holy Spirit, it will constantly bring you more knowledge and trust about the Bible and revelation on things you already have read.

Depression is a spirit. That is the first thing that everybody needs to understand. That is your enemy. An enemy that Satin controls. A spiritual enemy that doctors are trying to kill or overcome. You have to be spiritual to kill or get rid of spirits. This explains the battle from those that battle depression. You are in the fight of your life spiritually. Spirits are commanded by Satin. The spirit of depression exists, and despair and hopelessness are the symptoms and spirits that are under the spirit of depression as far as order in Satins army. These spirits are so subtle, they just blend it as part of us. You have to be spiritual to see spiritual things.

Satin knows the Bible. He will try and mimic God. He will speak scripture in the Bible and will purposely leave out words or change words speaking to you. I know because I caught him a number on times where the Holy Spirit reminded me what the Bible actually said. I would tell Satin, I caught you. Now you know the truth.

This is how the Holy Spirit explained it to me early this morning. Depression gets us to dwell on the things going around us and speaking to us about our life, we start believing what these spirits tell us and look at how bad our life is. These spirits have torment that goes with them. It gets down to you believing the spirit of depression and the other spirits that go with it or instead you believe in Jesus Christ. The truth in the Bible tells you who you are because of your decision to be with Jesus Christ forever. The mind is the battlefield where all this takes place, and we need to guard it with scriptures before the spirits can overcome you with thoughts that you think have come from your mind. This is how these spirits deceive us. The Holy Spirit gives us the knowledge to see and test the spirits and those thoughts. Romans 12:2 says, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” We have to renew our minds through the Holy Spirit. We have to discern what we see spiritually to see if is good, acceptable and the perfect will of God.

Because of us being born with sin, we are destined to die because of that. In the Old Testament, sin was taken care of with the sacrifice of animals. Once Jesus Christ died, he was the last sacrifice that was needed. The price of sin was paid for once and for all. We once had a spiritual relationship with God and lost it because of sin that originated from Satin who sinned trying to take over and wanting to be God. Adam and Eve lost the spiritual relationship we had because of not listening and being disobedient to God. Jesus Christ won it back taking the consequence for sin with him when he died. If we choose him, we will have everlasting life with him. That disobedient spirit still lives today.

We now have to make that choice to choose Jesus Christ and everything he stands for in obeying him. In other words, our words are the first thing to choose Jesus Christ. We must repent, and change our life, showing our words and actions match. The Holy Spirit comes upon us. Because of our sinful life, we let spirits afflict us as well as spirits of the world indwelling in us (not the Holy Spirit). They did not ask you if they could reside in you. They just took up residence in you. You probably did not know they were there. They affected every decision you made. Because they were there, they afflicted you with disease and pain. This is why you had disease and pain afflicted upon you. When the Holy Spirit wanted to indwell in you, the other spirits had to leave, it was your choice who you wanted to reside in you, the Holy Spirit, or spirits of the world. Remember the spirits of the world did not ask to reside in you, they just took up residence. Sometimes these spirits were handed down through generations, called generational curses (consequences for disobedience) and the diseases that went along with them. If you look back at your ancestors, you might see they all had the same disease or maybe died from heart disease or cancer “In Deuteronomy 28: 1-14 “talks about the blessings, verse 15-26 “talks about the curses.” The curses are for the disobedient.

The Holy Spirit is a gentleman and will not indwell with you wanting it. You might not believe that but “YOU” are the only one who can remove spirits of the world by telling them to leave. This is exactly what happened to me and many more. I helped them remove these defiant spirits. Those spirits still can still irritate or speak to you after you have the Holy Spirit indwelling in you. They are speaking from the outside thinking they can manipulate you like before. These spirits will try you to see if you truly can be fooled. Luke 11:24-26 says, and this is Jesus speaking “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.” This is talking about spirits leaving and the consequences of not getting the Holy Spirit in that place where the spirit of the world was. If we are filled with the Holy Spirit our world should be better with the word and knowledge of Jesus Christ. If by the knowledge you decide to go back into the world, you will be worse than before you knew Jesus Christ.

Our pain and disease are sometimes caused by our decisions, sometimes by our ancestors, and sometimes because of our actions. Whether it is mental or physical it still hurts. Since I have chosen Jesus Christ and followed him with all my heart and studied the Bible for over 20 years, it took time to find answers, peace, and healing. I had no clue once I made that decision to follow Jesus what I would have to go through and where I would end up now. I can say that the physical pain has gone, and I overcame fear. I have been blessed in many different areas. The knowledge I have gained spiritually and still getting makes this life greater day after day. I had struggled to overcome fear. The Holy Spirit has shown me where to find the answers. God has answered my prayers many times. The clue to blessings and prayers answered are obedience and prayer. A lot of people have questioned me when I say that they should keep on praying, in their mind the answer should have come. It’s on God’s timing, not ours, he knows our situation. God looks at your heart. You can do the same things that I did, but you can do them at a faster pace than I did. You do not have to go through what I had to go through. Just follow the answers that I have learned and apply them. The “Hope” is in Jesus Christ and living forever in Heaven with no pain. If you are really feeling down, read the Psalms. They were David’s prayers to God. They can be yours if you want. God Bless!