Some things in your life are there because God did not put them there. Fear, delay, limitation and sin are not part of what God has given us. This teaching shows how to recognize what God did not give you, and how to root it up using the Word of God as a sword.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
In short: anything in your life that is outside the nature of Christ and outside Scripture is something God did not give you. Find out what Scripture says about it, then take the Word of God, pray it, and attack what God did not plant.
What God Has Not Given Us
We must come to the point where we understand and accept what God has given to us. Scripture says He did not give us the spirit of fear. Sickness is not part of what He gave. Limitation and delay are not part of it either, because God did not give us these things.
How to Find What God Did Not Give You
If you find things growing in your life that God did not give you, how do you recognize them? It is simple, and it is written in Scripture. Every manifestation you see in your life that is outside the nature of Christ, and outside Scripture, is something God did not give you.
God did not give you fear. If you are struggling with fear, so that you cannot sleep in the dark, He did not give you that. If you are struggling with sin, God did not give you that either.
Every Plant Shall Be Rooted Up
Jesus said it plainly in Matthew 15:13:
Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Matthew 15:13 (KJV)
So scan through your life. Look at everything that is manifesting that God did not give you. Then root it up.
Root it up.
How Do You Root It Up?
You do it in the place of prayer and the place of study. As you search God’s Word, you find out that truly God did not give you delay. Truly God did not give you curses. Truly God did not give you limitation. Truly that sickness is not sponsored by God.
Then you take on the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. The Word of God is our weapon of war. By this Word you can defeat any enemy.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 (KJV)
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword.
Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
Find out what Scripture says, and begin to attack the things God did not place in your life.
Attack Barrenness With the Word
If you find barrenness, tell that barrenness that God told you to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28). Whatever looks like barrenness in your body, in your academics, in your life, take the Word of God and attack it. Cut it off from your life, because the Word of God is a sword.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 1:28 (KJV)
When the Enemy Attacks: Luke 10:19
If you are plagued by attacks from the enemy, take the Word as your sword. Jesus promised His followers authority over the enemy:
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luke 10:19 (KJV)
So when you see these things, take Luke 10:19 as a sword and declare it over every dark force that has plagued your life and troubled your family: “I bring the word of the Lord against you, and I crush you by that word.”
The Word of God Is a Weapon of War
In those days, Roman soldiers fought with swords. In our day, the Word of God is the weapon of war, greater than any weapon man has invented. It is the sword through which we attack the enemy and reign on earth.
Key Takeaways
- God did not give us the spirit of fear, but power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).
- Whatever is outside the nature of Christ and outside Scripture is something God did not give you.
- Every plant that God has not planted shall be rooted up (Matthew 15:13).
- Find out what Scripture says in prayer and study, then attack with the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17).
- Jesus gave His followers authority over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19).
Declare This Over Your Life
Father, I accept what You have given me: power, love and a sound mind. Fear is not mine, and I refuse it. Whatever You did not plant in my life, my body, my family or my work, I take Your Word as a sword and I root it up. I stand on Luke 10:19. Nothing shall by any means hurt me. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Keep Going
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Hallelujah.
Based on a video teaching by Victor Samuel on the Eagles Ministry YouTube channel. Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (public domain).