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Need Hope? Struggling with Depression?

January 17, 2021 Becky Dvorak a spirit of heaviness, depression, faith, forgiveness, spirit of death

Need hope? Struggling with depression? Many people are, including Christians. But the truth is, there is hope if you are struggling with depression.

As I share in my latest book, “Conquering the Spirit of Death”, depression has a strong link to the spirit of death. Like any other emotion, it can come upon anyone, but it’s a problem when it lingers. I believe it lingers when we live in the emotional realm of past hurts and disappointments. Reliving the painful moment over and over again is a trap of the enemy to bring us down to his level of defeat where he can easily cause further harm.

Reliving the pain of the past is like a cow regurgitating its food. It keeps coming back up. The enemy will use the pain of the past against us if we allow him to–don’t! Next time satan brings up these hurtful memories of the past, spit the memories out, tell the devil to leave you alone, and to be silent, because you are not going to chew on the cud of his negativity any longer.

Depression comes upon people for many reasons and not from past hurts only. What about living in crushing circumstances? In today’s society people are fighting just to hang onto their businesses, ministries, and dreams. And no matter how hard they fight they appear to be losing. And this is another way depression is taking hold of people today.

Depression is a pressing down of the spirit, it lowers the ability of the soul, the mind, and the emotions to carry us through life’s situations. It prevents the supernatural strength of joy to lift us up to higher ground with Jesus. It drains energy and strength from our entire being. It’s a life-stopper. Very troublesome things happen to everyone in this life, but it doesn’t mean we have to live in a depressed state forever.

There is hope to overcome depression–Jesus. Psalm 40:1-3 (NIV) tells us,

I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.

When I read these words, “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire,” I get this image in my mind’s eye of a pit filled with quicksand and someone stuck in the middle of it. The more the person tries to get out in their own strength, the farther they sink. It’s a frustrating place to be because no matter what, the person continues to sink.

In order to escape this pit of sinking sand, you have to remain calm and still and allow someone to come and pull you out–rescue you. This is what Jesus, the Rock of our Salvation does for us. He extends His hand; and at that moment we have a choice to make: grab hold of it or reject His help. I pray you will grab hold of His hand today and accept His help–His hope and break free from this strong link of depression.

Let’s pray.

Dear Jesus,

As I reach out for Your help and grab hold of my Savior’s hand, I confess what You already know, “Yes, I struggle with depression.” Forgive me as I have allowed my thoughts to linger in the past hurts and in the present day situations. I have allowed the unrighteous acts of others to control my life to where I have stopped living life as You would have me to live–with joy. Help me to walk in forgiveness towards others that have caused such pain and suffering in my life. With Your help I believe that all things are possible, my situation too. Lead me in the plan of God that will see me through to the other side of what appears to be a hopeless situation. I accept Your help and will not try to walk this out on my own, but put my hope in you.

Amen.

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Help to Overcome Chronic Anxiety and Depression

August 6, 2019 Becky Dvorak deliverance, faith, fear, prophetic healing

Chronic anxiety and depression are running rampant among people today, even throughout the Church. One of my readers wrote me with the following request, “Becky, I need help for healing from chronic anxiety and depression.” I ask you now, you who hold this book in your hand, “Is this request too difficult for God?” You answer in your heart, “No.” Then let me ask you another question, “Is chronic anxiety and depression too difficult for the Christian to overcome?” Many struggle with this type of inner healing, but I remind you again, “With God…” not in your own strength, but with Him, all things are possible, even this situation is possible to triumph over.

And just how do you win over this type of attack of destruction? You win with God and with the power of the spoken word.

In Jesus’ name, that’s correct, with our God, Jesus Christ, with the power of His name, you use the authority of your words and verbally renounce the spirit of fear and depression. Again, with your vocal chords you command these evil spirits out and off of you. You decree with your voice a radical turn around in the way you see and hear things, the way you respond to others and even to the past. Use this Scripture, “For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord” (Jeremiah 30:17).

*This excerpt is taken from “The Prophetic and Healing Power of Your Words”, Chapter 12, “Decrees of Faith”, pages 215-216.

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Spiritual Ways to Combat Depression

April 20, 2016May 3, 2018 Becky Dvorak bible, Charismatic, Christian Living, faith

I received a letter the other day from a woman asking for help to overcome depression, especially during the summer months coming up when she is not working outside of the home. Let’s look to God’s Word for spiritual help to combat depression.

Ephesians 5: 18-19 warns us, “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,” and again in Colossians 3:16 again admonishes us, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

First of all, it says in Ephesians 5:18, “be not drunk with wine”. Oftentimes, when people are suffering from depression they turn to alcohol, drugs, anti-depressants, food, pornography… These and other things are temporary highs, but they cannot fix the problem causing the depression. God is your only answer.

Here are 6 spiritual ways to combat depression that can help you.

Become Born-Again. This is where we are to begin. If you are not already a Christian, it is time to become born-again. John 3:3 tells us, “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” God and His kingdom ways are filled with hope, new beginnings, and victory in Christ.

Look to Jesus. “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Joy will come when we keep our eyes on Jesus.

This word, “look” means to turn the eyes away from other things and fix them on something, and in this case it means to fix our eyes on Jesus. (Strong’s G872 – aphoraō). When we focus on Jesus, the things of this world lose their grip on us, and Jesus becomes our stronghold.

Be baptized with the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 4:4 shows us how to encourage ourselves, “He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.” When we pray in tongues, it edifies and builds us up. This is a very important tool that needs to be taught to the whole body of Christ. Imagine how a spirit of depression would flee from the Church!

Think godly thoughts. It says in Philippians 4: 9-10, “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” The next time you hear yourself thinking negative thoughts ask yourself, “Is this thought pure, lovely, good news, virtuous, or praiseworthy?” If not, purposefully change the theme going on in your mind.

Renew your mind. In order to think godly thoughts you are going to have to renew your mind with God’s thoughts. Romans 12:2 puts it this way, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

6. Singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Our opening Scriptures from Ephesians 5:18-19 and from Colossians 3:16 talk about singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. And this is our last point we will cover in today’s message.

The Bible has a lot to say about the power of songs, words put to music, for example a psalm of praise sung by Moses and the Israelites after they passed through the Red Sea, and then Miriam and the women continued on with song and dance.

Songs of praise to our God have a way of lifting our spirits that puts smiles on our faces, joy in our hearts, and even sets our feet to dancing.

When joy is always difficult to find in life, then it is more than disappointing or hurtful circumstances causing the depression. And would be a spirit of depression over you. One way for deliverance from a demon of depression is by prayer and fasting that I have discussed in other blog posts. See “Do You Need a Breakthrough?” I would also recommend that you see a Christian counselor nearest you.

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Emotional Health Can Affect Your Physical Health

April 23, 2024 Becky Dvorak depression, faith, fear, forgiveness, healing, mental health

You are depressed, your physical health is waning, and you can’t figure out what’s going on. Did you know that your emotional health can affect your physical health? Depression for example, is an ailment of the mind and the emotions that needs to be cured, and it can be by the redemptive blood of Jesus. Yes, you can take medications to mask the symptoms of that depression, but only an inward healing by Jesus can heal and take away that emotional illness. And when the root cause of emotional health such as depression is not healed it will weaken your physical stamina and make the body sick as well. So yes, emotional health can affect your physical health.

How do we effectively deal with emotional health problems? We first must recognize that yes, we have an emotional health problem that needs to be dealt with. Bring this infirmity of the mind and the emotions to Yeshua for an inward healing. This means that you need to be willing to confront the root issue head-on. And that isn’t always easy. It takes a brave soul to confront the painful issue that has weakened your emotional health. But it is the only way to be healthy emotionally again.

And let me be perfectly clear here that yes, emotional health issues such as depression, and other negative emotional quickly partner with the spirit of death and wreak utter havoc in our lives. Again, you must be willing to tackle this mental health issues, because if you do not it will overtake other areas of your life, especially your physical health.

Depression, like any other emotion can come upon anyone at any time, but it’s a problem when it lingers. I believe it lingers when we live in the emotional realm of past hurts and disappointments. And reliving the painful moment over and over again is a trap of the enemy to bring us down to his level of defeat where he can easily cause further harm. We need to recognize that these negative emotions have the power behind them to get us on a vicious cycle that is difficult to get free from.

The good news in all of this is that there is spiritual help to break free from emotional illness. Here are some steps to take to begin to heal emotionally.

Forgiveness. Apostle Paul writes to us in Ephesians 1:7 (NIV), “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”
Eternal Life. Yeshua, our Redeemer, promises us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
A New Beginning. Again, the apostle Paul gives us a message of hope in Second Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Acceptance into His Family. Paul, an apostle of Christ, explains to us about our acceptance into God’s family, “In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring” (Romans 9:8, NIV).
Unconditional Love. The Word of the Lord in Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV) encourages us with these endearing words, “…I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”

Let’s pray.

Dear Holy Spirit,

I need Your help to be free from this lingering mental illness. I do not desire to relive the pain of the past anymore. I desire to pass through the healing process with Your help. I thank You for Your forgiveness, and by faith I extend forgiveness to those that have wrongfully hurt me. I desire to experience Your unconditional love, acceptance into Your family, a new beginning, and eternal life with You–free from this mental disease, in Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

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Watch: Walk in the Blessing of God by Guarding Your Heart

October 26, 2022 Becky Dvorak healing

We hear the negative financial reports, we are living through a recession about to go into a depression. The cost of living is sky rocketing, and people are stressed and full of fear. But allow me to encourage your heart, by teaching you what it says in God’s Word about how-to walk-in God’s provision. And let me remind you that God’s kingdom is not affected by what happens on this earth. Our God and His ways never change–never! He is forever faithful and true to Himself, and to His Word. There is a basic strategy found in God’s Word but let us begin with the foundation of His strategy by guarding our heart. Let’s turn to Deuteronomy 28:1-14. Click to Watch.

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Healing Testimony of Being Made Whole

August 15, 2022 Becky Dvorak healing

I love a good testimony about how the Lord’s healing touch changes a person’s life. And this one does not disappoint! I want to share with you a praise report from one of my viewers of Empowered for Healing and Miracles, and student of my online healing courses. So that you know God is the same yesterday, today and forever, and His healing power is available for those that will choose to believe and activate their faith.

“Dear Becky,

You have prayed against tormenting spirits, trauma, and witchcraft for me. I just wanted you to know that I am much improved. I now fight against any attacks on my knees praising Jesus throughout it all. Thank you for your prayers.

Below are bullet points of all the things I’ve been healed of since I began watching you in March 2021.

Healed from:

>>Hypothyroidism

>>Adrenal fatigue

>>Migraines

>>Lyme’s Disease (almost died from too)

>>Neurological issues

>> Numbness in face & limbs

>>Muteness when trying to sing praises to the Lord

>>Depression, fatigue, hopelessness, premature death, fear

>>Mind control

>>Witchcraft/curses sent upon me/generational

>>Stomach pains gone

>>I’ve received full deliverance from inner demons

>>Some healing in lungs

>>Freed of taking 32 medications, now I only take a few things as needed and will soon not take anything.”

This woman isn’t just healed from major sickness and disease, but she is delivered from 32 medications, and delivered from strongholds of witchcraft, and tormenting demons. She is being made-whole in spirit, soul (the mind and the emotions), and in the physical body too. I love this testimony and believe that just as God has done this for her, He will do for you too if you believe. And I can teach you to do that.

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The Enemy is Going After the Jugular Vein–the Supernatural Power of the Spoken Word

February 6, 2022 Becky Dvorak healing

Many ministries basically came to a screeching halt during the 2020 pandemic and the near shutdown of the world’s economy.

Many pastors were beside themselves with confusion, fear, and worry. One day they had viable ministries, yet within a brief time they along with the entire world were closed until further notice.

I have stated from the beginning of my latest work, The Waves of Healing Glory when I first shared the vision of the tsunami wave of healing that along with this tsunami wave of healing glory is an undertow of strong doubt and unbelief. One of the strong undertows rising is persecution to drown out the voice of the Church—to keep her silent.

The enemy knows the power of the words of the Church, he has been fighting them ever since Adam was created. And now he has millions of spiritual Adams and Eves to contend with. So now he is going after the jugular vein—the supernatural power of the spoken word. It would be a whole lot easier for him to go about his dirty business if our mouths were gagged.

Dear reader, we are the Church, and history has proven we cannot be stopped—but the pressure of persecution can silence us if we let it. Times of persecution are upon us, which is all the more reason to decide once and for all not to be silent!

It’s disheartening to witness how easy it is to silence the majority of the Church. This silence reveals much about how we see ourselves, and what we actually believe and don’t believe.

With the outbreak of COVID-19, we were told to prevent the spread of this disease by not gathering together for a short time. From a good heart to protect one another we complied.

But then we began to see the world declare what they thought were “essential services” such as liquor stores and abortion clinics that remained open, but church services were considered nonessential. Even though society has been on a moral decline and we are often the ones people in need come to for help, as the reports of depression, domestic abuse, and suicide began to increase, our doors remained officially closed. Have you considered the possible reasons why the world says the Church is nonessential? Beside the fact that the devil is a liar and he hates us—the true Church. This is a humbling thought and something we need to take with us to prayer. We must learn how to become the essential component that our communities can’t live without. Allow Holy Spirit to incubate a plan about how to reach the lost before it’s too late.

Some churches were told they were allowed to open if they practiced social distancing, wear masks, and significantly decrease the number of people permitted to attend services. We again complied with all the demands.

Hey, let’s stop and take a good look at all of this. Number one, how can the state government tell us we cannot assemble? Where in the Bible does God give them this right over us? In fact, the very first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, acknowledges the “right of the people to assemble peaceably” and freedom of speech. The First Amendment was adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, which are the first ten amendments, providing constitutional protection for certain individual liberties including freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship!

And now as I write this, some state governments are saying we can’t sing during our worship services. I pray the Church in the United States will lift up her voice and say, “Enough is enough!” and take back our religious freedom to worship. I don’t see anywhere in God’s Word that we are to keep silent, in fact I see the opposite.

Many know the story of the prophet Jonah. If you don’t know it, open your Bible to the Old Testament and read the Book of Jonah. He was called by the Lord to go to the people of Nineveh, but he didn’t care enough about the people to deliver a message of repentance to the people. He disobeyed the Lord and foolishly thought he could outrun God and escape his destiny. His selfish spirit landed him in the sea and into the belly of a great fish. Jonah eventually repented and went to Nineveh where the people accepted his message and accepted the Lord.

Are we like Jonah, uncaring and merciless for the lost and hurting people of this world? Do we want to go where we want to go, and do the things we want to do? Do we think too highly of ourselves and refuse to go and speak on the behalf of the Lord because the people are too lowly for us? Or the place He wills to send us is below our self-centered status? Is the missionary calling, whether on the other side of the world or in our own community, too insignificant for our vanity? Have we become too important in our own eyes to do the work of the Lord?

If you only knew what I have witnessed hit the mission field in the name of the Lord, you would be appalled! And in the same breath, let us take a good hard look into the mirror of the Word of God and judge our own heart motives and ask ourselves, “Why are we not speaking up?” What is the truth behind our silence?

During this overreach of the worldly kingdom into the matters of God’s Kingdom, now more than ever the Church needs to stand strong— for Him and for all His children. Let’s pray, “Father God, forgive the Body of Christ. We don’t fully understand the damage our silence has created, the lives lost to the devil and eternal damnation. Forgive us for losing our first love and true purpose on earth today. Help us to redeem the time we have wasted and the souls we have neglected to impact. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.”

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Hit the “Reset” Button of Your Faith

January 18, 2022 Becky Dvorak healing

Today is day 16 of this 21 Day Daniel Fast, and I know that many of you are believing, or learning to believe for a manifestation of your supernatural healing from Jesus. I feel led of the Spirit to share with you a real live situation that I received earlier today on my prayer request page. And I am sharing it with you because many of you are going through similar situations. And I want to help you heal, and I believe it is time for some of you to hit the “Reset” button of your faith.

A woman writes, “My test results from CT SCAN shows that I still have cancer, and nothing has changed. My heart and soul are glad that nothing is spreading, as we can see. I am really wanting this cancer to leave my body. I have cried till I just can’t see anymore. I am scared and worried. It is really hard to wake up thinking the cancer will not go away.”

This sister-in-the-Lord is sharing from her heart and reaching out for prayer support. Part of my calling as a healing evangelist is to teach people how to believe, and what it means to believe. In other words, what do we do and say as we stand in faith for a much-needed miracle? And along these same teaching lines, “What are we saying and doing that are hindering our healings from manifesting in our physical bodies?

Here is my response to our sister-in-Christ.

“As I read this request, I sense the need to teach you a little about the power of your words. Proverbs 18:21 clearly states that, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Every word you utter is prophesying either life or death. You say, “The cancer will not go away.” Is this what you want? I don’t think so. You need to get radical in your speech and actions.

Let’s talk about, “Crying”. Yes, it is a stress reliever. But when it comes to matters of faith, it will not cause a shift in the supernatural atmosphere to cause a healing to manifest. Only faith can do this. And faith in the redemptive power of the blood of Jesus is what you need to stand on right now, and not the negative medical report.

I highly suggest that you spend some time today in prayer, and hit the “Reset” button, and start all-over, and this time do not allow the power of the negative report to control you, but use it to motivate you to press forward, and do not stop until that healing manifests.

I honestly am not trying to sound harsh but am trying to help you to heal.”

Perhaps, you are in a similar situation today, and you need to hit the “Reset” button of your faith, start over, and this time do not allow your five senses, human reasoning, medical reports and results to dictate your faith, but instead, allow them to catapult you out of the earthly realm and into the supernatural realm of the power of the redemptive blood of Jesus.

Do not allow the spirit of fear to drive you into worry and depression but snuff out that fear with words and actions of faith. Let’s pray.

“Dear Father God,

I did not realize that I have been using the power of my words to harm my health, or present situation. I am sorry, that I aligned myself with the spirit of fear, and allowed its hellish powers to be used against me. I repent for all doubt and unbelief. I thank You, that You do understand that this battle is tough, but it is not more powerful than You. I thank You, that You do not change, but You remain strong through every storm that rises up against us. And I am drawing on Your strength, Your power, and Your might to see me through this battle. And I am grateful that when I feel weak, You remain strong, You never waiver, You never fall. If I cry out, I cry out from a heart of repentance, “Father, I believe, help my unbelief.” Holy Spirit, I ask for Your courage when I feel afraid. I ask for Your comfort when I feel sad. And I choose the supernatural power of joy today, and I allow this inward strength of Your’s to fill me and to sustain me this day. I choose to hit the “Reset” button of my faith and trust in You today. In Your mighty name, I pray, amen.”

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Making Merry this Christmas

December 5, 2020 Becky Dvorak a spirit of heaviness, Christmas, fear, healing, healing power, joy, Supernatural Healing

Making merry this Christmas may seem challenging, but it is possible, and not only is it possible it is necessary. Making merry doesn’t mean to get drunk or high as the world would have you to believe. That type of activity only leaves people feeling emotionally empty and in want for something more. Making merry this Christmas means something much richer than anything this world has to offer, and it will not leave you feeling empty, but fulfilled.

Making merry this Christmas is choosing joy over anxiety, depression and fear. This means making quality decisions that will alter the outcome of our day. It may not change our circumstances, but it will transform the foundation of our emotions. And as followers of Christ we cannot allow ourselves to be driven by negative emotions, but to choose to step into the realm of joy.

Joy is more than an emotion. It is a supernatural power given to us by God that will cause the devil to run from us. Let us see what the Bible has to say about joy.

Nehemiah 8:10 from the Amplified version of the Bible tells us, “Do not be worried, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and your stronghold.” Instead of allowing worry to be our stronghold, let us allow joy to be our strength. You may be reading this and thinking to yourself, “That’s easy for you to say, you don’t know what I have been through!” And you are correct, I don’t know all that you have been through, but I too have had my share of tribulations on this earth and am showing you the way to overcome the negative stronghold of sorrow. Jeremiah 31:13 says, “I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.’” No matter how difficult the situation is, if we will make the decision to choose the “Joy of the Lord” in place of our pain we will find inner healing for our soul–our mind and emotions.

There is supernatural healing power in joy. Proverbs 17:22 teaches us that, “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Choose to take God’s medicine–joy, take it daily, not just once a day, but take it in large doses throughout the day. You cannot overdose on it. And I promise you, the more you ingest His joy, the quicker you will heal, and the stronger in life you will become.

Let us make merry this Christmas, and refrain from the negative emotions of anxiety, depression, and fear. Let us refresh our souls–our mind and emotions with the joy of the Lord and make His joy our supernatural strength and stronghold. And let us share this refreshing joy of the Lord with others and give them reason to make merry this Christmas too.

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The Prophetic Significance of the Donkey at the Birth of Christ

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Becky Dvorak a spirit of heaviness, Christmas, healing

The Spirit of God is speaking to me about the prophetic significance of the donkey at the birth of Christ. It’s a rich lesson that perhaps many have passed over. But before I begin, I want to share with you how this message came to me.

A few days ago, I receive an invitation to a neighbor’s house to look at something they no longer want. I know it is some sort of nativity scene, but the way my other friend describes it I’m not sure if I want it either! But I should know better, the Lord always has my best interest in mind. When I see it I know it is for me. The neighbor that gives this set to me, doesn’t know it’s my 60th birthday this day, or how much I have missed openly celebrating Christmas. (For 25 years we were missionaries in a country where the Christians felt it was sinful to celebrate Christmas.) Yes, it is a gift from my neighbor, but it really is a gift to me from my Lord, and I am sharing it with you. And as I enjoy its beauty, I find my spirit is contemplating upon each animal and person, and the Spirit of the Lord is speaking messages to me to share with you this Christmas season.

My spiritual eye is drawn to the donkey, a beast of burden. And as I meditate upon it’s purpose within the Christmas story I imagine it carrying a load of great heaviness–a young virgin girl impregnated with the supernatural saving grace of God–Jesus, the Christ. Now, it’s not the young virgin girl that’s supernaturally pregnant with a child that’s the burden of heaviness. I see her as another example of our God taking an impossible situation and making it possible. But this is a topic for another time. What then is this burden of heaviness? This great load of heaviness is delivering “The Answer” to a lost and dying world, that doesn’t realize they are lost, and the danger they are facing–eternal damnation. So it is very fitting that “The Answer” is delivered to us on a donkey, a beast of burden.

So many people, saved and unsaved are carrying a heavy burden that they are not meant to bear alone. And this Christmas season would be the right time to allow Jesus–our burden bearer to carry the spirit of heaviness, the weight of this sinful world, and all the evil consequences of it upon His back.

Psalm 55:22 tells us what to do with this heavy burden. It says, “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.”

Let’s pray together right now, and hand the burden over to Him.

Dear Jesus,

You are my spiritual beast of burden, and I place this spiritual heaviness where it belongs–upon Your back. I cannot bear this heavy load alone. And I see that in the manger scene you placed a donkey, with prophetic significance that has applicable meaning for me today, and that You came to lift this weighty burden of sin, and its consequences–sickness, disease, depression, fear, anxiety, failure, and so much more off of me. I willfully give all of this heaviness to You and place it upon Your back. In Your name, I thank You for setting me free, amen.

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