STRIP OFF THOSE FILTHY GARMENTS

STRIP OFF THOSE FILTHY GARMENTS!

Beloveds, be careful of those who will attempt to abort your dreams! I'm speaking about those who will try to rob you of your blessings! Beware my friends, of those who will try to steal your destiny! They are DREAM STEALERS or what I call DESTINY ROBBERS!

Oh, the enemy will use anything or anyone possible, to thwart you from God's wonderful plans! Refuse to give up on your dreams, or the visions/Word the Lord has impregnated you with! Satan can only take what you give him! No matter how long it seems to be taking to see the fulfillment... No matter how things look here in the natural; trust God! Persevere! Push your way through the crowds and keep on yelling, "JESUS!" No matter how many scream at you or make fun of you... No matter how many call you crazy or stupid and yell at you to "BE QUIET!" No matter how many scream at you to "GIVE IT UP!", refuse to allow them to silence you!

{Mark 10:48-49}- "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" ⁴⁹ So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”

I guarantee you that when those who tried to shut you up and shut you down, witness Jesus calling you forth; yes when they witness Jesus calling you OUT from among them; they will be all over you then-cheering you on! Yes, the very ones who have stepped on, stepped over, cast you aside... Those who have looked down upon, cast down, cast out, spit on and spit at you, will be the very ones begging for your forgiveness, begging for your time, begging for your attention..... Begging for your money! Hallelujah! Yes, the Lord is soon to bless you right in the faces of those who have doubted and cursed you! GET READY!

{Mark 10:50-52}- "Bartimaeus THREW ASIDE his garment and rose and came to Jesus." ⁵¹ So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.” ⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your FAITH has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.       

See, sometimes we've got to throw aside our 'garments' or whatever or whomever it is that is hindering us! Bartimeaues' garment identified him as a beggar- an outcast to society. When he cast aside that filthy garment, he was in essence saying, "I am no longer a beggar, nor will I ever be again! I am no longer an outcast!" He made the choice to TRUST JESUS and immediately, He was 'made well.' Glory to God!

So, let us cast aside the 'garments' that are wrongly identifying us and weighing us down! Strip off the garments of fear, depression, suicidal thoughts, anger, lack, worry, stress, loss. Get rid of the garments of envy, jealousy, rejection, guilt, doubt, abuse, un-forgiveness, and any other garment in our way! And let us replace them with the garments of praise, faith, trust, love, peace, joy, forgiveness, confidence, long suffering, patience, kindness, goodness and the like! Beloveds, know WHO and WHOSE you are and never allow the enemy operating through anyone or anything bring you down! {Read Isaiah 61:3, Hebrews 12:1}

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