BUILD YOUR SPIRIT

ANCHOR SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 18:14 (KJV) “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”

INTRODUCTION

Life will bring challenges—sickness, disappointment, rejection, pressure and failure.

But what sustains us is not only what is happening around us, but what has been built inside us. Build your spirit before the storm comes.

1. BUILD YOUR INNER STRENGTH

A strong spirit helps you stand when life becomes difficult.

Proverbs 24:10 (KJV) “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”

Don't wait for trouble before you strengthen your faith.

2. GUARD YOUR SPIRIT

A wounded spirit can carry bitterness, fear, rejection and disappointment.

Don't allow people's actions to destroy your inner peace.

Forgive. Release. Move forward.

3. FEED YOUR SPIRIT

Build yourself through:

1. God's Word
2. Prayer
3. Worship
4. Fellowship
5. Meditation

Romans 10:17 (KJV) “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

4. ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN GOD

Sometimes people will not be there to encourage you.

David knew what it meant to encourage himself:

1 Samuel 30:6 (KJV)“...but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.”

Learn to say:

“I may be hurting, but I will not quit.”

“I may be down, but I will rise again.”

“God is still with me.”

5. LET TRIALS STRENGTHEN YOU

Trials can develop patience, endurance and maturity.

James 1:3 (KJV) “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”

Don't waste your difficult seasons. Grow through them.

KEY LESSON

A strong spirit does not mean you never hurt. It means you don't allow the hurt to destroy you.

You can cry and still believe.
You can hurt and still hope.
You can fall and still rise.

FINAL CHARGE

Build your spirit when life is peaceful, so it can sustain you when life becomes difficult.

1. Build your spirit.
2. Guard your spirit.
3. Feed your spirit.
4. Strengthen your faith.
5. Don't let a wounded spirit define your future.

“Build your spirit before the battle; what you build in secret will sustain you in the storm.”

PRAYER

Father, strengthen my spirit. Heal every wounded place within me. Help me to feed my faith through Your Word, prayer and worship. Give me strength to stand in every difficult season and keep trusting You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Prepared by Rev. Frank Fabian Aidoo +233544295158