1. Spiritual Warfare

2. The Devil’s Playground or God’s Training Ground
D-land
The Devil’s Playground or
God’s Training Ground

3. Eph 6:11—Put on all of God’s armour so that you will be able to stand against all strategies of the Devil.
2 Cor 2:11--In order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

4. D-land
Devil’s Playground

5. Delay
Dan 10:11-12 “And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you…Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel.

6. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.”

7. Delay
Objective –doubt and defeat

8. Disappointment Unmet expectation Story of Joseph and the cupbearer
Gen 40:23 Pharoah’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought

9. Disappointment—disguised anger
Objective—hurt, offence, unforgiveness and bitterness

10. Discouragement
It is to take away someone’s hope or confidence of doing something
Story of Elijah
I King 19:3-4 “Elijah was afraid and fled for his life…he sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough…”

11. Discouragement
Objective—that you would quit your position or your post

12. Stand
Put on the armour
Pray in the Spirit
Worship
Be in a community

13. D-Land
God’s training ground

14. Ps 105:19 “Until the time came to fulfil his dream, the Lord tested Joseph’s character”

15. Deut 8:2 Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

16. Lk 13:8 until I dig around it and put on manure (ESV)
“I shall dig about it and dung it” (KJV)