1. Breaking The Circle of Struggle By Pastor(Mrs) Sulaiman

2. Breaking The Circle of Struggle  Genesis 17:1-2  Genesis 18:11-13  Genesis 21:1-7  Every good promise in the bible are meant for God's children and will be fulfilled.  Isaac means LAUGHTER  Genesis 25:20-23  2 Corinthians 5:17 - we are now new creations in Christ, therefore we have the power to overcome generational struggle.

3. Breaking The Circle of Struggle  What is the meaning of STRUGGLE? Struggle means to break into pieces or to crush. Struggle means to be oppressed, to be kept down or to progress with difficulty.  4 different types of struggle Secret Struggle – 2 Kings 5; Mark 5:25 This is a struggle that is kept private and cannot be shared with others (i.e. a secret).

4. Breaking The Circle of Struggle  Invisible Struggle These are struggles that you know are there, but they are not visible. Peter was faced with an invisible struggled that made him deny Christ three times. For example, sometimes we fight a struggle with paying our tithe because we have pressures of bills to pay.  Visible Struggles These are struggles that everyone knows about. These are struggles that everyone around you know you struggle with. For example, you could struggle with a physical ailment, which is glaring for everyone to see.

5. Breaking The Circle of Struggle  Struggle with your FAITH – Proverbs 13:12 Sometimes when God's promise for our lives takes too long we struggle to hold on for God and we might be tempted to start to fix it ourselves.  Genesis 25:21-22

6. Breaking The Circle of Struggle  Why do we struggle? We struggle because we carry the Spirit of God and our flesh in our bodies. Both these parties are in enemity and they are always struggling to have a rule over your soul. Your flesh is always fighting the Spirit to achieve it’s carnality.  2 Corinthians 4:10 10 always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

7. Breaking The Circle of Struggle  Four Steps to break this STRUGGLE Galatians 3:14 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 1. Psalm 11:3 – look at your spritual foundation 3 if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?"

8. Breaking The Circle of Struggle 2. Give yourself to PRAYER You need to pray and fast all the time to be an overcomer. 3. Initiate a forceful ACTION Seek all that has to do with God with all your heart, soul and spirit. Copy the example of David when he worshipped God with his whole being and forgot all about his royalty. 4. Speak to your whole WORLD Speak God’s word to the world that surrounds you. Speak God’s promises to your situations.

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10. Breaking The Circle of Struggle