Breaking the Spirit of Famine: Discernment, the Living Word, and the Power of Obedience

Breaking the Spirit of Famine: Discernment, the Living Word, and the Power of Obedience

Teaching by Prophet Lovy L. Elias · Watch on YouTube · 24 June 2023
18 min

Core Message

Spiritual ignorance traps believers in prayerlessness, powerlessness, and famine because they cannot discern God's will, distinguish truth from facts, or recognize when obedience rather than prayer is required to break certain curses.

Key Scripture

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. — Amos 8:11 (KJV)

3 Key Takeaways

  1. Spiritual ignorance causes believers to pray amiss because they do not know God's will for the specific moment, and sincere prayer outside of God's will still misses the mark entirely.
  2. A famine of the Word of God is currently happening in the earth, and believers cannot be set free by prayer or location change alone — they must outlast it by God's specific instruction and obedience.
  3. True spiritual change is not feeling more spiritual but God actively engaging with you, confiding in you, guiding you, and through you giving life to others around you.

Prayer Focus

Pray that God will give you discernment of His will, break any famine of His word in your life, and grant you the obedience and properly placed giving required to break curses that prayer alone cannot touch.

Sometimes a sacrifice of obedience will set you free. Jesus had to die to break the curse, not pray.

Topics

WisdomPrayerObedienceSpiritual AuthorityKingdom Principles

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