✗ Defeating the Bullies of Life | Nicole Reyes ✗

• We got to reach of a breaking point when it comes to bullying of our souls - Taking a stand
• 2 Kings 18:13-16 (NIV)
• In life sometimes it is a lot easier to tolerate than to stand against them - We rather not deal with the conflict
• The things that we tolerate, will eventually seek to overtake us
• You will never defeat a bully by giving into it
• The more that we try to appease the bullying situations of our lives, the more and more we will get in a situation where eventually the situation will try to own us and define us
• If sometimes we aren't giving the bullies to the soul that was intended to bully His house and glory His name
• What time, resources, talents, abilities, relationships, piece of mind, energy that we giving to our fear, shame, insecurities, health, finances to the confusion of our lives that is actually going to lift His name high
• What are we giving to our bullies that is actually meant to be used for God's glory?
• 2 Kings 18:18-20, 22
• Our ultimate bully would love to get us to start to believe that all of our prayers and believe are nothing more than empty words
• Jesus does not drop our calls, He has perfect reception 
• Our prayers are never empty words because they are heard by a powerful God
• James 5:16 (Amp)
• We can pray loud prayers, confident that our God hears us
• If the enemy of our soul can't get us to question the power of our prayers, than perhaps he can get us to question the position we take in our prayers
• 2 Kings 18:25
• They make the claim that it is God's will for God's people to be defeated, destroyed, getting all wrong
• The only way we know lies are lies is by knowing the truth
• Even though the enemy try to tempt Jesus but Jesus begin to overcome and defeat the temptation of the enemy by simply knowing how to use the word of God in His life
• When the truth sets you free, you are able to pray with boldness and courage defeats every fear and doubt in your life
• Within these pages are words of life, freedom, Godly advice, comfort for you
• 2 Kings 18:36
• 2 Kings 19:1-4
• In the face of situation, I don't want you to beg, plead or converse with them, but turn it to God and pray
• That when hope seems deem, when life seems uncertain, when we are face with insurmountable odds, our first response ought to be to pray
• 1 Timonthy 2:1 (NIV) - "First of all..."
• Our first line of defense is to pray
• The pressure exposes when has been going on inside of us
• Character is not improved upon in crisis, it is revealed
• 2 Kings 18:5-7 (NIV)
• God can do things, that we can't just do 
• God is not limit in our set of limitations
• He is free to do something that surprises the 
• To say we believe in miracles, always look out for the new thing, and expecting to be atonishes
• There is no human procedure or strategy to create a miracle
• A gathering does not change your life, Jesus does
• Jesus is the one who sets us free, intervenes, He is the miracle maker
• We can't make a miracle happen but we do have access to the One who can
• We can't rely on the ability to fix things but we can trust in the One who is taking care of us
• God accepts all of us exactly where we are
• Regardless where you are today, we can cultivate a lifestyle of prayer, constantly seeking to be surprises by the miracle maker in our lives
• 2 Kings 19:35 (Msg)
• They went to sleep facing the enemy, they woke up to victory, all because they prayed
• While he was resting in the promise, God is on the move
• I wonder the victory we are constantly chasing for what if the victory is not our doing, but resting in the promise of God, and seeing God intervene
• Victory is not about our work but resting in His provision
• Peace is found through prayer that we come to a realization that God is working in our behalf
• Before there were any external change, there is an internal one
• God is for me, and this will end well, God will take care of me, He is the source of my victory
• I didn't worry about the promises of God anymore, but just resting in His peace
• Even while the war is still raging, you can say it is well with my soul, that we can arrive at a place of peace
• We are all up against something and today can be the day, that we can stand up against the bullies of our souls, and begin to pray loud clear prayers, and experience the peace of God, and trust that God will bring the victory
• Our God is greater than the army surrounding us