They are after your strength

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We all have strength and weaknesses. Somebody weakness might be, you know, chocolate. Come on. Somebody weakness might be gambling. Somebody's weakness might be pornography. Everybody has a weakness, dear brothers and sisters. But you also have to understand if you're not careful, dear brothers and sisters, you'll be too cocky and allow the enemy to take your strips away from you, and it'll leave you totally weak. So so please understand this, brothers and sisters, is but, you know, and I don't know about some of you, but there are times when I have felt physically strong, but watch this, but spiritually weak. [00:08:26] (43 seconds)  #KnowYourWeaknesses Download clip

Watch this, dear brothers and sisters. So please understand this. After a period of peace and steadfast service, Samson unfortunately fall to his old ways. Come on. His old passions rise to the surface, and Samson once again finds himself entangled in a well of sin aka love. So please understand the great part about Sampson was that he was a powerful man physically, but watch this, he was weak in the area of love. Or this is me outside looking in, could it be lust? He probably called it love, but could it have been lust. Come on. [00:18:38] (50 seconds)  #LoveOrLustCheck Download clip

They are after your strength of loyalty. Delilah was willing to compromise their brothers and sisters. What sits there and says this, when you study the story and the life of these two individuals, what is very important is that they had no loyalty. Neither Samson nor Delilah was honest in their relationship with each other. They started off on the wrong foot, and it never got better. And there are many relationships and friendships that start off wrong, and they never get better. Come on. They were after his strength of loyalty, and the only way any relationship can survive and thrive is for it to be built upon truth and honesty. [00:25:39] (62 seconds)  #StrengthOfLoyalty Download clip

Even the bible sits there and says and reiterates this. This is Jesus telling the pharisees and sadducees who sat there and say thought he was evil. He's they used to say, hey. Listen. A house divided can't sustain. So he's sitting there saying, if me and my if I'm not in alignment in the proper way, I'm not gonna be successful. And that's the reason why oh. That's the reason why some people aren't successful because some of you ain't even loyal to yourself. Let me say that again. Some of you aren't even loyal to yourself. You're not loyal to your goals, you're not loyal to your dreams, you're not loyal to your ambition, and you're trying to figure out why things aren't going the way that they're going because you ain't loyal to yourself. Come on. I don't know who who that was for. I had to get it out of my chest. Come on. You have to be loyal to yourself first. You have to be honest with yourself first in order to be loyal and honest with other folks. Come on. [00:27:13] (65 seconds)  #LoyalToYourself Download clip

And rest assured, dear brothers and sisters, that God has not forgotten about you. Rest assured, dear brothers and sisters, that no matter the trials and tribulations you might be facing, that you're still on the mind of God. As the saying used to go while we were growing up and still true to the day, while you're trying to figure it out, God has already worked it out. So stand on that word, stand on that testament, and knowing that while you're trying to figure it out, God has already worked that worked it out, dear brothers and sisters. So keep your head up. [00:01:41] (36 seconds)  #GodHasNotForgotten Download clip

But what is interesting is the fact that, watch this, they weren't after his weakness, they were after what made him strong. Come on. These people were after what made him strong, what kept him on top, come on, what kept him going, what kept fueling his success. And they said if we can take that away dear brothers and sisters, then watch this, we've got them. And dear brothers and sisters, the devil and your enemies don't want small irrelevant things. They are looking for the big things that keep you going. [00:09:28] (40 seconds)  #EnemyTargetsYourStrength Download clip

Come on. The devil is after your motivation. He's after your joy. He's after your peace. He are after the things that drive you. He is after your strength, dear brothers and sisters. And so that's what you have to keep in mind is that the enemy is after your, watch this, your strength. He is after the thing that wakes you up this morning. Come on. He is after the thing that keeps you encouraged and keep you full fuel. The enemy, dear brothers and sisters, is after your strength. [00:10:08] (35 seconds)  #EnemyAfterYourJoy Download clip

But what is interesting is the fact that, watch this, they weren't after his weakness, they were after what made him strong. Come on. These people were after what made him strong, what kept him on top, come on, what kept him going, what kept fueling his success. And they said if we can take that away dear brothers and sisters, then watch this, we've got them. And dear brothers and sisters, the devil and your enemies don't want small irrelevant things. They are looking for the big things that keep you going. [00:09:28] (40 seconds)  #EnemiesWantYourFuel Download clip

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