The Downward Spiral and Strengthening Grace A Downward Spiral can be described as a series of thoughts or actions which feed back into themselves, causing a person’s next series of thoughts and actions to deteriorate and for their life to become progressively worse and worse. A Downward Spiral, when not checked and reversed, can end in a figurative or literal loss of life. People often get started on a Downward Spiral because of the impact of a terrible situation or a profoundly negative event in their live or because of ongoing significant difficulties in a circumstance or a relationship. The impact of these difficulties can shock people, causing them to become inactive for a season of time in terms of self care, personal strengthening, positive thinking, and healthy acting. During a season of extreme difficulty and inactivity, they not only permit things to continue to happen to them, but by not taking proactive and positive actions to strengthen and reinforce their lives, they permit themselves to begin to spiral downward emotionally, physically, and spiritually. When situations are seriously impacting a person’s life, if they don’t take purposeful, wise, and strong actions, they can lose their footing, lose their balance, and begin to fall. If, at this time, no supportive intervention is afforded them from the outside to counter the gravitational pull of the negative forces in their life and in this world system, the downward spiral can accelerate and a person can get into very serious personal trouble — into a free fall of sorts — and not be able to stop their swift decent. In the midst of the onslaught of severe situations, it takes great inward strength, courage, and tenacity for a person to keep their footing, hold their place, and not slip into a downward spiral. Unfortunately, during these severe situations, a person can be in a kind of shock state or even have already depleted their own spiritual and emotional strength. It becomes necessary, therefore, that there be a contribution of power and special aid from an outside source to enable that person to keep their footing. If no outside aid comes in the time of a severe situation, a person can begin that downward spiral toward depression, hopelessness, failure, and carelessness with their own life. If their fall continues, they can be eventually be overtaken by the dark, perverse, and negative elements of this world system and, in a sense, lose their life.It is in the midst of severely impacting life scenarios where an infusion of the supernatural grace of God into a believer’s life can be absolutely essential to the prevention of a personal life disaster. An infusion of the grace of God can be that necessary intervention which enables a believer to not buckle at their knees, drop their hands, faint in their minds, and surrender to the strong pull of the gravity of the situation which is urging them to give up and fall. It is in these kinds of desperate situations where a knowledge of the New Testament provision of strengthening grace can literally save a believer’s life! Unfortunately, many believers and ministers are ignorant of the revelation of strengthening grace. And because they are, the power of grace has been missing in their lives. I would strongly exhort you — If you have had little or no teaching about Strengthening Grace — find teaching about this absolutely essential, potentially life saving, New Testament provision of God and learn how to receive of it, participate in it, and live by this available provision of the power of God. Learning about strengthening grace may literally save your life!
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:00:00 +0000
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