When you feel depressed and discouraged and the pressures make you feel like giving up, take the following medicine daily and you will recover.
Return to God’s camp (I didn’t say religion).
Get into the Word. Get into fellowship. Get into worship (corporate and private). Get into sowing. Hang around with godly, Word of faith people. This problem will require time to heal, so you must not find a fast food church. You must find one that will give you a five-course meal.
You must recognize where the attack is coming from.
Your enemy is not your relative or friend. It’s not Bob. It’s the devil.
Speak the promise instead of the problem.
Find out what God’s Word says about your situation. Cause the words to come out of your mouth to agree with God’s promise. When you agree with God and speak His Word, fear will flee and faith will flare up.
Act on what you speak.
If you confess with your mouth and do not believe in your heart, it will profit you nothing immediately. But you must continue to confess anyway. Meditate on His Word and act on it.
Take authority.
Not only must you speak to the situation, but also you must speak to things in your own life. Command unforgiveness to go. Command hatreds to go. Remember, you are more than a conqueror. So, get up, take command, and move in authority and obedience.
Thank God in advance.
You must thank God for having received your solution before you see it. According to the Word, faith believes without seeing, but by believing without seeing, we see.
Decide to move forward and to not look back.
As you break free from the bondage of depression, make a conscious decision to stay free. Keep your godly associations. Keep in the Word. Keep your confessions right and be determined that nothing whatsoever will distract you from pressing from your goal of freedom.
“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free'” (John 8:31-32).
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Dr. Larry Ollison is founder and Senior Pastor of Walk on the Water Faith Church and founder of Larry Ollison Ministries. With over forty years in the ministry, he is a very popular speaker nationally and internationally and ministers the Word of Faith through radio, television, Internet, and daily e-mail devotionals. As the author of eight books (including The Power of Grace, The Practical Handbook for Christian Living, Breaking the Cycle of Offense, Life is in the Blood, and recently released The Paradise of God), he is in frequent demand for radio/TV interviews, book signings, and magazine publications.
Dr. Ollison was raised a Southern Baptist. While majoring in theology at Southwest Baptist University, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. For many years he traveled extensively speaking at Full Gospel Business Men's meetings and conventions. He later earned an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. and Th.D. from Life Christian University.
Currently President of International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM), Dr. Ollison is also Vice-President of Spirit FM Christian Radio Network, Missouri State Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), and a Trustee on the boards of several international ministries. He is also the host of The Cutting Edge Radio Broadcast and authors The Cutting Edge Daily Devotional.
As the owner of a marine dealership, his extensive business background brings a unique flavor to his teaching. He founded and served as chairman of the Missouri State Marine Board, President of the Marine Dealers’ Association, Vice-President of a bank holding company, along with holding several directorships in various corporations.
Dr. Ollison's strongest areas of teaching are the blood of Jesus, faith, relationships, the Hebrew language, the Holy Spirit, the end times, and heaven. During ministry, he operates freely in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. His use of humor and his ability to make a theological concept simple makes it enjoyable and easy for everyone to understand. Countless testimonies have been received from people who say their lives have been changed after experiencing Dr. Ollison's unique ministry.
Dr. Ollison is a pastor, pilot, teacher, and author. His number one goal is to meet the needs of the people through the teaching of faith in God's Word. He and his wife, Loretta, have two children and six grandchildren.