6 - Mental Obstacles

Mental Obstacles are Satan's primary weapon in our battle. He uses fear, doubt, and lies to keep us from completing God's mission.

Why is fear such a powerful weapon?

Fear is a state of mind, nothing else! But it is sufficient to destroy one's chances of achievement in any undertaking. This fear paralyzes the faculty of reason, destroys the faculty of imagination, kills off self-reliance, undermines enthusiasm, discourages initiative, leads to uncertainty of purpose, encourages procrastination, wipes out enthusiasm and makes self-control an impossibility.

It takes the charm from one's personality, destroys the possibility of accurate thinking, diverts concentration of effort; it master's persistence, turns the will-power into nothingness, destroys ambition, beclouds the memory and invites failure in every conceivable form; it kills love and assassinates the finer emotions of the heart, discourages friendship and invites disaster in a hundred forms, leads to sleeplessness, misery and unhappiness - and all this despite the obvious truth that we live in a world of overabundance of everything the heart could desire, with nothing standing between us and our desires, excepting lack of a definite purpose.
Napolean Hill - Think and Grow Rich

Success in our mission will require faith, belief, and strength from a super natural power.

Read Hill's quote again and imagine for just a moment how an ounce of fear and doubt will affect your faith in God's promises, God's plan for you, and God's mission on this earth.
Imagine how an ounce of fear can affect your job search, your marriage, your goals in life.

Are great leaders fearful or focused?
Are winning quarterbacks leading last minute drives fearful or focused?
Are the survivors of horrific situations fearful or focused?
Are the Neal SEAL graduates going to be the ones who were fearful of 5 weeks of Hell and doubtful of their success?

Why is this so important? God has a bigger plan for you than you do. It's true. The Bible is filled with people who had know idea how big their story would be centuries later. God will use you too in huge ways if you let him.

Grab one of God's promises to hang on to and never forget your mission.