Don’t Be a Lone Warrior – Bishop Sunny Faith Ugbah

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A lone warrior is a warrior that is alone. Many are warriors in their families, but they are alone.

  • They have this false belief that they can do it all alone.
  • Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” King James Bible And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet …Genesis 2:18
  • God made Eve because He knew that loneliness was not good.

Nehemiah 2:11-20 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

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come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach

You will no longer be a reproach in the Name of Jesus

Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

May God raise helpersfor you. Amen.

The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

You must understand this.

A star can win a game, but it takes a team to win a tournament

Trying to domit alone brings stress to the individuals or organixation.

There 3 groups of people:

  1. Those who make things happen
  2. Those who watch things happen
  3. Those who wonder when things will happen.

  • To make things happen, you cannot walk alone. Your spouse is your Team mate.

  • Whatever you need in life is already provided for in the family
  • The families that make it in life, are those that stay together.
  • There are so many makeovers, acting, make up in families today. A family reproach or failure is a reproach to God

  • One is not as strong as all of us.

  • To walk faster, walk alone, but to go far, work as a team.

1. The first thing Nehemiah did was to access the situation.

  • He did not pretend that all was well.

  • NEHEMIAH DID NOT DISTANT HIMSELF FROM THE PROBLEM

  • ….Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach…
  • Walls do not collapse in one day. It starts with a crack!
  • Families must sit down and say:we have a problem.

Build up your family as a team where everyone is important
No matter how good a particular child is, every other child has a destiny and each of them is wired differently

But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Then answered I them, and said unto them,

  • In every neighbourhood, there are enemies( Sanballat and Tobia) who want you jot to enjoy your life. Such persons should be cut off from the family .
  • Anyone that does not value his parents, or one who talks down on your pastor, should not be your friend

Psalms 144:12-15 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

  • May God who gives Salvation to men give victory to your family.
  • May God make us helpers to our spouses
  • May God help us to help our children or parents succeed
  • May we nit send our parents to an untimely grave because of our attitutes
  • Lord open my eyes ro see the areas I am hurting my spouse, whether in words or deeds

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