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SPIRITUAL SCOTOMAS: Only the light of God's Word can pierce the darkness and help us turn from evil, shares Timothy Russell

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  When I was young, I was riding in the car with my mom when suddenly it started raining heavily. I was listening to the radio and had the volume up pretty loud. My mom told me to turn the music down so she could see better. I replied: “Mom, you see with your eyes, not your ears.” However, when I grew older, I was able to understand what she meant. Although we see with our eyes, what we hear—or what we choose to listen to—affects how we see. In other words, our focus is affected by what we hear. The scientific term for a blind spot or area of low vision is a “scotoma.” Listening to anything contrary to the Word of God can cause a spiritual scotoma to grow. Spiritual scotomas do not allow us to clearly see the promises of God. If we do not see the promises of God, how can we stand on them? The devil is constantly speaking things into our lives, hoping that we will receive what he has said. If we receive what he has said, confusion and frustration set in, and spiritual scotomas begin to

FORTY (40) DAYS PRAYER & FASTING BULLETIN: DECEMBER 23, 2021 - JANUARY 31, 2022

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Foursquare Fast and Pray GENERAL OVERSEER’S FOREWORD   And he (Jesus) said unto them, This kingdom can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Mark 9:29 KJV   Prayer and fasting are some of the foundations for exploits (success) in life. There are certainly great things that can only happen through prayer and fasting, hence the emphasis of the scripture in calling people to pray - Jeremiah 33:3; Matthew 7:7,8.   Many people wish for success and various kinds of breakthroughs in life but are not ready to pay the price for it. What we see in the physical - manifestation is often the outcome of what has been settled in the spiritual realm. Prayer and fasting play  a  key part in this respect.   As we round off this year 2021 and look expectantly into the new year 2022, God has given us  an  open invitation to approach and access His presence - in the place of prayer.   Glory be to God A

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