"Hope Deferred," by Pastor David C. Hairabedian
“Hope Deferred,” by Pastor David C. Hairabedian, illuminates the path to victory for those suffering from despair. Available as a free on-line teaching, this book reveals the tactics of the enemy in the battle of spiritual warfare.
Deferred hope is one of the spiritual weapons the enemy employs against Christians. This weapon, if not recognized and properly guarded against, can cause our hearts to become sick. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:12). This is why God’s wisest Old Testament King admonishes, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). If our hearts become sick through deferred hope, then the other issues of our life will suffer the consequences. This includes our attitude, spiritual vision, physical and mental health, our love relationship with Jesus, and others. All these things had been severely affected prior to my deliverance, all because I was ignorant of this strategic tool of the enemy. - Excerpt from “Hope Deferred,” by Pastor David C. Hairabedian
Content
In “Hope Deferred,” Pastor David C. Hairabedian shares details of his own deliverance from deferred hope. This spiritual affliction took hold of him so gradually and so subtly that he was not aware of his condition. Eventually the spiritual attack manifested in the physical realm as a painful affliction in his body. An intercessor received a word of knowledge for Hairabedian revealing he suffered from deferred hope. Through the power of the Holy Spirit she took authority over the attack and he was immediately delivered.
Pastor David C. Hairabedian, Photograph by Lynne Erickson Valle
Hairabedian says, “Instantly I was delivered! The pain in my back left simultaneously. It was miraculous. The only way I can describe what occurred is to say that all the chronic pain in my back, neck and shoulders that had been increasing in intensity for the last 6-8 months time snapped off me like a tightly stretched rubber band being cut with a knife. I was free!”
She continued operating in her authority and declared, “I now replace these areas in your life with God's desire fulfilled, which the Bible says is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:12 NIV
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”
After the intercessor blessed him, the power of God supernaturally renewed his mind.
“When she spoke these words my mind that had previously been saturated with frustration, tormented with stress and chronic disappointment was suddenly purged with the in-flooding mind of Christ. My faith level spiked instantaneously. My spiritual vision was renewed like the eagle,” says Hairabedian.
“Hope Deferred” chapters
- What exactly is deferred hope?
- Let us not be ignorant of the enemy's devises
- 12 examples of God's people who experienced “deferred hope”
- Hope deferred is a common test for every man
- Correct responses to hope deferred
- We could all use an injection of fresh hope from the Lord
- Prayer for deliverance
Three primary elements
“Hope Deferred” offers real life applications that is particularly helpful. The reader is educated on real life circumstances effected by hope deferred. According to Hairabedian there are three primary elements to understand:
- The very real circumstances of life that come to delay our God-given desires from being fulfilled, bringing disappointment.
- The mindset that results in us that is contrary to the Word of God.
- An evil spirit that comes to hinder and oppress us to sicken us in heart once these first two natural forces are in place.
When these three elements of deferred hope arrive in combination they can be “a three-fold cord that is not be easily broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). - Excerpt from “Hope Deferred,” by Pastor David C. Hairabedian
Hairabedian is founder of Heart of America Prison Ministies
Bible based
This book is biblical, with scripture references. It offers examples from contemporary life as well as the lives of those recorded in scripture, as spiritual truths have not changed.
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Kansas City ministry
Pastor David C. Hairabedian is a non-denominational minister in the Kansas City metro. In addition to being an anointed writer, Pastor Hairabedian is also a gifted speaker. He is founder of Heart of America Prison Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides quality leather bound study Bibles to inmates throughout the USA.
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Comments
What I personally get out of this, is to avoid negativity. God wants us to have a positive outlook.
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