Dealing With Unclean Spirits Of Oppression And Heaviness
Luke 4:18-19 (NKJV)
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed MeTo preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captivesAnd recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
Oppressed: To keep down by severe and unjust use of force, To afflict or torment, To govern or manage with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints.
Heaviness: Emotionally weighed down; despondent, Marked by or exhibiting weariness, Weighed down; burdened.
Pessimism: A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view, The tendency to expect the worst and see the worst in all things.
Optimism: A tendency to expect the best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation.
Ephesians 6:13,17 (NKJV)
"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
1 Thessalonians 5:8 (NKJV)
"But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation."