HOW TO HANDLE HOPELESS SITUATION

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TEXT: MARK 5:22-24, 35-43

"And He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha Cumi; which is being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise."
 Matthew 5:41 KJV

How do you as a child of God handle seemingly hopeless situation? Do you give up and give in to the devil or you hold on to His word that never fails?

In our passage today a young girl, twelve years old was sick and at the brink of death. The father Jarius ran to Jesus for healing but before he got home with Jesus the girl had died.

Now that is a hopeless situation. What could me more hopeless than death? What hopeless situation are you in right now? Are you at the verge of giving up thinking all hope is lost? As the doctor told you your case is terminal? Are you facing the death of your business, career, marriage etc? From the passage above it is obvious that even when it seems all hope was lost, there is still hope in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Only Christ can give hope to the hopeless.

Do you want to know how to turn your hopelessness around? Jesus did it in four clear steps. Let's learn from the Master.

1. ELIMINATE FEAR

“Be not afraid,only believe.” That was the first advise Jesus gave to Jairus when the news of his daughter’s demise got to him in Matthew 5:36. Hopeless situations naturally cause fear and panic. To be on top of the situation the first thing is to eliminate fear completely. Fear is a cozy environment for the devil to work. I love the popular acronym for FEAR.

F – FAKE

E – EVIDENCES

A – APPEARING

R – REAL

Fear paralyses. It always create a big insurmountable mountain out of the situation. It blocks every sense of reasoning. Fear also stops God from performing the needed miracle.

"And He did not do many works of power there, because of their unbelief (lack of faith in the divine mission of Jesus)" Matthew 13:58 AMP. 

 Fear causes great damage. 

"The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted." Proverbs 10:24 KJV.

Fear and Faith both works like magnet. They attracts. What makes the difference is what each of them attracts. Fear being of the devil attracts the negatives while Faith being of God attracts the positive to our lives. Instead of being fearful believe. That will do you a whole lot of good. Have faith in God. God works only in a faith filled atmosphere. You need Faith to please God; "It is imposssible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that He exists and that He cares enough to respond to those who seek Him. Hebrews 11: 6 MSG. With God all things are possible. Don't limit Him with your unbelief. Mark 9:17-27.

2. KEEP GOOD COMPANY.

Jesus was coming in the company of so many people on the way to Jairus’ house. But as soon as He was told the girl had died, he sorted out His company and only went in with Peter, James and John. Mark 5:37. Surround yourself with people of faith. People who will affect you positively. People of like mind. With those people solidly behind you, you can confront any mountain. 

"Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces." Proverbs 13:20 MSG

3. SHUT OUT SYMPATHAIZERS. Mark 5:38 – 40  KJV. These are the people who have come to accept the situation as it is. They only see with their physical eyes. They also help enlarge the magnitude of the situation in a very friendly and touching manner by wailing and shedding tears.They do not have the faintest idea of what God can do. Just like Christ did to Jairus’ sympathizers, shut them out! Don't allow them to pollute the spiritual atmosphere you are trying to create for God to walk in your situation. When Jesus got into the house of Jairus he rebuked the sympathizers and told them the child is not dead but asleep. The scripture said they laughed him to scorn Mark 5:40. Why were they laughing at Jesus? Because they live by sight. You cannot live by sight in the Kingdom of God. If you do the devil will rob you of so many blessings God has in store for you. That is why the scripture says:

"Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong (a warrior)! Joel 3:10 AMP

Even though you are weak you are not permitted to confess weakness in the Kingdom. Paul also says: 

"for when i am weak (in human strength), then am I (truly) strong (able, powerful in divine strength)" 2cor 12:10b AMP 

It is not about lying or boasting about your situation. It is about speaking the word of faith. That is how the kingdom of God operates.

4. SPEAK LIFE. This is the most crucial of all the steps. This is why your miracle lies. In your mouth!!! Jesus in Matthew 5: 41 spoke to the dead girl. He said to her “Talitha Cumi” meaning Damsel, I say unto thee arise. And immediately, the girl rose up, walked and was given something to eat.

You too can speak to that dead situation in your life if you have faith. And you do not need so much faith to do this. According to Jesus you only need a faith just like the grain of a mustard seed.

“And Jesus said unto them, because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” Matthew 17:21 KJV

Call those things that be not as though they were.

“(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were” Romans 4:17 KJV.

Life and death lies in your tongue. It’s left for you to use it appropriately. You need to keep talking to the situation. Confront the situation and speak life. Whatever the situation may be, command it to come alive.

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21.

Words are powerful! Do you remember the whole universe came to being through God’s words? When you constantly speak the word of God to any situation, you will surely see manifestation. When Jesus held the little girl’s hand and said talitha cumi she rose up from the dead. Your dead situation and hopeless circumstances will come back to life in Jesus mighty name. Speak Life!!!!!