A Broken Spirit – Proverbs 17:22 - Sermons

2) This verse reminds us that a healthy spirit will sustain us during infirmities (i.e., sickness, disease). However, when the spirit is wounded ... http://www.northsidebaptistchurch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/181202am-Pr-17.22.mp3 DownloadAudioDownloadMP3 DownloadPDFDownloadPDF ABrokenSpirit 2December2018AM–Proverbs17:22–OurSpirit–ScottChilds Introduction:SofarinthisseriesonOurSpirit,wehavelearnedthatourspiritisourdisposition.Thatispartofouremotions.Wehavestudiedtheangryspirit,thehaughtyspiritandthehumblespirit.Thismorning,Iwantustolookatourspiritfromaslightlydifferentperspectiveasweexaminethespiritthathasbeenbrokenorhurt. Transition:AsweexaminewhatGodhastosayaboutabrokenspirit,Iwantustolookatthesymptoms,cause,resultsandcure. 1.       Thesymptomofabrokenspirit a.        Howdowedefineabrokenspirit? 1)        TheHebrewwordtranslated“broken”meansstrickenorafflicted.Itreferstoahurtorpain. 2)        Anotherdictionarydescribesitasbeingcrushed.Itisthesamewordthatdescribesthecrushingofseedsamortarandpestletomakespices.Thecrushingsmashesandbreaksopentheseedandmakesitbleed. 3)        HereGodappliesthewordbrokentothehumanspiritthathasbeencrushed. b.        HowdoesGoddescribethebrokenspirit? 1)        Inourtext,Hesaysitistheoppositeofamerryheart.Themerryheartisgladandjoyful.Therefore,thebrokenspiritissadandjoyless. 2)        InProverbs15:13,Godsimilarlysays,“Amerryheartmakethacheerfulcountenance:butbysorrowoftheheartthespiritisbroken.”Abrokenspiritlacksacheerfulorgladface.Sorrowofheartisanypain,hurt,injury,orawoundthatsaddenstheheart. 3)        Goddescribesthesamebrokenspiritaswoundedin(Proverbs18:14)“Thespiritofamanwillsustainhisinfirmity;butawoundedspiritwhocanbear?” 4)        Fromtheseexamples,welearnthatthebrokenspiritisonethathaslostitjoyandsmile.Ithasbeencrushedandwoundedleavingithurtingandjoyless. O Wehaveallexperiencedthebrokenspirit.Itisamiserabledepressingfeeling.Thedevildelightsinushavingabrokenspirit.Whenweloseourjoy,weloseourtestimonyfortheLord.WefocusonourhurtsinsteadoffocusingontheLord’sgoodness. 2.       Thecauseofabrokenspirit a.        Unpleasantcircumstancescanbreakthespirit 1)        Sadnewscancrushusandstealourjoy. 2)        Stressandproblemsofanysortcanbreakthespirit. b.        Worryingcanbreakthespirit 1)        Worryisfrettingoversomethingthat“might”happen.The“whatif”questionsarespirit-breakers. 2)        WorryissinbecauseitisfailingtotrustGod. 3)        Thedevildelightsinpromotingworrytobreakourspirit. c.         Unkindwordsoractionscanbreakthespirit 1)        (Proverbs15:4)“Awholesometongueisatreeoflife:butperversenessthereinisabreachinthespirit.” a)        Awholesomeorhealingtongueislikeatreeoflifethatproduceslife-givingfruit. b)        Ontheotherhand,aperversetongueisonethatsaysthingsthatarecrookedortwisted.Theyarewordsthatcrushandhurt.Theybreakthespiritofothers. 2)        Anotherwaythatwordsoractionsbreakthespiritisbymanipulation.Manipulationisskilfullyforcingorpersuadingpeopletodowhatyouwant.CollinsDictionary a)        Making“youshould…”statementstocauseguiltcanbemanipulating. b)        Givingtogetismanipulation. c)        Screamingoryellingtogetaresponsecanbemanipulation. d)        The“silenttreatment”isaformofmanipulation. e)        Blamingotherscanbemanipulation. f)         Evenasneer,asigh,orcryingcanbeaformofmanipulationtogetwhatyouwant. g)        Manipulationbreaksthespirit.Itcrushes,wounds,hurtsanddrainsthejoyfromaperson’sheart. O Abrokenspiritmaythreatentomakeusbitter.However,wemustnotallowthattohappen.GodwillneverallowatrialtocometoyouthatHewillnotgivegracesufficienttoendure. 3.       Theresultsofabrokenspirit a.        Abrokenspiritdriesthebones 1)        Drybonesareunhealthybones.Itisasifthepersondriesupinside.Heloseshiszestforlife. 2)        Thereisclearlyapowerfulrelationshipbetweenemotionsandhealth.Ifyourspiritisbrokenandyoudonotgetyourjoyrestored,Godsaysitwillharmyouphysically. 3)        Stress,worry,andanxietycausedbyunpleasantcircumstances,fretting,oranunkindrelationshipcanraisethebloodpressureandincreasetheriskofdisease. b.        Abrokenspiritishardtobear 1)        (Proverbs18:14)“Thespiritofamanwillsustainhisinfirmity;butawoundedspiritwhocanbear?” 2)        Thisverseremindsusthatahealthyspiritwillsustainusduringinfirmities(i.e.,sickness,disease).However,whenthespiritiswoundedorbroken(sameHebrewword)itisdifficulttobearorcarry. 3)        Godtrulyunderstandshowdifficultitisforyoutobearabrokenspirit.Christ’sexperienceswhileHewasinhumanfleshenabledHimtounderstandourburdens.(Hebrews4:15)“Forwehavenotanhighpriestwhichcannotbetouchedwiththefeelingofourinfirmities;butwasinallpointstemptedlikeasweare,yetwithoutsin.”(Hebrews2:18)“Forinthathehimselfhathsufferedbeingtempted,heisabletosuccour[help]themthataretempted.” O Abrokenspiritisharmfultoyourhealthanditisverydifficulttobear,butwemuststopfocussingonourcircumstancesandbeginfocusingonGod’slovingcure. 4.       Thecureforabrokenspirit a.        LooktotheLordforhelp 1)        Godisalwaysgood,merciful,forgiving,caring,etc.StudyGod’scharacter.Meditateonit.Memorisesuchverses. 2)        WithGod’shelp,protectyourspirit.Donotbecomebitter,angry,resentful,fretful,orrevengeful.Thesearesinfulreactions. 3)        GiveyourburdenstotheLord.(Psalms55:22)“CastthyburdenupontheLORD,andheshallsustainthee:heshallneversuffertherighteoustobemoved.”(Philippians4:6-8)“Becarefulfornothing;butineverythingbyprayerandsupplicationwiththanksgivingletyourrequestsbemadeknownuntoGod.AndthepeaceofGod,whichpassethallunderstanding,shallkeepyourheartsandmindsthroughChristJesus.Finally,brethren,whatsoeverthingsaretrue,whatsoeverthingsarehonest,whatsoeverthingsarejust,whatsoeverthingsarepure,whatsoeverthingsarelovely,whatsoeverthingsareofgoodreport;iftherebeanyvirtue,andiftherebeanypraise,thinkonthesethings.” 4)        LearntotrustGodduringunpleasantcircumstances.(Proverbs3:5-6)“TrustintheLORDwithallthineheart;andleannotuntothineownunderstanding.Inallthywaysacknowledgehim,andheshalldirectthypaths.” 5)        RejoiceintheLord.(Philippians4:4)“RejoiceintheLordalway:andagainIsay,Rejoice.” 6)        ThankGodinthemidstofyourtrials.(1Thessalonians5:18)“Ineverythinggivethanks:forthisisthewillofGodinChristJesusconcerningyou.” 7)        AskGodforwisdomtohelpthosewhodoorsaythingsthatbreakyourspirit.(Luke6:28)“Blessthemthatcurseyou,andprayforthemwhichdespitefullyuseyou.” 8)        SeekthecounselofagodlyChristian.Thisisespeciallyimportantinmarriageconflicts. 9)        AskGodtorestoreyourjoy.AfterKingDavidrepentedofhissin,heprayed,(Psalms51:12)“Restoreuntomethejoyofthysalvation;andupholdmewiththyfreespirit.” b.        Ruleyourspiritsoyoudon’tbreakotherspirits 1)        Ifyouhaveanunruledspiritthatisbreakingsomeone’sspirit,donotblamethem.Dealwithyourunruledspirit. 2)        Godhasclearlystatedthatifwehaveoffendedsomeone,hewillnothearourprayersuntilwehavegottentheoffensecorrectedbiblically(Mt5:23). Conclusion:Abrokenspiritisanormalresponsetopainfulcircumstances,butwemustnotletitlinger.ApplyGod’scurerightaway.Ifyouneedhelp,seekcounsel.Ifyoucauseabrokenspirit,dealwithyourunruledspiritbiblicallyaswelearnedthelasttwoweeks. 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