1.Defend yourself against disloyal people by being conscious of the traits and patterns of disloyal men. You must react to disloyalty! Don’t be phlegmatic! Rise up and defend yourself against the threat of disloyalty!
. You must then mark and avoid such people so that their venom will be rendered powerless. “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple” (Romans 16:17-18).
2.Defend yourself against disloyal people by casting out scorners who do not really believe in you. Dismissals, transfers, rotation of people are all important strategies of self-defence. You must be a master of self-defence if you are to build the church successfully. “Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease” (Proverbs 22:10).
3.Defend yourself against disloyal associates by continuously teaching against the bad and poisonous behaviour of disloyalty. Teaching has a real effect and it is powerful in fighting imaginations and thoughts that exalt themselves against the will of God. “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).
4.Defend yourself against disloyal associates by keeping a private life and not revealing everything about yourself. Treacherous people want something to talk about. The more they know about you, the more opportunity they have to attack you.
DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST POVERTY
1.Defend yourself against poverty by being a diligent hard worker who works more than eight hours a day. Poverty comes like a traveler who has nowhere else to stay. Financial problems come like armed robbers who are bent on harming you. “So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man” (Proverbs 6:11). You must rise up to defend yourself against poverty that is determined to overwhelm you. Defend yourself against poverty by working hard.
2.Defend yourself against poverty by paying your tithes and avoiding the curses of those who do not pay their tithes. “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine” (Proverbs 3:9-10).
3.Defend yourself against poverty by building your own house. One day, you may not earn enough money to build a house. By then, you should have a roof over your head. “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established” (Proverbs 24:3). Be wise in your day of plenty and build a house as early as you can.
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