This document outlines several hindrances to arising and shining, including lack of persistence, passion, and familiarity with God. It emphasizes the importance of persistence in pursuing one's dreams and calling despite obstacles. Familiarity with God can breed contempt and cause one to take Him for granted. Additional hindrances mentioned are laziness/slothfulness, a negative mindset, not letting go of the past, and flaws in one's character. Overcoming these hindrances requires diligence, focusing one's passion, maintaining an appropriate fear and excitement about God, and transforming negative thought patterns.

1. HINDERANCES TO ARISING
AND SHINING
Priscilla M. Serukka

2. 1. LACK OF PERSISTENCE
PERSISTENCE
= continuing in spite of
obstacles
= Going against odds
= Diligently pursuing a dream

3. LUKE 18 VS 1 -7
Widow refused to take ‘No’ for an
answer
Repeatedly she came to judge who
did not fear God
Judge relented because of
persistence
How much more our loving God if
we persist

4. IN PERSISTENCE…..
We keep asking till we get what
we desire
we get clearer with what we want
We get more focused
Our selfish motives are trimmed
off
Hannah in 1 Samuel 1 – persisted
till she desired a son to serve God

5. LUKE 11 VS 5 -9
The neighbor did not give bread
because of friendship
Boldness / shameless
persistence brought the answer
God desires us to ASK and to
persist IN ASKING
To raise from our situations we
need to persist

6. Gal 6 vs 9 – do not get weary of
doing good, for in due season we
will reap if we do not give up
Psalm 31 vs 24 Be strong and let
your heart take courage, all you who
wait for the Lord
Persistence goes with active
patience and wisdom

7. 2. LACK OF PASSION
It is only a strong passion that helps
us persist
We need to identify our passion and
pursue it to raise up
God has shaped each one of us
differently
Without passion we cannot rise up
to where we should be

8. 3) FAMILIARITY WITH GOD
Problem with familiarity:
Familiarity brings contempt
You become too casual, unserious
Carelessness/Mediocrity
Take for granted
Sin is taken lightly
Drives away the fear of God &
excitement in God

9. BIBLE EXAMPLES OF FAMILIARITY
2 Sam 6 vs 2-10 : David taking
the ark to Jerusalem
Lev. 10 vs 1 – 3: Aarons sons
offering unauthorised fire
1 Sam 1,2,3: Eli and his sons
1 Sam 15: Saul’s partial
obedience

10. LESSONS FROM EXAMPLES
What people were doing seemed
noble but own terms, God’s
guidance was ignored
God turned against the people
Familiarity brought God’s judgement
Our attitudes, deeds and actions can
speak of familiarity e.g. our giving,
our response to God’s word, how we
seek God

11. 4. LAZINESS /SLOTHFULNESS
Proverbs 26 vs 13
A lazy man imagines dangers,
sees impossibilities
A lazy man makes shortcuts
Laziness ends in slavery and
dilgent will rule
It violates God’s purpose

12. THE BATTLE IN OUR MIND
What comes out of us starts in
the mind
As we think, so are we
Our thought life enables or
disables us
Our mind gives positive or
negative energy

13. THE BATTLE IN OUR MIND….
Is to do with unbelief
Fear of the unknown and failure
Unforgiveness
Letting go of things we have
clung to
Records of past failures
Negative attitudes

14. Psalm 42 vs 5 – “why are you
downcast O my soul? Why so
disturbed within me? Put your hope
in God, for I will yet praise him, my
Saviour and God
We need to ask God to transform our
minds, to see things the way God see
things

15. OTHER HINDERANCES
6) NOT LETTING GO OF THE PAST
7) OUR CHARACTER