What causes us to be defeated? - Defeat - TouchPoints

2 Kings 17:7This disaster came upon the nation of Israel because the people worshiped other gods . . .

2 Kings 18:11-12At that time the king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria . . . For they had refused to listen to the Lord their God. Instead, they had violated his covenant—all the laws the Lord had given through his servant Moses.

Lamentations 4:12-13Not a king in all the earth— no one in all the world— would have believed that an enemy could march through the gates of Jerusalem. Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the sins of her priests, who defiled the city by shedding innocent blood.

Romans 3:14-16Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. They are quick to commit murder. Wherever they go, destruction and misery follow them.

Proverbs 14:32The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.

Although not all defeat is a direct result of sin, sin can be one of the strongest causes of defeat. . Sin seeks to devour and destroy us, so we must always be on guard against temptation.