Feeling defeated?

Have you ever felt that all that you do is just pointless, worthless, and that things or sometimes people will just keep being the same old way.  The last couple of months God has been dealing with me about the spirit of defeat.  I believe that it is one of the greatest tools used against us.  I wondered why God had been slowing teaching me things about defeat and how it can destroy a person.  It's because I would be feeling it soon and I believe its a much needed message that many need to hear.  In ministry, you give it your all.  You sometimes see things in people or what they are doing and how detrimental it is to their walk with God.  You can minister to them until you turn blue, but until the Holy Spirit comes in and transforms their heart and they begin to see sin for what it really is then you just have to be patient.  You see, defeat attacks both sides.  It attacks those needing ministering to and those doing the ministering.  Defeat takes advantage of our weakness.  It attacks when we are weak and usually when we don't have reinforcement around.  Normally, it will begin to creep itself in right when we start to question ourselves or more importantly, question God.  When you get to the point to consider or even ask, "what's the point," then know that defeat is waiting around the corner.  You, your actions and thoughts determine what happens next.  Say you go with it.  What's the point?  I might as well keep living in the flesh, because God hasn't done anything to change it yet.  I might as well keep on the same old  track living in my old ways, because living in righteousness isn't get me anywhere.  Well, that's where the problem is.  In today's time, people are coming to Christ for Him to rescue them from there issues rather than Him saving them from eternal damnation.  Don't get me wrong, Jesus can rescue you from whatever bondage or situation you face, but that should not be the reason you give your life to Christ.  Jesus Christ died for your sins.  He did it so you would have eternal life with Him.  When you continue to sin, you make His death vain.  You essentially are breaking the law of God over and over and ignoring the fact there is a consequence.  The spirit of defeat blinds us from the truth.  It sets us up for failure and traps us in a cycle of sin.  What a better way to derail you from what God has in store for your life then to get you off track with God.  When we give in to defeat, we let go of our faith.  When we give in to defeat we open the door for Satan to steal your blessing and your joy.  Now, let's say you don't give in.  Let's say when you feel or hear those thoughts of, "what's the point," or the smallest glimmer of defeat you fight back and don't fuel it.  You know without fuel then things eventually die.  You say, "God, I don't understand, I thought by now you would have changed things, but I will continue to trust and believe in you....I believe that you have planned great things for my life, you are my Strongtower, you are my very help in time of need, And I know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."  "I will praise you in the small things, I will praise you when it don't go my way, I praise you because you are God alone and your ways are higher than mine."  "I don't worship you because you are a safety net, I worship you because you are God."  We also need to tell Satan something, we need to tell him and rebuke him from constantly reminding us that we are defeated and remind him that he's already been defeated.  He is a liar, he is a deceiver, and at all cost he will attempt to bring you down with him.  Don't give in, don't give up.  Don't let defeat derail you.  Make your foundation on a rock, Jesus and stand firm.  If weakness comes, ask God to send the Holy Spirit to strengthen you.  For all things are possible with God.  I am believing that God has a breakthrough for you, you just got to keep holding on, praying hard, seeking Him, believing in faith that your promise given by God is on it's way and that defeat or Satan himself can't take it from you.