2 Corinthians 4:4
“The god of this age [a reference to Satan and his demons] has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
“The god of this age [a reference to Satan and his demons] has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
Once you recognize the stronghold, the next step to bringing it down is repentance.
Be honest before God, and humbly let the Spirit expose the stronghold in the darkness.
Pray, "Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind."
When the Holy Spirit shows you an area of darkness, repent.
You may need to overcome the instinct of defend yourself.
You may need to silence the little lawyer who steps out of a dark corner of your mind, pleading, "My client is not so bad."
If you let him, that whiny defense attorney will defend you just fine—but you’ll never see what’s wrong in you, nor face what needs to change.
Who is the best defense attorney of all time? Jesus!
How does He defend you, how does He justify you?
So you don’t need to justify yourself. Let him do it.
A broken and contrite heart he will not despise.
Be honest before God, and humbly let the Spirit expose the stronghold in the darkness.
Pray, "Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind."
When the Holy Spirit shows you an area of darkness, repent.
You may need to overcome the instinct of defend yourself.
You may need to silence the little lawyer who steps out of a dark corner of your mind, pleading, "My client is not so bad."
If you let him, that whiny defense attorney will defend you just fine—but you’ll never see what’s wrong in you, nor face what needs to change.
Who is the best defense attorney of all time? Jesus!
How does He defend you, how does He justify you?
So you don’t need to justify yourself. Let him do it.
A broken and contrite heart he will not despise.
The defining mark of a stronghold is IT IS A RECURRING PATTERN. It literally has a “strong hold” on you so that you find it extremely difficult to break free from it, so you keep coming back to it (that’s your first indication that it’s a stronghold).
So, here are some legit question to ask yourself to help you get to the root of your strongholds.
So this week, your assignment is to prayerfully connect the pieces.
For now, here is something important you need to keep in mind. At the root of many of the listed vices above is a desire to want to prove our worth and our value ,or in many cases, not feeling like we’re worthy of love, affirmation, or success.
So, hear me closely on this because this was one of the key Biblical insights that broke some significant strongholds in MY life. The issue of your value is not determined by whether people like you or don’t, nor is it determined by your performance.
THE ISSUE OF YOUR VALUE AND YOUR WORTH HAS ALREADY BEEN SETTLED AT THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST.
On the cross of Calvary, God saw every failure, every shortcoming, and every sin you would ever commit, and He still chose to lay His life down for you.Colossians 2:14 says, “He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness (your record of charges), which stood against us and condemned us; He has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.
You don’t need to perform to win God’s approval, through faith in Christ, you already have it IN CHRIST!!
The ability to forgive those who have wounded you, to reject the lies the enemy has planted in your heart, to renounce the vows you have made to shield your heart from God, and to demolish the strongholds in your life IS ROOTED IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND EMBRACING OF THAT TRUTH IN COLOSSIANS 2:14, that on the cross, you are already dearly love, highly valued by the Father and worth dying for!
For whom the Son has set free, is truly free indeed! May God bless you and empower you to live freely!
I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
So, here are some legit question to ask yourself to help you get to the root of your strongholds.
- What is a constant battleground in my life?
- What unhealthy habit or unhealthy thought pattern has a stronghold on you?
- What do I constantly struggle with?
So this week, your assignment is to prayerfully connect the pieces.
For now, here is something important you need to keep in mind. At the root of many of the listed vices above is a desire to want to prove our worth and our value ,or in many cases, not feeling like we’re worthy of love, affirmation, or success.
So, hear me closely on this because this was one of the key Biblical insights that broke some significant strongholds in MY life. The issue of your value is not determined by whether people like you or don’t, nor is it determined by your performance.
THE ISSUE OF YOUR VALUE AND YOUR WORTH HAS ALREADY BEEN SETTLED AT THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST.
On the cross of Calvary, God saw every failure, every shortcoming, and every sin you would ever commit, and He still chose to lay His life down for you.Colossians 2:14 says, “He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness (your record of charges), which stood against us and condemned us; He has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.
You don’t need to perform to win God’s approval, through faith in Christ, you already have it IN CHRIST!!
The ability to forgive those who have wounded you, to reject the lies the enemy has planted in your heart, to renounce the vows you have made to shield your heart from God, and to demolish the strongholds in your life IS ROOTED IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND EMBRACING OF THAT TRUTH IN COLOSSIANS 2:14, that on the cross, you are already dearly love, highly valued by the Father and worth dying for!
For whom the Son has set free, is truly free indeed! May God bless you and empower you to live freely!
I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
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