Yes & No

Romans 8:6-7 “If your thinking is controlled by your sinful self, there is spiritual death. But if your thinking is controlled by the Spirit, there is life and peace… anyone whose thinking is controlled by their sinful self is against God….” (ERV)

 

The second mental habit that demolishes the second weapon of self-destruction which is uncontrolled thoughts is Ask The Holy Spirit To Give You Superior Thoughts. Romans 8:5-6 “Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; Read the rest of this entry

Remember

Colossians 2:13-14 “You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.”

 

God already knew every sin you were going to commit before you were born, and He paid for it. I know Pastors do not want to tell us this and they mean well. But the truth is they cannot be holier than God. Read the rest of this entry

New Power

Romans 8:2 “A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.” (MSG, emphasis added).

 

The first mental habit that demolishes the first weapon of self-destruction shame, is Remind Yourself Daily What Jesus Did For You. Do you want to get rid of shame? Then you have to remind yourself daily what Jesus did for you. Read the rest of this entry

Done

Romans 7:25 “The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.” (MSG)

 

Yesterday, we looked at five weapons of self-destruction (W.S.D.) – Shame, Uncontrolled Thoughts, Compulsions, Fear, and Hopelessness.The sixth weapon of self-destruction is Bitterness. Bitterness is so effective against a lot of believers.

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Surrender

Galatians 5:17-18 “The sinful self wants what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is against the sinful self. They are always fighting against each other, so that you don’t do what you really want to do. But if you let the Spirit lead you, you are not under law.” (ERV)

 

The truth is that once you have given your life to Jesus, you wrestle with a myriad of things. So, we are still focused and learning how to conquer the battles within, the Cure. Your biggest enemy is not satan, your biggest enemy is you. Stand in front of the mirror, Read the rest of this entry

Gain Victory

James 5:16 “Confess and acknowledge how you have offended one another and then pray for one another to be instantly healed, for tremendous power is released through the passionate, heartfelt prayer  of a Godly believer!.” (TPT)

 

To gain victory over the battles within, first, I Must Deepen My Understanding of Christ. Secondly, I Must Detect, Disarm & Delete The Lie I Have Believed. To gain victory over the battle within, the third thing I must do is I Must Declare My Struggle To Another. Read the rest of this entry

Be True!

Jeremiah 17:9-10 “The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.” (MSG)

 

Today, we will kick off with our final thought from yesterday which is that we tell ourselves lies sometimes.And one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is, ‘It is not a problem—no biggie!’

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Deepen. Detect. Disarm. Delete

1 John 1:8 “If we say we have no sin [refusing to admit that we are sinners], we delude ourselves and the truth is not in us. [His word does not live in our hearts.]” (AMP)

 

The answer to the battle raging with you is not in a book, or in a ten-step guide. It is not in the next conference, or in philosophy. I am happy to tell you that the answer, your deliverance is not even therapy. Read the rest of this entry

The Answer

Romans 7:24-25 “I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn’t that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions…” (MSG).

 

To gain victory over the battle within the first thing we must do is deepen our understanding of Christ. Romans 6:12-13 “Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. …Instead, give yourselves completely to God… now you have new life…” (emphasis added). Read the rest of this entry

The Cure

Romans 7:24-25 “…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (emphasis added).

 

The story is told of an old Indian chief who was a believer, trying to explain the concept of the old nature and new nature to his son. He said, “Son, you have the old nature, and you have the new nature.” And the son said, Read the rest of this entry