The Bible states that we have guardian angels. The fact of the matter is that as well as God sending guardian angels Satan probably sent demons too. The devil is clever. He lies to us, we must not listen to him and let him twist our mind. All of our problems start in our mind. The mind is our biggest problem, our battlefield. We have to be careful of our thoughts as we know the devil is a liar and will manipulate our mind if we are not careful. He will put doubts in our mind inferring that we will not be set free. We need to put the devil in his place. We have to be careful about our thoughts as the devil is a liar. We should not let the devil put doubts in our mind about who we are in Christ.
There are two ways to handle to devil, believe him and go down, down, down or listen to the Bible and do as Jesus says and use your word to ensure that the enemy doesn't defeat you.
Romans 8:4 "in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit". We are led by the spirit, governed by the spirit and we will meet the full requirements of the Lord. To walk in the spirit we cannot walk in the flesh, it is impossible to do both.
Romans 8:5 "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires". If you are walking in the flesh it is because you have your mind on the flesh. "where the mind goes, the man follows" . You CAN help what you think, you need to think what you are thinking about. Do your homework, cast down the wrong thoughts, pay attention to what is going on in your life. Sometimes our thoughts make a situation bigger than what it actually is. If we control our thoughts we can control our circumstances and joy, peace and other wonderful things will appear in abundance.
2 Timothy 1:7"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline". God has given you a sound mind, not a spirit of fear. You have a spirit of discipline and self control. You have to start saying what God says and stop saying what you, we, a neighbour, anyone says and at that point powerful things will start to happen. This is how you fight the good fight of faith, and you get stronger by doing it over and over and over.
The devil will try to steal your confidence and what God has put in your heart by injecting fear into you. God has not given us fear, but hope, positivity and faith. Use them.
Colossians 3:1-2 "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God". - This passage is not about golden gates, harps etc, but about the price that Jesus paid for you to have freedom, peace and hope in every situation. You are encouraged to like yourself no matter what others say about you and to know that you are an individual blessed by God. Praise be to God that you are free to be who you are and don't have be or pretend to be anyone else.
God has put so much power in your mind that it can be a struggle to tap into the huge power and creative ability in there. Think about the amazing things that one person could accomplish if they learn how to think right. The possibilities are endless so long as you don't let the devil in. You need to make your mind up that you are going to be one of the ones that has what God offers us.
Stop talking about your mess (past abuse etc) and about the answers that are in God's word. No one can do this for you. You need to do it yourself.
You can do anything God tells you to, anything thrown at you through Christ you can handle as you are a warrior of faith.
Nothing is more beneficial than a made up mind. Make your mind up and there will be no turning back. Your past may have been bad, filled with abuse and other damaging things but through the mercy and grace of God you can turn everything around. Make a decision that you are going to be the real deal. Don't say what you are going to do - DO IT! It's no good just listening to a message on a life issue. That doesn't solve the issue, it merely plants a seed which you then need to water to allow it to grow in your life. You need to think according to God's word. Don't be controlled by the devil, don't let him in. Be controlled by the holy spirit.
"Everything that Jesus died for me to have I am going to have it!" - Are you???
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