Today's Prayer
Thank you for this absolutely beautiful day. God, I need for You to
please tell me something. Do I place too much emphasis on my wants? my
relaxation time? my family time? my job? anything? Please show me, help
me know in my spirit, if there are any "rights" I need to relinquish
that may be hindering my freedom to experience Your love and grace.
Please help me to balance my time and activities, my desires and needs,
my work and play; every area of my life. May You receive all the glory.
In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
Hindrances to Christ's Rule
"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the
contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." 2 Corinthians
10:4
The Bible says when Christ comes to live in your heart,
old things are passed away, all things become new (see 2 Cor. 5:17). The
Lord has put a new Spirit in us. Previously, I could not understand why
so many of us who proclaimed Christ had such little impact on the
kingdom of darkness. It seemed to me that our culture should be impacted
much more if His children walked in the light as Jesus did. Jesus
impacted His culture like no other man.
I saw many workplace
believers, who proclaimed Christ, living no differently than a person
who had not claimed Him as Lord. These men and women had a form of
religion, but little power that reflected Christ's rule in their lives.
Then one day God took me through a time of testing that led to a
discovery of generational influences that impacted the way I viewed
people and circumstances on a subconscious basis. I discovered this was a
stronghold that had been implanted many generations earlier. Because
the stronghold operated on a subconscious level, it was not easily
recognizable. Strongholds keep us from being free to reflect Christ in
and through our lives because they require allegiance until they are
dealt with. Strongholds can often be so hidden that we would not even
identify them as evil. A stronghold of fear, control, rebellion,
insecurity, idolatry, pride, or bitterness may be hidden until it is
revealed through circumstances.
All strongholds are built in
our lives as a result of seeking to meet one or more of seven basic
needs God has created in us. Once we believe a lie that God cannot meet a
need without our effort, we open our spirit to a stronghold. The more
lies we believe, the more we invite these strongholds to take root in
our lives. Are you ineffective in your Christian experience? Are there
besetting sins that seem to recur in your life? You may find that satan
has built a fortress in your heart that has been there many generations.
You must ask God's forgiveness for entertaining this stronghold, and
you must renounce it. Then as Christ renews your mind and heart, you
will see Christ's power released in your life like never before.
From: TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1, by Os Hillman
>I have been blessed by this devo kasi po I have challenging experiences these past days and right now. Well, school matters. Hindi naman nakakamatay hehe.. Pero it proves what is the real status of my heart. And nakakahiya man, pero I reacted no better than a non-Christian I think. Bad example for my thesis partner.
Can't change my actions without my HEART FIRST. It is an ISSUE OF THE HEART after all.
I have to ask God to do it for me because I can't.
It goes back to Him :D
Well, hope this blesses more! May we be kept reminded :)
"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." 2 Corinthians 10:4
The Bible says when Christ comes to live in your heart, old things are passed away, all things become new (see 2 Cor. 5:17). The Lord has put a new Spirit in us. Previously, I could not understand why so many of us who proclaimed Christ had such little impact on the kingdom of darkness. It seemed to me that our culture should be impacted much more if His children walked in the light as Jesus did. Jesus impacted His culture like no other man.
I saw many workplace believers, who proclaimed Christ, living no differently than a person who had not claimed Him as Lord. These men and women had a form of religion, but little power that reflected Christ's rule in their lives. Then one day God took me through a time of testing that led to a discovery of generational influences that impacted the way I viewed people and circumstances on a subconscious basis. I discovered this was a stronghold that had been implanted many generations earlier. Because the stronghold operated on a subconscious level, it was not easily recognizable. Strongholds keep us from being free to reflect Christ in and through our lives because they require allegiance until they are dealt with. Strongholds can often be so hidden that we would not even identify them as evil. A stronghold of fear, control, rebellion, insecurity, idolatry, pride, or bitterness may be hidden until it is revealed through circumstances.
All strongholds are built in our lives as a result of seeking to meet one or more of seven basic needs God has created in us. Once we believe a lie that God cannot meet a need without our effort, we open our spirit to a stronghold. The more lies we believe, the more we invite these strongholds to take root in our lives. Are you ineffective in your Christian experience? Are there besetting sins that seem to recur in your life? You may find that satan has built a fortress in your heart that has been there many generations. You must ask God's forgiveness for entertaining this stronghold, and you must renounce it. Then as Christ renews your mind and heart, you will see Christ's power released in your life like never before.
Can't change my actions without my HEART FIRST. It is an ISSUE OF THE HEART after all.
I have to ask God to do it for me because I can't.
It goes back to Him :D
Well, hope this blesses more! May we be kept reminded :)
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