There is a battle raging against me, that I wasn’t even paying attention to. I was constantly receiving blows, left, right and center, but I passively took whatever was ‘dished out’; concluding that whatever happened, was all a part of life, and I had to take what life threw at me.
Ephesians 6:12 say, “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”
I was being fought by an enemy, that wanted to destroy me. Constantly being bombarded with thoughts of condemnation, failure, insufficiency, fear, doubt and brokenness. These thoughts debilitated my ability to effectively hear and receive what God was saying. Actually, I heard Him, but what He was telling me wasn’t getting through. My mind was filled with seeds, that were planted by an enemy who had an all out attack on my mind.
Guard Your Heart With The Truth of God
And as Proverbs 23:7 states, as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. I was becoming the product of my thoughts. As a result I constantly questioned who I was, what God was doing in my life, my purpose, how worthy I was of grace, if I could ever be who God wanted. There were so many questions that swirled around in my head.
Additionally, I felt stagnant, my growth was crippled, but how could I grow with the mindset I had? My mind was in constant turmoil. The seeds that the enemy had planted were effectively doing their jobs. Thoughts of fear and doubt, that had taken root in my mind negatively, impacted my daily outlook. I was entangled in a web of the enemy’s lies.
Instead of going to God with what was happening, and completely surrendering my mind to Him, I became comfortable with the way things were. – We miss so much in our comfort zones. I became passive as time went by, trying to figure things out on my own- in the box I had created around myself.
I was conforming to the lies that filled my heart, just as the enemy want. Those days were relatively ‘easygoing’, I was going after what pleased me -I could accomplish all my goals as the bar wasn’t really right. I desired to get a better understanding of Christ, but did nothing about the desire.
Being aware that I was in a rut, I wanted to be free, but didn’t have the strength to dig myself out, which was quite frustrating. Herein lies one of the problems, I was trying to do it by myself.
There came a time when the Lord began to deal with me about my thought life. I needed to pay closer attention to my mind. It was then that I realized that strongholds were holding me hostage. I had to purposely decide to demolish the lies that I had allowed to take root in mind, and cling to the truth of God in the scriptures.
Abandoning previous ways of thinking and develop new thought patterns, that were in line with what God said about me and about Himself. I had to learn to tear down thoughts and false arguments, that were contrary to the word of God as 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 reminds us to. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
Fight Like Your Life Depends On It Because It Does.
The bible tells us that who the Son sets free is free indeed John 3:36. God didn’t design us to be held hostage by strongholds. It is therefore imperative we free ourselves of the enemy’s lies, and allow the word of God to influence our lives in every way conceivable.
Lessons Learnt
- Whoever controls my mind, controls me.
- I am not alone. I’m not fighting the battle alone. I have God to help me, He has given me the resources that I need to be victorious. There’s 13 of Ephesians 6 says we need to put on the whole armor.
- I need to guard our hearts with all diligence. Being extremely guarded about what I accept/believe.
- I have to decide to engage in the battle and fight like my life depends on it, as it does.
- Deciding to fight is not a one off decision, this is a decision that I have to make every day. The enemy doesn’t let up, he is constantly looking for lea ways to infiltrate the mind, so I can’t afford to let my guard down.
I want to hear from you, are there any lies that the enemy planted in your heart, that you are holding on to? If so, its time to start walking in the liberty that Christ paid for, on the cross.
Be Blessed
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