Over the past couple years, we’ve had a lot of things happen, and I’ve spent a lo
t of time trying to research and understand better the spiritual realm and how we fit into everything- how everything fits together, how Satan works, and how prayer works, but how God works. Who He is. God has been working in some pretty big ways through this and I am so thankful! I have a better understanding now than I once did.
Scripture talks about not giving Satan a foothold. It says,
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
We’ve talked about that in other videos too, about how some of the things we do can create an opportunity for Satan to work in our lives. If we’re not careful, if we embrace the lies that Satan tells us, then we are in effect giving him ammunition to use against us.
We are giving him ammunition to keep us in bondage, to keep us from having the spiritual freedom that God intends for us, and the spiritual freedom that he sent His Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross so we could have. That’s pretty major!
We forget sometimes who we are. We forget that we’re sons and daughters of the Most High God. We’re sons and daughters of the King! Sometimes we act more like slaves in bondage- we allow Satan to have that power over us because we give in to the lies and we don’t stand our ground. We don’t stand firm in what God has told us.
When you’re ever in doubt, look back at Scripture and really study the character of God. Meditate on the character of God; who He is and what that means for us, because we are His children. When you’re focusing on who God is and what truth. Is, Scripture also says that you shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. When you’re dwelling in God’s presence… when we’re dwelling on the truth that comes from God – that counteracts all of those lies from Satan.
Scripture also says that Satan is a liar and the father of lies.
How many lies do you believe about yourself? About the world around you? About your future? As a therapist, most clients, when we start digging down and looking at those core beliefs, or what scripture refers to as “strongholds,” when we start digging down and looking for patterns in their thinking and what is behind some of the mistakes they make, and some of the struggles that they face, so often we come back to that same idea. That “I’m not enough,” “I’m not doing enough,” ”I’m not loved,” “I’m not lovable.” Those are some the most common core beliefs, or strongholds that I’ve heard from people over the years. Those fears about not being enough, or of what people think, or about not being lovable; but that’s not what scripture says! Scripture says God loved us so much that he sent his Son to die for us, so we could break free from that bondage that Satan tries to create and hold over us- that dark cloud that we have because of sin. It has us focusing on things that are contrary to who God is and what God has for us.
Paul prayed for the Colossians that they would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. That’s a pretty powerful prayer!
I encourage you to pray that and pray it often. Set a reminder in your phone, or write it on post-it and put it on your mirror where you will see it regularly so you could remember to pray. Use reminders. Satan doesn’t want you to remember. You might remember who you are if you remember to pray and ask God to open your eyes, and he doesn’t want that- your spiritual enemy wants to keep you in bondage, but you don’t have to be! That is why Jesus came to die on the cross. He came down to the cross so we could remind Satan who he is and that he already lost, and that we don’t have to be in bondage anymore. We’re not slaves. We’re children of the King!
Having a better understanding of all of this is exactly why I’ve created the Digging Deeper group for Every Day Incredible. I want to help other Christian women learn to put on their spiritual armor and face each day with that incredible power that comes from remembering who we are in Christ.
Scripture says that the weapons we use have divine power to destroy strongholds, and that’s what I want for you! I want you to destroy those strongholds so you can find peace in Christ.
If you’re interested in learning about the digging deeper group and learning to wear your spiritual armor every day to make Every Day Incredible, then I encourage you to go to http://diggingdeeper.everydayincredible.net and read more about it. If you have questions let me know and drop a comment down below and let me know how maybe you learned to be a prayer warrior and what has been helpful to you in your journey. I look forward to hearing from you and as always remember there are opportunities every day so make Every Day Incredible!