For though we walk in the
flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:3–4
Whether you know it or not,
there is a battle for our minds. The enemy sows lies and negative thoughts in
our minds to get us discouraged and defeated. But God has given us a powerful
weapon to win over the enemy's mind games!
As you meditate on Bible
promises that proclaim God’s truth over your life, you are already beginning to
win the battle for your mind. It’s not a coincidence that Jesus was crucified
on Golgotha, which actually means “Place of a Skull” (Matt. 27:33). Your
breakthrough has to begin in your mind first.
This battle for your mind
is not waged externally. Our weapons in this battle are not physical or
tangible. Our weapons are the weapons of right believing, and they are mighty
in God for pulling down strongholds that have kept us bound. These are
strongholds that can only be utterly torn down by rightly believing in the
truth of God’s Word.
The devil can only sow
wrong thoughts in your mind, but he cannot control what you believe! When you
start to believe right, every lie and wrong thought will melt away like butter
on a hot, sunny day. Lies can imprison and defeat you only to the degree that
you don’t allow God’s truth to come into your situation to liberate you. Listen
closely to what Jesus said: “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples
indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John
8:31–32). What this means is that whatever stronghold you are trapped in today,
truth from Jesus will set you free!
Strongholds are wrong
thoughts and lies that have been perpetuated in your mind over weeks, months,
or even years. These entrenched wrong beliefs cause you to live in bondage to
addictions and in a state of fear, guilt, anxiety, or chronic depression.
God’s Word tells us in no
uncertain terms that the warfare takes place in our minds and is won by us
“pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God” (2 Cor. 10:4–5). The place where
the enemy launches his attacks against you is in your thoughts and imagination.
I believe that once you are aware that there is a war for your mind, and that
it is between wrong beliefs and right beliefs, you have already won half the
battle! Keep hearing, keep believing, and keep renewing your mind with the
truth of God’s grace and love for you. And whatever stronghold you may be
trapped in today, the truth from His Word will set you free! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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