Removing Whitewash

Posted byMikaela Vincent, Author, More Than A Conqueror Books, www.MoreThanAConquerorBooks.comPosted inMy Own HeartTags:, ,

What has been keeping you from greater oneness with Christ? Do you know?

All of us have barriers we’ve allowed the enemy to put up against experiencing in the fullness of Christ. But sometimes we don’t recognize those strongholds because they feel “normal” to us. The enemy has whitewashed them with lies that can even sound “righteous,” as if we’re agreeing with God. He wants to paint our sin so pretty we overlook it.

  • “I’m not judging. I’m just telling it like it is.” 
  • “Well, she really should.…” 
  • “He deserved it.”
  • “I don’t mean to talk behind her back, but …, so you’ll pray for her, of course.”
  • “I’m right. You’re wrong.”
  • “Everyone struggles with that.”
  • “The Bible says….”

Such camouflage is especially useful in hiding strongholds like slander, spiritual pride, judgment, legalism, accusation, self-righteousness, gossip, and pride.

Lord, show us the excuses we’ve been using to cover up our sin. Remind us that Your one command is to love. Matthew 22:37-40. No matter how “righteous” I feel in my point of view, if You, the God whose name is Love, are not leading me, then I am but a clanging symbol. 1 Corinthians 13. Forgive me, Lord, for judging my neighbor, for accusing without first seeking Your viewpoint. Only You know what is in a heart. Please help me see others through Your eyes. Wash away the whitewash I’ve allowed to paint my sin “pretty,” and show me my strongholds for what they truly are. Set me free, O God, from the plots the enemy has had on me, the ways he’s been using me to hurt others. Help me see my sin through Your eyes and be so repulsed by it, I never return to it again.

For help with recognizing strongholds and breaking free through Love’s power, see Dare to Be a Mighty Warrior, Delight to Be a Woman of Wonder, and other deep Bible studies for all ages at MoreThanAConquerorBooks.com.

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Published by Mikaela Vincent, Author, More Than A Conqueror Books, www.MoreThanAConquerorBooks.com

Mikaela Vincent is a wife, mother, and missionary with a passion to see the lost saved and God's people walk in oneness with Him and each other. She and her husband have been serving the Lord in a dark area of the world where few have heard Jesus' name and Christians are persecuted. In her quiet times with God, He has written together with her deep Bible studies and other books for all ages on listening to God and removing the barriers to oneness with Christ and others. She hosts spiritual mentoring groups online, and has led retreats internationally. Through her books, both children and adults are finding freedom from anxiety, panic, and other strongholds. Her novels, prayer journals, devotionals, day planners, children's books and more are available at www.MoreThanAConquerorBooks.com.

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