Remove the Barriers

Psalm 32; John 8:31-32; 14:15-21; Matthew 17:20

Through negative life experiences and wrong thought processes, the enemy has embedded lies, sins, and self-protective habits (strongholds) so deeply in your heart that your will alone is not enough to break free. 

You need Someone stronger.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t worry. I was there, too. My wrong thought processes were so habitual they felt “normal,” not shameful or dirty like sin should feel. That’s why I couldn’t find them. Well, some of them, anyway. Others were blaringly loud.

But then … Jesus … He slipped into my quiet times and gently tapped at the walls in my heart, saying, “Open up. Let Me show you what’s in here taking up space where I want to be.”

You see, the mess within me had piled so high, it rose like a mountain between us, blocking His voice and side-tracking me from the oneness I was created for in Him. 

Sin and the wrong thought processes that lead us there are the greatest barriers to hearing God’s voice and experiencing the fullness of His love. 

Each time He set me free from one of my old habits, I could hear His voice clearer, obey Him easier, and experience more of His power flowing through me.  

Can you see how the enemy tries to deter us from oneness with Christ? I’m still on a journey, and will be until this life is over and I see Jesus face to face. But now I know, mountains do come down.  

Ask the Lord today to show you your strongholds — those barriers that keep you from oneness with Christ and others — and how He wants to tear them down.

— from Victory Strategy #9, Delight to Be a Woman of Wonder, and the men’s version Dare to Be a Mighty Warrior)

DARE TO BE A MIGHTY WARRIOR: Deep devotional Bible study with 100 practical, tactical, biblical strategies for overcoming the enemy in the battlefield of the mind, and removing the barriers to oneness with Christ and others For more Bible studies, prayer journals, day planners, novels, and other books for all ages on listening to God, following His lead, and breaking free from strongholds, visit 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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