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What have you felt lately that is outside of love, joy and peace? What was the situation that triggered that response?
We must realign our thoughts with Truth if we are to truly be free. John 8:36, 42-47.
Let Galatians 5:22-25 become your heart gauge to know when you are walking in the Spirit or when something else rules your responses:
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.
Today, I would like to share with you a process the Lord has taught me for connecting with Truth on deep levels, so that every lie is cast down and I can walk in freedom.
Ask the Lord to remind you of a time when you succumbed to a sin or reacted adversely in a situation. What were you thinking or feeling in the moment? How was that response outside the fruit of the Spirit?
Get alone with the Lord and ask Him where that anger, impatience, anxiety, lust, overeating, etc., came from. When did those thoughts and reactions first begin in your life?
Then, listen for His answer. He might remind you of something that happened long ago, even a childhood event, or show you how a parent also has that issue, etc.
Stay in that place with the Lord, and allow yourself to feel what you felt when that negative experience He reminded you of happened. Try to put those feelings into sentences, like, “No one cares,” or “I’m not good enough,” or “I need this,” etc.
Those are lies you have believed that are contrary to Scripture and to God’s heart and plan for you. Through other similar events, your enemy has continued to reconfirm the lies, until now your response (lust, anger, depression, fear, etc.) feels “normal,” like, “Surely everyone struggles with this,” or “This is just the way I am.”
That is not who you are. You are a new creation in Christ. You are who He says you are.
When that event that triggered the lie happened, Jesus was there, whether you noticed Him or not. So now, in the midst of remembering and feeling once again those lies, ask Him, “Lord, what do You say to that? Where were You when that happened? What were You doing? What were You saying?”
He might remind you of a verse, show you a picture in your mind, or speak His truth to you some other way.
In that split second, when Heaven’s glory meets your earthly mess, everything changes. Truth Himself cuts through the lie and sets you free. John 8:31-32. Because now you have embraced what God says, instead of what the enemy has been telling you.
I challenge you to walk through these steps today with the Lord, and see where Truth takes you. And I would love to hear your experience, so please share. Let’s encourage one another to walk in Truth.
The free guide to knowing God’s voice and deep Bible studies on walking in oneness with Christ at MoreThanAConquerorBooks.com might be of great help.
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