We need a focused faith. Eyes ON Jesus!
2 Corinthians 10:5 demolish the arguments and take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ
What is
holding you back from moving forward?
People begin to list things like finances, hardship, health, etc…
Some are
doing it with courage, faith, victory and an overcoming spirit.. HOW?
It is not
the THING that is holding you back. It
is how you think about the THING
THINK ABOUT
SUCH THINGS – hold that thought as Pastor Steven Furtick said in his ‘Be
Brave’ series. There are all kinds of
reasons for us to praise God and dwell on the goodness of God
It was a
fact that Jesus was in the grave. But
the truth was that He conquered the grave with resurrection power and so it is
with us.The TRUTH will set you free
Do you have
crazy thoughts when you pray?
1. Be anxious for NO THING Philippians 4
Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Meditate on These Things
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things
are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things
are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if
there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these
things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me,
these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
It is one thing to hold a thought, but is
quite another thing for a thought to
hold on to you.
Example –
the fear of failure.
2
Corinthians 10:5 treat the thoughts in your mind that don’t come from God like
a prisoner of war. You need to
interrogate your imagination. There is
such a thing as a terrorist thought.
Steal, kill and destroy.
Be brave in
your mind, you hold that thought and you can either let your thoughts lead you
into destruction or destiny.
Where did
you come from thought? Who sent
you?
Take hold of
something that has been holding you for far too long. You are to be leading that thought around.
Joshua 1:8,9
– Philippians 4:9 whom shall I fear,
the Holy Spirit is within me. I am the righteousness of God in Christ.
I am healed,
I am righteous, I am free ( hold that
thought!) You can have it if you hold
it. You need peace? restoration?
Let go of
fear, anxiety, regrets, you are missing the moment. You are so busy focused on the people that
left you that you are missing the people that God has brought into your life.
It doesn’t
matter what the enemy thinks, what I feel.
Keep holding on to Jesus!
The enemy is
terriorizing you with thoughts that God could never love you
Or
You are
stuck and feeling like you can’t get unstuck…
You can’t
control your thoughts, but you can control what you hold on to.
2.
We Need Boundaries
Boundaries
are invisible property lines, invisible fences that define where my property
begins and where my property ends…. Get off my property!
They show
people where my responsibility for me begins and where my responsibility for
others ends. We are still commanded to love one another and we need to keep
this in the forefront of our thinking.
Boundaries
show others what I am responsible for and what they are not responsible for.
Boundaries
help us keep the good in and the bad out.
Activity:
Take time to draw a large circle on a piece of paper and write words
inside the circle that describe what you want in your life, your preferred
future—who you want to be. They are
characteristics, qualities that you want to possess. Jeremiah 29:11
(Examples:
words that describe desirable feelings, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, choices,
values, limits, talents, thoughts, desires) Label the line ‘boundaries’.
Boundaries
help us keep things that will nurture us inside our fences and keep things that
will harm us outside.
Things
controlling people say and do:
·
They
won’t take no for an answer
·
They
create division between family and friends
·
They
do something for you and expect something in return
·
They
need excessive attention
·
They
have frequent temper outbursts
·
They
assume they know what you are thinking
·
They
wait for you to call and keep track of who called last.
The world is unprincipled. It’s
dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight
our battles that way—never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren’t
for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire
massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped
philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting
every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped
by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every
obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
3.
Hold That Thought! John 10:10
The devil
comes to steal, kill and destroy, but God comes to give us life and life more
FULL
The enemy is
terrorizing you with thoughts that God could never love you or you are stuck
and feeling like you can’t get unstuck…
Joshua 1:8,9 – Philippians 4:9
whom shall I fear, HS is within me. I am the righteousness of God in
Christ.
I am healed,
I am righteous, I am free ( hold that
thought!) You can have it if you hold
it. You need peace? restoration?
Instathought filter!
Take three
weeks to really focus on what comes into your circle.
Here is one
tool that we want you to use.
Philippians
4:8 Take the lovely, good, pure and true
challenge.
Is this
lovely, good, pure and true? That’s
it! This is your ‘instathought’ filter
or these are the lenses we want you to look through.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren,
whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just,
whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of
good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
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