Good Morning Sunshine! It’s Not Personal, It’s Spiritual!

2 Corinthians 10:4-6 NKJV ~ “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, [5] casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, [6] and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”

You cannot beat this in your flesh, it can only be destroyed by the Power of God! You have to use God’s weapons to fight the enemy and his strongholds! Choose your weapons wisely, you need the Word of God, you need the Wisdom of God, and you must Worship God and God along! You cannot defeat this enemy by throwing your money and your title or your opinion at it! You need the Holy Spirit and the Armor of God, Ephesians 6:12-18! There is one thing about Paul and that is, he is going to follow exactly what God says. And I want you to understand and know this for yourself, everything that you do must be God inspired and God-breathed, you must operate from a true place of the Holy Spirit so that when you speak, it’s with Power and Authority because your words are not your own, but they are God’s Words!

You will not be able to reach and rebel against God at the same time, just like you can’t build up and tear down the enemy at the same time, you must have a pure heart full of forgiveness and love and a desire to tear down the walls of deceit that the enemy wants to use to  keep God’s people out of His Kingdom! Remember, it’s not personal, it’s spiritual! It’s not the person, it’s a spirt. And as you study and learn the Word of God it will teach you the difference and how to pray for one another! God’s Word will get to His people, and God will and can use anybody He wants to accomplish His plan.

You cannot fight in your flesh, and your flesh is your mind, that is where it all starts. One thought leads to one action of sin, and this is the beginning of a war that wages and tries to turn our minds from the Word to the world. You must fight this battle in the Spirit, you cannot use your guns, smarts or wits as weapons, you can only use your Sword, Worship and the Holy Ghost as weapons for this battle! These weapons will bring down the enemy and his stronghold! Learn this scripture and what it means, 2 Corinthians 10:4, “The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.”

You see in this war, you cannot think too highly or be trying to impress someone with what you think you know or who you want to be, you have got to make it simple and plain. Listen to what Paul said, “And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. [2] For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. [3] I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. [4] My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, [5] so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”  (1 Corinthians 2:1-5)! Preach Christ, Teach Christ and pray for the eyes of their understanding to be opened, and that they (you and me) may repent and be delivered from every stronghold that has tried to rob us of our place with God! You have got to rely upon God and His Word!

You can become stronger when you pick up your weapon daily, the Word of God, this is how you become victorious! The enemy strongholds are no match for the power of the Holy Spirit, and you can tap into this power daily by picking up your Sword, Praying and Worshipping God through the understanding of His Word! In this fight you cannot be reactive, you must be proactive. You must see the falsehood and lies and call them what they really are and pray for that stronghold to be defeated, destroyed, and demolished in the Name of Jesus Christ, and then ask for the truth of God’s Word to fill every space that has been cleaned out!

Now here is where your responsibility takes place, you have to take every thought captive to obey Christ! Yes, I know that sometimes we fall into wrong thinking, but as soon as you realize it, you must take action against it and bring it, closed the door and run to the Altar, the feet of Jesus! You cannot accept those things as true; you have to rewire the pathways of your brain into things that God said in His Word. The Word will wash your mind, the Word will safeguard your thoughts, the Word is the way to truth and power! This is why the enemy tries to attack your mind, he knows that if you get a good and clear understanding of the power you have, you can defeat him at every turn. Just call on the Name of Jesus, there is power in that Name! At the Name of Jesus, demons flee, the sick is healed, and the dead is raised back to life! Stand on the Name of Jesus and any thought that is not right will be made right by His Power and Authority, it must obey Him! You must obey!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You for a brand-new day! Thank You for Your Word, “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17. Father wash me Your Word, “to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,” Ephesians 5:26. Father I pray today that Your Word would help me take every thought captive and to think on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy” Philippians 4:8! Father I want my mind and thoughts to line up with Your desires for me. Father, help me to be discipline in my thought life with all my heart. Help me study and to believe Your truths. Father, I totally yield and surrender to You and You have full control. Father shows me if there are any strongholds in my life, please forgive me for believing lies of the enemy. I repent of seeing my life contrary to what Your Word says. Thank You Father for being my strength, my rock, my fortress and my deliverer, I have put all of my trust in You. Psalm 18:1-3! I know that I cannot do it without You, but what Your Word says in Philippians 4:13, I know that in You I can do all things through You. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean