As I was finishing the Flesh vs Spirit page, the Lord reminded me of a passage in Hebrews. When I read part of it, I was floored. Not only did this continue what we had been talking about, but He also showed me a verse that, frankly, I do not remember seeing in there, but…
Romans 7:14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. 7:15 For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. 7:16 But if I do…
We know that anxiety isn't good for our faith. We aren't moving mountains…we are barely able to function. We aren't facing hardship with faith and peace, we are hiding in our houses and touching lightposts. These are not the fruits of faith. The first way anxiety weakens our faith is through the fact that we…
So how do we actually do this? 1) Know your Bible. Know the promises that Jesus earned for you. Make no mistake, you did not and cannot earn any of them. Jesus can and did. 2) Write down the promises. WRITE THEM DOWN. 3) Put your name in them "And the peace of God ....will guard <your…
Now this is a very important verse: Romans 8:15 For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. ASV You see, we can have the spirit of fear, or we can choose not to. It is a choice we make. If…
It is also false power, which is from the devil. If there is nothing I can do to solve a situation, then me worrying about it makes the situation worse. However, we worry because we think it helps. It is superstition: "If I think about the bad, if I worry about it, then it…
Now why would He tell us not to be anxious? Well because it elevates fear above the Lord. It can even be a form of idolatry. If I am obeying my anxiety, I am expressing no trust in God. I am saying to God "I think that this problem is out of Your control,…
Let’s look again at Philippians... 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. 4:5 Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 4:6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 4:7 And the…
1Co 10:13 - No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. NIV Temptation of sin of…
You have to keep pushing yourself. You have to make it farther. Every time you try, even if you don’t do as well as you would like, you are making progress to the day that you will be free. It will seem very slow at first—two steps forward, one step back. It will seem like…
