Are We Being Modest?

  Are we modest? What does the Bible say about being Modest?
1 Timothy 2:9 (New International Version)
9”I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair   or Gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
1 Tim 2:9(young’s literal translations0n)
“In like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or Gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,”
In reference to first Tim 2:9  The Expositor’s Study Bible concordance. When talking about that women adorn themselves in modest apparel (presents that which is consistent with what she is, a child of God)
So we need to ask are self’s, when we put our close on in the morning, pretend were going to meet with Jesus to day. Would he approve of what we have on? Or are things showing are private parts that should be covered, or do we ware things that are to short.
If the answer is yes then we shouldn’t be wearing it.

You may think that’s the style is to ware the low cute things then where layers if you want to ware that, like tank tops to cover the obvious but to still look cute.
We need to be example.
  
We are the temple of God, Christ lives in us we need to make his Temple presentable.
1 Corinthians 3:16 (New International Version) “16Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you”?

But not only for that reason ,We need to be aware men see things visually. Do you think its fair for a man to come to Church to worship God and come to a safe place? To have some women in front of him with A Short skirt on and her front hanging out. That’s not fair yes its his choice to dwell on the image or not. But it is also are choice to behave like Godly woman or not and we will be held accountable.
We have a responsibility to be Godly woman and men and to dress like Godly woman and men.
Matt 5:13
We are suppose to be the salt of the earth.

We have to be careful if we call are self’s christens we need to examine are self’s make sure were doing right ask God if there’s anything we need to change.

We don’t want to be a stumbling block for someone were witnessing to or the poor man walking down the street I don’t want to be responsible   for someone sinning do to the way I’m dressed.

Ladies we are beautiful there are so many ways to show your beautiful   with out using your body to do it the wordtalks about some of these things.  
 
1 Pet 3:3-4
Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel- rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

God focuses on the inward person not the out ward your gone to eventually lose the out ward. Don’t you want to knowwho you are inward that’s the thing that’s going to heaven anyway.

When you have that inner peace and rest, the world will notice it more then your newest designer outfit.

Prov 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord thinks were beautiful we need to please him with are bodies word and deeds. Buy dressing appropriate buy reading the word and buy doing what the word says.

Where do we get our self worth Part 2

 

Where do you get your self worth part 2

                       If I asked you who you were, what would you say?        

You might say what your name is, no that’s not who you are that’s your name. 

You might say you’re a nurse, no that’s what you do.

You could say you’re an American,” But that’s where you live.

I’m Baptist that would be your denominational preference.

Who I am is much more then what you see on the outside.

2 Corinthians 5:16-17                                                                                                

                   “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in 

this way, we do so no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new 

has come!”

So we need to get are self worth from Christ him self. You plus Christ equals a whole. You are whole when you get 

your self worth from your creator. You are a new creation the old has passed away.

You may be depressed feel inadequate for what ever reason you feel like you just don’t measure up but God says I 

created you I’m gone to do a new thing in you.

We need to get are thinking right start believing what God says about us, not what the world thinks.

When you’re asked who we are don’t say what the world says there idea is wrong. They think what they accomplish is 

who they are or how much money they make is who they are. Or how many toys they have, is who they are. But you say;

Ephesians 1:5 “I have been adopted as Gods child.”                                            

1 Corinthians 6:17 “ I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with him.”

1 Corinthians 3:16 “I am Gods temple”

Philippians 4:13  “I can do all things who Christ who strengthens me.”

Colossians 1:14 “I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.

Colossians 2:10 “I am complete in Christ.  

 We need to be careful of how we think of are self’s.   

Proverbs 23:7

‘For as he thinks in his heart so is he”

We have to be careful what things we let in are minds and hearts. Weather it be lies from Satan or things we believe 

we need to make sure it lines up with the word. If it doesn’t its garbage get rid of it.

Luke13:10-13

 “Now he was teaching in the synagogues on the Sabbath and behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity. 

Means (body or mind). She had the infirmity for eight teen years, and was bent and could in know way raise her 

self-up. But when Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said to her woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. He 

laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.”

We can be loosed from are infirmity’s. We have to make sure we have a relationship with Christ, pray, and read the 

word keep our focus on God. He is self worth, he made us and he loves us.

The more we meditate on are problem the bigger it will get. The more we meditate on the word which is the solution 

to the problem the smaller the problem will get and we will start to develop Christ like thinking.

Philippians 4:8

 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, what ever is right, what ever is pure, whatever is lovely, 

what ever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things”.

We need to start doing that not comparing our self’s to everyone else. God has given us all different gifts 

different relationships, and friends. Plus most of the time what you think a person is like from the outside is 

almost always wrong we don’t know them they could be fallen apart inside or vise versa. We need to be thankful for 

what the Lord has given us and praise him for our gifts that he has given us. There are so many things to praise God 

for.

Psalms 139:13-16

 “For you formed my inward parts, you covered me in my mothers womb. I will praise you. For I’m fearfully and 

wonderfully made Marvelous are your works and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from you. When I 

was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet 

unformed and in your book they were written the days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.”

God tell us who we are. We are wonderfully and fearfully made. To know he made us and he decides what personality we 

would have. Who we would look like weather we would be big or small or short or tall. God cares and God loves us. We 

need to get are self worth from him no one else. People make mistakes and let us down. God will lead us in the right 

direction. He’ll tell us how to handle our marriage, he’ll let us know that our child hood isn’t who we are we are a 

new creation and old things have passed away. When were depressed if we look to him he’ll tell us who we are and 

that he is our comforter. He’s all we need. He’ll give us strength when we need it.

Psalms 18:32

 “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.”

So we need to look to God, he’s are strength and he’ll make are paths right. Remember you plus God equals a whole 

you are someone with the Lord. 

                       If I asked you who you were, what would you say?        

You might say what your name is, no that’s not who you are that’s your name. 

You might say you’re a nurse, no that’s what you do.

You could say you’re an American,” But that’s where you live.

I’m Baptist that would be your denominational preference.

Who I am is much more then what you see on the outside.

2 Corinthians 5:16-17                                                                                                

                   “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in 

this way, we do so no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new 

has come!”

So we need to get are self worth from Christ him self. You plus Christ equals a whole. You are whole when you get 

your self worth from your creator. You are a new creation the old has passed away.

You may be depressed feel inadequate for what ever reason you feel like you just don’t measure up but God says I 

created you I’m gone to do a new thing in you.

We need to get are thinking right start believing what God says about us, not what the world thinks.

When you’re asked who we are don’t say what the world says there idea is wrong. They think what they accomplish is

who they are or how much money they make is who they are. Or how many toys they have, is who they are. But you say;

Ephesians 1:5 “I have been adopted as Gods child.”                                            

1 Corinthians 6:17 “ I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with him.”

1 Corinthians 3:16 “I am Gods temple”

Philippians 4:13  “I can do all things who Christ who strengthens me.”

Colossians 1:14 “I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.

Colossians 2:10 “I am complete in Christ.  

 We need to be careful of how we think of are self’s.   

Proverbs 23:7

‘For as he thinks in his heart so is he”

We have to be careful what things we let in are minds and hearts. Weather it be lies from Satan or things we believe 

we need to make sure it lines up with the word. If it doesn’t its garbage get rid of it.

Luke13:10-13

 “Now he was teaching in the synagogues on the Sabbath and behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity. 

Means (body or mind). She had the infirmity for eight teen years, and was bent and could in know way raise her 

self-up. But when Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said to her woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. He 

laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.”

We can be loosed from are infirmity’s. We have to make sure we have a relationship with Christ, pray, and read the 

word keep our focus on God. He is self worth, he made us and he loves us.

The more we meditate on are problem the bigger it will get. The more we meditate on the word which is the solution 

to the problem the smaller the problem will get and we will start to develop Christ like thinking.

Philippians 4:8

 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, what ever is right, what ever is pure, whatever is lovely, 

what ever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things”.

We need to start doing that not comparing our self’s to everyone else. God has given us all different gifts 

different relationships, and friends. Plus most of the time what you think a person is like from the outside is 

almost always wrong we don’t know them they could be fallen apart inside or vise versa. We need to be thankful for 

what the Lord has given us and praise him for our gifts that he has given us. There are so many things to praise God 

for.

Psalms 139:13-16

 “For you formed my inward parts, you covered me in my mothers womb. I will praise you. For I’m fearfully and 

wonderfully made Marvelous are your works and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from you. When I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed and in your book they were written the days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.”

God tell us who we are. We are wonderfully and fearfully made. To know he made us and he decides what personality we would have. Who we would look like weather we would be big or small or short or tall. God cares and God loves us. We need to get are self worth from him no one else. People make mistakes and let us down. God will lead us in the right 

direction. He’ll tell us how to handle our marriage, he’ll let us know that our child hood isn’t who we are we are a 

new creation and old things have passed away. When were depressed if we look to him he’ll tell us who we are and 

that he is our comforter. He’s all we need. He’ll give us strength when we need it.

Psalms 18:32

 “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.”

So we need to look to God, he’s are strength and he’ll make are paths right. Remember you plus God equals a whole 

you are someone with the Lord. 

Love of God

Love of God          
John 3:16
 ”God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life.                      
                      
Christ died for us if that is not love I don’t know what is I know I wouldn’t want to be crucified for someone else I would be scared to death. But he did it any way so we could one day be with him if we chose to follow him.

He died for the saved and the unsaved, the people who wanted him and the people who didn’t.
God loves us so much he wants to be in a relasionship with us, He wants to meet us where we are, we don’t have to clean up first or quit that sin first he wants us to come to him as we are and he will begin a work in us.
                                                                                                                    

 Romans 5:8
  “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this, While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. “

There are so many things Christ wants to give us so many blessings but he needs workable vassals, people who love him and want to do his work buy excepting him and all of his blessings. Then turning around and loving someone else the way Christ loves us. Showing him or her who God is.

When we receive Christ we also receive the Holy Spirit who lives in us our helper, He will help us in so many ways and guide us to make right decisions.

John 14:26
 “But the counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you”

That’s just one of the two ways he shows his love for us He died so we could have life, and gave us a helper to live inside of us to talk to, ask for help to make right decisions.

He also gives us spiritual gifts to help the kingdom to bring others to Christ and help the ones in our church and family.

  1 Corinthians 12:4-5  

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.”

1 Cor 12:27-28 

“You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it. First, God has appointed apostles in the church. Second, he has appointed prophets. Third, he has appointed teachers. Then he has appointed people who do miracles and those who have gifts of healing. He also appointed those able to help others, those able to direct things, and those who can speak in different kinds of languages they had not know before.’   

God loves us, he wants to be able to fellowship with us, we are precious to him he made us and formed us.

God loves us so much he spent the time to make each and everyone of us different and, unique with different gifts and personalities.

Now we in turn need to do the best we can to love one another the way Christ’s loves us.

Are we giving Mercy?

Are we giving Mercy?
                    Are we merciful to others when they make mistakes?
  
 Matthew 7:1-2
             “ Do not judge, or you too will be judged, and with the same measure you
 Use, it will be measured to you”.
           Just recently I began to wonder. Do I not receive Mercy in some things do to how harsh I handle others?

Do we some times think that we would of handled that better then that person or are critical toward how they handled

it?   
  We need to realize that how hard we judge others on what we think. We will also be judged in the same measure that

is a scary thought. How many times do we not show mercy to others? Then we wonder why we do not receive mercy.
Now on some things if someone knows better and there doing wrong against the bible claming the benefits of Christ

.The Lord may want you to confront them but in love to address the situation.
James 2:13
 “Because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment”.
 
The lord showed mercies to us when he died on the cross for are sins.

Romans 5:8                                                                                                          

           “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us”.
We may not be willing to die for these people but we can show mercy. Knowing that there not perfect and we all make

mistakes. We can chose what we want to focus on [The what is wrong with you list ]or the[ I love you list ]and I ‘am

gone to give you mercy as Christ gives us mercy. If we will chose to focus on the good things about people the

things that seem to get on are nerves will get smaller and smaller. What we chose to think about gives us life or

death. I want life. And what we chose to judge with know mercy expect it back to you in the measure you judged.

We need to be compensate toward people when they make mistakes and love them we would want that if we made a

mistake. So lets start focusing on the good of people.

Peace

John 14:27

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

Jesus is speaking of the Salvation Christ’s redemptive work will achieve, for his disciples total well- being and inner rest of spirit with God.

As well we are Christ’s disciples, if we are saved we should also be experiencing Christ peace in us. That doesn’t mean that we will never go threw anything and that we won’t have trials. It just means that are hope is in him we have assurance of ware were going.

Where never alone we can talk and fellowship with God at any time the peace that we have comforts us when things aren’t going well. He gives us strength to pursue and go forward.

What are some reasons we may not be experiencing the peace that Christ gives?

1. If you’re not saved, you cannot experience Christ peace. Why, because he is not in you.

You are not part of his kingdom.

 

Gal 5:22

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law.”

You cannot have the fruit of the spirit if your not saved. If you would like to have that peace and fellowship with Christ I ask you to pray with me. Father God I believe that you died for my sins. That you were crucified on the cross for me, Jesus I know that you are the only way to heaven. I pray Lord forgive me of my sins and make me knew amen.

If you truly meant what you prayed in your heart. And turn away from those sins you are truly saved. As you start getting to know the Lord you to will start experiencing peace.

2.If you are living in sin, and you are saved and you know what that sin is but you refuse to give it to God. You will not experience peace. That ties Gods hands in your life He cannot bless you and help you till you do the write thing and give that sin to him. When we hold on to that sin were saying God this thing over here I want more then you.

Matt 6:24

“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money”.

Which is the same with God, you cannot serve both God and sin you will love one over

Other.

3.Not spending time with him and learning and studying his word and talking to him. It’s hard to receive peace from someone you don’t know or spend time with. Spending time with God will strengthen you; give you faith, and understanding. Which inturn will give you peace. So hopefully this will give you a few ideas of why you may not be receiving peace.

Being an Example part2

Blessing to being obedient
1 Kings 3:14
“And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you long life.”

2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, Then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal there land”.

Those are awesome blessings if we would just obey God and do what he says.

Were supposed to have the fruit of the spirit.
Gal 5:22-23
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, And self control. Against such things there is know law.
So the question is what kind of fruit are we producing the fruit of the spirit or rotten fruit?
And if we are producing rotten fruit we need to recognize it and ask God for forgiveness and he will forgive and then turn away from it and start reading the word and praying so we can learn how to produce the right fruit.
Matt 7:7-8
Ask and it will be given to you ; seek you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seek finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened to him.

Being an example, part 1

As Christ disciples we are to be a example to christens and non- believers. It’s so important to show love to people Christ love. People want what they don’t have, when people love each other right where they are with know strings attached to the unbeliever, that doesn’t make sense. That doesn’t mean that you have to love the sin but you need to love the sinner, Christ did. This opens the door to the unbeliever. Because ever thing in this world is conditional so to have someone love you unconditionally makes you realize that person has something that you don’t and you start to long for that.

 

Love

Matt 5:43-44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ but I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”

 

 

Prov 10:12

 “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.”

 

Mark 12:29-31

Jesus answered him, “the first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, o Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this:’ You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”

 

The Lord wants us to love and it says pray for your enemies and people who persecute you. Jesus knows that first hand while we nailed him to the cross for are sins and tried to brutally destroy him he said father forgive them they do not know what they do. Now that is true love. So we need to keep that in mind when we are dealing with other people and learn to love the way Christ did.

 

Secondly are we being living sacrifices? If we are it will be easy to love.

 

Romans 12:1-2 “There for, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to god-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

 

God doesn’t want us to stay in the same pattern we were in. He wants us to be a living sacrifice for him open to him so we can reach people. The only way to do that is having something that offers something that the world doesn’t have witch is Christ. But if we say to them I have something to offer you. And where doing the same things they are or acting harsh toward one another there going to ask them self’s what’s the difference from other people who aren’t claming Christ and them who are.

 

  We have to be a good example so people will want what we have and the only way to do that is to stay close to Christ focus on his ways. Are ways get us in trouble and edify the flesh witch is selfishness. But Gods ways are strait and narrow and will bring us life. We need to truly love people the way Christ loved them it not about us it’s about Christ and we need to show that to others. That’s why were here to get saved study his word then be disciples and get them saved and make more disciples.

 

 

 

By: Lori Ulman

Being an Example

As Christ disciples we are suppose to be an example to Christians and non-believers. I have talked to a lot of people about believes and religion. A lot of them have some awful horror stories about Christians or so called Christians and they wonder what the deference is in being a Christian if they act the same as non- believers lot of there morals are even the same. So what’s the problem?

Are we being living sacrifices?
Romans 12:1-2
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

God doesn’t want us to stay in the same pattern we were in. He wants us to be a living sacrifice for him, open to him, so we can reach people. The only way to do that is having something that offers something that the world doesn’t have which is Christ. But if we say to them, “I have something to offer you” and we are doing the same things they are or acting harsh toward one another. They are going to ask themselves, “what’s the difference?” from other people who aren’t claiming Christ and them who are?

We have to be good examples so people will want what we have and the only way to do that is stay close to Christ, focus on his ways and not are own ways. Our ways get us in trouble also edifies the flesh, which is selfishness. But Gods ways are strait and narrow and will bring us life.

Blessings to being obedient
1 kings3:14
“And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”

2 Chronicles 7: 14
“If my people, who are called by name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, Then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal there land.”

Those are awesome blessing if we will just obey.

Were supposed to have the fruit of the spirit.
 Gal 5:22-23
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self- control. Against such things there is know law.

So the question is “what kind of fruit are we producing the fruit of the spirit or rotten fruit?”

And if we are producing rotten fruit we need to recognize it and ask for forgiveness and he will forgive. Then turn away from it and start reading the word and praying so we can learn how to produce the right fruit.

Matt 7:7-8
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seek finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

How to fight strongholds

Realizing you have a problem. God doesn’t expect us to be perfect he knows we will fall down some times. What he expects is once we realize we have a problem repent and ask God for help to help us conquer the problem.

The next step is conquering deception, which is the problem, with the truth, the word of God. Where ever your problem is in your life look up scriptures dealing with that problem so God can strengthen you in that area.
   Romans 12:2
     “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good pleasing and perfect will.”

God has a will for each and ever one of us we have a purpose but its are job to get right with the Lord. Which is asking him in to are heart and truly meaning it because if you don’t truly mean it God knows that to. Asking him to for give are sins and make us whole. Then God will be able to show us his will and his plans in are lives.

Jeremiah 29:11
  “For I know the plans I have for you, ”declares the Lord, ”plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ‘
The next step is draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Which means spending time with him weather its listening to worship music and singing to him, praying to him and taking time to listen to him or reading the bible or other christen books.

Matthew 11:28
  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Think about what you’re thinking about.
One way to conger strongholds is to think about what you’re thinking about.

Philippians 4:8
 “Finally, brothers whatever is true, what ever is noble, whatever is Right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, and whatever is admirable If anything praise worthy think about such things.

So if what your thinking about  doesn’t line up with the word get rid of it it’s trash. If you ever feel like your being attacked with thoughts that you seem like you can’t get rid of. You need to speak scripture over it. What ever the problem may be because the word has power over the Devil and if you speak you can’t think about what the thought is, when you get a thought speak scripture and it will interrupt your previous thought.
We need to watch what we here.
If you don’t want strongholds in your thinking pay attention to what you listen to if it’s not Philippians 4:8 then you probably shouldn’t be listening to it. If were listening to sad songs all day were gone to be sad and negative. If were listening to bad language all day were gone to have bad language.

So we need to be careful what we listen to.

We need to be careful what we see.
Where suppose to be the temple of God.

 1corinthians 3:16-17
   “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you. If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple”.

So when we watch things that are not pleasing to God were corrupting his temple.
These are all strongholds, if you watch bad things you can get addicted to it like porn or adultery that’s suppose to be good humor in the worlds eyes but in God’s eyes its sin
Which separates us from God.

And if your like a lot of people we have already seen bad we can’t change it and heard bad .So we need to start filling are self’s with God word to clean out all the corrupt nastiness so God can make us clean. He will if we want him two.
Lastly be careful what you believe. You can’t be driven bye your emotions all the time are emotions are not reliable. Are emotions will bring us up and down like a roller coaster.

Life by the spirit
Galatians 5: 16-26
  “So I say, live by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The acts of the sinful nature are obvious :sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and withcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy ,fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Againt such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Strongholds in Our Minds

STRONGHOLDS IN ARE MINDS
2CO 10:3-6
“For though we live in the world we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.”

There’s all kinds of strongholds the devil set up in are life’s. Remember he knows all personalities and he had a long time to study us. He can even set up strongholds when were little. Say a little girl was sexual abused from the time she’s little by her father and she deals with it her whole life. Satan could be whispering in her ear from the time she little if you were a boy this wouldn’t of happened to you. If you were a man you could do what ever you want. It’s absolutely wonderful to be a man.

So as she grows up she hates men and starts to say to her self when I’m a adult know one going to tell me what to do. I’m my own boss. I will not let any one push me around. As she becomes an adult she grows up with self-steam problems, anger issues. When someone tries to talk to her about Christ she’s willing to try something new but it’s hard because if her father in heaven is anything like her father on earth she rather not know him at all. That is how Satan can set up a stronghold. Satan wants to make something bad that has happened to us or something we can get addicted to like porn, anger, bitterness, money and envy. To consume us so we can’t help or prosper the kingdom of God. Which is the whole reason were here, is to get saved learn what real love is from are heavenly father and save others so we can be with Christ for eternity. One thing I would like to say is if you have any of these problems rejoice Satan only bothers you because he knows you are worth something wonderful he knows what potential you have remember he has been studying you a long time. He only bothering you because he knows if you can conquer these strong holds you will do awesome things for the Lord.

Jer 29: 11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

The bad that happens isn’t Gods fault we live in a fallen world a world full of sin and disobedient’ s were people have know reverence for God. Bad things can happen to us but what Satan intends for bad God can use for good. We need to start using the word of God to fight our battles and stop thinking we can do it are self’s we can’t do it are self’s that why we have a savior and the holy spirit to help us.

John 14:26-27
“But the counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”.

The word is the sword it is the weapon that we use against the enemy.
Eph6: 17
“Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.”

Heb 4:12
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

So we need to constantly look to the scriptures to help us take out the Devil you are not here just by chance. If you have these problems remember you are a threat to Satan or he wouldn’t waste time on you. So I just pray write now if you don’t know the Lord and you want him to come in to your life. Tell him you want to be his and if you mean it and ask for forgiveness of your sins he will for give you and you will be saved. Then find a good church to help you learn the word and then all these things I talked about will apply to you. If you are already saved then I encourage you to read these scripture. I gave and look scriptures up in the areas your dealing with so the Lord can strengthen you and help you be all you can be for him.

 

 By Lori Ulman