Establishing a stronghold of truth
posted Friday, November 18, 2005 :: 5:38 AM
We can give lip service to a truth of God’s Word with our minds
while disbelieving it in the core of our beings, in our hearts. Our
habitual (not occasional) thoughts and feelings testify to those
strongholds of lies that have been established there. But there is a
way to convince our heart of what is the truth. It takes the renewing of our minds.
The renewing of our minds transforms us; it convinces our hearts of the
truth. Once our hearts become convinced of the truth, our habitual
thoughts and feelings will also be transformed, because they are
attached. Fruit follows nature, Jesus taught.
Establishing
a stronghold of truth will automatically dismantle the stronghold of
the lie. The best way to get darkness out of a room is to flip the
light switch, not wrestle the darkness. First, find the Scriptures that
speak the truth of the stronghold that you want to establish. (I have
many of these already, and will be posting them.) They are the specific
sword of the Spirit designed to have the most effect against the
specific lie with which you are struggling.
If the
stronghold of the lie “God rejects me” is present in your heart, and
you know it because you habitually struggle with thoughts and feelings
of resentment and bitterness, then the stronghold of truth that you
must establish is “God accepts me.” Find at least 2 or 3 Scriptures
that affirm that truth; usually there are many more. Once you have
found your Scriptures, write them down on 3x5 cards, and keep them with
you during the day. By them you will begin to establish a stronghold of
truth brick by brick, knocking down the bricks of the stronghold of the
lie in the process, and to train your feelings to feel that which
reflects reality, what is true.
to be continued ...
Previously: Tearing down strongholds
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Update: continued in Training our hearts in truth
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