Firstly, DeMoss indicates we are in bondage ... frazzled, exhausted, burned-out, overwhelmed, confused, angry, frustrated, discouraged, defeated, depressed, ashamed, emotionally unstable, uptight, insecure, lonely, fearful, suicidal. I admit I've been all of those at least once. I bet you have too. And we don't like how that feels.
God wants us to be joyous, contented, loving, radiant, confident, gracious, peaceful, stable.
So, why aren't we? What has happened? DeMoss says Satan deceives us by causing us to make decisions based on what we can see and what our emotions and our reason tell us is right RATHER than what God has already told us. Nowhere does it say in the Bible that God desires us to be exhausted or overwhelmed or frustrated or insecure or fearful.
When we are not honest with each other we are doing Satan's work for him, we are acting as Satan's agents, deceiving and destroying each other.
Stop and think, meditate on what you are hearing.
- What is the message here?
- Is it really true?
- Am I being deceived by a way of thinking that is contrary to the truth?
Bondage begins when we first listen to a lie.
Listening to a view point that is contrary to God's word sends us down a road that leads to disobedience and ultimately, physical and spiritual death.
- Listen to lie
- Dwell on lie and sooner or later we
- Believe the lie and then we
- Act on the lie
In moving from bondage (lies) to freedom (truth), each of us need to
- Identify areas of bondage or sinful behavior. Ask God to show you specific areas where you are not free.
- Identify the lie(s) at the root of that bondage or behavior.
- Replace the lie(s) with the Truth.
Its more than "Do I believe this lie?" Its "Do I live as though I believe this lie?"
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