Perspective:
2 Cor. 6:16-18
; Eph. 4:20-21
; Phil. 3:12-14
:Understanding the
true foundational beliefs, the inner image of ourselves arising
from these beliefs, and the inner talk that continually directs
our lives, will help us to attack and destroy the lies that are
behind all of our fears. The new birth does not neutralize the
effect of what we tell ourselves. If we think with only the flesh-feeling
input-we return, in fact, to life under the flesh, directed by
the Lie We effectively silence the mind and the revelation of
the truth as it is in Jesus.
Unless we understand what is going on, we will continue to live by leftover feelings and a view of life-a way of thinking-rooted in the Lie. These old lies are the factory where new lies and distortions to fit the new situation are manufactured. They are the landing strips for Satan's flying missiles to land on.
Hope:
Eph. 4:20-21
; 2 Cor. 10:3-5
:It is the Holy Spirit Who renews
the mind. We learn by Jesus, hear of Jesus, and be taught of Him,
as we study the Scriptures. The Spirit would totally renew our
mind and outmoded way of thinking, and would establish in us the
mind of Christ-a new way of thinking.
Rom. 5:5 ; Phil. 4:6-7 ; Heb. 13:5-6 :When we take a stand of faith with the truth, the Holy Spirit then works in us mightily, pouring out and communicating the love of God to us. The love of God reaches into our fears, and surrounds and engulfs us. He enters our soul, where our emotions and thoughts are in turmoil, and speaks His peace-giving presence. We hear Him affirm us in the stand we take. He tells us He will never leave us, and we realize that He is our strength to face all our tomorrows.
John 14:6 ; 1Pet. 1:22 ; 2 John 2 ; 2 John 4 ; 3 John 4 ; 3 John 8 :We are those who have become confronted by the Truth, the Lord Jesus Himself and have renounced the Lie and obeyed the Truth. The Truth has come to take residence within us by the entrance of the Spirit of Truth. We now walk in the Truth. We are actively participating in the Truth and aggressively promoting the Truth.
Change:
Phil. 4:6-8
; Matt. 6:25-32
:Because I am a child of the Father,
I do not have to be anxious over anything; whatever is beginning
to bother me, I choose with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
to make my requests known to my Father. I do now and in all hours
of the day and night, choose to direct my mind to dwell on whatever
is honorable, right, pure, lovely, of good repute, of excellence
and of praise.
Col. 3:1-3 ; Matt. 5:14 :I have been raised up with Christ, and I choose to keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. I choose to set my mind on the things that are above, not on things that are on the earth, because I have died and my life is hidden with Christ in God. Christ is my life and in Him I am the light of the world. I am a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden.
John 1:12
; Rom. 8:16
; Gal. 4:6-7
:I have received Jesus Christ and
, therefore, have been given the right to become a child of God.
The Spirit Himself bears witness with my spirit that I have been
born of God. And because I am His son, the Father has sent forth
the Spirit of His Son into my heart. I am no longer a slave, but
a son and an heir-an heir of God, a fellow-heir with Christ.