Ephesians 2:14 For He HIMSELF is our PEACE.
Colossians 1:20 ….. Having made PEACE through the blood of His cross.
Psalm 34:14 Seek PEACE and pursue it.
Psalm 119:165 Great PEACE have those who love Your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect PEACE whose mind is STAYED on You.
Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God.
PEACE is a powerful weapon to use against the enemy!
If we lose our peace we need to run into Him, and deal with whatever caused us to lose our peace, till we get it back again.
Everything NEGATIVE comes from the enemy. Everything POSITIVE comes from God.
If you think negatively it will attract the negative to you. Satan is a legalist and this gives him a landing strip.
If you THINK positively, in line with God’s Word, it attracts the blessing of God to you.
Every attitude, behaviour or action starts with A THOUGHT!!!!
Thoughts come from 3 sources – God, Satan or you.
If you lose your PEACE and something heavy or negative is hanging around. Stop and think “Where is this thought or feeling coming from?”
If it is not from God - RENOUNCE, REBUKE and REFUTE it. COMMAND it off your heart or mind anywhere it has lodged, strip it of any power or right to access you, and then call in the opposite.
As soon as you feel anxious, worried, fearful, insecure, stressed, confused, frustrated, angry, disappointed, hurt, isolated etcRealize that these will give the enemy access.
Use the authority that God has given you and COMMAND these things off your life in the name of Jesus and the power of the finished work of the cross. Strip them of any legal right to be there. Evict them in Jesus name.
ASK, BELIEVE and RECEIVE the opposite. E.g. If anxious, worried, stressed, frustrated, angry - receive God’s peace; If fearful - receive the gift of faith and God’s perfect love that casts out fear. If insecure – receive God’s safety and security. If confused - receive clarity of mind and God’s wisdom, If disappointed or hurt – receive God’s love and comfort. If isolated – receive His love and the power of His presence.
Your body belongs to God. He bought you with His precious blood. You belong to him now.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s
Anything negative doesn’t have a right to be on God’s property, because it will give the enemy access. Your body is God’s property and you are the caretaker of it!
You are only responsible for your behaviour, your actions, your attitudes, your choices, your words, and your walk with God.
Every day submit your emotions to God and ask Him to protect you from hurt, so as long as you are in right standing with God that is all that matters.
If any-one judges you, abuses you (even verbally), rejects you, or tries to control you – they are the one with the problem. They are meant to walk in love, acceptance and respect towards you. (They have not been appointed as policeman or judge and jury over you!)
So if you are judged, criticized or rejected – we need to check with God. “Lord, is there something You need to show me? Am I being too harsh, intolerant, expecting too much? Etc.
If, as long as we know we are OK with God, it is not our problem - it is theirs. Learn not to take it on. Come in the opposite spirit.
If hurt does get in (and it will sometimes), run into God ASAP and deal with it. Choose to forgive the person. Ask God to take the hurt. Claim His blood to wash and cleanse it, to free and release you and receive His love, comfort and understanding and the slate is clean. You are back on track!If some-one abuses you, even verbally or tries to control you. Don’t put up with it. God hates abuse and control. He doesn’t want His children abused or controlled. We need to learn to respect the true spirit person, but not put up with ungodly behaviour, abuse or control. We need to learn to hate the things that God hates, and love the things that God loves.
As soon as some-one starts to verbally abused or control you, it is important to use words as a boundary. Words like – “with respect I don’t deserve that”; or “I am sorry, that’s not acceptable,” “I don’t receive that”; “You won’t speak to me like that. If and when you can speak civilly or peacefully, then I will be prepared to listen”; …..; or “do you realize that makes me feel….; or “I’d prefer not to go there or discuss that”; or “I’m sorry I don’t see it that way”; “have you considered….?”
Some people only feel safe if they can control others or the situation around them, but control is an Anti-Christ spirit, so respect the person, but don’t pander to/ or bow to a spirit. Just keep your cool and refuse to buy into an argument with them.
If problems arise in a relationship, see it as an issue or problem attached to them and try to come to agreement or a satisfactory solution, by asking questions like - “What do you think we should do?” “Is there any reason you feel it needs to be done that way?” “Would you be prepared to …?” “How do you think this should be done?” Ask for God’s wisdom and work things through with His help.
Pastor Margaret Ochsner
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