Jeremy Johnson - Sons & Daughters - Strongholds We Hide In

The greatest battles are often the wars we fight internally. Wrestling negative thoughts, while seeking truth can be tough. In Satan's nature as the father of lies, he creates turmoil in our minds, creating spiritual bondage. However, when we seek God, the father of love, we experience freedom from every false word and begin believing the truth. While emotions are neither good nor bad, but created by God, we cannot let them dictate our lives. We must make Christ as our anchor instead because feelings can be fleeting and lead us to believing lies. When the internal war is waging, it can seem as if the deception of the enemy is too great of a burden to overcome. When we climb higher into the presence of God, is when we see bondages dissipate and our sights are set on who God is, rather than who we are not. As believers, it is important for us to remain alert to the lies and truth we are believing. In doing so, we are to take every thought captive and seek the Lord for a renewed mind. In our pursuit of God, we start believing the truth and see strongholds in our lives break. The more we dwell in the presence of God, the most we understand our call as children of God. We are no longer orphans when we change our ways of thinking through the power of Christ.