Invoke the Mind of Christ and with the Authority He imbued in us smash any stronghold! Any repeated thought pattern, or lie that strongly convinced you that it was or is the truth is a stronghold from the enemy.  2 Corinthians 10:4-5 gives God’s method to dismantle lies. We mentally make a new neuropathway in our brain to transform and  align with Scripture. A “stronghold” is not  a demonic attack, but a repeated, automatic thought that feels true even when it’s a lie. EXAMPLE: A self repeated thought. “I always mess things up,” The brain efficiently enforces our spoken belief with actions to prove correctness. God’s Word is our Weapon that destroys lies. Mental battles are not won by suppressing thoughts but by retraining the brain. Error thoughts are actively “demolished” rather than ignored.  If God does not agree with a thought you repeat, then renew your mind with TRUTH.  Our Father told us to take thoughts captive and release only those that align with His Word. We observe thoughts without immediately agreeing with them. This act of observation weakens the thought’s power. Practical Steps for Mental Rewiring.
    1.  Instead of saying “I’m anxious,” say “I think and believe that God is at work to correct my situation so I choose to not fear.” This thought activates the prefrontal cortex.
    2.  Replace, don’t erase: Simply removing a thought makes it return stronger. Instead, replace it with scripture or God’s perspective to form new neural pathways.
    3.  Obedience as Practice: Making thoughts “obedient to Christ” is a consistent direction and practice, like training a muscle, it takes effort and time.  God designed our human brain for renewal.  Start small with one thought, one truth, and one repetition. MENTAL gymnastics works as God’s Word is building strength with Holy Spirit as our personal Trainer.

Satan is the deceiver, the liar, our cunning foe who employs various strategies to undermine faith and lead individuals away from God. Study your enemy, Satan and do not be deceived. Resist his ongoing temptation by knowing and detecting his methods.

●Deception is Satan’s primary strategy to distort the truth. He twists scripture, promotes false doctrines, and leads people to believe lies about God, themselves, or the world.

●Temptation is how he lures us by appealing to desires, weaknesses, or insecurities to lead a person away from righteous behavior.

●Division is craftily created to divide believers, by fostering discord and strife within communities, churches, or families. He sows seeds of mistrust or conflict. He uses offense to weaken unity.

●Accusation is the weapon he uses. As the Accuser, he brings up past sins and failures to induce guilt, shame, and depression.His haunting lies lead souls to feel unworthy of God’s love or forgiveness.

●Distractions are his most successful way to keep souls preoccupied with worldly concerns, entertainment, or busyness.  Anything to prevent engaging with God in a quiet time of prayer, meditation, or the reading of scripture. Watch out!

●Despair is promoted with  feelings of hopelessness or disillusionment. The UFO files can lead believers to abandon their faith that God is in control.

●Satan proudly Promotes Self-Reliance by encouraging souls to rely on their own understanding or strength rather than seeking divine guidance. This seed of pride grows fast.

●Fear is instilled to paralyze souls, making them reluctant to live out their faith openly.

●Counterfeit Spirituality is seems spiritually enriching but designed to mislead souls away from a genuine relationship with God.

●Misleading Ideologies to cause doubt, confusion, and contradiction to challenge biblical truth to erode faith.

The dark voice whispers you deserve it. Banish the thought by saying, “It is written, that I shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word of God.” AMEN

I am a child of God, I don’t have time to argue. I am a free person. My identity is secure in Jesus Christ.
Satan studies us to know what bait to lure us with. The accuser breaks us down with guilt, shame, and justified thoughts. James 1:15  “Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” Satan uses our desires to bait, hook, and sink us. The progression of sin, begins with a personal desire for more of something other than God. Luring us with what he knows our studied weakness is. Small sins have equal consequences.  They separate us from God.  Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life. Being lured is not sin, being hooked by temptation is the sin. We get enticed or lured into temptation by the lust of the flesh. One muffin, one drink, one flirt can’t hurt?  Lured by the desire to look like that, to own that shiny thing. We are tempted by the lust of what we envy with our eyes.  We are tempted to be proud of we have done, without God. The dark voice whispers you deserve it, while God hates our sense of entitlement or a spot of pride. AMEN

Blind and deaf consumption leads to the awful falling away God warned us about. Good people that eat and still feel dissatisfied, or drink and yet feel faint MUST pause and wonder why? Has God written your name the Book of Life? Do you wrestle with Truth or try and twist it to fit your ways? Remember Who called you by name and draw near to Father God, not only with your lips, but with yiur whole heart. Woe to those who seek to hide dark secrets from God. He knows about every selfish motive. All humanity will die and either perish in the flames or rejoice with Jesus forever. Our Abba Father says “Come to Me” so He can restore your faith in the finished work of the cross. Make knowing God your first priority. Fame and fortunes will perish along with lost, deceived souls. All that man has created will be forever destroyed. All things will be made new by God. Tune into the voice from heaven. Ask the Holy Spirit to lift the living words off the pages of the Bible and plant them in the emptiness of your heart. The Word will restore sight to the blind as God increases the joy that cannot be stolen. Allow wisdom to flourish in your humble heart. Delight in the promised demise of the liar, the accuser, the evil influencer who drives every offense. The terrible one who seeks to kill and destroy will be brought to nothing. Be not ashamed, but envision the DAY of the Lord with joy! We easily error in spirit by listening to dark voices who speak without fear of God. Enjoy this day of HOPE RENEWED. Choose to feed on TRUTH and be fully satisfied. Do not depend on followers, or likes, or encouragement from mankind. Depend entirely on God’s Word. Meditate on the excellence of His living Words. Blessed are the undefiled in His Way. Walk and talk with the Father as you seek Him with all your troubled heart. ❤️

Decide to follow Jesus and crucify the desires of your flesh.  Keep His Word on your lips and speak with authority against the lures. Do what you say you are going to do. Your mind and body will respond as they begin to believe that you mean what you say. Do all things to honor the temple of God. Whatever you eat or drink, do it for the glory of God and feel His pleasure!