Thursday, October 12, 2017

encouragement

Dear Christian, may I offer you some encouragement today?
You have the victory. Not because your body feels better or your bank account looks fuller or your marriage has become happier, but because God has said so in His Word & it's available for you to appropriate.
The devil is defeated. He has no authority over you. In fact you've been given the authority to tread on him.
Understand, he has already been defeated. The only thing he has left is to talk a big game...that he has no actual ability to back up.
This is why it is SO VITAL to know what the Word of God says. It's what we stand on & what we answer the devil's lies with. It's not about our power or outlasting the attack, it's about what Jesus did & what He has given us - that's what we declare over our situations, our bodies, our families, our finances, our marriages....
Simply put, the devil wants to sway you off what you believe. It's your job to stand on what the Word of God tells you is true & keep your mind renewed to it. As Dr Hagin used to say, "Your mind doesn't stay renewed anymore than your hair stays combed." It's a daily thing, a lifestyle, a commitment, a discipline & it's victory. Life never stops, so you can't afford to stop either. It's not a waiting game friends. You cannot wait until the day you feel better, till the devil decides to leave you alone or until someone comes along who will do it for you. It's you, it's IN YOU...HE IS IN YOU & He has given you everything you need pertaining to life & Godliness. No one else can take the steps you need to take to get where you need to go.
Today, right now, take courage!
-Amie