Those lies I was believing about the unresponsiveness I received after I asked for prayer warriors to step up, were rooted in a sin that God convicted me of. Remember, peace from God only comes when we give God complete and total authority over our lives.Īs soon as you can identify your area of captivity and the lies and sin surrounding it through the help of the Holy Spirit, God is able to begin setting you free. Freedom is a choice that you make… it’s a decision to go to the Prince of Peace and the Author of Freedom so that he can turn your ashes into beauty, your sadness into praise and your discontent into joy. The most well-meaning Christians can be held captive. I’m sharing my own experience here so you can start to become familiar with how this ‘freedom in Christ’ thing works. I’m telling you this because we all will have areas of captivity where we will need to go through the steps to get free. I’m not sharing this to get sympathy or affirmation, please know that. They don’t feel called to help because they ultimately don’t like the Bible Study.Experience (your version of truth) + Satan’s lies = Captivity. Beth Moore pointed out that when Satan can combine your experience with his lies, he immediately has you right where he wants you…in captivity. I think, deep down, I was hurt because, in my own sinful mind, I had somehow associated their unwillingness with being a failure as a Bible Study leader. I asked for a few women to step up who were willing to be prayer warriors for the group. During Bible study the week prior, I had asked for help from the ladies in my Bible Study group. I just said, “God show me where I’m not seeking my satisfaction in you, search me and see what unholy way there is in me and lead me to the way of everlasting.” Last week in Bible study, we learned that a dissatisfied soul that seeks its fulfillment in something other than Christ, will manifest itself in physical side effects like irritability, a lack of peace, insecurities, a critical spirit, etc.Īs soon as I recognized that I was exhibiting the characteristics and side effects of captivity, I stopped and prayed. Often times, insecure people, are also critical people. My insecurities then led to me becoming critical about issues that normally wouldn’t bother me. Things that my husband said that I would normally find funny, all of a sudden offended me and made me insecure. I started getting grumpy, and irritated and super insecure about really little things. ![]() Last week, after leading my ladies’ Bible Study, I got into this funk and I couldn’t put my finger on why. Had I run into this issue 5 years ago, it could have affected me the whole week or month or longer. That is one thing you will start to notice when you begin to apply God’s Truth and prayer to an area of captivity that rears its ugly head… it will take less and less time to work through it and find freedom through Christ. From start to finish, the whole thing lasted half a day. I’m going to take some time today to share an area of captivity that I struggled with last week. This past week of homework (week 3) discusses sins that can prevent us from living the abundant life Jesus desires to give us: ![]() If you aren’t enjoying these benefits, it’s likely due to spiritual captivity. To find and experience a deep satisfaction in God. ![]()
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