God is integrally involved in
the life of all of His Saints. He gives us His law to protect us and His Spirit
to direct us. He created us as a triune being with a body, soul and spirit (1
Thessalonians 5:23). God gives us the ability to
overcome Satan's hold on us by our salvation in Christ and then by the word of
our testimony (Revelataion 12:11).
The first place to defeat Satan
is in our negative emotions. These crippling feelings are resulting from sins,
which we committed, or which someone else executed against us. They are still
infiltrating our soul, weighing us down and limiting our usefulness.
Bitterness, anger, pride, rebellion, jealousy, frustration, depression, doubt,
guilt, hopelessness, fear and others, all plague our soul to distraction.
They overcome the peace
in soul due to the wounds from our past. We are holding on to them and nursing
these wounds like trophies. They help us to feel sorry for our self and to have
an excuse for not reaching our potential in life. We do not want to admit to
ourselves, nor to anyone else, the things that others did to us. We do not want
to forgive them, but this only cripples us more. ( www.theophostic.com )
We falsely believe that these
strong, negative emotions will protect us from any past, present, and future
hurt. Satan deceives us with these lies. What these negative emotions actually
do, however, is to block our soul from receiving the fullness of the love that
God has for us. We do not need anger, pride, bitterness or any negative emotion
to protect us. The King of Kings is our mighty stronghold and fortress (Psalm 18:2, 144:2).
Prayer:
Father God, we can depend on
You to cleanse our soul of all negative emotions and past wounds. As we put our
trust in You, we live in abiding peace and joy - not only in our spirit, but
deep within our soul as well. You keep us in perfect peace when we focus on You
and trust in Your plan for our life (Isaiah
26:3). Only as we come to You in every
circumstance and wait on Your timing, will we find peace and success in our
life (Proverbs 3:5-6). Your quietness and strength within us give us the
confidence to walk in Your ways (Isaiah
30:15).
Thought for the Day:
We can look for the seed of a
miracle in every negative circumstance, because God promises to work all
things, even the bad things, out for our good. - Romans 8:28
