August 19 Fight for Life (4) ©C DIEGO 2015
2 Corinthians 10:4 AMP For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,
If marriage and infertility are not your issues, you can replace them with anything that's your own-poor business, lack of money/job etc. I am amazed at the number of people who say they are looking for jobs for example, who mindlessly forward their cvs through the black hole of the internet, even though research shows that people are more likely to get jobs through relationships, or people who manage to live for 3 decades and have no mentors/friends who can pull them by the ears, tell them what they don't want to hear or people who want to be rich and have no rich friends.
I know you've always read today’s verse as a battle cry to get your fighting prayer on but for today, I'd like for you to REALLY READ what the verse says: the weapons of our warfare are not carnal BUT MIGHTY THROUGH GOD FOR THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONG HOLDS(KJV). Tomorrow we'll go into details about what strong holds are (and it might not be what you've always thought!)Let it just suffice to say that strong holds are more about YOU, than any external force.
You are more critical in this battle than a thousand demons put together, so today THINK! I know you've been raised to almost associate thinking with sinning but give it a shot today. Think through whatever issues face you, preferably with a pen and paper: what are the REAL ISSUES? What are your STRONGHOLDS? Could you possibly be the one restraining God? Then PRAY. I'm amused today by the fact that I once struck off a potential suitor because he couldn't cook, it won't be so funny if it wasn’t so pathetic, I had gotten that stronghold from the movies. And seeing my dad cook maybe twice in my lifetime.What's your stronghold?
August 20 Fight for Life (5) ©C DIEGO 2014
2 Corinthians 10:5 AMP [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God…
I don’t know how this verse became a demon chasing one, except of course the demon is you! But please READ it for yourself slowly: REFUTE ARGUMENTS AND THEORIES AND REASONINGS AND EVERY PROUD AND LOFTY THING THAT SETS ITSELF UP AGAINST THE [TRUE] KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. Because this is so critical, let’s carefully break down each word into simple English, not Bible speak.
An argument is A SET OF REASONS GIVEN IN SUPPORT OF AN IDEA, ACTION OR THEORY. THEORY IS A SET OF ASSUMPTIONS, ACCEPTED FACTS THAT ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR OBSERVATIONS. REASONING IS THE ACTION OF THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING IN A LOGICAL, SENSIBLE WAY. PROUD IS HAVING A HIGH OR EXCESSIVELY HIGH OPINION OF ONESELF OR ONES IMPORTANCE. LOFTY- TO ACT LIKE ONE’S ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE. KNOWLEDGE: FACTS, INFORMATION, AND SKILLS ACQUIRED THROUGH EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION, THEORETICAL OR PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF A SUBJECT. Isn’t it nice how all these words just come together?
Whether or not you are conscious about it, you have ARGUMENTS, THEORIES AND REASONINGS about everything you are going through and they may be proud, lofty and AGAINST THE TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. For example, you could be quite satisfied with your achievements in life, by Nigerian standards you’ve achieved yet by God’s standard, you are a major underachiever because, you haven’t done the things he’s specifically asked you to do because you are afraid if you do them you’d fail.Or maybe you’ve stopped believing for marriage, children, job, owning your own home/ business, etc because you reason: if it was going to happen, it would have happened since and now statistically speaking you are out but what does the TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD SAY?
Lord I thank you for your true knowledge
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