How You Can Prevent Strongholds from Manifesting in Your Life by Kathy DeGraw
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By Kathy DeGraw
We've all heard and been told to capture every thought. In fact, the Bible tells us to in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ." I've studied this verse and used it many times as one of my life's freedom verses. When we examine this verse in the original Jewish translation, it means "does the thought obey the Messiah? Does it align with the Word of God, and how the Messiah thinks?"
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We’ve all heard and been told to capture every thought. In fact, the Bible tells us to in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
I’ve studied this verse and used it many times as one of my life’s freedom verses. When we examine this verse in the original Jewish translation, it means “does the thought obey the Messiah? Does it align with the Word of God, and how the Messiah thinks?"
We’ve all been told the battlefield rages in our minds, and we’ve even been told that it starts in our minds, but let’s briefly discuss strongholds and how they activate. When we are triggered in our mind and feel offense, bitterness, rejection, or fear, it ultimately begins with an emotion. A person, situation or circumstance triggered an emotional reaction within our soul that took hold to make us feel something, and the feeling grew into a thought. Therefore, it is both feelings and thoughts which we need to capture.
We can capture the thought quicker if we don’t allow the feeling to manifest, so therefore, shouldn’t we capture the feeling before it manifests into a thought? We should! However, since feelings have been taught as normal human emotions, we allow our feelings to arise before capturing or dismissing the manifestation of that emotion to an unhealthy and unproductive thought.
I believe if we can capture the feeling first and walk in the fruit of the Spirit, we could and will prevent some of our strongholds from manifesting because we will not allow them to get to the point of fear, rejection, offense, and other strongholds that can plague us. But how do we capture a feeling when we have been hurt and, in essence, have a right to feel that way in our human nature and flesh?
I believe it is by knowing the scripture that “we walk in the Spirit and will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh” (Gal. 5:16). The flesh feels entitlement and somewhat validated in what we feel, but when we walk in the Spirit and release the gifts of the Spirit and the love of Jesus, we will know that we aren’t entitled to revenge, justification or even ill feelings. Our responsibility is to be love, give love and receive love, to love God and love people.
The battle that rages in our mind is one we can tighten up and loose if we capture our feelings and thoughts. Feeling betrayed, offended, controlled or angry is not worth it because it leaves you in bondage, not the other person. It’s not worth struggling and feeling victimized, stressed, and defeated.
When attacks come, capture the feeling in your heart before it becomes a stronghold in your mind. You have the power to do it and the Spirit of God living inside you!
Kathy DeGraw
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What is the Holy Spirit's role in the crucial end times in which we live? How do we rely on Him for truth when we don't know the facts of what is happening? I was troubled recently as people were predicting adverse world events. Prophets, media, and Christians were releasing what appeared to be warnings. I heard people going to the store and stocking up on groceries. I heard the fear and concern in people's voices as I talked to them. I even had someone close to me ask what my prophetic insight was. These predictions had a time stamp on them, and it passed, and nothing happened.
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God formed you in your mother's womb to be alive at this very time. I am always amazed when I think about the depths of God's creativity. He could have chosen you to be born to other parents in another country in a different time era, but He created and formed you in your mother's womb for such a time as this! Years ago, the Lord told me something would happen in the world and I would need to root out all fear so when everyone else was in fear, I could be in faith. I believe that prophecy manifested through 2019-2021 and what happened with sickness attacking the worldwide population. At that time, I saw a principality of fear over the earth.
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The world is shifting, and we are entering a critical time in history, one that can be concerning for some and exciting for others. We are seeing the very prophecy of the Bible laid out and manifesting before us. The harvest is coming! There may be some negative things happening, but it truly is the most exciting time to be alive. God created you to walk out and live out the prophecy of the Bible. Your destiny must come forth!
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