The mind is a battlefield where the devil wants our faith to wither and die. The devil tries to keep his evidence foremost in your thoughts: negative circumstances and what your senses tell you. When you live by faith, your life is not based on what you feel or see but in God’s evidence contained in His unchanging Word: the Bible.
We must choose to feed the truths of the Bible into our thinking to keep our faith strong. God wants our faith to grow stronger and His Word to be fulfilled in our lives; but that is a reward given only to those who trust in Him.
You should resist and even rebuke thoughts of doubt, knowing they originate with the evil one. You have authority over what you think. Exercise your authority today in everything you do, everything you say and you will see the results of your faith.
“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.”Philippians 4:8
Bishop Bira Fonseca
This is a very strong and TRUE message, exactly what I needed to read today.
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