Author: Renee Faul

May 15

Hidden in Our Conclusions

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BE SELF-CONTROLLED AND ALERT. YOUR ENEMY THE DEVIL PROWLS AROUND LIKE A ROARING LION LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO DEVOUR
(1 Peter 5:8).

Be reminded that you have an enemy—the father of lies. His weapon is deception—the practice of filling your mind with negative, destructive beliefs that are not true. This is the cause of your affliction. This is why you feel so abandoned, ashamed, rejected, and condemned.

Know that the father-of-lies always makes sure he stays hidden, while he lives in your childhood conclusions…your illogical interpretations…your perturbing perceptions. He hates the Truth and will try to keep it from you with every tool at his disposal, his favorite gimmick being…blaming others. This way, the focus is taken away from him, the cause of your affliction.

Nobody suspects him of the misinterpretations “I am a mistake…I don’t have what it takes…I am defenseless,” because he always makes sure the blame falls on someone or something else.  “It is your mother who does not love you.  It is your friend who does not care about you.  It is your dad who thinks you are a failure.”  Thus, while the father of lies remains hidden in our conclusions, he devours everybody with his deceit.

YOU WILL TREAD UPON THE LION AND THE COBRA; YOU WILL TRAMPLE THE GREAT LION AND THE SERPENT.  ‘BECAUSE HE LOVES ME,’ SAYS THE LORD, ‘I WILL RESCUE HIM; I WILL PROTECT HIM, FOR HE ACKNOWLEDGES MY NAME’
(Psalm 91:13, 14).

Whom do YOU blame for your failures, your imperfect personality, and your feelings of shame, condemnation, and abandonment?

Accept that it is not what a person said or did to you that is causing your pain; it is what you came to believe about yourself. The father-of-lies lives in your conclusions.

Are you tired of being the victim of the father-of-lies? Do you desire a better life, filled with Peace, Love, and Joy? Then, stop living according to the conclusions in your mind. Instead, trample the great lion by EMBRACING these perturbing perception, EXPOSING them to the Lord Jesus, and allowing Him to EXCHANGE them for the Truth. Because you acknowledge His Name, He will rescue you from the father-of-lies. He will protect you from the roaring lion.

PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, help me to see the hidden enemy for who he is: the father-of-lies…the cunning serpent…the roaring lion. Remind me, daily, to stop blaming my family, my friends, and my enemies for the illogical interpretations that live in my mind, but instead, to trample the roaring lion with Your Truth. I love You, Perfect Father, I acknowledge Your Name, Lord Jesus, and I accept You, Holy Spirit of Truth. Be my God. Be my Savior. Be my Truth.

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Temptations are all about WORDS…and what we DO with these WORDS.

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May 14

To See Face to Face

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WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I TALKED LIKE A CHILD, I THOUGHT LIKE A CHILD, I REASONED LIKE A CHILD. WHEN I BECAME A MAN, I PUT CHILDISH WAYS BEHIND ME. NOW WE SEE BUT A POOR REFLECTION AS IN A MIRROR; THEN WE SHALL SEE FACE TO FACE. NOW I KNOW IN PART; THEN I SHALL KNOW FULLY, EVEN AS I AM FULLY KNOWN
(1 Corinthians 13:11-12).

For a long time in my life, I carried the belief around in my mind that I did not matter.  When things would go wrong in my life, hopelessness and sadness would enter my heart, causing me to say out-loud, “It does not matter, because I do not matter.”

HE WAS A MURDERER FROM THE BEGINNING, NOT HOLDING TO THE TRUTH, FOR THERE IS NO TRUTH IN HIM. WHEN HE LIES, HE SPEAKS HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE, FOR HE IS A LIAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES
(John 8:44).

One day, I followed the emotion of sadness that accompanied the belief that I did not matter and traced it back to a childhood memory.  I was six years old and awakened one night by loud laughter, coming from the kitchen.  I got out of bed to see what was going on and found my sister talking and laughing loudly with the rest of the family.  I asked her to be quiet so I could sleep, but she ignored me.  Right at that moment, I adopted the false childhood conclusion from the father-of-lies: “I do not matter.” And that interpretation carried over into my adulthood, causing me to think like a child and talk like a child.

WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
(John 16:13).

Tired of feeling that I do not matter, I finally confronted this painful belief and surrendered it to the Spirit of Truth.  Then, God’s Spirit showed me the Truth: how much my sister loved me…that I was her best friend…that I still am loved by her and am very special to her, even though she is now in Heaven.  From then on, the false childhood conclusion “I do not matter” disappeared from my life.

What childhood conclusion has been causing you to think like a child and talk like a child? Do you still remember the original memory where you adopted this belief from the father-of-lies?

Do you want to stop thinking like a child and start reasoning like an adult? This will only happen when your childhood conclusions change. Therefore, surrender the childhood conclusion that are causing you to think like a child to the Lord Jesus. Then, when you fully know the Truth, you will start to reason like an adult.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I lay my childhood conclusions at Your feet in exchange for Your Truth.

Maintain an Awareness

Woe to us, the rebellious children, when we take counsel from the father-of-lies, and when we cover ourselves with coverings that are not from God. We will add sin to sin.

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May 13

You Are Already Clean

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IF I AM GUILTY—WOE TO ME! EVEN IF I AM INNOCENT, I CANNOT LIFT MY HEAD, FOR I AM FULL OF SHAME AND DROWNED IN MY AFFLICTION
(Job 10:15).

For the biggest part of my life, I lived in shame.  I was ashamed, because I had an OLD MAN living in me—a corrupted being who was shaped by the lies of the father-of-lies.  I could not lift my head, for I was drowned in affliction, filled with beliefs of abandonment, condemnation, rejection, and shame that were instilled in me by the father-of-lies.  Being in constant despair and distress, I reacted to this OLD MAN by trying to make myself good, by trying to fake a being who was acceptable, and by striving to become someone of worth and value.  I desperately wanted to get rid of my shame, but in order to do that, I had to get rid of the OLD MAN, the source of my affliction, first.

YOU ARE ALREADY CLEAN BECAUSE OF THE WORD I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU
(John 15:3).

Then, one day, I heard the life-changing words of the Lord Jesus: “CHILD, YOU ARE ALREADY CLEAN BECAUSE OF THE WORD I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU.  I, the Son of God, your Savior, have done something that you yourself are not capable of doing.  I have spoken you clean of the OLD MAN, the source of your affliction.  You do not have to strive to become good anymore.  You do not have to pretend to be someone else in order to be acceptable.  You do not have to work to become worthy.  I have done it all for you on the cross. Accept it. Believe it. Receive it.”

I did!

 KNOWING THIS, THAT OUR OLD MAN IS CRUCIFIED WITH HIM, THAT THE BODY OF SIN MIGHT BE DESTROYED, THAT HENCEFORTH WE SHOULD NOT SERVE SIN
(Romans 6:6).

Have you ever wondered why you feel rejected, abandoned, condemned, and ashamed? Do you understand the source of your affliction?

Realize that you do not have to strive to be worthy.  You do not have to fight for your heart to make it good.  You do not have to be fake in order to be acceptable. You just have to get rid of the OLD MAN in you, the source of your affliction. And the Lord Jesus is present to do that for you…as soon as you let Him. Simply hand your OLD MAN—the source of your abandonment, condemnation, rejection, and shame—to the Lord Jesus.  He will nail it to the cross.  Without your source of affliction, you will be able to lift your head.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, in faith, I surrender my OLD MAN to You, so You may set me free from the source of my affliction.

Maintain an Awareness

We do not understand what is going on within us and we are too afraid to find out. We are too afraid to live…and even more afraid to die.

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May 12

Light in Your Darkness

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Over the years, I have experienced intense darkness in my life: severe sadness…deep despair…piercing pain.  During times like these, I would try to shine some light onto my darkness and strive to get rid of the fear…the rejection…the unworthiness, but to no avail.  The darkness prevailed.  No amount of light I shone on it would make a difference.

WHOSE MINDS THE GOD OF THIS AGE HAS BLINDED, WHO DO NOT BELIEVE, LEST THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL OF THE GLORY OF CHRIST, WHO IS THE IMAGE OF GOD, SHOULD SHINE ON THEM
(2 Corinthians 4:4).

For the longest time, I never knew there was a different Light available for my darkness. You see, the father-of-lies had blinded our minds for fear that we would find out about the Glory of Christ that is able to shine on our darkness…and turn on the Light inside us.

BUT THE MINISTRY JESUS HAS RECEIVED IS AS SUPERIOR TO THEIRS AS THE COVENANT OF WHICH HE IS MEDIATOR IS SUPERIOR TO THE OLD ONE, AND IT IS FOUNDED ON BETTER PROMISES
(Hebrews 8:6).

The ministry of the Glory of Jesus is superior to anything you and I will ever come across.  It is the only ministry that has the Power to remove my and your darkness…and replace it with Light.

THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN FOR AGES AND GENERATIONS, BUT IS NOW DISCLOSED TO THE SAINTS. TO THEM GOD HAS CHOSEN TO MAKE KNOWN AMONG THE GENTILES THE GLORIOUS RICHES OF THIS MYSTERY, WHICH IS CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY
(Colossians 1:26-27).

Finally, the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages was disclosed to my heart—“Christ in you, the Hope of Glory.” The Light of Christ’s Glory has canceled the darkness of depression and despair in my mind and in my heart, in exchange for His Light of Love, Truth, and Hope, in me.  This is still an ongoing process, every day.  Whenever darkness enters my mind and heart, I surrender it to the Light of Christ’s Glory…and watch the darkness driven out by His Light.

What name would you give the darkness that prevails in your life: depression…despair…doom?

I bless you to stop striving to drive out your own darkness. Instead, turn to Jesus—your Hope of Glory! Ask Him to turn His Light on in your darkness. You will experience a miracle.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, You are my Hope of Glory. Your ministry of Glory is superior to everything and everyone. I invite You to shine Your Glory on the darkness in my heart, so the Light may turn on. Hallowed be Your Name!

Maintain an Awareness

Know that you cannot be a friend of the Light and be a friend of darkness, at the same time. Darkness and Light do not mix. They are incompatible. You are either in the dark, or in the light.

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May 11

Endure through Every Circumstance

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WE GIVE GREAT HONOR TO THOSE WHO ENDURE UNDER SUFFERING. FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW ABOUT JOB, A MAN OF GREAT ENDURANCE. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE LORD WAS KIND TO HIM AT THE END, FOR THE LORD IS FULL OF TENDERNESS AND MERCY
(James 5:11).

Precious one, does your heart know how to endure?  Do you understand what it means to persevere?  To endure or persevere means to persist in a state or undertaking, without yielding, in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement.

KEEP YOURSELVES IN GOD’S LOVE AS YOU WAIT FOR THE MERCY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO BRING YOU TO ETERNAL LIFE
(Jude 1:21).

Take heed. I, the Most High, want you to persist in the continuous experience of My perfect Love, in spite of the counterinfluences of the people around you, in spite of the opposition of the father-of-lies in your life, and in spite of the feelings of discouragement in your heart. My Love is permanent. My Love always perseveres. My Love never fails. I AM LOVE.

LOVE IS PATIENT AND KIND. LOVE IS NOT JEALOUS OR BOASTFUL OR PROUD OR RUDE. IT DOES NOT DEMAND ITS OWN WAY. IT IS NOT IRRITABLE, AND IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF BEING WRONGED. IT DOES NOT REJOICE ABOUT INJUSTICE BUT REJOICES WHENEVER THE TRUTH WINS OUT. LOVE NEVER GIVES UP, NEVER LOSES FAITH, IS ALWAYS HOPEFUL, AND ENDURES THROUGH EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE

GOD IS LOVE
(1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and 1 John 4:8).

Child, keep yourself in the continuous state of My Love when things go wrong in your life. Persist in the permanent state of My Love as you wait for Jesus Christ, My Son, to bring you more and more into Me—the Source of eternal Life. Then, you will never give up, even when your heart feels a bit discouraged. Then, you will never lose faith, even when people fail you. Then, you will endure through every circumstance, even when the father-of-lies tells you that you are unwanted, unloved, unworthy, or unacceptable.

What has the father-of-lies told you that is making it so hard for you to feel loved during negative, opposing circumstances?

Only God can teach you to stay in the continuous state of His perfect Love. Only God’s continuous, living Presence will allow you to experience His perfect Love, in spite of daily counterinfluences, opposition, and discouragement. Ask Him for it.

PRAYER: Most High, bring me to the perfect place where I will experience Your Love, at all times, no matter the opposition, counterinfluences, or discouragement.

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Obedient surrender consists of three steps: EMBRACING, EXPOSING, and giving permission to be EXCHANGED.

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May 10

To Love Jesus Is to Obey Him

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WHOEVER HAS MY COMMANDS AND OBEYS THEM, HE IS THE ONE WHO LOVES ME
(John 14:21).

Know that to love Jesus is to obey Him.  One way to obey Jesus is NOT to surrender to your childhood pain…but to surrender your childhood pain to Him.

 ‘BECAUSE HE LOVES ME,’ SAYS THE LORD, ‘I WILL RESCUE HIM; I WILL PROTECT HIM, FOR HE ACKNOWLEDGES MY NAME.  HE WILL CALL UPON ME, AND I WILL ANSWER HIM; I WILL BE WITH HIM IN TROUBLE, I WILL DELIVER HIM AND HONOR HIM’
(Psalm 91:14-15).

Do you sometimes feel like a little six-year-old orphan: someone who is in the way…someone who is lost…someone who does not belong?

Do you sometimes feel like a shameful little eight-your-old criminal: someone who is evil from the inside out…someone who is irredeemable…someone who is not going to make it?

Do you sometimes feel like a twelve-year-old outcast: someone who is just a worthless bum…someone who is not accepted as part of the in-crowd…someone who does not matter?

I bless you to bring the little abandoned orphan, who still lives in your heart, to the Lord Jesus. Allow Him to heal the abandonment, fix the neediness, and get rid of the loneliness. Because you love the Lord Jesus, He will rescue you from the childhood conclusions that have been keeping you captive.  I encourage you to introduce the shameful little eight-year-old criminal to the Lord Jesus, your Savior. Allow Him to redeem it…forever. When you call upon Him, He will answer you.  I urge you to bring the twelve-year-old outcast, who still hides in your heart, to the Lord Jesus. Invite Him to heal the rejection, fix the unworthiness, and remove the depravity. He will protect you from the control of the father-of-lies, because you acknowledge His Name.

JESUS SAID, ‘IF YOU HOLD TO MY TEACHING, YOU ARE REALLY MY DISCIPLES. THEN YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE’
(John 8:31, 32).

What six-year old pain is still stuck in your heart? What eight-year-old conclusions still dwell in your spirit? Which twelve-year old interpretations still inhabit your mind?

Do not avoid the burden.  Do not deny the problem.  Do not simply endure the emotions.  Embrace the little child in you…and expose it to Jesus. He will exchange it for a mature adult.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I expose the child in my heart to You. Rescue me from the false childhood conclusions. Protect me from the evil one. Deliver me from the past.

Maintain an Awareness

If the desire to matter is not satisfied through the solid Framework of God’s Presence, from the inside-out, our hearts become a black hole that sucks everyone in, for the sole and soul purpose to receive accolades…praise…glory.

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May 09

Everything That Hinders

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FOR WE WHO ARE ALIVE ARE ALWAYS BEING GIVEN OVER TO DEATH FOR JESUS’ SAKE, SO THAT HIS LIFE MAY BE REVEALED IN OUR MORTAL BODY
(2 Corinthians 4:11).

I have realized recently how many times a day Self, the OLD ME character the father-of-lies has shaped in me, needs to be given over to death, so that the Life of Jesus might be revealed through my actions and reactions.

There are so many opportunities in my daily life where I have a choice to give Self over to death, for Jesus’ sake.  There are the times when my Self feels threatened by other people’s successes.  There are the times when my OLD ME character feels attacked by other people’s selfishness.  There are the times when I feel discouraged, alone, and afraid. The sin that lives in Self so easily hinders and entangles.

The other day I felt my Self cancelled by someone’s selfish remarks. When I took the pain of feeling annulled and deleted to the Lord Jesus, He answered, “But your Self DOES need to be cancelled, so that I may live in you. Stop defending your Self…and let it die.”

LET US THROW OFF EVERYTHING THAT HINDERS
AND THE SIN THAT SO EASILY ENTANGLES,
AND LET US RUN WITH PERSEVERANCE THE RACE MARKED OUT FOR US
(Hebrews 12:1).

I bless you to throw off everything that hinders the Life of the Lord Jesus being revealed in your actions and reactions, even if it means that your Self gets knocked off its throne.

What will it take for you to stop defending your OLD ME…and let it die? Are you willing to allow the Lord Jesus to use another person’s selfishness to delete, annul, or cancel your Self?

Know that the only way to give Self over to death is to give Self over to JESUS, every day, a hundred times a day, whenever it is provoked.  JESUS IS YOUR SAVIOR.  All authority has been given to Him.  He is the only one who has the power to tie the noose around Self and its sinful habits and patterns.  Since there is only space for one or the other in your body, will you allow Jesus to get rid of Self and put HIMSELF in its place?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, let me run with perseverance the race marked out for me. Help me to realize that each person’s race is customized and that I cannot run another person’s race for her/him and that another person cannot run my race for me. I surrender my Self to You—the OLD ME with its sin that so often hinders and entangles. Knock it off its throne, Lord God, and take Your rightful place on the throne in my heart.

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We have all eaten from the fruit of deception—believing and accepting negative, destructive beliefs about ourselves, God, and others that are not true.

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May 08

Cut the Ropes that Hold Your Life Patterns

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SO THE SOLDIERS CUT THE ROPES THAT HELD THE LIFEBOAT AND LET IT FALL AWAY
(Acts 27:32).

I bless you today to consider cutting the ropes that are holding your lifeboat of sinful defense mechanisms afloat…and let it fall away.

Cut the ropes that are keeping your sinful Self alive.  Know that Self loves to sulk, spending time in dejection and hopelessness when things don’t go its way.  Self is not self-controlled, but often surrenders to uncontrolled anger and rage when it is provoked.  Self reacts to its deceitful desires with patterns of over-indulgence, mind-reading, and forsaking its tasks whenever it is aroused. Self has gone astray, heeding the lies of the father-of-lies.

HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS IN HIS BODY ON THE TREE, SO THAT WE MIGHT DIE TO SINS AND LIVE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS; BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED. FOR YOU WERE LIKE SHEEP GOING ASTRAY, BUT NOW YOU HAVE RETURNED TO THE SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER OF YOUR SOULS
(1 Peter 2:24-25).

Do not keep your sinful Self with its deceitful desires alive, but return to the Overseer of your soul.  The Lord Jesus bore your sins on the cross, so you might die to Self’s sinful defense mechanisms, and allow the Righteousness of Jesus to live through you.

THEREFORE, RID YOURSELVES OF ALL MALICE AND ALL DECEIT, HYPOCRISY, ENVY, AND SLANDER OF EVERY KIND. LIKE NEWBORN BABIES, CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK, SO THAT BY IT YOU MAY GROW UP IN YOUR SALVATION, NOW THAT YOU HAVE TASTED THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
(1 Peter 2:1-3).

Therefore, allow the Lord Jesus to rid you of your sinful Self, who is full of malice and deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.  Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that your Perfect Father has sent the Lord Jesus to become your Righteousness in place of your Self.

What does your sinful Self look like? Which sinful defense mechanisms are keeping your sinful Self alive?

What will it take for you to cut the ropes—the sinful defense mechanisms —that are keeping your sinful Self alive? The Lord Jesus is waiting to give His Life of Righteousness to you in the place of Self. When will you accept His offer?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, bring me to the place where I will cut the ropes that are keeping my sinful Self alive. I long for You to fully live in my heart, in the place of my Self, so that I may grow up in my salvation.

Maintain an Awareness

Thus, the OLD MAN became the origin of sin that causes the effect of sin in each of us. The OLD MAN is where it all started and where it all ends…unless we are delivered from it.

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May 07

Your Heart Is the Wellspring of Life

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A MALICIOUS MAN DISGUISES HIMSELF WITH HIS LIPS, BUT IN HIS HEART HE HARBORS DECEIT.  THOUGH HIS SPEECH IS CHARMING, DO NOT BELIEVE HIM, FOR SEVEN ABOMINATIONS FILL HIS HEART
(Proverbs 26:24-25).

Understand that your heart is a reservoir that either holds deceit from the father-of-lies…or Truth from the Lord Jesus Christ.  You will know who fills your heart by listening to the words you speak.

CHRIST…FILLS ALL THINGS EVERYWHERE WITH HIMSELF
(Ephesians 1:23).

Listen to your mouth. Does it speak proud words of self-praise and self-glory? This might be an indication that your heart is filled with the father-of-lies’ abomination of shame. JESUS WANTS TO FILL YOUR HEART WITH HIS SELF, so you may feel worthy and acceptable.

Listen to your mouth. Does it speak hateful words of bitterness and jealousy?  This might be an indication that your heart is filled with the father-of-lies’ abomination of rejection.  JESUS WANTS TO FILL YOUR HEART WITH HIS SELF, so you may feel wanted and needed.

Listen to your mouth. Does it speak negative words of hopelessness and despair?  This might be an indication that your heart is filled with the father-of-lies’ abomination of abandonment.  JESUS WANTS TO FILL YOUR HEART WITH HIS SELF, so you may feel loved and lovable.

ABOVE ALL ELSE, GUARD YOUR HEART, FOR IT IS THE WELLSPRING OF LIFE
(Proverbs 4:23).

Remember, you will only be as good on the outside as you are on the inside. Therefore, guard your heart.  It is the wellspring of life. Know that you do not have to live with these abominations of rejection, abandonment, shame, and condemnation in your heart, forever. You have a choice, today, to invite the Lord Jesus to fill your heart with His Self, instead.

Which abominations of deceit fill you heart? How do they influence your speech, daily?

The Lord Jesus wants to fill your heart with His Self, but you need to stop disguising the abominations in your heart with sinful speech of self-praise, criticism, and bitterness. Rather, EMBRACE the abominations in your heart, EXPOSE them to the Lord Jesus, and allow Him to EXCHANGE them for His Self. Then, your speech will change, too.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to invite Your Presence and Participation into my heart, moment-by-moment, when I notice that my words are negative, belittling, prideful, or hateful. Remind me, daily, to guard my heart, since it is the wellspring of life.

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Many of these untrue childhood conclusions grouped together to raise a spirit of defilement in us—the OLD MAN mentality that duped us into thinking we were doomed and damned, for life.

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May 06

Choose to Serve God

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YOU SHALL NOT BOW DOWN TO THEM NOR SERVE THEM. FOR I, THE LORD YOUR GOD, AM A JEALOUS GOD, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATIONS OF THOSE WHO HATE ME
(Deuteronomy 5:9).

Do you have a parent or grandparent who misused alcohol or other substances?  Do you have a parent or grandparent who reacted to life situations with violence, abuse, and uncontrolled anger?  Are you afraid that the iniquities of your ancestors have come upon you and your children?

I bless you to be comforted that the sins of your ancestors do not need to carry over to you.  Be encouraged that the way your ancestors reacted to life situations does not need to determine how YOU react to life issues.

Know that your parents and their parents had the same enemy you have—the father-of-lies—and that they had decided to react to his negative, destructive beliefs with a certain behavior pattern.  You do not need to do the same.  You do not need to serve the father-of-lies and his beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation with sinful defense pattern of rage, abuse, alcoholism, or other dependencies.  You can choose to serve God!

WHOEVER HAS MY COMMANDS AND OBEYS THEM, HE IS THE ONE WHO LOVES ME. HE WHO LOVES ME WILL BE LOVED BY MY FATHER, AND I TOO WILL LOVE HIM AND SHOW MYSELF TO HIM
(John 14:21).

I bless you to love God enough to choose a different behavior pattern than substance abuse or rage to deal with the father-of-lies’ painful beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation.  Choose to surrender these oppressing beliefs to the Lord Jesus, who will cherish your relinquishment and reveal His Love, Hope, and Truth to you.  Know that the Lord God will keep his covenant of Love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and surrender their iniquities to Him.

KNOW THEREFORE THAT THE LORD YOUR GOD IS GOD; HE IS THE FAITHFUL GOD, KEEPING HIS COVENANT OF LOVE TO A THOUSAND GENERATIONS OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS
(Deuteronomy 7:9).

How do you deal with life’s pain—the father-of-lies’ beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation? Have you chosen the same behavior patterns that your ancestors have chosen…or have you chosen God as your Refuge, your Salvation, and your Redeemer?

PRAYER: Lord God, I know that without You I can do nothing. Without You I will fall into the same sinful behavior patterns that my ancestors have chosen to deal with the father-of-lies. Thank you that You have died to conquer the Law of Sin and Death and risen to set me free through Your Law of Life, so I may choose to serve You instead of the father-of-lies.

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