Author: Renee Faul

May 05

Do Not Become a Victim

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THEREFORE, MY BELOVED, AS YOU HAVE ALWAYS OBEYED, NOT AS IN MY PRESENCE ONLY, BUT NOW MUCH MORE IN MY ABSENCE, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING
(Philippians 2:12).

Do not become a victim—the sacrifice for someone’s heartache he or she has been carrying around since childhood.  Be on the alert, lest someone lays you on the altar as a sacrifice for her/his pain.  Do not be deceived.  Do not be fooled.  Do not be tricked.  Do not become injured and destroyed by another person’s pain. Do not be a victim. Get up! Get out!

HE IS THE ATONING SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS, AND NOT ONLY FOR OURS BUT ALSO FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD
(1 John 2:2).

Know that everyone is responsible to work out his own salvation: owning his pain, taking responsibility for his own sinful defense habits and patterns, acknowledging his own misinterpretations, AND TAKING IT TO JESUS, the Atoning Sacrifice.

BUT WHEN THIS PRIEST HAD OFFERED FOR ALL TIME ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS, HE SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD
(Hebrews 10:12).

Do not play the role of a sacrificial lamb, for you will become a hindrance…a barrier…an obstacle, blocking the blamer from seeing the real Sacrifice—Jesus Christ, who offered HIMSELF for our sins and the sins of the whole world.  He is the only Priest who can pardon anyone’s sins and purify us from all unrighteousness…even the heartache we have been carrying around since childhood.

IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST AND WILL FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND PURIFY US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
(1 John 1:9).

Differentiate whether someone wants you to help him bring his pain to Jesus…or whether someone wants to victimize you, using you as a sacrificial lamb to carry his sins. There is a huge difference.

If you notice that you have become a victim, turn to your own heart. Why are you allowing this abuse to happen to you? What oppressing beliefs from the father-of-lies are keeping you in this position? Embrace these beliefs, expose them, and let them be exchanged for the Truth.

Then, break away…and let the Lord Jesus do His job in this person’s life. It is not your call. Become the vessel through whom He works, but do not try to be the atoning sacrifice.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I crown You as Lord of my Life. I honor You as the real Lamb, who was sacrificed for all of our unrighteousness, even the heartache we have been carrying around since childhood, even the iniquities and pain of our children, our parents, our friends, and our enemies.

Maintain an Awareness

Our relationship with God is not just one-sided—us praying to God. When we pray, God also needs to talk to us…and He WANTS to.

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May 04

Restore with Gentleness

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BROTHERS, IF SOMEONE IS CAUGHT IN A SIN, YOU WHO ARE SPIRITUAL SHOULD RESTORE HIM GENTLY. BUT WATCH YOURSELF, OR YOU ALSO MAY BE TEMPTED
(Galatians 6:1).

I bless you with a special anointing to restore…to restore with gentleness.

I encourage you to think of someone you know who is weary and weak—someone who might be trapped in the lies of the father-of-lies.  Take note that you can be of great help and comfort to your friend by being willing to restore him…gently.

Understand that when someone is trapped in a lie, he might behave irrationally.  He might express anger.  He might show jealousy.  He might breathe animosity.  However, regardless of the behavior he displays on the outside, deep in his heart he feels hopeless…helpless…powerless.  Therefore, he hungers for Love—God’s Love.  He hungers for God’s Hope, God’s Truth, and God’s Peace.

HE GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEARY AND INCREASES THE POWER OF THE WEAK
(Isaiah 40:29).

Grasp that often, when someone is lying with his face in the dust, he is not able to reach God’s outstretched hand of Love, Hope, and Truth.  Recognize that the heavy burden of hopelessness, helplessness, and powerlessness paralyzes a person and can prevent him from looking up into God’s face. Sometimes, a person might need someone to pick him up. Are you willing to extend your hand…and your heart?

ARISE [FROM THE DEPRESSION AND PROSTRATION IN WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE KEPT YOU—RISE TO A NEW LIFE]! SHINE (BE RADIANT WITH THE GLORY OF THE LORD), FOR YOUR LIGHT HAS COME, AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD HAS RISEN UPON YOU!
(Isaiah 60:1).

Do you know of someone who is lying face down in the dust, feeling hopeless, helpless, and powerless under the lies of the father-of-lies?

Stoop down with gentleness and pick your friend up.  Do not condemn, criticize, or control.  These are sinful behavior patterns that only ease your own pain.  Instead, encourage, bless, and understand. Then, you will witness a miracle. You will see your friend arise from the prostration in which circumstances have kept him…to take God’s Hand.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, fill my heart with Your Gentleness, Your Kindness, and Your Understanding.  Fill my heart with Your Nature, so I may restore those who have fallen face down into the dust. Help me to only see the other person’s pain and not react to my own. Work Your Righteousness in me, so I may restore others with blessings and understanding instead of criticism, condemnation, and control.

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God wants you to desire to be good, because He wants to fill YOU with His fruits of Righteousness.

The Two Counsels
May 03

Come to God First

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COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST
(Matthew 11:28).

I bless you to come to the Lord Jesus, first, when you are heavy laden, BEFORE you seek the advice and comfort of your friends and family.

IF ANY MAN THIRST, LET HIM COME UNTO ME, AND DRINK
(John 7:37).

 FOR HE SATISFIES THE THIRSTY AND FILLS THE HUNGRY WITH GOOD THINGS
(Psalm 107:9).

Capture that the Lord Jesus will satisfy your thirst and fill you with good things—things that your friends and family cannot do for you or give you.

AND YE WILL NOT COME TO ME, THAT YE MIGHT HAVE LIFE
(John 5:40).

Grasp that when you submit your dead soul to the Lord Jesus, He will give you Life—something your spouse cannot grant you.

 I AM COME A LIGHT INTO THE WORLD, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH ON ME SHOULD NOT ABIDE IN DARKNESS
(John 12:46).

Know that when you expose your darkness to the Lord Jesus, He will fill you with His Light—something your children or parents cannot do for you.

CHRIST JESUS, WHO HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM FROM GOD—THAT IS, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS AND REDEMPTION
(1 Corinthians 1:30).

Believe that when you turn your bitterness, rage, and resentment over to the Lord Jesus, He will cover you with the Wisdom from God—Righteousness, Holiness, and Redemption—qualities no human is capable of producing, not even your mom or dad.

To whom do you turn when you are heavy laden and need a drink of Living Water? What do you do with the darkness in your soul? What do you do about the jealousy, hatred, and bitterness in your heart?

The Lord Jesus, your Redeemer, is waiting for you to give you a drink of His Living Water. What is keeping you from turning to Him? Why do you keep looking for answers in all the wrong places, from all the wrong people?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I praise You for being my Light in the darkness, my Power in my weakness, my Redeemer for my iniquities, and my Rest in times of turmoil. I come to Your to receive all You have for me.

Maintain an Awareness

The goal of the father-of-lies is to fill us with a system of beliefs, so that we would fill our Selves with another system of beliefs that would correct the first system of beliefs.

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May 02

Put Childish Ways behind You

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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
(1 Corinthians 13:11).

When your mind recorded the facts, interpretations, and emotions that made up your childhood memories, the father-of-lies was present.  His goal was to help you make false conclusions of your childhood situations. He knew if he could get you to believe falsities about yourself, others, and God during childhood, you would be impaired for the rest of your life, since these false childhood interpretations would carry over into your adult life.

Understand that these irrational childhood interpretations are triggered all the time during adulthood. This causes you to think like that little child again that felt so ashamed when she made a mistake, reason like that little child again who felt so condemned when she did not know the right answer, and talk like that little child again who felt like a failure when he could not understand his math problems.

WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH. HE WILL NOT SPEAK ON HIS OWN BUT WILL TELL YOU WHAT HE HAS HEARD
(John 16:13).

But God wants you to know that He longs for you to put childish ways behind you and think like an adult, reason like an adult, and talk like an adult.  This is not something you can do by yourself.  You need God’s help!

AND YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE
(John 8:32).

Which false childhood interpretations are you carrying around in your heart today, causing you to talk, reason, and act like a child?

Authorize the Spirit of Truth to exchange your irrational childhood interpretations for the Truth.  Do this every time a childhood conclusion is triggered.  It is only then that you will stop reasoning irrationally, like a child, and stop feeling powerless and helpless, like a child.  It is only then that you will be able to put childish ways behind you and become an adult.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, remind me to submit my own irrational childhood interpretations to You, daily, so that I may live by Your Truth, grow up, and behave like an adult.

Maintain an Awareness

I found out that I had an enemy. You do, too. We have had him from the beginning of our lives. His name is the father-of-lies. His native language is…lying!

The Two Counsels

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May 01

Live in the Present

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I bless you to live in the present…in the now…today.

FROM THE FULLNESS OF HIS GRACE WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED ONE BLESSING AFTER ANOTHER
(John 1:16).

Live in the abundance of each blessing that is available to you from the fullness of Christ’s Grace, here in this place, this very moment.  Feast on it.  Know that there is enough Grace for you for right now, if you do not invite the past and the future to participate in the present.  From the fullness of His Grace, God will provide tomorrow’s blessings when tomorrow comes.

THEREFORE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, FOR TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT ITSELF. EACH DAY HAS ENOUGH TROUBLE OF ITS OWN
(Matthew 6:34).

Precious Child, I want you to live in My Blessing of Hope that is available to you, now, at this moment in time, through the abundance that is in My Son, Jesus.  Take pleasure in the now.  Make good use of it.  Have a good time.  Do not anticipate the hopelessness of tomorrow or waste away in the failures of yesterday.  I, the God of Hope, stand ready to fill you with My Joy and Peace, now, in the present, when you trust in Me to shower you with Hope through the power of My Holy Spirit.

GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD
(Matthew 6:11).

Beloved, flourish in the Blessing of Peace that is available to you through Me, the Lord of Peace, right now, this very hour.  Make each moment count.  Rejoice in it.  Make the most of it.  Do not melt away in the anxiety of the past or lose strength in the expectations of the future.  I, the Lord of Peace, stand ready to give you My Peace, at this moment in time, for your immediate circumstances, no matter how bad they are.

May you live in the fullness of His Grace,
And receive each Blessing He has for you,
Every day…every hour…this very moment,
While you live in the now.

What is it that you need, today…this moment…now? Do you believe that God’s Grace is enough to supply for that need, now? If not, take this matter up with God and submit the hindrance/belief to Him that has stolen His Blessing from you.

The Most High wants you to stop striving for that which you have been needing, all your life. Instead, He wants you to simply ask Him to give it to you for free from the fullness of His Grace…today.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I long to live in the fullness of Your Grace, every day, moment-by-moment. Bring me to the place where I will stop living from the emptiness of my own soul, but receive the Daily Bread that is available to me from the fullness of Your Grace.

Maintain an Awareness

Truth is not something logical we can produce from our own minds; instead, Truth is the supernatural reasoning of the Holy Spirit in our minds.

The Two Counsels

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April 30

Inherit Your Blessing

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FINALLY, ALL OF YOU, LIVE IN HARMONY WITH ONE ANOTHER; BE SYMPATHETIC, LOVE AS BROTHERS, BE COMPASSIONATE AND HUMBLE. DO NOT REPAY EVIL WITH EVIL OR INSULT WITH INSULT, BUT WITH BLESSING, BECAUSE TO THIS YOU WERE CALLED SO THAT YOU MAY INHERIT A BLESSING
(1 Peter 3:8-9).

Today, as we address the subject of forgiveness one more time, I bless you to not look for a blessing from the person you are forgiving, but to GIVE a blessing to the person who trespassed against you…and then, to expect your blessing from God.

DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL, BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD
(Romans 12:21).

Beloved, I want you to know that I, the Most High, took notice of your heart of mercy when you forgave the person who trespassed against you. I paid attention when you did not repay insult with insult, even though you knew your offender was wrong, and you had many reasons to pay him back with insult. I, the Giver of every good gift, want you to know that I was a witness when you took your offender’s evil upon yourself.  I, the Father to the fatherless, will bless you for not repaying evil with evil, even though you knew the truth, and could have gotten yourself off the hook.

BUT LOVE YE YOUR ENEMIES, AND DO GOOD, AND LEND, HOPING FOR NOTHING AGAIN; AND YOUR REWARD SHALL BE GREAT, AND YE SHALL BE THE CHILDREN OF THE HIGHEST
(Luke 6:35).

Therefore, look forward to the blessing I, the Perfect Father, have ready for you, because you were sympathetic, compassionate, and humble.  To this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing from Me. Count on it. Hope for it. Expect it.

And you will be blessed!

When you forgive—why do you forgive? Do you forgive to INHERIT a blessing from the person you are forgiving…or to GIVE a blessing to the person you are forgiving?

The Most High wants you to forgive by GIVING a blessing to the person who trespassed against you, and then to INHERIT your blessing from Him, your Perfect Father. What belief in your heart might be hindering you to forgive in this way? May the Lord give you Truth.

PRAYER: Lord God, call me to the place of real forgiveness—where I forgive those who trespassed against me with the purpose of GIVING them a blessing, instead of EXPECTING one. Remind me, daily, that this is what You expect of me. Lord God, establish THIS kind of forgiveness in my heart.

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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April 29

Allow Jesus to Forgive through You

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JESUS SAID, ‘FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING’
(Luke 23:34).

I bless you to take hold of the truth that Jesus is the Perfect Forgiver.  Even though His offenders nailed Him to the cross to die, He did not blame them.  He did not repay evil with evil.  He did not keep a record of their wrongs.  Instead…Jesus forgave.

GOD SENT THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO OUR HEARTS
(Galatians 4:6).

Beloved Child, I want you to capture that the same Jesus who forgave the very ones who were in the process of murdering him, resides in your heart, for I, your God, sent the Spirit of My Son to dwell in your heart, if you accept Him.

Therefore, I ask you to surrender the person you are unable to forgive to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit lives in your heart.  My Son knows how to release the resentment and bitterness that is in your heart as a result of the harm done against you. 

If the abomination done against you is too big to forgive, release it to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit lives in your heart.  Jesus knows how to forgive a debt that was never paid. 

If the wrongs committed against you are too many to forgive and forget, release them to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit I sent to live in your heart.  Jesus knows how to forgive friends…and enemies. 

If the judgment against you was just too unfair, release it to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit lives in your heart.  Jesus knows how to grant forgiveness to an offender and bring Peace to your heart. 

Allow My Son to do it for you. Then, Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, who resides in your heart, will do what you are unable to do—He will forgive.

What kind of offenses are you unable to forgive: that someone killed your heart…that someone stole your peace…that someone destroyed your self-image?

Know that if you turn your unforgiving heart over to the Lord Jesus, He will bring your heart to the place of forgiveness, because He is the Perfect Forgiver.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to be willing to turn my bitter and resentful heart over to You, because You are the Perfect Forgiver. Let me never forget that it is not what was said or done to me that caused the killing, stealing, and destroying, but what the father-of-lies did and said during the incident. Help me to turn his words over to You, so You may forgive through me.

Maintain an Awareness

The truth is if we do not follow God in our thoughts, we will not follow Him in our actions, either, and then we will end up with the wrong purpose.

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April 28

Meditate on These Things

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FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATEVER THINGS ARE NOBLE, WHATEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REPORT, IF THERE IS ANY VIRTUE AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING PRAISEWORTHY—MEDITATE ON THESE THINGS
(Philippians 4:8).

I bless you to meditate on thoughts that are true, because Truth is untainted by the lies of the father-of-lies.  Understand that unvarnished Truth does not kill, steal, or destroy though beliefs of unworthiness, but is wholesome and beneficial to your spirit, soul, and body.  Truth will set you free.

THE LORD DETESTS THE THOUGHTS OF THE WICKED, BUT THOSE OF THE PURE ARE PLEASING TO HIM
(Proverbs 15:26).

I bless you to meditate on whatever is pure.  Do not accept thoughts of shame and guilt from the father-of-lies.  They cause anger, jealousy, and hatred.  Do not concentrate on thoughts of rejection.  These will throw you into depression.  Stop harboring thoughts of abandonment.  They will cause bitterness in your heart. Do not dwell on thoughts of condemnation. They will teach you to seek revenge.

BUT THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN IS FIRST OF ALL PURE; THEN PEACE-LOVING, CONSIDERATE, SUBMISSIVE, FULL OF MERCY AND GOOD FRUIT, IMPARTIAL AND SINCERE
(James 3:17).

 Beautiful Child, meditate on My Love that keeps you whole.  Ponder My Peace that transcends all understanding.  Dwell on My Hope that quells all hopelessness.  Reflect on My Power that is at work within you.  Contemplate the Wisdom that comes from Heaven and is pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

What kind of thoughts feed your mind, daily? Are they pure, lovely, noble, praiseworthy, and just? Know that you are only as good as your thoughts are.

If you want to change, you need to change your thought life, first, for how you think is how you are going to behave. Therefore, invite the Presence and Participation of the Lord Jesus into every thought, for His Wisdom is pure, peace-loving, and full of mercy and good fruit.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I invite Your Presence and Participation into my thoughts. Change me from the inside-out with Your Wisdom that is pure, considerate, and submissive, so I may meditate on thoughts that are pleasing to You.

Maintain an Awareness

Be certain that your Father DOES answer your prayers, but His Answer might be different from the one you are expecting.  It might be radical… revolutionary…extreme.  His Answer might not fit your purpose, but it will fit God’s Purpose for you.

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April 27

The Birth of Sin

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WHEN TEMPTED, NO ONE SHOULD SAY, ‘GOD IS TEMPTING ME.’ FOR GOD CANNOT BE TEMPTED BY EVIL, NOR DOES HE TEMPT ANYONE
(James 1:13).

 God does not tempt you.  Your temptations are not coming from God.  They have another origin.

BUT EACH ONE IS TEMPTED WHEN, BY HIS OWN EVIL DESIRE, HE IS DRAGGED AWAY AND ENTICED
(James 1:14).

I bless you to understand that, today, you are being tempted by the same shame—I fall short—that the father-of-lies had embedded in your mind, since childhood.  Grasp that, presently, you are being tempted by the same condemnation—I am bad—that the father-of-lies had infused in your mind as a child.  Know that, every day, you are being tempted by the same abandonment and rejection—I have been pushed aside—that the father-of-lies had lodged in your mind, in the past.

Realize that the father-of-lies tempts you, over and over, with these same painful childhood conclusions, so he could lure you into his sinful solutions: to hide from the shame, run from the condemnation, and blame others for abandoning and rejecting you.

THEN, AFTER DESIRE HAS CONCEIVED, IT GIVES BIRTH TO SIN; AND SIN, WHEN IT IS FULL-GROWN, GIVES BIRTH TO DEATH
(James 1:15).

Capture that if you accept and believe the painful beliefs of shame, condemnation, rejection, and abandonment that the father-of-lies had injected in your mind, as a child, you will be tempted to react to these beliefs and give birth to sin.  And after you have followed the father-of-lies into the sinful solutions that cover the pain of these negative childhood beliefs, sin will give birth to death, every day of your life, here on earth.

BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO PERSEVERES UNDER TRIAL, BECAUSE WHEN HE HAS STOOD THE TEST, HE WILL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF LIFE THAT GOD HAS PROMISED TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM
(James 1:12).

Have you ever wondered why you run to harmful habits? What negative childhood beliefs sit underneath the pain that drives you to hurt yourself or others? Why do you believe these beliefs? Did you know that they come from the father-of-lies, and are meant to draw you into his sinful solutions?

You have a choice: to accept your negative childhood conclusions as the truth and run to sinful solutions to still the pain they cause you…or to yield them to God’s Truth and be delivered from them. Thus, when you have stood the test, you will receive Life…every day, here on this earth.

PRAYER: Lord God, I come to You to receive the crown of Life which You have promised to those who persevere under trial—to those who do not follow the father-of-lies into sinful solutions to cover their pain of shame, abandonment, rejection, and condemnation.

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The defense mechanism of blaming has been with us since the beginning of time.

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April 26

To Have Fellowship with God

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THIS IS THE MESSAGE WE HAVE HEARD FROM HIM AND DECLARE TO YOU: GOD IS LIGHT; IN HIM THERE IS NO DARKNESS AT ALL. IF WE CLAIM TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM YET WALK IN THE DARKNESS, WE LIE AND DO NOT LIVE BY THE TRUTH
(1 John 1:5-6).

The other day my husband and I had a two-hour long argument.  He was holding onto his opinions and I was holding onto mine.  I desperately wanted him to accept my opinion as the correct one and I was determined not to give up until I won the argument.  Just as I thought I was on my way to victory, the Spirit of Truth tugged at my heart, “Child, you are the one who is wrong.  You have a false belief in your mind that proclaims that you do not count.  This accusatory belief from the father-of-lies is the reason you are so vehemently defending your point.  It is not important to Me that you win the argument, but it IS important to Me that you walk in the Light—that you surrender this belief to Me, so that you may live by My Truth.”

I felt touched that God went to all the trouble to tell me what was going on in my heart, but I also felt humiliated.  I now had to tell my husband that I was wrong: that there was a belief in my mind from the father-of-lies that made me feel that I did not count—that this was the reason I was arguing in the first place.  I had to give up the argument and let him win.

I confessed my wrong belief to my husband and to God, because I wanted to live in the Light.  It was more important to me to live by the Truth and have fellowship with my God than to win the argument with my husband. But, the choice I made allowed my heart to be set free from the accusatory belief from the father-of-lies that had been oppressing it, since childhood. Although I lost the argument, I won back my heart…and fellowship with God and my husband.

May it become more important to you to walk in the Light and enjoy intimate fellowship with your God and your conversation partner…than to win the argument.

Why do you argue with other people? Are you trying to prove to yourself or them that you are worthy…that you are valuable…that you count?

When you feel like arguing, become sensitive to your own heart. Listen to what it is trying to tell you. Find the accusatory beliefs from the father-of-lies that are driving your deceitful desire to argue…to fight for your heart…to achieve victory over your conversation partner. Then, turn your ear to God and listen to His Counsel, instead.

PRAYER: God of Light, how encouraged I am that there is no darkness in You. I long to walk in Your Light. I desire to have fellowship with You, even during the times when the father-of-lies lures me into senseless arguments. Lead me to live by the Truth, at all times, so I may know that I am worthy, that I count, and that I am important. Then, I will not have to argue to achieve victory over my conversation partner.

Maintain an Awareness

What a consolation to discover that God has never left us. He NEVER forsook us, even though we forsook HIM.

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