7) Prayer: Lord I repent for where I’ve partnered with disappointment and blamed others. Have mercy and reveal to me your will and your strategy. Give me a heart of total obedience that will no longer seek my own glory or way. I declare you alone are my Lord.
(1) A Thread on disappointment…
In every area of life (work, business, ministry, life plans etc) asking God for HIS strategy and then responding with TOTAL obedience, can help to keep the door of disappointment shut
6) Not all who says to me, ‘Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but ONLY THE ONE WHO DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER who is in heaven… “Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and drive out demons and perform many miracles?” I’ll tell them, ‘I never knew you, depart evildoers!’
If you’re feeling the strain of a mental onslaught right now, please know you’re not alone. Last night as I prayed I saw an angel coming against the fiery darts the enemy was sending to the saints. The battle was for the mind. To cause distraction and loss of momentum
If you want to be fit, you’ll likely exercise.
If you want to be healthy, you’ll likely exercise, change your diet, change how you spend, manage your emotions, find time for self care, and spend your time differently (to name a few)
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Unless we can start by answering this question of “what is holding me back?” we will remain a slave to the lies we tell ourselves. You can only go as far as you believe. The truth will always take you further than a lie.
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Limiting Beliefs in the Bible. A Thread
I always look for evidence of concepts in the Bible, so let’s explore limiting beliefs (LB for short). We see limiting beliefs splattered all over the Bible, here are a few of my favourite examples:
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In Galatians 5, Paul also gives the early
Church & us the first step to overcoming LBs:
Galatians 5:7 (NLT)
7 You were running the race so well. [what] has held you back from following the truth?
But wait…I live in the busy, and get “quiet” when necessary…I’m not following his example.
Rest was normal, work was the exception.
Jesus teach me to wrestle for rest until it becomes my baseline. Deliver me from an addiction to being busy.
A thread on normalising rear…
Luke 5:16 - But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.
Let me break down the key words that jump out at me…
A) Jesus
B) Often
C) Withdrew
D) Wilderness
E) for prayer
(a) Pay attention Fatmohn, ur about to learn a powerful thing from Jesus. (b) he had a rhythm of (c) returning to quiet places. (d) To return also means his baseline was living in the quiet & he got “busy” when necessary. His default was (e) a lifestyle of quiet prayer