WEAPONS

I know that you understand that everyday you live is a spiritual battle.  You do have an enemy who tries to get you to think all kinds of frightful, negative thoughts.  My servant Paul had to fight this battle daily because My enemy did not want him to have success as a laborer in My kingdom.

Paul learned to take his thoughts captive to Me. This is what you also will have to do daily.  You do this simply by immediately giving me the negative thoughts that he sends you.  Then I do battle for you.  If you meditate on those thoughts, I will not be able to do battle for you.

The weapons you have are mighty through God, My Father, and My Holy Spirit can help you to be intentional as you take those negative thoughts captive and releasing them to Me.  There may be strongholds (patterns of thinking) in your life that My enemy has had success with in the past such as homing in on a fear or a lack of confidence.  You pull down those strongholds by renewing your mind in My Word so that new patterns will replace the old.  I stand ready to help you always as you pick up the weapons of warfare that I have given you.  Those weapons are prayer, My Word, and the righteousness I purchased for you when My blood was shed to reconcile you to My Father.  My Word becomes the sword in the Spirit only when you declare it out loud.  Rest in the finished work that I accomplished for you when I died and was resurrected.

2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-6