Spiritual warfare is the fight to believe God's truths over the enemies lies. When you experience a cycle of negative thinking that plays over and over again in your mind, you are in spiritual bondage, which is also known as a demonic stronghold. And when you are spiritually bound, you are not living the Christian life.
Many people believe that Christians cannot be attacked by evil spirits. Although the Bible is filled with examples of how evil spirits can affect people, many refuse to believe that these demonic powers operate today, and they refuse to believe that a Christian can be affected by them.
The truth is that the demonic realm can and does attack Christians, and this is done through deception. You will not find a single scripture in the Bible that disproves what I am saying. You will actually find much scripture that supports what I'm saying. Christians have not been taught the truth during all those years they sat in church.
An evil spirit will look for ways that you are most vulnerable to deception. Once you start to believe a lie from the enemy, then you are hooked. The enemy will use your negative circumstances to endorse his lies.
Ninety-nine percent of demonic strongholds can be broken by knowing and believing the word of God. When you know God's word, then the lies you are believing will be exposed. Then you can break the stronghold by transforming your mind.
In this video, David Hernandez offers part one of a seminar on spiritual warfare. He defines what a demonic stronghold is. He talks about the ways that we open doors to the enemy and how these open doors wreak havoc in our lives.
"When you participate in wicked things, you are doing things to your mind that you do not realize," Hernandez says.
Is there a person in your life that has become a bad influence on you?
1 Corinthians 15:33 tells us that bad company corrupts good character. When we conform to the bad habits of those we associate with, we give the enemy an open door to operate in our lives.
Are you allowing the things you look at to affect your mind? Visualization is one of the most powerful forms of thought. The images you allow before your eyes can be imprinted on your mind. Then the enemy takes sinful or distracting visuals and brings them to your memory when you are at a weak point.
I have experienced demonic strongholds in my own life. This is why I am so passionate about sharing any good teaching on the subject. The chances are very good that you or someone you know will at some point be affected by a demonic stronghold.
You would be very wise to learn all you can about this subject so you know how to recognize it and deal with it victoriously. You do have the spiritual authority to overcome any demonic attack. That authority was given to you by Jesus.
"I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy."
-Luke 10:19
That is Jesus talking. He said this before He ascended into Heaven. Why would Jesus tell us this if the demonic realm was of no threat to us?
Snakes and scorpions are representative of the dark demonic powers that seek to destroy you. If you don't know what you are dealing with, you cannot fight back. And that's the way the devil likes it.
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