The devil doesn’t have a “strong hold” on us. He is always “off-kilter/behind us”, trying to convince us with lies that we will “buy into”. We provide the strong hold by coming into agreement with, giving a place in our life, and holding onto, the lie.
We do not understand the strength, the power, of the Holy Spirit living inside of us, co-habitating within this Temple, with the purpose of destroying the works of the enemy. It is the enemy that comes to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus came to give life.. and life abundant! Abundant life can only be obtained through the knowledge of Him, who He is, and who we are in Him. As sons of the Most High, we are empowered with the authority of our Father in Heaven! We are to use it, continuing the work of our brother and friend, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ… stomping on the lies of the enemy, and bringing peace, joy and righteousness back into this world. Our Father loves us, and it breaks His heart to see us believe the lies of the enemy over the truth of who we are and whose we are. He wants us to return home. More of us are prodigal sons, than we think. We don’t have to turn our backs on Him to be a prodigal son. Turning our backs on who we are in Him results in a break and distance in the relationship He wants with us. He wants us WITH Him, but He also wants us “whole” in the knowledge that we are from/of Him, and understanding of what that means as we walk through this life… strong, courageous, at peace, full of joy, confident, bold, loving others more than ourselves, and putting others first, ahead of ourselves… ushering others into the Kingdom for His honor, glory, and good pleasure. He loves us SO much… more than we can really imagine. More than we could ever experience in human/worldly love here. It pales in comparison. It is immeasurable. He longs for us to experience His love to its fullest. He longs for us to share it in its fullness. Give yourselves over completely to Him. You cannot imagine the gift and joy that will bring into your life. The completeness, fullness, peace and joy you will experience is unimaginable. He longs for your heart, He desires your relationship, He wants YOU. Why won’t you surrender? Do you not understand you are settling for crumbs when you could be seated at the banquet table enjoying the full meal WITH HIM? Why? Why? Why? He has given so much to you. He has given everything for you! Why are you unwilling to give yourself wholly back to Him? It breaks His heart to see us settle for so much less. Less than we could have… less than He has already provided. Step up, step forward. Surrender (“value less than, and be willing to exchange for better”) your worldly “stuff”… your worldly possessions and your worldly baggage (lies you have bought into) for the fullness of life that Jesus has sitting on the banquet table waiting for you to partake in. It is far more than you could ever imagine… it is FAR MORE than you could ever want or need.. and it is just sitting there, waiting for YOU to partake!