THE MIND IS THE BATTLEFIELD
Not all thoughts come from God – II Corinthians 10:3-5
The devil attacks the mind with doubts:
– Jesus’ example;
– Eve’s example;
– example of today;
THE DEVIL WANTS TO TORMENT, ATTACK FEELINGS AND KEEP THE MIND OCCUPIED
The devil attacks feelings, leading people to believe what they see, feel and hear.
The devil wants to torment by reminding people of what they have done, past failures, mistakes or hurtful things.
The devil wants to keep the mind occupied with:
– afflictions;
– pressure from circumstances;
– persecution;
– everything that takes a person away from God’s word;
– cares of the world;
-anxiety, worries;
-the deceitfulness of riches;
THE SOLUTION TO VICTORY
The devil wants to put the believer on the defense and bring up wrong emotions and thoughts.
The solution to overcome this:
1-Surrender everything on the cross;
2-Ask for forgiveness for mistakes;
3-Declare forgiveness to others;
4-Receive the Anointing in the mind;
5-Decide not to speak anymore;
When the devil appears it is necessary to speak to the devil – “It is written …”
HOW TO CONTROL THE MIND
To control the mind we need to:
– discipline the mind to think what is good – Philippians 4:8
– occupy our minds with the things of God – Joshua 1:8
-fight against the devil, using the Sword of the Spirit;
SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY
To understand the phenomenon of speaking in tongues, we have to understand how the human being is made up of 3 parts that “speak”. Each person
– is a spirit = the true self;
– has a soul = their own will, feelings, emotions, thoughts;
-lives inside a body = “house” where the spirit and soul live.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
When a person is converted to Jesus, their spirit is connected to God.
A person without God is disconnected from God. Their spirit is “out” – Example: a cell phone with no battery.
When a person is converted and gives their life to Jesus, their spirit is born again to God. A connection is created between God and the person.
WHAT IS SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Speaking in tongues is the spirit of a Christian talking to God – 1 Corinthians 14:2
It is also referred to as:
-living in tongues;
-living in the spirit;
-speaking in the spirit.
It was on the day of Pentecost that everyone was baptised in the Holy Spirit, that is, they were filled with the Holy Spirit – Acts 2:1-4
As a result, they began to speak in tongues. It is the Holy Spirit who impels / grants speaking in tongues, which can be heavenly or earthly.
Many people are amazed by this, but others enjoy it. However, even though the understanding is fruitless, we have to understand that we are talking to God and not to men.
We can pray/speak in Portuguese, but we can also pray in tongues, we can sing in Portuguese, but we can also sing in the Spirit whenever we want. – Acts 14:15
WHAT SPEAKING IN TONGUES IS FOR
Speaking in tongues brings power from on high into the life of a Christian and serves to:
-filling the person with power from on high – 1 Corinthians 14:4;
-living with God – Romans 8:26,27;
-receiving instructions – there are things that are not in the Bible and we must seek God to know what his will is;
-praising God in the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 14:15
-waging spiritual warfare – fighting on behalf of issues, people, etc. (Example: King Jehoshaphat, Paul and Silas) – Ephesians 6:18
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