Our individual ‘strongholds’ prevent us from seeing things as they truly are about ourselves and about things happening; these ‘strongholds’ keep us from living our lives as we are truly meant to live on this earth with all God’s favor.
Everyone has at least one stronghold. We won’t be aware of our stronghold/strongholds/ – unless the Lord, who is the Spirit, has revealed it to you. What is the Lord’s purpose in telling us what we do not know? What is the devil’s purpose in keeping us from knowing what the Lord wants us to know?
But what is a stronghold that we need revelation about and freedom from? Whose ‘hold’ is that powerful over us, or on us? What did we come to believe that ends us up in ‘spiritual bondage,’ and even with the physical and mental problems that accompany strongholds?
Is the ‘holder’ strong enough to force us against our will? What keeps a ‘personal’ stronghold hidden from us, so that we just accept it and make the best of it, maybe even using prescription drugs each day to overcome the oppression of strongholds? Here is what one FREE man learned:
“You are God my stronghold… Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.” Psalm 43:2-4
Satan lies to us and when we believe “the lie” this becomes a stronghold upon us to enslave us and hold us captive so that we won’t see “God’s Light of His Truth” which sets us free to live the life that is TRULY life! Is it any wonder the enemy works to keep people from the truth in God’s Word? The truth will set us free in every way! Truth will always condemn a lie. Light always reveals what is kept in the dark.
I am so VERY thankful for the TRUTHS of God that are mine to claim and live by, and to eagerly share with others.
“Lead me by Your truth and teach me, for You are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in You.” Psalm 25:5