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VICTORY: RESPONDING TO REJECTION 2

“So, Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me, and expel me from my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?” ~ Judges 11:7   REFERENCE: Judges 11:1-11   Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of a former president of the United States, once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”  is true if you want to win against rejection. Rejection happens when you let people’s negative words or actions get to you and rob you of your sense of worth and dignity. If you don’t let it, rejection can’t...
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VICTORY: RESPONDING TO REJECTION

“Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless men banded together with Jephthah and went out raiding with him.” ~ Judges 11:3 REFERENCE: Judges 11:1-11   God always allows anyone to right any wrong in his life and have a second coming so that the glory of his latter will be greater than his former. You may have tasted the bitterness of rejection, still, you can have a comeback, and your second coming will be greater than your first showing. Jephthah rose from the ashes of rejection to become a national hero. Responding...
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VICTORY: BATTLE AGAINST REJECTION

“Gilead’s wife bore sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”” ~ Judges 11:2   REFERENCE: Judges 11:1-11   One battle you will most often fight in life is against rejection. It is vital that you have victory in this battle; otherwise, you will never rise to your full potential. Rejection is declaring somebody as unwanted or unsuitable. It is to behave unkindly to somebody who expects and has a right to your love, kindness, and...
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VICTORY: THE WAY OUT

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." ~ John 8:32   REFERENCE: John 8:31-36   God wants you to experience victory in your mind first and then in your life. Since strongholds are incorrect thinking patterns based on error, the right weapon for tearing them down is 'meditating on and applying the Word.' Jesus said continuing in the truth of His Word (that we know) would bring victory over every satanic stronghold of the mind. The foundation of Strongholds are errors, but they must destroyed through truth.   If you meditate on satan's lies, you...
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VICTORY: THREE FIERY DARTS

"Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one." ~ Ephesians 6:16   REFERENCE: Ephesians 6:13-18   Like an enemy out to kill and destroy, satan shoots fiery darts at his targets to overpower them. Satan operates by tricks, employs evil strategies, deliberate deception, and lies by telling you things about yourself, others, and circumstances that are not true.   He begins by flooding the mind with little nagging thoughts, suspicions, doubts, questions, and ideas. He has studied man for a long time and knows what we...
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VICTORY: KEEP YOUR MIND ALERT

“[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ…”~ II Corinthians 10:5 (AMPC)   REFERENCE: II Corinthians 10:1-6 (AMPC)   Yesterday, we explored the fact that satan’s major attacks target the mind and why that is his battle strategy. Hence, we should mind our minds. In our main text, Paul describes the assaults on a Christian’s mind: “…Overthrow and destruction of strongholds, refute arguments, theories and reasonings, and all proud and...
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VICTORY: MIND YOUR MIND

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." ~ Ephesians 6:12 REFERENCE: Ephesians 6:10-17   There is an invisible world that is more real than (and affects and controls) the visible one. It is where the central spiritual warfare takes place. The devil operates in the sense realm, seeking to manipulate or sway the mind; victory will elude you if you live there. The battle is not with the enemy but the 'inner me'. To fight and win the...
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WALK WITH GOD

"And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him." ~ Genesis 5:24 REFERENCE: Genesis 5:18-24 The Bible records that Enoch's predecessors lived for some years after giving birth; however, regarding Enoch, it recorded that after giving birth to his son, Methuselah, "Enoch walked with God." A unique relationship with God characterized his life. His forebears seemed to have busied themselves with irrelevances. They waited for death's cold hands to take them away. But not Enoch; he made every day count for God; he chose to walk with God. You cannot have a meaningful walk with a person...
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WHEN TRIALS TEST TRUST

"In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"?" ~ Psalm 11:1   REFERENCE: Psalm 11:1-7   We are believers because we believe in the resurrected Lord, Jesus Christ, and trust Him for help and deliverance from trouble. You must have professed or sung about how much you would always trust in God once before. To trust God is to firmly believe in God's faithfulness, ability, or power. However, what will your stand be when trials test trust? "Flee as a bird to your mountain." It appears that David's friends...
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THE END WILL BE BETTER

"The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." ~Ecclesiastes 7:8   REFERENCE: Ecclesiastes 7:8-10   As the year draws to a close, be reminded that God has been faithful; it is a great time to thank Him for His many blessings, grace, and protection. Only eternity will help us appreciate the things God does for us daily: many averted disasters, angelic protection, and the orchestration of events in our favor. God's modus is from glory to glory. I am very optimistic about the coming months, just as Solomon...
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