May 22, 2023: Try Renewing Your Mind

"put off your old self and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds" (Ephesians 4:23, ESV)

Many believers quickly jump on the spiritual warfare wagon and press the fight against the enemy! They bind, loose, take authority over, throw down, and decree, but none of it seems to work. With renewed vigor, they fast and pray still with no avail. Do you know anyone like that? Maybe it is you.

Maybe the victory God wants us to win is the one called renewing our minds. Rather than attacking a spirit of rejection, why not renew your mind with how accepted you are by the Father? Why not be convinced of God's amazing love towards you? Maybe the Father is not after the demon but after your broken heart, which a family member or former boss wounded. Perhaps it is not the demons that torment you but your own memories of betrayal that run so deep. You may never have authority over demonic powers until your heart is healed. Jesus said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to heal the brokenhearted.”  God wants you healed and filled with Jesus so that demons recognize Christ in you, the hope of glory, and cry out, "Have you come to torment us?

Absolute authority comes when you have taken off the 'grave clothes' of the past and put on Christ through renewing your mind. The demons who saw Jesus screamed because there was no wound or open doors inside Him. All He was filled with was Zoe life! Try renewing your mind and see how much more authority you will have.