Tormenting Thoughts, Feelings, and Desires Bother Me

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Tormenting thoughts, feelings, and desires bother me. I have to battle them throughout each day. They try to control me from within. They try to make me obey them. They even try to force me to identify myself by their domination and definitions. But I refuse. I resist them, refute them, and reject them day and night.

When questions and doubts bully your mind, wrestle with your thoughts, desires, and feelings. Cast down imaginations and tormenting inner strongholds until you bring “every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” As human beings we have the power and ability to reject and repel thoughts, desires, and feelings that torment and mislead us and to welcome and embrace ones that align with Christ and give us peace.

Refuse to despair. Rely on God’s answers to your prayers. Receive the ongoing gift of His light (and insight) so you can “look not at the things that are seen but at the things that are unseen.” When you are surrounded by unanswered questions depend on God’s goodness and unfailing love for you, not on your own abilities and strength. Rejoice in, rely on, and obey the Lord regardless of how much your thoughts, desires, and feelings try to deceive you.

Be ever aware of the presence of Jesus. No matter where you are there He is. Notice Him! Depend on Him! Let Jesus give you gusto–great excitement, enjoyment, and enthusiasm for life. Let Him fill you with appreciation for every moment.

We live in a culture where people love to be entertained by pleasant deceptions but do their best to avoid hearing healing truth. Be courageous! Go against the tide. Fight against and overthrow every though, feeling, and desire that tries to manipulate and control you.

Never give up! There is power in numbers. Find a support group of people who sincerely want to be free from dominating thoughts, feelings, and desires and open your heart up to them. If people would begin to open their heart to experience the presence of Jesus throughout the week and then gather to share their experiences with one another, spiritual awakening would fill their nation.

Many people are afraid to seriously consider the possibility that Christ might be real because they don’t want to be held accountable by Him. Go beyond your fears and begin to trust in and rely on the risen Jesus.

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