if you don’t take a thought captive, the failure lies with you. I speak this truth in love to you in the same breath I preach it to myself. The failure is not because of your mother. It’s not because of your stepdad. It’s not because of any trouble that has come against you. If you are living in defeat, it’s because you are allowing yourself to live in defeat. If you are losing the battle of your mind, it’s because you are not willing to step up and say, “There’s a fight to be fought, and I’m going to fight the battle to win my mind because I have the power of the finished work of Jesus.” So
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