Many people don't realize that every thought that crosses their mind is not their own. Satan is allowed to speak in the minds of human beings. Adam and Eve gave him that right when they chose to listen to him and sinned. When a person allows a thought, that is unlike God to develop in their mind, then Satan rules that mind in that area. That thought can lead to other wrong thinking in other areas in their life. Thoughts in a human mind is how Satan rules. He isn't able to act out anything himself because he doesn't have an earthly body. So he uses people. He starts in the mind with just a thought, fear is just one of thousands of thoughts that he uses to hook people with because it has so many areas to work in. If we examine his thoughts, they all deal with causing decrease in our lives, even death.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

God is love (1 John 4:16 ) and works through love to increase a person's life in every area; but Satan's biggest tool is fear. It can be as small as "fear of being late" to "fear of harm and injury". Fear of any kind is not depending on the promises of God through our covenant of salvation.

What happens if we choose to accept fear? Fear is the opposite of God's truth and power, it can be a major take-over from the start or creep in slowly. Our society has accepted into our culture many expressions of fear, even when we speak words without believing they are true. Examine the expressions of fear you think or even speak during a 48 hour period. Satan will attack the mind of a person hundreds of times a day and make them believe it was their own thought.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Learn more about how to resist Satan from using your mind.

Where does it come from? How does it grow in a person so rapidly? Why does it consume a person so completely? How do we prevent it from capturing us?

To produce self-control by our own strength is difficult to manage when we've been allowed to act according to our feelings most of our lives. Somehow, what we say or do seems right but many times it turns out wrong.

A Harmony of the Gospels: Covering the birth of John, who anounced the coming of Christ, the birth of Jesus and His early childhood.

Revised May 5, 2008

Renewing your mind with the Word allows faith to drop into your soul. Faith is total belief that what you are learning is true. It's what makes God's Word alive in our hearts with the ability to do what it says.

When you receive faith it's the power behind God's truth for your life, it become part of your most inner being. With faith we are not on our own to work things out for ourselves. Faith puts us in the position for God's guidance and help to accomplish the most difficult tasks. God watches closely over those that use His faith and backs us up against Satan who continually tries to defeat us.

Faith is the basis for receiving God's protection and miracle power for a happy and prosperous life. Practicing faith daily prepares us for the major problems that we all experience. When difficult circumstances arise God's Word will come out of you, in speech and actions as faith, with power and authority to put demons to flight. This is the way it worked for Jesus and He gave us the authority to do the same.

John 14:12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

When we use God's faith, we are using His Words, His strength and His power to accomplish our needs. Allowing people to receive and use His faith is one of His most marvelous gifts of love.

God is pouring out his power in these last days in greater ways than ever before because he wants to rescue all people from the bondage of sin. He has commissioned his body of believers to:

Jude 1: 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear, hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Fear is a tool that Satan uses to produce anxiety or agitation in a person's mind, robbing them of the security and joy that comes with truth. Fear can produce panic that leads a person to make irrational or wrong decisions simply because they don't have a clear perspective of the situation. Fear causes people stress and worry; they can become suspicious, paranoid and even delusional. God never uses fear to motivate a person. He uses Love to draw them to his righteous way of living and rewards them generously.

When paying your bills always write your tithes check first and pray for guidance in order to receive God's best at keeping your bank account full and over flowing. Prayer and faith brings God's presence into the financial plan for your life and allows him to miraculously move for you.  It doesn't matter the state of your bank account now or what pattern you've followed in the past. Don't ever be discouraged again; just believe. God is good and wants to bless you. He is continually working to prosper you in every area of your life and your bank account is just one of those areas.

Many times it's easier to reach a total stranger for the Lord, leading them to salvation, than it is to reach one of our own family members. It's because the Holy Spirit has already been preparing them in their heart. When we work along side the Holy Spirit, planting seeds from God's Word into a person's heart, watering them and watching the Holy Spirit increase their faith, we see their periods of rebellion or lack of interest. Even though at times we become concerned we must speak words of truth as God sees the situation; holding onto our faith for their salvation.

The process that the Holy Spirit takes to prepare a person for a secure, sound relationship with the Lord is based on each individual's background, personality, mental capacity etc. Therefore it's seems slow to us; much slower that our patience wants to allow. As long as that person will stay in your presence there is great hope. There have been cases when the person has left the relationship only to return as a new person. Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit in what He is able to do with the godly seeds that plant; because as the Lord told Jeremiah:

I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled." Jeremiah 1:12