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How do I know I'm born again? Characteristics of believers, How to tell someone is born again, 5 Characteristics of the Born Again Human Spirit PDF Article is below. For downloadable PDF click link. 5 Characteristics of the Born Again Human Spirit 5 Characteristics of the Born Again Human Spirit - The bible gives us a way to identify the new birth: 1. The Born Again SPIRIT Can Not Sin - John 3:6 KJV “That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.” What is born of God in a man is his spirit not his flesh nor his soul. His soul (mind, will, emotions) must be renewed by the Word of God. His flesh must be put into submission to his born again spirit and his renewed mind. We have been conditioned to let the flesh lead us which leads to sin, followed by the soul and lastly our spirit. This is not how it should be once we are born again. That way only leads to sin, darkness and defeat. When we are born again our spirit is hooked up to God and we must disciple ourselves to be led by God in His Word, by His Spirit, and our Prayers. 2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.” This born again spirit, also called the inner man, cannot sin. Our inner man has the nature of God just as Christ has the nature of His Father God, so it was impossible for Him to sin. As we pursue our relationship with Jesus, we start to die to our flesh and its’ worldly ways. As we feed on the Word of God, our inner man starts to gain strength leading us to putting on the Mind of Christ, putting our flesh into submission to the Mind of Christ. 1 John 3:9 NKJV “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His Seed (that is God’s seed) remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” Because your born again spirit cannot sin, it is therefore impossible for those who are born again, though in the flesh to make a practice of sin. Because we are still in the flesh, we will occasionally give in to the flesh, and in those instances we confess to God and ask and receive His forgiveness. 1 John 5:18 (NIV) We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; The One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them. 2. The Born Again Man Listens To The Doctrine Of The Apostles: 1 John 4:5-6 (NIV) “They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of falsehood.” Those who are born again will naturally connect with the Words of God through the apostles because they are of the same spirit. Those who speak worldly things have the spirit of the world. 3. The Born Again Spirit Will Love God And Jesus 1 John 4:7 (NKJV) “Beloved, let us Love one another, for Love is of God; and everyone who Loves is born of God and knows God.” We cannot love God and hate our neighbor, our coworker, our family member etc. Love is a Fruit of the Spirit. If you are born again, Love will come naturally as a Fruit from the Holy Spirit in you. Remember when you are mistreated and abused this is being done under the influence of the darkness of this world. Through Jesus you have the authority and dominion. 4. The Born Again Man Will Believe That Jesus Is The Christ: 1 John 5:1 (NIV) “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is Born of God, and everyone who Loves the Father Loves His Child (Jesus) as well.” 5. The Born Again Man Will Follow The Commandments Of Christ And OvercomeThe World: 1 John 5:2-4 (NKJV) “By this we know that we Love the Children of God, when we Love God and keep His Commandments. 3 For this is the Love of God, that we keep His Commandments. And His Commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is Born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” Overcoming the world actually means we stop thinking the way the world thinks. We no longer seek the worlds’ approval. We not longer share their attitudes. We no longer try to lift ourselves up in the eyes of men but we lift up Jesus so He may draw all men to Him. We long to be with our King of Glory and seek to do His Will not ours. We spend time with Jesus in His Word, in prayer and worship of The Father. We know that earth is not our home. We know we are a colony of heaven on this earth. Luke 6:22, 27-31 (NIV) 22 “Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. 27-31 But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.” We live in an age of evil being called good and good being called evil. When terrible things are said about us or done to us we know we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness in this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. We combat all these things by the Word of God and our Shield of Faith. And having done all we stand. We are justified before God by our faith, our believing, in Jesus. Good works will not build our faith. If we exercise complete faith in God, good works will naturally flow. Faith only comes by hearing, and hearing by The Word of God.

faith, for children, protect my children, keep them from harm, What does God say about my children Believing Stuff for Your Children Article below. For downloadable PDF click link. PDF Believing Stuff for Your Children As a parent it’s your responsibility to pray for your children. But what do you pray? The Lord understands the yearnings of your heart for your children. He is there and knows exactly what your child needs even if you don’t. As stated in other articles, God can’t lie - Numbers 23:19 - what He has said is a guarantee. Yet it is difficult when our emotions are so involved. Don’t lean to your emotions. They cause the worst trouble. Instead lean into the Word of God and His promises for your children. There are two parts of “what” to be aware of with your children: 1. praying the promises of God as a means of rejoicing, not asking. Because it’s already given; 2. Is knowing when the Holy Spirit is giving you a warning for your kids. We will get into both. They are vital to know. 1. Praying in thanksgiving the promises of God for your children When you pray a scripture regarding your child, make it “yours.” Put your child’s name in the scripture. Let the Lord speak to you through that scripture. He will show you insights. They may come up as “thoughts”. He may “show” you something specific. Whatever He shows, hold on to it. If you have questions, ask Him. He will reveal it. Sometimes right aways. Sometimes not, it may take a while until you get it. Either way, trust Him. Realize that your child/children are God’s children first! He gave them to you. You are to be their “steward”. To train them in the things of God, teach them to obey God, teach them a relationship with God. Children copy their parents. That’s how it goes. So when your relationship and life is strong with God, theirs will be also. Including when they rebel. “Train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is older he shall not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. As long as you did what you are supposed to do they will turn around. If you didn’t for whatever the reason, maybe you hadn’t received Jesus yet, or maybe you simply didn’t know - TRUST GOD! They are HIS kids first! Pray these prayers over them. It will change things! I will place 4 scriptures with a prayer using the scripture. You’ll get the idea. Subsequent scriptures are listed without the prayer and you can add a prayer as you’re using the previous examples. Romans 12:2 - “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.” “Father God, in the Name of Jesus, I pray for my son/daughter. Lord Jesus, help him/her not to be conformed to this world, to his/her friends and going with the crowd and their ungodly notions. Cause him/her to lean in to You. To trust You in every situation - especially when he/she won’t tell me. That’s normal. But he/she can talk with You. Lead him/her. Talk them through each situation. And I thank You for it, in Jesus Name.” Psalms 103:17-18 - “…The Lord’s love is with those who fear Him, and His righteousness with their children’s children—18 with those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.” “Father God, in the Name of Jesus, I want to thank You that Your love is to (child’s name). You love him/her even more than I do. I thank You that You watch over them and that Your righteousness is with him/her. Lord Jesus, lead him/her in everything. If he/she is not listening to You, Holy Spirit lean on him/her, convict them if what (they) are doing is not right. Show them the way out. I thank You for taking care of (name). He/she is yours first. I am his/her steward. Show me what else I need to do to help in the situation. And I give You all the praise and glory for it, in Jesus Name.” Ephesians 1:17-23 and 3:14-21 - “17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, 19 and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22 And God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head over everything for the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills everything in every way.” And “14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from Whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its Name. 16 I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him Who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, 21 to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” “Father God, I ask You and thank You for giving (name) Your wisdom and revelation knowledge and that (his/her) eyes are enlightened to Who you are and (his/her) place within in You! That they fall in love with YOU! And know what Your calling is for them. And that (he/she) knows, that (he/she) knows, that (he/she) knows what YOUR inheritance is, that is in (him/her) and what is YOUR amazing power that is IN (him/her) because they believe in You. I pray Father God that You show (him/her) how bid You are and how powerful You are and that You are within them! This is the same power that raised Jesus from the dead!! That (he/she) knows that the very same power of You is IN them! And that (he/she) knows this power is in all of the Body of Christ of which (he/she) is a part of and fill it up with Your glorious Self! I thank You Father God that we have Your Name! The Name of Jesus is Your Name and we have it to. It’s not something we only say. It’s part of “Who” we are in Christ Jesus and I thank You for revealing this to my kid(s). I pray Father God that You strengthen them with Your might in their inner man, the Holy Spirit Power in their inner being, so that the fullness of the Anointing - the Holy Spirit - can display Himself through (him/her), in Jesus Name, because (he/she) knows that You are there! I pray and I thank You for it that (he/she) is ROOTED and grounded in Your love and Your love passes Your knowledge to (him/her), and that (he/she) is filled with ALL the knowledge and fullness of You. Now I give YOU all the glory for this because I know that You do even more than what I ask or think according to Your Power that is at work within me and within (name).” Psalm 127:2 - “"It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sweet sleep." “Father, it says in Your Word, that You give Your beloved sweet sleep. So in the Name of Jesus, I pray that You give (name) sweet undisturbed sleep. I loose all the fiery darts and arrows the enemy has thrown at them during the day (Ephesians 6:16). Holy Spirit, I ask You to cleanse all the residue from those darts and arrows from their bodies and seal my girls in the Blood of Jesus. I ask that You loose all the attacks from the enemy not only in (his/her) bodies but their souls: our mind, will and emotions; purging all the areas in us that have been affected by these attacks. I ask that You seal our bodies and souls in the Blood of Jesus and by The All Powerful Name of Jesus. I know there is nothing with more Authority than the Name of Jesus and His Glorified Blood which He spilled for us. Father God before I sleep I place my spirit into Your hands for safekeeping as I know that You love me and will take care of me as I rest.” As you can see how you “put yourself” and those whom you are praying for into scripture, you can do this with any scripture and use it as a prayer. Below are some scriptures that are useful. It’s not all of them by any means - that would be the entire Bible. Also read Proverbs. There are many passages there that are helpful. And remember to go on to part 2 - following the unction of the Holy Spirit when He is giving you a warning about your children. Joel 1:3 - “Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.” Psalm 51:10, 12 - “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” Philippians 4:4-7 - “4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Deuteronomy 4:9 - “9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” Mark 10:14 - “When Jesus saw this, He was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” 2 Corinthians 12:14 - “After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.” Proverbs 18:24 - “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” John 13:34-35 - “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Proverbs 17:9 - “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Psalm 91 Jeremiah 29:11-13 - “11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” 2. Knowing when the Holy Spirit is giving you a warning for your kids As a parent, it’s a God-given ability, when you just “know” what’s going on with your kids. When you have that “knowing” it is not random. God is letting you know so you can pray to stop what is happening. “Knowing” or a vision, or a dream are all ways He can let you in on what is happening or about to happen. You may already have insight how to pray and what scriptures to use. If you do not, ask Him. Stay quiet until you know. Have your Bible because He will direct you to certain passages. For safety always be ready to plead the Blood of Jesus on your child and on the situation they are in; cancel any assignments the devil has launched against them; and pray the 91st Psalm over them…and anything else the Lord tells you to do. Let me share something from my own life. Many may know that I had a stroke when I was 26. That attack of the stroke was intended to take me out. I was in a coma for 3 days. Recovery was tough. Couldn’t read. Couldn’t write. Very difficult time speaking. Paralyzed on the right side of my body. And at that time I was a professional dancer. My entire life changed in a moment. Prior to this event, like 8 or 9 months, my mother had been led by the Lord to pray particular scriptures over me - confess them over me: Psalm 91:16 - “With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.” Psalm 118:17 - “I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord.” Isaiah 54:13 - “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children.” The Lord had been impressing her to pray these over me each day for 8 or 9 months! He wouldn’t let her off of it. As she did this she was planting these scriptures in her heart by speaking them over me each day for all those months, and she could handle what she was about to be told. When she received the phone call about what occurred and was told that I would die, she immediately spoke these scriptures out of her heart to the person who had called her. Good thing too. She had to negate the words that were being spoken around me from friends and doctors. speaking - that I “wasn’t going to make it.” She spoke the Word over the situation in my life, took Authority over the negative words by speaking the Word of God. She cancelled out the words of death and destruction others were speaking. Words create. Words can activate the demonic realm to bring them to pass or God's realm to bring them to pass. And mom had to stop those words of death that were be spoken with the Word of God. You see, when people are in life threatening situations most do not know what to do. They freak out. They speak what they fear. And they attempt to be “sympathetic” saying, “oh, poor Rina (or whomever). (She) used to be such a great ……”. Instead my mother would retort: “No, she will not die but live and declare the works of the Lord. Great is her peace, her wholeness, in Jesus Name. And she has a long life because of what the Lord Jesus has done!” Usually there was silence on the other end of the phone. And a quick, “Oh, ok.” It wasn’t much different when she got to the hospital. They all thought she was nuts. But who cares when you’re trying to keep your kid alive. Speak the Word of God! It changes things! “Let there be light. And it was so.” That’s how you handle crisis situations. No matter what it looks like. No matter what you think. No matter what it feels like. Words create life or death - what kind of words will you speak over your children?

How do I pray for my family, how do I believe for my family, How do I believe for my husband, How do I believe for my wife, How do I believe for my children, will my child go to hell, will my husband go to hell, will my wife go to hell, will my children go to hell Believing for Your Family to be Saved Article below. For downloadable PDF click link. PDF Believing for Your Family to be Saved It’s not what you think. It’s much easier than you think! When the Lord gives you insight into this, you’ll never be the same. Depending on what church you have learned about the things of God, or people who have imparted “Christian” ideas/ideals into you will form the kinds of “doctrine” you have held on to. We all have them. Even the unsaved think certain things because of what they have heard from the believer’s camps. We don’t want to base anything on “doctrine of men” - instead, we want to see what God says about it. Because that is all that matters. As a foundation, “what do you believe?” Meaning, that “God has got your back, no matter what?” I hope so. Because He does. No matter what, God can’t lie. He doesn’t have the ability. Yes, there are some things God can’t do. He can’t lie. He cannot go against His own Word. If He said it…now hold on to your hats…If He spoke it, yes, it’s a promise… which means it’s a covenant! And God doesn’t break His covenants. Psalm 89:34 - “I will not violate My covenant or alter what My lips have uttered.” What God has said - He has said. It cannot return void but will accomplish that which He pleases and it will come to pass!! Isaiah 55:11 . And there’s one more bit to add, if this wasn’t enough: Hebrews 6:13-15 - “13When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by Himself, 14saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.” What this means is the covenant God made with Abraham, a promise, God made it to Himself! Track with me on this. When two people make a promise to one another, they are basing it on themselves to keep that promise. God did exactly that. Because He couldn’t swear to a greater power. He IS the Greater Power. Since He swore His Own Word to Himself this means the promise CANNOT be broken. It will come to pass. No matter how long it takes! This being said, God has promised us that ALL of our family and household (or those who are our circle of friends) will be saved - Acts 2:39; Acts 16:31; John 6:44 . He also said in 1 Timothy 2:4 that He would have ALL men to be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth. And again in 2 Peter 3:9 - “9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” What I’m saying is this - relax. Your family and friends will be saved. God promised and He is not a man that He should lie, Numbers 23:19 . It may not happen in the timing you like, but that doesn’t really matter. God has a plan. Trust Him. He’s got it. And if you haven’t read the article on the Second Death and Great White Throne Judgement , do it. It is not easy to read but all who are God’s will be back with Him for eternity! God is not going to loose any of His kids. Like the parable of the Prodigal Son, God is not going to loose any! We can trust Him. So when you start getting nagging thoughts and feelings about loved ones not being saved, start praising God and rejoicing in Him because He will bring His Word to pass. A person cannot. It’s God Who does it. So praise and rejoice in Him for already having done it, even if you don’t see it yet, because it is surely coming to pass!

Faith, What is faith, how do I use faith, how do I know if I'm using faith Whatever is not of Faith is Sin What do you believe? ...That is faith. Article below or click link for downloadable PDF. PDF Whatever is not of Faith is Sin What do you believe? - That is faith. God will meet you where your faith is. Meaning, some can believe to truly move a mountain; others can believe to get their fussy car to start; others are simply believing to get out of bed in the morning…yes, being slightly humorous…but you get my point. Wherever your faith is, God will meet you there! The faith of one person is in a different place than another and God will meet you according to you using your faith. For example, if someone has a medical background and their faith is in the medicine from the doctor, fine. Simply pray over the medicine each day when you take it, just like you pray over your food, expecting God to work through that medicine to deliver you from whatever the issue is. God meets you where your faith is. When you are new to living Godly, it’s like being a young child. God doesn’t expect a 4 year old to drive a car. He nurtures them closely. There’s more grace - meaning they can get away with things a mature believer cannot. Just like that 4 year old child. The parents know they have to help bathe and clothe the little one each day but as they get older the parents expect the child, who is 10 or 16 to bathe and clothe themselves. It’s the same. Faith is simple - it is whatever you believe. Everyone believes something. Including atheists. They believe that . Back to the example of healing: when your young in the faith you may not know how to take Authority over your body to be healed. Or you may not be aware of blessing your food to keep the toxic chemicals among other things, away from your body. There’s many things a young believer may not know and the Lord will protect them. However, as a believer matures, God’s expectation is greater. Perhaps you have always had someone pray for you for healing and it’s worked each time. At a certain point in time the Lord expects you to pull up your faith-boots and stand for your own healing. You can tell because when you have had people pray for you and it hasn’t worked. This is a means of the Lord letting you know you have to stand on your faith, not someone else’s. God is faith. Faith, hope, and love - the greatest of these is love and God is love, so God is faith and hope. And He is in us. Therefore His faith is in us. And it’s like a muscle. It needs to be worked. Hebrews 11:1, 6 Says faith is the substance of things hoped for - or expected from the promises in the Word of God - and it’s the evidence of what your hoping for before you see it. It’s the evidence that it exists because God spoke it, just like He spoke the earth, moon, and stars. And faith pleases God. We always want to please our Father. We simply take scripture regarding a situation and stand on it - this means to read it, speak it out loud over ourselves and our lives until manifestation comes. Use it. Believing. Using God’s faith to bring it to pass. You stay on that scripture each day until it comes to pass. And you don’t really have to ask for it. God already spoken it into being. Simply believe. That’s what a “disciple” is: disciplined one - stay steady on the Word - confessing the Word as a “disciplined one” until it comes to pass. But when we operate in fear, that is not faith. And whatsoever is not of faith is sin - so CAST DOWN THAT VAIN IMAGINATION and replace it with your faith filled scripture you’re using - Romans 14:23 . Let’s look at the entire verse: “But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.” Symbolically “eating” is eating from the Word of God, it is our “food.” Our Spiritual meal. That’s why Jesus called Himself the “Bread of Life.” John 6:35 . Let’s look at this a bit deeper. What is your “conscious” telling you? That’s where the doubts are. Sometimes it comes from our thinking - which may be true or may not be, but we think they are. Everything we think is not truth. 1 Corinthians 4:4 ; & 1 Corinthians 8 is about abiding by your own conscious even if it’s not the Truth. Whether conviction is coming from your own mind or coming from the Holy Spirit, OBEY it. If it was coming from you own thinking, the Holy Spirit will show you at the proper time. You are still operating in faith by obeying your conscious. Because if we do not, we sin. Whatever your conscious deems as sin, if you do it, it is sin. (I Corinthians 8:7 .) For instance: If you believe having a glass of wine is sinful, then it is. (I know I may have to address this for some. Jesus said, “All things in moderation”; and in Titus 2:3 to not be addicted to much wine.” You can be addicted to sugar. Whatever the addiction is, is the sin.) Jesus BECAME SIN, ENTIRELY for us and PLACED ALL of it in hell! ALL OF IT!!! FOREVER. ALL SIN HAS BEEN BOUGHT AND PAID FOR! ALL we have to do is put our bodies into subjection to the Word and change our way of thinking to what the WORD SAYS ABOUT IT. If we sin He is faithful and just to forgive us. In fact He has already forgiven us of all sin, otherwise if He didn’t Jesus would have to die on the cross again. What sin does is block you from hearing God. And now more than ever we NEED to hear God. Stay in faith, abide by your conscious, and stay in the love of God and in love with God.

Identity, In Christ, in Christ Jesus, Who am I in Jesus, Who am I in God, Bible You Are Not Your Personality, You are Who God Says You Are PDF Article below or click link for downloadable PDF. You Are Not Your Personality, You Are Who God Says You Are. What? What do you mean I’m not my personality?? Huh? You’ve been told or you have said it yourself: “That’s your personality. You are who you are.” But what if you aren’t? We’ve been told we have to change our thinking, to “think positively rather than negatively.” Blah, blah, blah. Never were we told how to actually achieve it - no matter the recordings, YouTube videos, documentaries and books on “Self Help”, and seminars…it doesn’t help. In fact it makes things more frustrating. It’s a battle within ourselves as we are getting more frustrated without any true help. There is still a part to our personality that is just “the way it is.” It doesn’t seem like we can change it. “That’s just who I am.” And because we keep thinking the same things and doing the same things because “we can’t change who we are,” we get the same results. But what if this can change? When you find out that a part of the crucifixion of Jesus was to deliver you from your mind, from your personality, it changes everything. Here is the freedom from something we never knew we could be free of. That’s shoutin’ ground right there!! Jesus delivered you from your personality! Jesus sacrificed all areas of Himself for us. (*See Crucifixion article.) We know He died for our sins and most know He died for our sicknesses. But we aren’t taught the fullness of everything He died for including our mental state and our personality. That’s what the Garden of Gethsemane was about. Jesus sacrificed His personality, His thinking mind, His emotions, and His will for the Father’s…and He did so to the point of sweating Blood! If there was anything left out, then His death wasn’t complete for us - wasn’t enough. He needed to sacrifice every part of Himself for every part of us. Oh, and His death is more than enough! Let’s get in to our “personality” since that is what this article is about. Our personality is part of our soul. And our soul is a part of our spirit. It is not our spirit, but a part of it. That’s why God spoke Hebrews 4:12 - For the Word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. If the Word can divide the soul and spirit that means they are together. But they are two different Greek words and are used differently in scripture. Most often when scripture uses the word “heart”, it means “soul”. Jesus paid the price for the human soul. Yes, there is our Godly personality the way God made us and there is also the characteristics of our personality that are developed by the curse of this world, sin. This is what we are free from! We call these “traits”. For example, if someone is habitual in lying, it may be in little things. Their personality developed around this trait. It is not who they are. Same goes with a husband that habitually cheats on his wife. He may think that is just who He is. May in fact think that monogamy is an outdated idea. And his entire personality is built around this behavior. Or someone who constantly second-guesses themself - they never trust themselves to make the right choice and have developed an entire personality around that trait. For another, they are constantly looking for approval, getting accolades, and yet when they get them it never sinks in and they need more. None of these “traits” are who these people really are. These are traits of “fallen man”. And Jesus has paid the price for all of this!! Let’s take a look at a few things more closely and then I’ll get into how to change it. Like everything else with the Lord there is a pattern of how He does things. It is the same here! But because our “personalities” are so close to us, we never thought they could change so we didn’t think to consider that they could. Strong’s Greek for “soul”, #5590 psuché; and #5591 psuchikos: 1. #5590 Psuché - “(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual. psyxḗ (from psyxō, "to breathe, blow" which is the root of the English words "psyche," "psychology") – soul (psyche); a person's distinct identity (unique personhood), i.e. individual personality.” “5590 (psyxē) corresponds exactly to the OT 5315 /phágō ("soul"). The soul is the direct aftermath of God breathing (blowing) His gift of life into a person, making them an ensouled being. Heart (2), heartily (1), life (36), lives (7), mind (1), minds (1), person (1), persons (3), soul (33), souls (14), suspense* (1), thing (1).” * Here are some scriptures on how the Lord sees the soul: Matthew 11:29 - Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, AND you will find rest for your souls. When we are staying tight with the Lord, learning of Him and how to live our lives His way and doing it, we find rest for our souls. We are “submitting” our personalities, our thinking, to His way of thinking and doing. We exchange our way of operating for His. This changes our “personality”. “Lowly in heart” means: describes the person who depends on the Lord rather than self. When we do this our personality changes. The old carnal nature falls away. Matthew 12:18 - Berean Literal Bible - Behold My servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul has found delight. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. This scripture in Matthew was first said in Isaiah 42:1 . We see this is God the Father speaking of His Son Jesus. And we see that God the Father has a soul! The Father’s soul delights in what Jesus did! (Interesting this scripture may have been one that “spoke” to the Apostle Paul - Jesus and Gentiles!). Also notice that as Jesus was doing what the Lord wanted, it allowed for His Spirit to be upon Him, and we know He had the Spirit without measure! We too, as we obey the Lord, His yoke is easy, it allows the Holy Spirit to move more within us! 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is one of my favorite scriptures! We see God is the God of peace. That is Who He is! And He is the One Who separates us - “sanctifies” - entirely. Our whole spirit. Our whole soul. Our whole body. And He keeps us - blameless - because of the Blood of Jesus! It is nothing we can do on our own. It’s all Him. There is a little more to this Greek word Psueche: “the soul, a. the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our soul, heart, etc. the (human) soul in so far as it is so constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life.” 3 John 1:2 - Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. We prosper in all things, including in our health - as our soul is prospering in the things of God. If we aren’t active, doing what the Lord leads us to do, we will be struggling with our souls, our personalities, and it will show up in every area of our lives - health, relationships, business. “From psucho ; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from pneuma , which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from zoe , which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew nephesh , ruwach and chay ) -- heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.” Psueche and Zóé are the two words used for “soul” and “spirit” showing there is a differnce between the two. Zóé is defined as the “Life of God”. “Life (physical and spiritual). All life (2222 /zōḗ), throughout the universe, is derived – i.e. it always (only) comes from and is sustained by God's self-existent life. The Lord intimately shares His gift of life with people, creating each in His image which gives all the capacity to know His eternal life.” This clearly defines what Hebrews 4:12 is about - For the Word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Soul: Psueche/Pneuma and Spirit: Zóé. 2. #5591 Psuchikos: “natural, of the soul or mind Usage: animal, natural, sensuous. psyxikós (an adjective, derived from 5590 /psyxḗ, "soul, natural identity") – properly, soulish, i.e. what is natural, as it relates to physical (tangible) life alone (i.e. apart from God's inworking of faith). 5591 /psyxikós ("natural") typically describes the natural ("lower") aspect of humanity, i.e. behavior that is "more of earth (carnality) than heaven. 5591 (psyxikós) then sometimes stands in contrast to 4152 /pneumatikós ("spiritual") – the higher, spiritual aspect of humanity that develops through faith (4102 /pístis).” 1 Corinthians 15:44-46, 50 - it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual…I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. #5591 “is natural, of the soul or mind, natural (5), worldly-minded (1).James 3:15; Jude 19 a. having the nature and characteristics of the ψυχή i. e. of the principle of animal life, which men have in common with the brutes (see ψυχή, 1 a.); (A. V. natural): σῶμα ψυχικόν, 1 Corinthians 15:44 ; substantively, τό ψυχικόν (Winer's Grammar, 592 (551)), 1 Corinthians 15:46 : since both these expressions do not differ in substance or conception from σάρξ καί αἷμα in 1 Corinthians 15:50 , Paul might have also written σαρκικον; but prompted by the phrase ψυχή ζῶσα in 1 Corinthians 15:45 (borrowed from Genesis 2:7 ), he wrote ψυχικόν. b. "governed by the ψυχή i. e. the sensuous nature with its subjection to appetite and passion (as though made up of nothing but ψυχή): ἄνθρωπος (equivalent to σαρκικός (or σάρκινος, which see 3) in ), 1 Corinthians 2:14 ; ψυχικοί, πνεῦμα μή ἔχοντες, Jude 1:19 (A. V. sensual (R. V. with marginal reading 'Or natural, Or animal'); so in the following example); σοφία, a wisdom in harmony with the corrupt desires and affections, and springing from them (see σοφία, a., p. 581b bottom), James 3:15 . (In various other senses in secular authors from Aristotle and Polybius down.) natural, sensual. From psuche ; sensitive, i.e. Animate (in distinction on the one hand from pneumatikos , which is the higher or renovated nature; and on the other from phusikos , which is the lower or bestial nature) -- natural, sensual. see GREEK psuche " We can see soul can often mean the mind, or the beast like nature, or nature of fallen man which is what corrupts our God-given personality. And we are to retrain our minds: Romans 12:2 - Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will. There are two parts to the soul - the God made part; the sin fallen part that creates the bad “traits”. The Lord gave us power over them! If we want breakthroughs we then need to put this into action. It’s the same no matter what you’re doing: retraining your mind; believing for a spouse; believing for your healing; etc. Always ask the Lord for help and direction: Go search all the scripture regarding the area you are dealing with. Write down those scriptures. Rewrite those scriptures with “you” in them, as “confessions” (*See article on Confessions). Speak them over yourself every day until your thinking changes. Keep giving God the praise for who you are as you speak the scriptures over yourself and for the victory He has given you in all things 1 John 4:4; 5:4 ; and Romans 8:31 . In the beginning it will be more than once per day because you have to change your thoughts 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 . Each time an old “personality” thought comes to your mind, talk out loud to yourself, and say: “No, I refuse that thought in the Name of Jesus and I cast it out.” And then replace that thought with the scripture that opposes it. I will finalize this with a few more scriptures that help for more insight to how the Lord sees our souls: Hebrews 13:17 - Obey those who rule over you (pastors etc), and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. 1 Peter 2:11 - Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:25 - For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. James 1:21 - Amplified Bible - So get rid of all uncleanness and all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the Word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls. James 5:20 - Berean Literal Bible - let him know that the one having brought back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 1:9 - for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:22 - Since you have purified your souls in obeying the Truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart (soul) 1 Peter 4:19 - Berean Standard Bible - So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

Meaning, Now, faith, Scripture, God, Jesus, Faith, Teaching, learning, life Meaning of the Word: NOW Article below or click link for downloadable PDF. PDF NOW: NOW ! NOW ! Somewhere along the line… - we as Christians, have lost the meaning of the word NOW where it pertains to scripture. We have a tendency to read that word in scripture as in the “sweet by and by” not the present. Doing so, we fail to apply it to our life and in our everyday situations, not realizing it’s our state of being. It’s not something to achieve or work for. 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 TPT 1 NOW , since we are God’s coworkers. we beg you not to take God’s marvelous grace for granted, allowing it to have no effect on your lives. 2 For He says, “I listened to you at the time of My favor. And the day when you needed salvation, I came to your aid!” So can’t you see? NOW is the time to respond to His favor! NOW is the day of salvation! Now : In the present time. Under the present circumstances. Existing. In this moment and forever. Salvation: (Sótéria) which means: deliverance, safety, welfare, prosperity, preservation, to save, to rescue. God's rescue which delivers believers out of destruction and into His safety. Read that scripture again applying the definitions of those words as you read: Ex: Right at this moment is the time to respond to His favor. Right at this moment is the day of my of salvation. (my deliverance, my safety, my welfare, my prosperity, my preservation) Let this simmer in your soul until the Holy Spirit gives you the full revelation on how to believe and stand up in it. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, NOW are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. Ephesians 4:23-24 23 NOW it’s time to be made new by every revelation that’s been given to you. 24 And to be transformed as you embrace the glorious Christ-within as your new life and live in union with Him! For God has re-created you all over again in His perfect righteousness, and you NOW belong to Him in the Realm of True Holiness. My brothers and sisters, you in this present time, belong to Jesus in the Realm of His Holiness. You are not on the outside looking in but in the Realm of Holiness learning how to stand up in it. Allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how this is so. The Holy Spirit is revelation. You cannot fellowship with Him and not get revelation. Every time you read the Epistles, highlight the scriptures having the word NOW . This is your state of being.

What is prayer? Foundation of prayer, teaching basics of how to speak with God, How can I tell God is speaking to me, Foundation of Prayer Article below. Or downloadable PDF click link. PDF Foundation of Prayer Prayer and the Word INTRODUCTION The Basics - Praying the Word Part 1 1 Corinthians 6:11 …”But you are sanctified, you are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the the Spirit of our God.” THIS is how God sees you! IMPERATIVE: Know “Who you are” in God’s sight because of the Blood of Jesus and the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of God: If you don’t know this then you will have trouble coming to God in prayer - because you are basing it on your “worthiness”. None of us are worthy, and will never be - that’s why it took Jesus to take care of it all! You are sanctified, by the Name of Jesus and by the Holy Spirit. You are justified (made righteous, same word) by the Name of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Not by anything you did….It was all Jesus who has made you “right” with God. You are the righteousness of God IN Christ Jesus ( 2 Corinthians 5:21). Now we can come boldly to the Throne of grace to obtain mercy and grace to help in a time of need - Hebrews 4:16. “Sanctified” means: Greek - hagiasmos - consecration, sanctification, the process of making or becoming holy; set apart; holiness. The process of advancing in holiness; use of the believer being progressively transformed by the Lord into His likeness (similarity of nature). God is continually making us, progressively transforming us into His likeness, making us holy, while we are in sin-fallen flesh. The ultimate transformation will be at Jesus’ second coming with our new bodies (1 Corinthians 15:51-54). This is the ultimate transformation at the Rapture/Resurrection and what we are earnestly waiting for. This is why it’s a “rest.” We can’t make it happen. It’s all the Lord. We simply rest in Him, He’s got this. He has made us sanctified! Therefore, we enter prayer knowing it is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has made us right with God and we can pray to the Father in Jesus’ Name. “Justification” means: Greek - dikaiósis - the act of pronouncing righteous, acquittal, a process of absolution. Divine approval, emphasizing Christ's full payment of the debt for sin which liberates the believer from all divine condemnation. Jesus has justified us! Hallelujah! It doesn’t matter how you “feel”. Feelings lie. Once you ask for the Lord to come into your heart and receive the Lord Jesus into your heart, you received His sacrifice in your stead for your sins: you are saved, sanctified, justified and made brand new in the spirit - all by the Holy Spirit. You are a new creature, old things have gone away and all has become new (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). This is in your spirit by the Holy Spirit. Not in your soul. Not in your body. The carnal nature, or “sin consciousness” is what resides in the soul and body. Our soul can be renewed with the Word of God. This is an active choice to change how we think and what we do. This is also why sometimes you don’t “feel” holy. It’s the carnal nature, flesh, is always battling with your spirit. And your mind has to be renewed (Romans 12:2). BUT the more your keep your eyes on Jesus through the Word and in prayer, it’s not so much of a battle. Where are you “looking.” What are you focused on. That’s vital. What you focus on will overcome you. Either for good or the bad. Keep your focus on Jesus. Focus on the Word. Focus on speaking with Him all day long. That is prayer. Simple open communication with the Lord all day. Part 2 - Knowing Where We Stand John 4:23-24 - But the hour comes, and now is, when the the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and Truth; for the Father seeks such to worship Him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. We see from what John has said that we are to worship, spend time with the Father in Spirit and Truth. But “how” do we do that? Let’s see what the Bible says. 1 Corinthians 1:30 - But of Him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption; This means we are in Christ Jesus, we are one with Him. What is His is ours. He is our wisdom from God, we have the wisdom of God in us He is our righteousness, we have the righteousness of God within us He is our sanctification, we have the holiness of God within us He is our redeemer, we have His redemption within us! That is shouting ground right there!!!! Now let’s add on: 2 Thessalonians 2:13 - But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the Truth. We were chosen by God from the beginning (Ephesians 1:3-4) We were chosen for salvation (sótéria) which means - deliverance, safety, welfare, prosperity, preservation, to save, to rescue, God's rescue which delivers believers out of destruction and into His safety. We were chosen for salvation THROUGH sanctification of/by the Spirit. Again, we had nothing to do with it. God chose us. He delivered us and rescued us out of destruction into His safety, and sanctified us - keeps us holy by His Spirit AND by our belief in the Truth, which is His word. John 17:17 - Sanctify them though Your truth; Your Word is truth. John 15:3 - NOW you are clean by the Word I have spoken to you. John 14:16-17 - And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. He is in you and never leaves you, He abides with your FOREVER. He is the One who seals you! (John 14:16; Ephesians 1:113-14). John 15:26 - When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, How does He, the Holy Spirit, testify about Jesus? - Through the Word. The Truth. Mark 16:20 says the Lord working with and confirming the Word with signs. The Holy Spirit is who moves on the Word bringing it to pass. Like Genesis 1:2 and the rest of chapter 1. The Holy Spirit moved on God speaking. Put this in context with prayer: The Holy Spirit moves on the Word that we pray!!! Now for the basics of prayer! Foundation of Prayer: The Basics As John 14:13-14 - And whatever you shall ask in My Name that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the son. IF you shall ask anything in My Name, I will do it. And John 16:23-24 - And in that day you shall ask Me nothing. Truly I say unto you, whatever you shall the Father in My Name, He will give it you. Until now you have asked nothing in My Name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full. We are to pray to the Father in Jesus’ Name. Whatever we ask in Jesus’ Name it is given to us. We receive that our joy may be full. Jesus answers our prayer to glorify the Father though the Son. We also have to keep in mind James 4:3 - When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. When you read James 4 you can see it’s about the trivial machinations that can get people caught up. Wrong motives. Selfish motives. It is always important to keep a soft heart to the Lord for His promptings of “what” to pray for. A good rule of thumb, when you don’t know exactly what to pray or how to pray are these two things: Remember prayer is about spending time with the Lord. It’s a means of building your relationship with God Almighty, learning to hear His voice, the promptings and leadings of the Holy Spirit, and follow His unction. There is a distinction between their voices and leading: God the Father; Jesus Christ; Holy Spirit. Like learning anyone’s voice…you have to learn how they “talk”. That’s part of why spending time in the Word is so important. Philippians 3:8 - I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. A solid core foundation is to pray the Word! How do you do that? Praying the Word!!!! *There are examples at the end. Much of the Bible are promises for us. They are not only spoken by God to us. They are promises that God has made to HIMSELF for us and about us!! That’s powerful. Meditate on that. Read Hebrews 6 - God made His promise to Abraham to Himself! Which is also a promise for us as Galatians 3:13-29 talks about. He has made these promises to us in the Word to Himself and He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19). God will never break His promise. Look at it like this…these are guarantees. Any scripture can be prayed. When you pray scripture back to the Father in Jesus Name, it comes from a place of faith. You believe that God will do what the Word says simply because He has said it. And you pray it when you don't see it happening yet (Hebrews 11:1-3). That is how prayers of faith operate. You pray them believing that you will see them come to pass. 2. Don’t be double minded. Once you have prayed a scripture or scriptures for yourself, family members, or friends, don’t speak contrary to the prayer you prayed. Read James 1-2 to settle things in your heart about this. If you find you have spoken words contrary to the prayer of faith you prayed, immediately repent and cancel those words out in the Name of Jesus, and speak again the scripture(s) that you are standing on from your original prayer. 3. Every time the situation comes up in your thought life, go into praise for it already being answered. As Philippians 4:6-7 states - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will. Guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. By going into praise when a thought that is contrary to the Word of God comes up in your mind, the peace of God will bubble up from within your spirit by the Holy Spirit, and guard your thoughts. But we have to go into praise first, as the scripture in Philippians says. It begins with faith, like all things with God. Faith pleases Him (Hebrews 11:6). Once you see that manifestation to the prayer you have prayed, you have already been praising God for the answer before it “showed up”. When you see it, it is exciting! And it further builds your faith and makes your joy full as Jesus said in John 16. There’s nothing quite like it! How do I exactly pray the Word? One core way of praying the Word is to pray the Epistle prayers. Put yourself in the scripture: where it says "you", instead say "me, or my" for example. These are prayers Paul prayed for his churches. If they were good for believers then, they are good now. Plus, the Lord has made sure they are in the Bible. They are important. Typically there is at least one prayer at the beginning chapter of each Epistle. There are some in the closing chapters and there are a few in between. I will list them below. As I said earlier, these may be prayed for yourself, spouse, family member, friend, colleague. Speak them out loud - not in your mind. It makes a difference. You may even be getting the “hunch” to pray this for your church pastor(s), local city/state/federal government officials (yes, there is scripture for them too - 1 Timothy 2:1-4), military, police, etc. Whatever the Lord is leading you to do, do it. I will put an example at the end. Epistle Prayers: Romans 10:1 *Romans 15:5-6, 13, 30-33 *1 Corinthians 1:4-9 *2 Corinthians 1:3-7 *2 Corinthians 2:14-15 2 Corinthians 9:12-15 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 *2 Corinthians 13:7-9, 11, 14 Galatians 6:18 *Ephesians 1:3-6 *Ephesians 1:15-23 *Ephesians 3:14-21 Ephesians 6:19-20 *Philippians 1:3-6 *Philippians 1:9-11 Philippians 1:19 *Philippians 4:6-9 Philippians 4:23 *Colossians 1:(3-7) 9-14 Colossians 2:2-3, 6-10 Colossians 4:2-6 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 *1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 *1 Thessalonians 5:14-24 *2 Thessalonians 1:3-4, 11-12 *2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5, 16* 1 Timothy 1:12, 17 1 Timothy 2:1-6 2 Timothy 1:3-7, 13-14 2 Timothy 4:22 Philemon 4-6 *Hebrews 13:20-21 (The ones with the stars are the ones I use every day. When I don’t have much prayer time I go to the Ephesians prayers in 1 and 3. Those two sections cover the basis of all.) Here is an example: praying over a family member (spouse or kids): Romans 8:26 - The Holy Spirit “takes hold together” with you on the Word in prayer, or any other time you are standing on the Word over a circumstance. With Romans 8:26 in mind, pay attention to the Holy Spirit’s leading as you are praying. He may bring scriptures to your remembrance. Go to them and use them in addition to these in the example and 1 John 5:6 - This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. I will use 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 and 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 for this prayer. “Father God, in the mighty Name of Jesus, I bring before you _________ and as Your Word says in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 I bless You Father God! The Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Father of mercies and God of ALL comfort. I thank You that You comfort _________ them in their time of trouble, that they may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with comfort that You have comforted me in my tough times. I thank You Father for being with them in their time of need and bringing hope to the hopeless (Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 15:13.) And as 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 I thank You Father God for Your grace which is given to ___________; that in every thing they are enriched by You, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ is confirmed in _________; so that they come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our lOrd Jesus Christ; who will confirm them to the end, that they may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. For God, You are faithful!!! By Whom you were called unto the fellowship of His son Jesus Christ our Lord. I thank You Father God for the victory in this situation, in Jesus Name!” (1 John 5:4-5.) As you read through the Epistle prayers you will see ones that pertain to your given situation. I like to use the Ephesians prayers plus around 10 more of the others in my daily prayers when I pray for my family, loved ones, and work. I make the scriptures personal, like the above prayer. As you do this it stirs up your faith! Gives your joy a boost! Making a difference in your day.

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Faith, Teaching, Wrong way to use faith, Proper way to use faith, Stubborness, Pride Faith vs. Bullheadedness Article below. Or downloadable PDF in link. PDF Faith vs. Bullheadedness 1 Corinthians 13:13 - “And now there remain faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love.” If you were ever a part of the Word of Faith camp this will hit home for you. I know. I was. And I struggled at times because things weren’t working the way I thought they would from the Word of God. This had to do with being “bullheaded” and not listening to the promptings of the Lord Jesus. Rather sticking to my own ideas and thoughts , rather than the Lord’s. Definitions : 1. Faith: belief. 2. Bullheaded: stubborn, headstrong, obstinate, unreasonably stubborn. We can see from the definitions these two are very different from each other. In fact, being bullheaded is void of love. And when you are doing all you’re supposed to with Scripture, confessions, prayer, without love…It won’t work. God is love. And when we are not operating in love, we are not operating in God. Love is the root of all things with God! And if we aren’t operating in love, nothing will work. We can become obstinate when we want things to work out our way. But is your way what God wants? Two of the ways to test yourself about this check your “joy” level. No joy, then your off. (In His presence is fullness of joy.) The other is: Does whatever you’re standing on in Scripture only benefit you? Most likely it is void of love. Bottom Line: Are you staying pliable, sensitive to the Holy Spirit? Are you keeping a pliable hear to His promptings and doing what He gives you to do? Are spending time in the Word, praise, and in prayer with the Lord? Can you forgive those who have hurt you? Are you looking at our life through the lens of love? If the answer to any of the questions is “no” - then on purpose ask for forgiveness and ask the Lord to teach you what you need to know. Then act on whatever He gives you to do. Many times it is simply changing your attitude. Sometimes it’s changing how you see a situation. Always ask the Holy Spirit for help. He is our Helper. He will show you what needs to be done.

how to use scripture, how do I know it's real, Jesus, God, Bible, teaching, life, How do i take scripture persoanlly Taking Scripture Personally Article below or click link for downloadable PDF. PDF Taking Scripture Personally You are who God says you are. At first we are taught the basic things of God and learning to read the Bible. These are the basics of learning about the Lord and there is a next step. Taking scripture personally. Now…some people may not like this but here it goes…God is the One in charge. He is the One Who has allowed so many translations of the Bible. Go with me on this. I know some are stuck on “King James Only” paradigm but what about before 1611 when it was written? What about after, when scholars of Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek are putting these languages into modern vernacular? We all see in part and know in part - 1 Corinthians 13:9-12 - "9 For we know in part and we see in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” Meaning, none of us has the full picture. We all see certain and different aspects. Thus the different translations. I want to know what others are “seeing” from the Word. I have many translations. When I study I commonly go from one translation to another to see the perspective of each translator. Frankly, KJV for many, many people is turn off because they don’t understand it. And God wants His Word to go forth. So however you best understand it, in whatever translation - GO FOR IT! With that being said, when you take the scripture personally and realize it’s talking about you, you’ll see that you are who God says you are! It’s all in the nouns. Your identity now that you have received Jesus into your heart is completely new. You are not “who” you have known yourself to be. Weird as that may seem. So how do you find out now that you are a new creature and old things have gone away, and all things have become new? (2 Corinthians 5:17-18. ) You don’t look any different but you know “something” happened. Your thinking has changed. Your outlook has changed. But while our spirit-man is brand new, our mind still needs to be renewed and our body will won’t be renewed until we go by way of the grave or the Rapture/Resurrection. The best way to begin this journey is to spend time in the Epistles: Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and so on. These are books that were written to the churches in the New Testament. Most were written by Paul and a few were written by others like Peter, John, Jude, and James. If you’re not aware of this, both James and Jude were brothers of Jesus. As you come across passages that say: “in Him; in Whom; in Christ; in Christ Jesus…” know that they are declaring part of “who” you are. Take Colossians 2:9 for example: “9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; “ - now, change the noun of “in Him” with “me” - “For in me dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” Now make this a confession that you say daily in your “Jesus time” as I call it - in prayer and reading the Word. Take time to speak the scriptures that excite you and put “you”, like your name or “me” in them. That will put a jump in your step! Here’s another example : 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, 21 - “17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” Here’s the confession - don't just read this. Speak it : “I am in Christ and He is in me. I am a new creation; old things have passed away and all things have become new; and all these things are of God Who has reconciled me to Himself, through Christ Jesus, Praise God! And He gave me the ministry of reconciliation to Himself. I am reconciled to God! For He made Jesus Who knew no sin to be my very sin - all of it - He took my sin and gave me His righteousness with God!” As your reading scripture in the Epistles, do this. Change the appropriate noun to make it personal - because this is “who” you are now! It will renew your thoughts as Romans 12:2 says to do. This is how you do it. Then take the scriptures that really excite you and write them down. Make confessions out of them and speak them out loud and declare them over yourself. This is how you change your thinking. Keep speaking these scriptures. This automatically puts them into your thinking and then into your heart. This is how the Lord instructs us to do this in Proverbs 4:20-27 - “20 My son, give attention to My Words; Incline your ear to My sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 24 Put away from you a [c]deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. These are all ways things enter our heart: eyes, ears, mouth. They are gateways to our heart. What goes in our eyes; what goes in our ears; what comes out of our mouth. By guarding theses gateways we guard our heart. We are to stay focused on God’s Word. As we speak it out loud our ears hear it. We keep reading it with our eyes. And all of this is putting God’s Word within us, in our hearts, showing us who we really are. Sometimes we realize we have stuff in our heart that’s not good. These are “automatic ways of thinking” - they are what God calls “strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-6 .) And they inhibit our relationship with the Lord because we think these thoughts are real and true. Line it up with what the Word says. Not what you’ve learned from your parents, family, and such like. And you change the stronghold by changing how you think, on purpose. Through prayer pull those thoughts out in the Name of Jesus, pull them up like a weed. Wheat and chaff. Pull up the root in your thought life in the Name of Jesus and cut all cords to it in Jesus Name, and burn it up with the fire of God. And yes there are scriptures to back all this up: Ezekiel 17:9 - “9 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.” And Matthew 3:12 - “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will clear His threshing floor, gathering His wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” And Hebrews 12:28-29 - “28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.” Then replace that thought with what God’s Word says on the matter. Literally speak it to yourself so you can hear what you are saying. You may have to repeat the scripture coming into your ears; looking at it with your eyes; confessing it with your mouth - you do this until you know, that you know you are what the scripture says you are. This is how you will change your thinking and renew your mind. Truly “SEE” Yourself in the Scriptures DON'T allow the words, "yeah, but..." come out CHANGE your thinking to who God says you are. The Lord has been impressing me to share with my brothers and sisters for a while now that we have to See Ourselves In His Scriptures. For example, I was reading in Jude verse 24 “To Him, Who is able to keep you from stumbling; to present you without fault to present you before His Glorious Presence," INSTEAD read this scripture as such: “To Jesus, Who is able to keep me from stumbling; to present me without fault, to present me before His Glorious Presence, “ When we read vs 24 as written, we tend not see ourselves in the Word. So by changing “you” to “me” we are able to take this scripture personally and find ourselves in it. Hebrews 13:5-6 Amplified “…….for God Himself has said, ‘I will not in anyway fail you or give you up, nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless, nor forsake you, nor let you down or relax my hold on you. Assuredly not!’” Taking it personally, I repeat it aloud as such: “God Himself has said, He will not in anyway fail me or give me up nor leave me without support. He will not, He will not, He will not in any degree leave me helpless nor forsake me, nor let me down or relax His hold on me. Assuredly not!!” 1 John 5:14,15 “And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His Will He hears us, whatsoever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we desire of Him.” Once again put yourself in this scripture. “Father God, I have this confidence in You, that if I ask anything according to Your Will You hear me, whatsoever I ask we know that we have the petitions what I desire of Him. “ Do this each time you're reading your Bible. It will change you!

Marriage in the Bible, How to be a wife, how to be a husband, what are the rules of marriage, fornication, living with my boyfriend, living with my girlfriend, living in sin, Do I have to get married Marriage Article below. For downloadable PDF click link. PDF Marriage Proverbs 31:10-31; 1 Corinthians 7; Romans 7:1-3; Ephesians 5:21-33. Malachi 2:14-16 - “You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. 15 Has not the One God made you? You belong to Him in body and spirit. And what does the One God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. 16 “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.” Marriage is a covenant. Every time God speaks, it’s a covenant. Sometimes there are time limits - like with the earth, the sea, the sun, the moon. But with people His covenants, God’s promises to people are eternal. God makes these promises to Himself so they can never be broken as Hebrews 6:13 - “When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by Himself,” Covenants, the covenant of marriage is forever in this realm on earth. It is only dissolved at the death of one of the spouses. Which is why it is said in Scripture that when one dies the other can marry again and is not committing adultery. Not what it seems Expectations can be good and sometimes not. We all have expectations of “what a marriage” should be. But what does God say about it? It’s a covenant as long as both are alive - Malachi 2:14-16; 1 Corinthians 7; Matthew 22:23-33. It will be difficult spending much time with the Lord because you are focused on your spouse and your family. And that is right. God is with you in this. He has given you the spouse of your choosing. Know all of this to start out. 1 Corinthians 7. (I like it in the Message Translation.) Spending time with the Lord will be a bit of a struggle because you have your family. But it should still be a priority with you to spend time with the Lord. When you don’t spend time with Him, you can’t hear Him as clearly. So prioritize a “set time”. Maybe it’s very early in the morning before your spouse and children awake. Or maybe it’s at night after everyone has gone to bed. Or perhaps if you’re a stay at home mom, it’s when your husband goes to work and after your child/children lay down for a nap. Talk with the Lord about it, He will direct you. It’s not about the length of time, rather the quality. Stay open to the Lord’s leading all day long as you’re going about your business. The more you keep your awareness of Him with you and leading you, the closer you will be with the Lord. There will be troubles and disagreements. Particularly if you didn’t clarify what your core values are with one another at the beginning. (See article on: Looking for a Spouse.) It’s okay to disagree but don’t let offense take hold. Always stay in forgiveness for your spouse and yourself. It’s not about “winning” or “proving your point”. It’s about growing together, learning together. The two are one flesh! True victory lies in understanding, compromise, love, and strengthening your bond together, through respectful resolution. Keep strife out of the marriage at all costs. Proverbs 17:1 - “Better a dry crust of bread with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.” Again, it’s about respectful resolution. Not proving your point. When “strife” has grabbed hold that means that someone is not understanding, not compromising, and not strengthening the bond together with their spouse. If the other spouse will not let go of their point, then immediately forgive them and pray over the situation. Pray the Ephesians 1:17-23 prayer for you both, that the Holy Spirit would give you both wisdom and revelation knowledge; and that the eyes of you both have understanding what the Lord wants. You will “know” what comes next, a means for resolution. Remember, do all things from love. Nurture each day with love and respect. Make your life about doing things together (not just “going somewhere” kind of things), not only the good things but also the hard things. Do them together - don’t leave your spouse on their own to handle tough situations. Always lean to the Holy Spirit together to guide you through love, kindness, and honesty. This is key. Know there is an enemy, the devil. There is a spiritual world. Attacks will come. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you “see” them. Deal with them the way He leads you. Prayer of agreement is mighty in the Lord. One can put a thousand to flight and two can put 10,000 to flight! (Joshua 23:10 & Deuteronomy 32:30.) Pray for your spouse!! Pray over you and your family. Look at the Epistle prayers and see how the Holy Spirit leads you in this. Ephesians 1:17-23; Ephesians 3:14-21; Romans 15:5-7,13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:4-9; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5; Philippians 1:6, 9-11; Colossians 1:9-14; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3; 3:12-13; 5:13-24; 2 Thessalonians 1:12-13; 2:16; 3:2-5, 16; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Hebrews 13:20-21; Jude 1:20-21, 24.

warfare, authority, what is a curse, how do curse happen, can I break a curse, can I stop a curse, cycles, God, Jesus, Bible, delcaring the Blood of Jesus over yourself breaks curses, requires true repentence Breaking Curses Article below. For downloadable PDF click link. PDF Breaking Curses Ancestral Curses and Others Curses Ties that Bind Have you noticed that “something” isn’t right? There are bad cyclical things that happen routinely in your life; and/or in your family line or in your own family. These things are the result of a curse. Numbers 14:18-20 - 18. “‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving the sin and rebellion. Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished; He punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation. 19. In accordance with Your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.’ The Lord replied, ‘I have forgiven them as you asked.’” Proverbs 26:2 - TMT - “You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or that swoop from a swallow.” There are several kinds of curses and one area we all have to deal with are family curses. As the scripture in Proverbs tells us, if we are dealing with a curse, then it is “deserved”. Meaning something has happened to make that curse come upon us, whether we did it or someone in our family line back to the 3rd or 4th generation. Curses can happen for several reasons: Ancestral (Generational) Curse: typically this shows up in the area of health like “genetic” disorders and diseases; can also be mental issues; alcoholism; dying early; disabilities; cursed marriages in family line; accident prone and such things. Curses can come from buying items that have been cursed. Once the item is in the home things will begin to arise. Depends on what the curse is. When an item is cursed it has a demon attached to it. (All curses have demons attached.) Unrepented Sin. A person places a curse on you: this occurs from a witch —white, black, or other color-named witches; sorcerer; fortune-teller; psychic; tarot card reader; palm reader; necromancer, soothsayer, diviner; even horoscopes. What to do about these things in prayer: (There is a basic prayer at the end.) Recognize where the trouble came from and talk with the Lord about it. Do what He tells you to. If you’re not certain about what you heard, you always double check what you heard in your spirit or the thought that came up from deep within you with the Word of God, scriptures regarding that subject matter. Never listen to “voices” from outside of your head. God doesn’t speak to His children that way. He is within you. His Voice comes from within. Verbally repent of the sins of your forefathers/foremothers, and of your own sin. And if it is something you purchased, repent of having bought it, and get rid of the item. Receive your forgiveness of you and your entire family lines. Renounce and Break the curse in the all powerful Name of Jesus. Break all cords (Proverbs 5:21-23) to the curse upon you and family members and burn them up with the Fire of the Holy Spirit - for He is a consuming Fire! (Hebrews 12:29; Matthew 3:11 and Acts 2:3.) Release forgiveness of anyone who comes to mind, including the person who placed the curse (if relevant). Renew your mind by replacing thoughts, attitudes, and action (what you think, say, and do) with what God’s Word says regarding these things and your life. Speak the scripture out loud to yourself. When an old thought or attitude comes up - cast it down in the Name of Jesus and replace it by verbally quoting the scripture regarding it. Don’t just think it. Speak it. That’s how you will change your thoughts. You don’t need to memorize scripture. As you keep the Scripture(s) in front of your eyes and speak with your mouth (confession), over time they will come pouring out of your heart and mouth. It’s the Holy Spirit that helps you do this. Resist old patterns of behavior. Don’t allow yourself to “go there”, in Jesus Name. Again, speak the Scripture out loud to yourself regarding the situation. As Proverbs 27:19 and 23:7 - “As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart” and “For as he thinks in his heart so is he.” Change your negative automatic thinking of yourself with the Word of God. Every time an old pattern of thought comes up, cast it down in Jesus Name and replace it with the appropriate scripture that contradicts that thought. Choose scriptures on the subject matter that excite you! That excitement, that joy, is the Holy Spirit Who is taking hold together with you!! Those are the scriptures to use to renew your mind. STAY IN PRAISE and THANKSGIVING TO GOD until the manifestation comes to pass! You don’t need to repeat repentance for your forefathers etc. It’s done! Go to praise instead! The devil will attack. Guaranteed. And try to make you think you didn’t get free. All he is doing is attempting to make you “take doubt” on. Don’t give in. Never surrender! We have already won by what Jesus did on the Cross! For eternity!! Don’t put up with him trying to make you doubt that you’re free. Instead PRAISE GOD - ‘cause YOU ARE FREE! And praise is the most important thing we can do - it is our mightiest weapon: TPT Psalm 149:6-9 - “God’s high and holy praises fill their mouths, for their shouted praises are their weapons of war! 7. These warring weapons will bring vengeance on every opposing force and every resistant power— 8. To bind kings (Ephesians 6:12) with chains and rulers with iron shackles, 9. Praise-filled warriors will enforce the judgment-doom decreed against their enemies. This is the glorious honor He gives to all His Godly lovers. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!” Satan doesn’t stick around when you praise. So get your praise on! PRAYER for family curses: “Father God, I come to You in the mighty Name of Jesus, and I thank You for the mighty power You have given me through the Name of Jesus and through His ALL Powerful Blood! You sent Your Word and healed us! Jesus is the Word, my Lord and Savior, and I am so grateful to You Father God for sending Him to redeem us. Now I recognize a curse on my family and I intercede for my family right now. I stand in the gap and repent of all sins, and cancel all oaths, rituals, contracts and such like that caused this curse to come upon me (us) from (name the person if you know, or yourself and) and my forefathers and foremothers. I receive Your forgiveness for me and my entire family in line and I thank You for it. In Jesus Name, I renounce and cancel the curse; and loose all devil(s) off of me and my family and cast them off permanently. You can never return, In Jesus Name. I cut all cords to the curse(s) that had kept us bound and Holy Spirit I ask for You to burn them up with Your glorious fire! I release forgiveness to (name person or people who come to mind). We are free in Jesus Name! Whom the Son has set free shall be free indeed. I thank You for it Lord Jesus! Holy Spirit help me with this, with old thought patterns and actions regarding this. Show me when I get into old patterns of thought and behavior and as you show me I will immediately stop my thinking in Jesus Name (and/or the behavior) and cast that thought down and replace it with the appropriate scripture regarding the situation (if it’s healing, replace old negative thought with a healing scripture that excites you; if it’s problems in marriage, go to the appropriate marriage scripture, etc). Thank You Holy Spirit for Your help. And every time this situation comes up in my thoughts I will praise You God for Your delivering me!!! Thank You Jesus!”