Exercise

Heart Guide for Lesson 11:
Spiritual Strongholds

This is a test to reveal the power that hidden strongholds may have over your feelings. Can you whole-heartedly and joyfully affirm the following three statements? Remember how you think and feel when you are down being 'down' has a way of pulling 'up' what we actually believe deep down.

1) There have been no unforgivable sins done by me or weaknesses in me . I never cringe or feel shame at the remembrance of anything I have ever said or done.

2) There have been no unredeemable past or present losses or failings. I am entirely OK with all that has happened to me and trust great good to come from everything I have ever experienced.

3) God the Father is always:
    • Loving me with pure, unbounded affection—even in my worst moments.
    • Forgiving me completely—not holding any of my sins against me.
    • Eagerly helping me—with His love and wisdom guiding all He sends or allows  

If you cannot agree from the depth of your emotions with these three truths (especially on your 'bad' days), then strongholds may be present which are binding negative feelings to you.

List what you discovered and try to understand the stronghold thinking your feelings represent. Then pray for God to go to work on it with you, for you and through you. 

Negative feeling                  
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Stronghold thinking
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