Quick question for you…
Do you know what a “spiritual fortress” is?
It’s anything that exalts itself in our minds, “pretending” to be bigger or more powerful than our God. It steals much of our focus and causes us to feel overpowered, controlled, and mastered.
It can be an addiction, anger, disempowering thoughts, or anything that steals, kills, or destroys the abundant, fruitful life of a believer can be considered a spiritual fortress of the enemy.
Imagine a “spiritual fortress” as a tent in a large campsite and that campsite is your mind.
The enemy’s strategic plan is to set-up as many tents (fortress) in your mind until he completely takes over your mind and snatch you from the hands of God.
That’s why it is EXTREMELY important to…
First is to take action now. Be a proactive Christian and do not allow the enemy to gain control of your mind. You have to fight back.
Second, break any existing fortress in your mind that’s causing all the troubles and heartaches in your life. Don’t worry, later I’ll show you how to do that.
Lastly is to prevent him from setting up a new one by continuously protecting your mind.
The ONLY Way to Break Spiritual Fortress
Thank God as the Bible has a clear and definitive answer on how to protect your mind and it’s in Ephesians 6:10-18.
Paul listed the whole armor of God. But only one piece of the armor is actually a weapon.
The figurative belt, shield, breastplate, shoes, and helmet are all defensive pieces of armor intended to keep us from being injured by the weapons of the evil one.
The sword of the Spirit, clearly identified as the Word of God, is the only offensive weapon listed in the whole armor of God.
That’s why memorizing scriptures and meditating it is an extremely powerful weapon to fight back and hit the devil in the face.
It’s a direct assault to the enemy and it’s so powerful that all he can do is run.
This is also the reason why all great men of God agreed on the power of memorizing scriptures.
Bottom line, scripture memorization is both cure and prevention from spiritual fortress.
It’s the shortest path from being a lukewarm Christians and becoming a “Spirit Filled” Christians.
I encourage you to memorize God’s word and we can help you.