There is a difference between your "state" and "standing." Your state is how you see yourself outside of Jesus. Your standing is who you are in Christ.
KEY TRUTHS:
- In our state: our emotions are overwhelmed by negativity.
- In our standing: Jesus for us empowers our emotions as we understand how He thinks about us.
- Do not allow beliefs to be challenged by circumstances. We challenge our circumstances with our beliefs.
- Ignore negatives. Don't argue with them.
- Be renewed in the Spirit of your mind. Don't work on your old nature. God isn't.
KEY SCRIPTURES:
Philippians 2:13
Ephesians 4:20
Colossians 3:9
Galatians 2:20
Stories:
1. Resentful man who got fired. "What if God released you from a job so you could find a better one?"
2. Brain virus in 2009
EXPLORE:
How do you want to challenge your circumstances with your beliefs? Share your ideas in the comments below!
We can never allow circumstances to become bigger than our blessing.
KEY TRUTHS:
- God wants you to focus on your relationship with Him, not the issue that wants to demand your attention.
- If the situation doesn't sort itself out, it's because God has another upgrade you haven't seen yet....
God doesn't come and go in our lives. In Christ, He lives in us and we are learning how to continually abide in Him.
KEY TRUTHS:
- The old testament was a visitation culture. Post-cross, we are living in a habitational culture.
- We always expect something brilliant because Christ is in u...
A mindset of habitation in Christ gives us a present/future perspective and the ability to persist in joy.
KEY TRUTHS:
- We are governed by the same law of life in the Spirit that Jesus was governed by when He was on earth and is now in heaven.
- Habitation brings maximum expectation. We j...
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