The real power of terror is its ability
to cause an entire populace to live and respond to life in fear – always and
everywhere. The greatest weapon in the arsenal of terror is the fear it
produces in the minds of people. God is
about to turn this fear into a seedbed for revival, but first the Church must come
to grips with her own fear.
While many people gather weapons and attempt
to harden natural borders these efforts will not and cannot fully stem the tide
of terror. Terror is an enemy without borders. The most significant battle we will
engage takes place in our minds where we are being offered an opportunity to
harden the borders of our thinking against the invasion of fear. Defining these
mental borders provides our minds with the protected space needed to have our thought process renewed to begin thinking like Jesus.
Today, you can do several things to
position your heart and mind for this coming revival of God’s peace. Turn off your television and stop listening
to the endless speculation and posturing of your favorite news outlet. Return
to the Word and read its pages that are filled with a hope and a future God has
created and promised. Direct your daily conversations toward a redemptive end
instead of allowing your words to be highjacked by the agenda of fear.
These three simple acts will provide
your mind with the space it needs to recalibrate your thinking to align with
the mind of Christ. The creation of this space will allow God’s peace to
displace the invaders of worry, doubt and fear. As you are being recalibrated you will begin
to hear words of hope and destiny.
Hearing and believing these words will be your greatest act of spiritual
warfare against the forces of terror.
With a renewed mind you will then be able stand in opposition to what
the spirit of terror wants you to believe can only come at the end of a gun
barrel or by the election of your favorite candidate. God has another plan and
He is inviting you to believe it is possible.
Hello, Mr. Elkins. What you present in this article is amazing. I am so intrigued by this statement: "Eternity has authority over every aspect of time when faith is expressed." Can you point me to a place where this is more fully explained?
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