Today's church service was the first in a three part series about the lies society wants us to believe. I was really moved by the service and so I've decided to dedicate this post to it. Let me just put out there that Pastor Lafoon made it sound much better than I can sum up but you'll get the gist of it. I'm just going to post the highlights. Today he focused on lie #1 which is:
I am a helpless prisoner of my past.
He started by saying the only power that the devil has over us is the power we give him and that God has the power to rescue us from the pain of our past. He went on to say that we are not helpless but are held prisoner by how we have responded to our past. Many of the prisons we make have become darker because of how we respond to them. He said at the very essence of being set free and making our souls whole is to face our past.
Here are the 5 points he gave to do just that:
1. Refuse the seduction of denial
2. Renounce the lies that have been spoken over you as well as the ones you've spoken over yourself
3. Repent of making unforgiveness a stronghold in your life
4. Release the power of God by biblically releasing the pain from those who have hurt you
5. Renew your relationship with Christ because he is the truth that will set you free
This message really touched my heart today and it is my pleasure to share it. I'm really looking forward to next week and lie #2 which is: I'm broken beyond repair.
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