Matthew 6:6a Recognize the four different sources of where thoughts come from.

Matthew 6:6b Take your thoughts captive and punish evil thoughts.

Matthew 6:6c What God tells you in your mind and what you tell Him in your mind, is a secret.

Matthew 6:6d God wants to meet with you and reward you every day because He loves you.

Matthew 6:10 In heaven you stand in His presence always and ask Him things and He answers.

PRAY IN THE MOMENT

Pray for every problem that presents itself. Ask Jesus what to pray in the moment.

Matthew 6:12a Ask God to forgive you each time you disobey. If you delay, this burden leaves you vulnerable to sickness and oppression.

Matthew 6:12b Forgive those who’ve sinned against you. If you don’t, this burden leaves you vulnerable to sickness and oppression.

James 5:16a Help those you have sinned against to forgive you. Ask them to forgive you. Pray for them to be healed from your mistakes.

Matthew 6:13 You’re on the fence. You’re good in the daytime, and evil at night. The burden of secrets can destroy you.

Matthew 6:14-15 God can’t forgive you, if you won’t forgive others. You’re rebelling against God’s purpose. This burden leaves you vulnerable to sickness and oppression.

FORGIVE IN THE MOMENT

Forgive every problem that presents itself. Ask Jesus what to say in the moment.

Forgive the way Jesus forgives you. He always will say yes to anyone who asks Him.

Matthew 6:17-18 There’s a reward for prayer fasting secretly with God the Father. Don’t fast to get attention, or you’ll miss out on the reward.

Isaiah 58:6a If God says that today He wants you to fast for someone, you can expect freedom.

Isaiah 58:6b Fast and pray to loosen the burden of evil. It’s not complete freedom from evil yet, but initially there is relief. God’s goal is to break off all slavery to sin. Story: 2 Japanese girls

Isaiah 58:6c Pray the way Jesus tells you. He knows what binds sin to the person. It’s the binding that is a type of slavery. Not forgiving or denial, can often times be what makes them bound. Story: a crying senior

Isaiah 58:6d The enemy will try to deceive them into repeating a familiar sin. The Holy Spirit warns them, but they still struggle with rejecting evil thoughts. Story: Stephanie’s sunglasses

Isaiah 58:6e The enemy will try to deceive them into repeating a familiar sin, but the truth is there from the Holy Spirit, and, the sin is more easily cast off each time, until the devil gives up trying.

Isaiah 58:7a When freedom from the weight of sin comes, what follows is a hunger for more of Jesus. He doesn’t want them to go right back to evil, for lack of spiritual food. Story: the gospel removes blindness so they can eat and be healthy

Isaiah 58:7b When freedom from the weight of sin comes, what follows is a need to be sheltered in the family of Jesus. He doesn’t want them to go right back to evil, for lack of spiritual family. Story: A homeless man asked for food.

Isaiah 58:7c The goal of God is to clothe them with the Holy Spirit forever. He doesn’t want them to go back to evil, for lack of spiritual covering.

Isaiah 58:7d You are not to turn away from someone in an impossible or difficult situation. Ask Jesus to show you how to fast and what to pray, in order to bring them relief. You might have to pray for years.

FAST IN THE MOMENT

Jesus, is there someone you want to set free today? Who is it that you want me to pray and fast for today?

Help me find the person and see you set them free.

Romans 10:17 and Hebrews 11:1 God speaks in your thoughts, you hear Him, and decide to believe. Then with assurance that it was God who spoke you wait patiently for Him to fulfill His word.

James 5:14 Not everyone wants to be healed. For those who want to be healed, they should be anointed with oil by elders who are mature believers who are trustworthy and follow Jesus wholeheartedly.

James 5:15 Without Jesus speaking and someone hearing, then there is nothing specific to believe in. He can reveal His plan to anyone.

If Jesus reveals His plan to heal, then pray exactly the way He tells you.

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James 5:16a Confess your sins with the ones you’ve sinned against. Ask for forgiveness, because forgiveness can heal a person of many things.

James 5:16b-17 Elijah is no different than you. He just simply heard God speak to him in his thoughts and he obeyed. 

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James 5:18 A prayer that Jesus tells you to pray, is always answered. Sometimes there are conditions given by God before an answer is given.

James 5:19-20 Jesus wants you to help turn around those who have fallen. Ask Jesus to show you what to pray and what to do.

PRAY FOR HEALING IN THE MOMENT

If you who have the Holy Spirit living in you, and you are inspired by Him in the moment to pray for healing, then you should pray.

Matthew 11:11 Are you greater than Moses?

James 4:1 There is a reason that conflicts happen. The source is a list of thoughts that are accepted as personal desires. This list of possible desires is almost endless.

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James 4:2‍ ‍It’s easy to just accept any thought as your own. Did you ask Jesus what to do? Did you hear the Holy Spirit warning you in your mind?

James 4:3‍ ‍If you pray for your own desired outcome to please yourself, you’re praying with the wrong motive.

James 4:4 In order to defend your thoughts to pursue an affair with the world, you will act out against God. You’ll be hostile toward Him.

James 4:5 God lives inside you who love Jesus. God is jealous for the Holy Spirit who has to endure your evil choices.

James 5:6 Humility brings your defenses down, in order to hear Jesus speak to you in your thoughts.

James 4:7a Humble yourself and go to Jesus for answers. Do exactly what Jesus tells you to do.

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James 4:7b If you resist the way Jesus tells you to resist, then there will be a quick result.

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James 4:7c If you submit your decisions and actions to God, and resist the way Jesus tells you to resist, then the devil has to leave.

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James 4:8 Jesus can set you free from a thought life that might love God, but also loves the world.

EVALUATE IN THE MOMENT

Don’t open any doors when facing a deliverance situation. Fear and lies and judging falsely are used against you, to make you not effective. Ask for forgiveness.

Do only what Jesus tells you. Sometimes He says do nothing. Ignore them. Today isn’t the day. They don’t know me, and the demons will just come back, or tell them to be bound or silent or sleep. etc. or I’m going to free them now today.

Matthew 6:11 Jesus can give you what you need.

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Go verse by verse. The foundation of your personal fortress is built on the true identity of Jesus.

Go verse by verse. The foundation of your personal fortress is built on taking the offer Jesus presents to you.

Go verse by verse. Your fortress is built on God living inside you. Then, God works through you to do the work that Jesus did while walking on the earth.

Go verse by verse. Your fortress is built on God the Father giving you direct access to Him. Your fortress is also built on praying in Jesus name.