Faith Filled Family Magazine August 2016 | Page 27

above. What if the stronghold is
something like fear or shame,
though? In cases such as those,
giving no opportunity may involve
something like deliberately, consciously refusing to rehearse the
lies that have been planted in
the midst of whatever emotional
pain or trauma is empowering
the stronghold.
Confess to someone else the
struggle
in
process. This
is
often
h e l p ful, even
necessary. It is
one way
to “bear
e a c h
other’s
burdens”
(Gal. 6:2).
It is also
an example
of
how two
standing
together
are better
than one
standing alone
because
when one
falls, the
other can lift him up. (Eccl. 4:910). When it comes to battling
strongholds, whether the enemy
is demonic or simply a deeplyrooted habit, it is far more effective to battle them together than
to attempt to engage the battle
alone. Finally, and most importantly, remember the scripture
that says, “A cord of three strands
is not easily broken” (Eccl. 4:12).
This reminds us that when deal-

ing with spiritual strongholds, if
a struggler and a friend stand
together in the power of God, the
strength available is limitless.

deeply entrenched bad habit, or
demonic in origin, is completely
destroyed.

RUN TO OUR HOLY STRONGHOLD
In the midst of the battle, we can
always remember that strongholds are not always unholy.
Again, in 2 Samuel: 2-3 (NIV),
we read, The LORD is my rock,
my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is
my rock,
in whom
I
take
refuge,
my shield
and the
horn
of
my
salvation.
He is my
stronghold, my
refuge
and my
s a v i o r. ”
Run to the
Lord Who
is our fortress – our
Strongh o l d .
W h e n
we wage
our battle
in
His
strength,
persistence in annihilating his
from
the
stronghold
that He
enemies. He says, “I pursued
my enemies and crushed them; builds in our lives, absolutely
- no entrenched
I did not turn back till they were NOTHING
destroyed. I crushed them com- bad habit, no demonic influence
pletely, and they could not rise; – can stand against that holy
they fell beneath my feet.” David Stronghold.
knew the importance of giving
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no room to the enemy that was
out to destroy him. We also need
to know the importance of not
giving up until every vestige of
an unholy stronghold, whether a
Demolish every stronghold –
Finally, don’t be satisfied to
merely do better than you have
been. Don’t allow even a little bit
of the thing that held you captive to remain. In 2 Samuel 22:
38 (NIV), the psalmist speaks of