A journal for hearing the Lord

My Secret Garden

Raising my Ebenezer to future generations

Today in the garden

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Likely HimPeace, and my faith rose
Test it hardFear, striving, or condemnation
Test it before you trust it — weigh how you heard against His Word, its fruit, and love. 1 John 4:1 · Galatians 5:22–23

My entries

Strongholds — by where they take hold

Gathered by the makeup of a person — spirit, soul, and body. Read across and circle where it lives in you.

BodyAppetites · the physical
Bondage & Addiction

Addiction, compulsion, gluttony, overindulgence, escape, striving, workaholism, obsession, restlessness

Lust & Impurity

Lust, impurity, perversion, fantasy, pornography, fornication, adultery of the heart, seduction, uncleanness

Infirmity & Death

Sickness, infirmity, affliction, chronic pain, weakness, death, suicide, self-harm

SoulMind · heart · will
Mind
Fear & Torment

Fear, anxiety, worry, dread, panic, phobias, terror, torment, nightmares, paranoia, timidity

Doubt & Deception

Doubt, unbelief, skepticism, deception, confusion, double-mindedness, lying, error

Heart
Rejection & Wounds

Rejection, abandonment, self-rejection, fear of rejection, insecurity, inferiority, loneliness, feeling unloved, orphan-heartedness

Shame & Condemnation

Shame, guilt, condemnation, self-condemnation, self-hatred, unworthiness, regret, defilement

Bitterness & Anger

Bitterness, unforgiveness, resentment, offense, anger, wrath, rage, hatred, retaliation, violence, cruelty

Grief & Heaviness

Grief, sorrow, mourning, heaviness, sadness, depression, despair, hopelessness, discouragement, apathy, self-pity

Envy, Greed & Discontent

Jealousy, envy, covetousness, greed, competition, comparison, discontent, ingratitude

Will
Rebellion & Control

Rebellion, stubbornness, self-will, disobedience, control, manipulation, domination, possessiveness, intimidation

Pride & Self

Pride, arrogance, vanity, ego, self-righteousness, haughtiness, self-importance, self-deception, stubborn pride

SpiritWorship & the unseen
Occult & False Worship

Occult, witchcraft, sorcery, divination, fortune-telling, astrology, spiritism, séance, idolatry, false religion, New Age

Doorways, not walls — where one crosses over, put it where it first took root.  Hebrews 12:15 · Proverbs 4:23

My index of strongholds

Flesh — to crucify & discipline. Demonic — to bind & cast out in Jesus' name. Mark which are yours — now, past, or generational (tap more than one if it fits); check Freed when He breaks it.

Scriptures for the fight

The Word is the weapon — look each one up in your Bible.

For the flesh

Crucify & discipline

  • Galatians 5:19–24the works of the flesh — crucified
  • Romans 8:13put its deeds to death by the Spirit
  • Colossians 3:5put to death what is earthly in you
  • Romans 13:14make no provision for the flesh
  • 1 Corinthians 9:27discipline the body, keep it in check
  • Galatians 5:16walk by the Spirit
  • Titus 2:11–12grace trains us to say no

For demonic oppression

Bind & cast out

  • Luke 10:19authority over all the enemy’s power
  • James 4:7resist the devil, and he flees
  • Ephesians 6:11–12put on the whole armor of God
  • 2 Corinthians 10:4weapons that pull down strongholds
  • 1 Peter 5:8–9resist him, firm in the faith
  • 1 John 4:4greater is He who is in you
  • Colossians 2:15He disarmed the powers, in triumph

For freedom in both

The victory to stand in

  • John 8:36free indeed
  • Galatians 5:1for freedom Christ set us free
  • Romans 8:1–2no condemnation; the Spirit’s law of life
  • Colossians 1:13delivered from darkness into His kingdom
  • 2 Corinthians 3:17where the Spirit is, there is freedom
  • Isaiah 61:1liberty to the captives
  • 2 Timothy 1:7power, love, self-control — not fear

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