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Getting out of Prison. Ending Destructive Habits, Addictions, and Bondages. Definition of “HABIT”. PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR THAT CAN BE BENEFICIAL OR DESTRUCTIVE IT IS LEARNED – AND BECOMES SPONTANEOUS. Definition of “ADDICTION”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Getting out of Prison
Ending Destructive Habits, Addictions, and Bondages
Definition of “HABIT”
PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR THAT CAN BE BENEFICIAL OR
DESTRUCTIVE
IT IS LEARNED – AND BECOMES SPONTANEOUS
Definition of “ADDICTION”“The State of being enslaved
to a habit or practice to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma”
Random House Dictionary, 2010
Medical Definition“The habitual psychological of physiological dependence on a substance or practice beyond one’s own voluntary control.”
FreedomIs not the right to do what
we wantBut the power to do what
we ought
2 Timothy 2:26That they will come to their senses and escape
from the trap of the devil, who has taken them
captive to do his will.
WE ALL ARE AT WAR - “But I see another law at
work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.”
Romans 7:23
God Limitless PowerNow unto him that is able to
keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy
Jude 24
Biblical Truth“When I come up against the Law I want to do good, but in practice I do evil.”
Will-Power Will NOT do itThe very weapons we use are not those of human warfare but powerful in God’s warfare for the destruction of the enemy’s strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:5
Denial
Addictions are often denied
7 Weapons First Weapon - Fasting
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?”
Isaiah 58:6
1 John 1:9“Would you bring to mind
every door I opened”Remember:
Not us – Reflective – Self-Conducted Apply the Blood - Revelation 12:11
Holy Spirit’s LeadingReveals open doors
Ask, “Would You cleanse me?”
It comes to an end – “Then came quiet”
Reckon Yourself DeadColossians 1:1-6
Memorize – 6 verses
Personalize them
Visualize living in those verses
Testimony -Laying on a slab
Freedom never experienced before
Light-HeartedClean
#2 - Purpose in heart
Daniel declares “He would not defile himself” (Daniel 1:8)
Draw the Line
Do Not Compare yourself to others
“Others may, but I cannot”
Your walk is unique
#3 - Job 31:1Make a Covenant with our
eyes
I present myself to You (eyes)
Galatians 2:20 – I am Crucified with Christ
Romans 12:1-2 – I Offer myself…
What Opened Doors Remain?Thoughts ActionsHabits
4th - WeaponI give you that thought
Remember: Matthew 5:8 – Blessed are the “Pure in Heart”
Do not be discouraged
For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again…”
Proverbs 24:16
The Best Defense is…
5th Weapon – Prayer targets
Pray for wife, or sons, or Pastor –
Anyone who might be victimized by the enemyPray for the object of
distraction
Who flees from Whom?
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you. Come near to God and he will
come near to you. James 4:7-8
#6 - Weapon against past confessed sin remembered
Past sin – “keeps dragging me down”
When scenes come back – use them as a spring board to recall the
cross.Remember: Defeated by the cross
2 or 3 times – before VICTORY
#7 - Build Accountability Try another man (Best – our sons)
Samson – the Strongest manSolomon – the Wisest man
David – the Most Spiritual man If they fell to immorality, …
AccountabilityHave you looked at, or listened to anything
that might be displeasing to God?Have you been completely honest with me?
Three EnemiesWorld
The Flesh The Devil
3 Motivations to Stay in Battle
Honor Wife and FamilyFear of the Lord – Proverbs 15:6
Fellowship with God – Isaiah 59:2 Our sins have separated us
What can Spouse do?Pray for men – husbandsDress causes distraction - More skin
showing than than covered(2 Timothy 4:6 – “I have kept the
faith”)
Meditate on Colossians 3:1-6
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.