Confession

One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. Now the scripture says, 'Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame.' For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him. For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:10-13

I see a lot of people, Christian people, caught in places, habits, sins that they have not been able to pass. Some have been stuck all their lives. What a horrible place to be in. Therefore they struggle with scripture that says they can be free. They are many caught in sexual sin, alcoholism, drugs, overeating. Why, because they have wrong thinking. Scripture tells us: be transformed by the renewal of your mind.

If I keep going back to the same place and eating the same soulish, fleshly diet of unbelief, I will continue to see the same awful results. If, however, I change the place I eat from, the company I keep, my life will begin to change, step by step. Why sit and moan that God has failed you and instead do what you should be doing- renew your mind.

If I want to transform I need to pay the price to change. I must stop watching the same trash, start feeding my spirit first and then I might just see a new me. Amen!

I know at I have many times decided I don't want to eat a particular unhealthy food and so I start to create a story in my mind. I start saying, out loud, "I don't like chocolate, it gives me mouth ulcers", and then it does. "I don't like cheesecake it blocks up my head," and it does, I don't like .....

It is imperative that you don't go to extremes and dislike everything then you start to have a real problem in a different area. I say, "I love walking, I love housework, I love gardening."... And I do.

I am the master of my own destiny, I need to choose what I say and speak it over my life. I am created in the image of God and in His likeness and my mouth needs to be sanctified and speak His word over my life. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Amen!

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