Unwanted compelling desires are bondage.

When you are being compelled by thoughts, feelings, desires, or habits that you don’t want, you are in bondage to something other than yourself that the Bible calls sin. If you are a slave to big sin or tiny sin, there is good news. Jesus offers freedom and deliverance.

In the Bible Jesus drove out sin-filled spirits of compulsion called demons. Then He offered His followers the authority to do the same. Demons don’t like Jesus. If you want freedom, prepare the way of the Lord. Cast out demons and make room for Jesus to take control of your daily life. The truth will set you free. Courageously open your heart to walk openly in the light with Jesus and His people. No longer hide in and embrace the deeds and desires of darkness. Agree with your conscience and admit all your sin. Continually fight the good fight of faith.

Embrace the 2 Chronicles 7:14 lifestyle. Humble yourself. Pray. Seek God’s presence. Turn from your wicked ways. Drive the influence of demons out of your heart and mind. Give no place in your life to the devil. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Connect heart-to-heart with people of God who are continually pursuing His presence and submit to one another in love and accountability. Compassionately cast demons out of each other so that freedom in Christ can continually grow and spread and the glorious liberty of the children of God break forth.

Offer Christ’s freedom to all — to whosoever will receive it. Offer to pray over people letting “Christ in you” give you the words to say. In Jesus’ name and as His Spirit directs you, command demons to leave people and set them free.

The way to grow is to go in God — to shift from demonic self-focus to Spirit-led obedience to the risen Jesus. It’s vital that contemporary Christ-followers rise up and begin to do the stuff that Jesus and His first followers did as they drove out demons and set the captives free!

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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!
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