Once our heart is fully satisfied with God’s answers, then all the questioning voices that echo in the back of our mind will stop.
Every person has heard them. The voices that we have to deal with that say, “What is the point?” “I’m about to fail.” “Nobody wants me.” “Don’t try, if you do everyone will see that you are a failure.” We spend most of our lives trying to ignore these constant voices. A good day is one where we are succeeding or we are being celebrated because for a few moments the voices are silent and we get to feel good. There are a few people who have built their self esteem so high that they don’t hear these voices. We idolize them. But they have voices too. Their voices condemn other people. Their esteem is built on the comparison of knowing that they are better than most people.
Regardless of the type of voices, these voices are two fold. Some of them are from our own condemnation identity and some are outside from demonic forces. I will say that the vast majority are from demons pressing the condemnation identity into us. This means that we have been listening to spirit press identity our whole life. Switching which spirit we listen to is actually easy. The complication is that demons push identity and Holy Spirit does not. Holy Spirit requires us to seek Him. He is a gentleman, demons are molesters. Regardless of the origin, determine to tree every thought as a violation of God’s truth and as originating from outside sources. Even if your own condemnation generated the thought, the thought came from emotions that were pressed upon you without your consent.
Treat every thought in your head that is condemnation, as the enemy. Do not treat people this way. Even if they say something condemning, hear their heart and value them. People are not the problem. Even if they are speaking from demons, they still are not your problem. Demons are not even your problem. Our only problem is what we believe. Never rebuke a person for saying something that makes you feel attacked. That is selfishness. Rebuke your own beliefs, and declare what Holy Spirit says in contrast. As your beliefs change, the voices will become silenced.
We hear God and declare what He says.
The voices come to press us into emotions that are contrary to the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit are the emotions of God. They are the emotions that Holy Spirit is releasing us into. Every emotion that we feel comes from a belief. When we change our beliefs, we change our emotions. These voices are hoping by continuing to press upon us, they will affect our beliefs and effectively neuter us. If you are having emotions that are not the fruit of the Spirit, ask God what belief you are carrying that is contrary to Him. I am seeking to have only the beliefs that Jesus would have. When we believe like Jesus, we will feel like Jesus. When we feel like Jesus we will act like Jesus. Every belief must be brought to Jesus’s feet for Him to rule on.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NKJV
[4] For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, [5] casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
When I have an emotion that does not feel good, I simply ask Holy Spirit if I’m believing something that is not true, and what is the truth.
These negative voices will drive us to pursue other undesirable things to keep those voices quiet. The voices keep coming to keep us under their control. The Christ identity shuts down the voices on our behalf. Every voice gets silenced.
2 Timothy 1:6-7 NKJV
[6] Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. [7] For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Identity gives you power over your life.
This Christ identity, this identity of love empowers us to live in the beauty of tranquility. This is the promised rest. Zero negative voices. We will get so used to the silence and tranquility that if one negative thought passes our mind, we will immediately quarantine it and begin asking Father about it. Negative voices will become so unusual for us. Without the negative voices, it becomes easy to pursue the desires that were difficult to attain before. Where in the past any ambition was a great struggle and required great perseverance, now it is easy to just place our hands to the plow. Nothing seems tedious; nothing seems too overwhelming. Now we can just decide, and follow through. Staying positive is also easy. Maintaining motivation is easy.
The Christ identity causes us to recognize that we are anointed to overcome any obstacle. There is nothing that was too big for Jesus. No matter the situation, or obstacle, Jesus always had an answer. Need to feed a bunch of people? No problem. Need more money to pay taxes? No problem. In the sermon on the mount, His ideology is that tomorrow’s problems will be solved tomorrow. There is no reason to fear or worry. The answer will find us. Jesus says in Luke 4 that He is anointing to overcome; He is anointed to overcome even for others. When we discover our identity, this lifestyle becomes ours. We take on His anointing. We carry His mantle, the Christ mantle. We take on the power to overcome. “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” -Romans 12:21 NASB. “But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.” -Romans 8:37 NASB.
This is our new life. As Holy Spirit declares Jesus into our nature: we live in emotional and mental peace, and we take on the overcoming nature of Jesus. “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” -Romans 8:6 NASB. God is offering us an embrace that lifts us up out of failure into the reality of “Always Accepted.” This embrace abides upon us continuously, and His name is Holy Spirit. He is not going anywhere. God’s love for you is not going anywhere.
When all other voices are gone, life gets easy. It gets real easy to yield. I prefer not to direct people with the word “obedience,” because our legalistic mindsets cause us to try to obey without relationship. Instead, I prefer the word “yield”. But, when we talk about obeying Holy Spirit, most people naturally understand that relationship is required for this type of obedience. Let us continually yield to the flow of Holy Spirit, obeying His every prompting.
Complete yieldedness and obedience to Holy Spirit is Even Roberts’ point number 3. Roberts’ four points are discussed in the chapter on the Season of Sons. Here is point number 3.
III. We must obey the Holy Spirit. Do what the Spirit prompts you to do. Prompt, implicit, unquestioning obedience to the Spirit is required if we are going to be used by Him.
When the voices are gone, “bending” to Holy Spirit easily becomes our way of life. Yielding to His ministry allows our nature to reflect Jesus. Without the voices of condemnation chaining our will down, we have the power to be a complete demonstration of God’s heart.
Damon Thompson has recently been speaking on this idea as well. His point is that we cast down every voice that pushes the law.
Galatians 4:24,30 NKJV
[24] which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar- [30] Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.”
His point is the same as mine. The condomation identity speaks to us under the law, and evil spirits come to push this condemnation upon us so that we will remain in bondage.
This is what the Spirit speaks: “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” [7] Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” -Galatians 4:6-7 NKJV
So, allow Holy Spirit to give you the identity of a son, the identity of Christ. Separate yourself from the condemnation identity by rejecting your own opinion, your own assessment, and you will find that the voices no longer have authority to speak. Be sure to come out from under agreement with every form of the law, and allow Holy Spirit to be the governor of your life. He who is transformed does not need a law to control him any longer. This is maturity. The law is for those who reject Christ, and for those who refuse to be changed.