Step 9 – Emboldened
Emboldened – God gave us access to the power to say “No”. We realized that we are anointed to say “No”.
All our lives we found that at times we were under the power of emotions, thoughts and passions that we hated. We were driven. Every slight, every offense was an opportunity to be stuck in the spin cycle of wrestling with thoughts and emotions. The greater the offense, the harder it was to break free. Some of us found that we were driven into sin that further enslaved us. Others found themselves retreating into the shadows or struggling with resentment or woundedness.
What if troubling moments had no power over our emotions? You have already discovered the power of surrender. How by surrendering the things that used to trigger us no longer have power. Many have discovered that they no longer feel abandoned, rejected, or ashamed. Others discovered that they didn’t need pride as a defense. What if we had the power to never lose our peace?
Not every thought belongs to you. You have the power to choose your thoughts and by proxy, you can even choose your emotions. But you will have noticed that there are some thoughts that seem to haunt you like a poltergeist. Someone who miss understood you or wrongfully accused you, or a temptation you can’t shake. You then spend hours doing mental gymnastics searching for an answer to fix this problem. You carry out arguments in your head hoping to find a fool proof way to change this situation.
Instead, now you can just say, “no.”
This is a spirit who is badgering you. It is tempting you to sin, but it is outside of you trying to pretend that these are your thoughts and your emotions. If it can get you to agree, it will be successful in tricking you into sinning.
John 14:30 NKJV
[30] I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
Here, Jesus is talking about going to the cross. And, you have been coming to the cross for a while now. Every time you have surrendered something to God, you then found new freedom. When you realize that God has set you free from who you used to be, you will start to experience the power to say, “no.” These spirits are only trying to get you to come back into bondage. But you do not belong to them. You belong to Papa.
Practice saying, “no.” There is much to which you an say “no.”
You don’t have to say “no” to people, rather say “no” to any temptation that tries to pull you from the joy of the Spirit. Say “no” to sin. Say “no” to anger. Say “no” pride. Say “no” to self justification. Say “no” to mental arguments and external arguments.
As you say “no,” you will feel the agreement of God wrap around you reinforcing your “no.”
You have the power to say “no.” If at anytime you find that you are powerless against sin, you know what to do (Step 4). You can find why this spirit has a hook in you, and as God exposes this lie, you can surrender that ground back to God. Then the next time that wicked spirit tries to tempt you, you will be now able to say “no.”
Quiet Time from Paul
Hello my child. When you say no to temptation it is futile; UNLESS! You say it from a position of A son of God. From that position dragons are slayed and giants fall. When I said be in the world but not of the world I really meant live in the world as a son so then you will not be of the world. Live your life as my son. Use my authority that I give freely to my children. Use my love that I have given freely to my children. Receive from me as my child and all authority is yours. I love you. So refuse to act like a hired hand and know I am your Father.
love always, Father God