Cast Down Imaginations, Before They Tear You Up.

2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Galatians 6:7-8; 2 Timothy 3:5, 16; Romans 16:17-18; 1 John 4:1; Matthew 11:28-30; Hosea 10:12; Proverbs 4:7, 18:15; Ephesians 6:17; John 14:6; Romans 8:31; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Matthew 12:25; Philippians 4:8

    

We are walking in today:  Cast Down Imaginations, Before They Tear You Up.

 
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.  A lot of things  we deal with is only in our imaginations!  Which if we are not careful become a stronghold.  For we walk in the flesh but we don not war after the flesh. Our weapons are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.  We must cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.  Fiveamprayer bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ!  Having readiness to revenge all disobedience.  Stronghold means to fortify through the idea of holding safely.  So that sometimes that thing, we have built up and fortified in our lives now, it is hard for us to move it.  Some strongholds are good, those built up by the word of God, are good!  Those against the word are harmful.  The thing is that they are like planting a tree.  While it is still small it is easy to bend and mold.  But that tree gets to be 25 to 30 years old, it cannot be bent!  The roots are deep and become a major project to move.  Growing strongholds, Galatians 6:7-8 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.  One of the most basic principles taught in the Bible is that of sowing and reaping.  It goes like this.  Sow an action and reap a habit.  It has been shown to take about 21 days to tear down one and start another better one.   We start with one cigarette, one drink, one cuss word  and then it leads to another and another.  Eventually we have a full blown stronghold on our hands--with all the rights and privileges that come with them.  Like cancer and cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes,  ect.  We did this to ourselves. We can not dare blame the devil for it!  We must tear down strong holds.  We have negative strongholds in our life and we need to get rid of them!  Let me tell you that you can go on and try to work it out yourself. But God has to deliver you!  Yes, you did this yourself over time and and it usually takes time for us to get to the point of deliverance.  To go through the process to get to the point of, 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.  We must cast down imaginations and faulty reasoning.  How many times have you had thoughts just come up in your mind?  Half of the time because we think of things, it does not mean that it is the truth.  A lot of times we get caught up in our imaginations!   Simple things like a sister passes you by at church and you feel a certain way in your mind.  All because she didn't speak or how she looked at you.  God did not call us to walk in our feelings nor our wild imaginations, we are to cast down offense and it's running mate of division!  2 Timothy 3:5, 16 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.  16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  Romans 16:17-18 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.  1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.   All of a sudden you are caught up in you imagination!  Cast it down!  We can't deal with other people's imaginations--what they think or what they feel.  It is all in their minds! When God's word says to cast down imaginations, we have gotta cast them down!  That is another way the enemy uses weapons against you.  We have to remember that our weapons are not carnal but mighty to the pulling down of strongholds!  You better bring every thought to captivity to Christ!  The carnal reasoning of the mind of the natural man is against God, has providence and purpose against Christ and the method of salvation.  Every thought of the gospel which are all disproved silence and confounded by the preaching of the word.  Which through reckoning the foolishness and weakness of God appears to be wiser and stronger than men!  And where by the wisdom of the wise is destroyed and the understanding of the prudent brought to nothing.  We must  destroy the yolk of bondage.  Those yolks of bondage will be destroyed--because of the anointing!  Matthew 11:28-30 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  It is not enough to just destroy the old yolks, we must take up new ones. A proper one, one that is a benefit to us. Replacing wrong strongholds with proper, strong holds.   Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. Once you get rid of the stronghold, our hearts may seem hard and broken. But it is just fallow. We need to turn it and get it ready for the right seed. Fiveamprayer, sow to yourself righteousness, reap mercy, break up your fallow ground. Cast down imaginations before they tear you up!
Don't you know that the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy!  You better cast down those imaginations before it tears you up!    All those thoughts of what if this and what if that are pure imagination. We are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds!  So then we know where to check--are you in His word?  Are you studying to show yourself approved?  We know that we are not just to learn but to come into the knowledge of truth!  Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. We battle not after the flesh!  Seek the Lord, He will show you which way to go.  What is in your mind?  What are you wrestling with?  Aren't you tired of the enemy working on your mind?  Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.  Fiveamprayer are you putting on the whole armor of God?  Are you wielding the sword of the Spirit?  Are you speaking life and casting down those things that are against God?  We must follow only where God leads us.  Only His way is true!  John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.  God is true, the devil is a liar!  Romans 8:31  What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?  We are not to fight in this battle, God has made us the head and not the tail--we are above only never beneath!  His thoughts and plans are not like ours.  We must cast down every imagination!  We put ourselves in situations from not casting down those imaginations.  We must crucify our flesh!  Tell yourself that you will keep pressing toward the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus!  Bring every thought captive to the knowledge of Christ!  God know the plans that He has for you, plans for good not of evil to give you an expected end!  The word expect is defined, to look forward;  to consider probable or certain; to consider reasonable, due, or necessary;  to consider bound in duty or obligated.  What that sounds like to me is a specific thing to be the ending outcome.  That God does not have plans for us the are unsure or questionable!  They are sure and confirmed by His own power!  When we truly rely and trust on God, those thoughts that are out of line stick out and are easily cast down!  We must keep our mind stayed on Him that we are in His perfect peace.  This is not to say those wayward thoughts won't come but they are not so easily able to sneak in!  Much like a clean floor is marred by muddy footprints will stand out in greater contrast than if the floor was already filthy.  What is on and in your mind fiveamprayer? Are those errant thoughts in like company or do they stand out in the midst of your mediation of God's word?  Fiveamprayer, guard and keep your minds on God's word and the plans that God has for you for an specific, planned and secured end for our lives!  Get out of your flesh, that is how you got into many of the situations that you are in.  This is our year to ask for the impossible!  We can be like Joshua and ask for the impossible, sun and moon stand still!  He will do it!  His grace is sufficient for us!  We must guard our thoughts, on their own will take us to a place of no peace.  Keep your mind stayed on Him, to stay in perfect peace!  Cast down imaginations before they have you in a stronghold.  1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.  Our steps are ordered by the Lord!  We must line up with His word!  No matter what it looks like!  Seek God and follow His word.  His thoughts are not like our thoughts!  Cast down imagination before it tears you up.  The devil plants a seed in your mind.  Don't be disobedient!  Don't get caught up in a stronghold that you can't easily get out of!  Cast down every imagination!  Your next move can have you walking in disobedience.  Every thought is to be captive to Christ!  The devil wants to paralyze your relationship with God.  With Him directly or through others.  Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.  We are to come together and stand on His word, but how can you when you let your imagination run wild?  Causing division over imagined errors and offenses.  Now they are mad at you because you are mad at them for an imagined thing?  How crazy is that?!  Not even a true or real offense but a fictitious, false lie that is causing confusion and isolation.  So when we see that we know that it is an attack of the enemy.  Who is the father of lies, who likes to bring confusion and try to get us isolated from the word and other believers who will speak life.  So when those thoughts are still seeds, cast them out, do not allow them to take root and grow!  No more rehearsing the bad things--what are you focusing on?  Where is your attention at?  Stop feeding and watering those seeds of error!  Don't be disobedient nor caught up in a stronghold that you can't easily get out of.  Cast down every imagination!  If not, your next thought could have you walking in disobedience!  Bring every thought into captivity to Christ!  Everything that comes against the knowledge of God is from the devil.  Immediately cast it down!  Only seek those who are like you and deal in the truth!  The devil is trying to get you caught up in your mind!  Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.  Cast down imaginations before it tears you up!  God told us that we will not have to fight in this battle and yet many of us are still fighting!  He told us to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord with us!  Fiveamprayer, set yourself stand ye still and see the salvation of the Lord with you!  Tomorrow go out against them for the Lord your God will be with you!  It is in your mind!  We are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds!  Those unchecked imaginations will lead to strongholds--it all starts in your mind.  What you sow you will reap!  When those errant thoughts come up cast them down immediately!  What you think on over and over again becomes a action.  When you keep feeding a desire, it will become an action.  Cast down every imagination!  We war not against flesh and blood, but in the spirit!  We walk by faith and not by sight!  We are living in the last days.  The enemy is still coming in your mind.  Stop feeding those thoughts, they will become actions.  Don't let anything separate you from the love of Christ!  Watch your thoughts, they can separate you.  Thank You Lord for this mind-check this morning!  Cast down imaginations before it tears you up.  Don't act on your emotions or thoughts that are not of God.  It will tear you up.  Our weapons are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds!  Cast down imaginations and bring all thoughts to captivity to Christ.  We gotta get this--it is your mindset.  Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind!  Without a renewed mind in His word, your next step will be out of the will of God.  Change your mindset and line up with His word!  Set yourself and see the salvation of the Lord with you.  We are not to fight in this battle--set yourselves and see the salvation of the Lord with you!   This battle is not ours it is the Lord's!  The enemy is coming against our minds.  Bring every though into captivity to Christ!  We are not fighting against flesh and blood!  Keep trusting God and believing what His word says!  Thank You Lord for coming to let us know, the enemy is coming against our minds.  Bring into captivity to Christ our thoughts and trust God!  Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind!  We lift up prayer requests to You, Lord.  Someone's next move was going to move them out of position.  We must cast down every imagination!  His thoughts are not our thoughts!  We want to get in our flesh and thoughts, we repent this morning we have a changed mindset.  We cast down imaginations before they trip us up!  Thank You For Your favor!  Thank You God for coming to teach us!  Thank You for forgiving and teaching us to forgive others that we too are forgiven.  Thank You for casting our sins away into the sea that they are remembered no more.

We seal this prayer in His precious blood, by His Spirit:  I am casting down every imagination that brings itself against the knowledge of God!


Welcome to the overflow...
He is able and delivers on the impossible!  His grace is sufficient!  He is a keeper!  He didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind!  When you keep your mind stayed on Him, He will keep you in perfect peace!  He gives joy unspeakable!  He brings light to even the darkest places that there is no where for the darkness to hide.  He is more than able!  We wrestle not against flesh and blood--cast down every imagination!  Put your mind on God!  Don't worry, we are to pray!  Be not anxious for anything, fiveamprayer!  Don't worry about it!  He keeps you in perfect peace.  The devil thought that he had us caught up in our minds.  Cast down every imagination!  We walk by faith and not by sight--keep following the leading and guiding of the Holy Spirit.  That unchecked imagination can turn into a stronghold.  Everything that we need is found in the word of God.  Someone was trying to sleep and the enemy was attacking your mind. Cast it down, immediately!  God told us that the power of life and death is in our tongues!  The enemy is all in your finances, got your mind going crazy.  Cast down that lie of lack.  Our God is Jehovah Jireh, who gives overflow blessings!  Cast down those imaginations!  Think on the things that are pure, lovely and of a good report.  Don't let the enemy have you caught up in your imagination!  Now you are fighting yourself and out of position with God.  Don't be distracted!  You better know how to cast down every imagination.  We have to keep praying down those strongholds!  The enemy feeds your mind small seeds that must be cast down before they take root and attempt to take over!  Just like a small sapling is easier to fell, compared to a older tree with well placed roots for nourishment and stability.  We all know that if you don't get to the root of that thing then that problem will continue.  How about not allowing it to gain even a toe-hold?!  Cast down the seed of that thought before it takes root!  Is it causing confusion--you know that God is not the author of confusion!  Sometimes we stay in a situation far too long and all the while God keeps sending us signs.  Your imagination has you staying in that situation.  Watch your thoughts and see how you gotta cast them down!  The enemy is working overtime on your mind!  Get out of your imagination!  Stop speaking and dealing with folks because of your imagination.  Stop operating in your imagination before it tears you up!  Thank You Lord for revelation knowledge!  It is your imagination that has got you all our of order!  Sitting up there thinking that they have a problem with you, all the while they aren't even thinking about you!  Cast it down and walk in love.  Thank You God for telling us how to!  He is positioning us to be closer to Him!  We are in position to be still and see His salvation!  The battle is not ours, it is the Lord's!  Thank You Lord for bringing us this revelation knowledge!  He keeps coming by to teach us!  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God!  Set yourself and stand still and see the salvation of the Lord with you!  Don't walk in your imagination! To hear this again, click here.