You Must Fight to Maintain Your Deliverance
Evil Spirits Will Attempt to Take You Over Again
- Evil spirits will seek to return. They will be very deceptive working through human beings, trying to find a crack in your armor. (Matt. 12:43-45)
- When Satan tempted Jesus, he planned to return at a later time. (Luke 4:13)
How to Keep Your Deliverance
- Yield every area of your life to the Lordship of Christ. (John 1:11-12; Matt. 7:21-23)
- Always be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luke 11:13; Eph. 5:18; Rom. 8:13)
- Live by the Word of God. (Matt. 4:4; Eph. 6:17)
- Continually wear the whole armor of God. (Eph. 6:10-18)
- Renew your mind daily. (Rom. 12:1-2.; 2 Cor 10:3–5; Rom. 8:5-7; Col. 3:1-2)
- Pray in the Spirit. (Rom. 8:26-27.; 1 Cor. 14:2, 14-15; Jude 1:20)
- Practice praise. (Is. 61:3; 60:18; Heb. 13:15)
- Cultivate right relationships. (Matt. 18:15-20; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 2:9-11)
- Build a strong, dynamic faith. (Rom. 10:17; Mark 4:24; Luke 8:18)
- Practice confessing the Word of God. (Heb. 3:1, 4:14, 10:23)
- Seek to obey the Lord in every area of your life. If you fail in any area, make an immediate confession. (1 John 1:9)
Note: Conviction comes from the Holy Spirit. Condemnation comes from Satan.
- Make Jesus Christ central in your life. (Gal. 2:20)
- Daily crucify the flesh. Submit to God and resist the devil. (James 4:7; Rom. 6:6, 11)
- Avoid those people who are a bad influence on your life. (James 4:4)
- Keep a humble spirit. (James 4:6)
- Use your authority in Jesus Christ. (Matt. 16:19)
A Few Reasons Why Deliverance Is Not Complete
- Lack of true repentance; repentance means a change of attitude and behavior. You must release judgment on others.
- Failure to confess sins. (1 John 1:9; James 5:16)
- Failure to forgive others. (Mark 11:25-26; Matt. 18:21-35)
- Failure to break and renounce occult sins. (Acts 19:18-19)
- Unwillingness to be completely honest with God. (God knows you inside and out.)
- Failure to break ungodly soul ties.
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