God calls us into partnership, so if you are a believer and are just existing or defeated, this is by your own choice. Jesus has done everything that we need and we have to receive it. Something needs to shift in our minds when we are saved so that we know we have an advantage over the enemy and we have God's power within us to refute his lies. What do we believe and live out in our daily lives? What moves God is faith. If we allow him, Satan will steal the purpose for our lives. 2 Corinthians 2:14 tells us we have been made captives of Christ through His victory. If Satan can defeat us in our minds, he can defeat us in our lives - it doesn't matter what the facts are if we don't believe them. Luke 1:30-33 tells us the story of Mary and the angel who told her she would give birth to Jesus. He told her purpose would be to raise the Son of the Most High. She believed it and walked in her purpose. Ladies, there is no greater thing you can do in this world than to raise a child in the way of God! 2 Timothy 2:20-21 talks about the difference between household tools for common use and those for special purpose. We choose the level of impact and significance for what God will use us: He does the work, but we have to choose to say yes! If we are selfish with our time and resources, there will not be testimonies of great impact we have had on others. What is the line we have drawn where we won't give parts of our lives to God? If we don't surrender to God's will, we can't complain about lack of results. Let us be convicted of righteousness! One of the reasons we don't change is because we think we don't have a choice (another lie of Satan), but we have been born again and we do have a choice! Romans 12:1 urges us to give our bodies to God because of all He has done for us. 2 Timothy 2:22 reminds us to flee evil desires - the company we keep makes a difference in this! Romans 6:12 tells us not to let sin reign in our bodies. All of these things are tied to our minds - the battle against sin starts in our minds and we must choose who we will listen to and who we will follow. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 reminds us that we wage war with God's weapons that can destroy strongholds. If we don't renew our minds with God's Word, it will be renewed elsewhere. Let us repent of living a life beneath what God has for us!

Amen!