Doubt Vs Faith, Winning the War in Our Mind, pt 1 of 2

Conquering Our Unseen Enemies

Welcome Back! I am your host Dawn Simmons, and in this episode of Conquering Our Unseen Enemies we are going to be discussing the ever-common struggle we have with doubt versus faith so we can begin to win that war in our head. Understand if doubt is with you, there is a war going on, even if you don’t recognize it. How we respond to doubt reveals a lot about our relationship with the Lord. This is a two-part series where we will talk about the Spirit of Doubt and lay the groundwork for both episodes in our first episode, and then next week we will dig into faith and how we go about winning this war in our minds.

Top Show points:

· Defined Doubt and Faith:

o Doubt: to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe:

o Faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something

· Matthew 21: 21-22, it reveals the inverse relationship between doubt and faith.

· James 1:2- 8. it reveals the character of the spirit of doubt and what we should expect when we operate from a place of doubt.

· The Spirit of Doubt is a demonic spirit that likes to hide in the background.

· Once we have given doubt space in our mind, it will creep into our heart and into every area in our lives including in our relationship with the Lord.

· Philippians in 4:4,referencing the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, and the importance of guarding our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

· When we are in concert with the Holy Spirit, we are guarding our hearts and minds by keeping them focused on the peace of God.

· When we allow doubt into our mind and our heart, there is collateral damage that will occur.

o Doubt so difficult to conquer

o Maneuver in your mind

o Pull you back from activities and opportunities

o Feed you with lies that you are not good enough.

o It will lie to you and create a space for you to retreat

o Block off what God wants to tell you in truth

· Once the spirit of Doubt can get you to buy in just a little bit, then it can start to move in your life and you are giving it access to your mind and your heart.

· By coming into agreement with anything the Spirit of Doubt, you are creating opportunity for Doubt to grow.

· Doubt has opened the door to Insecurity, Jealousy, Self-delusion

· Our words change from hopeful to despair and are self-defeating and leading us to believe failure is our outcome.

· Joseph and the Spirit of Doubt trying to erode his trust while he was in imprisoned.

· Never let the circumstances you see, dictate your outcome.

· Doubt wants to get you to a moment of weakness, and then use your own words and thoughts against you.

· We tend to respond to how we feel, and not wait to know the truth or hear from the Holy Spirit before we react or respond.

· Doubt wants to take our mind off the Lord and erodes our faith and trust in Him.

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