Principle of Stronghold and How to Fight Back

2 Corinthians 10:1–5 NKJV

1 Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. 2 But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

2 Corinthians 10:6–7 NKJV

6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. 7 Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even so we are Christ’s.

Overcoming Our Spiritual Jerichos

📷// Kenneth W. Hagin GOD TOLD JOSHUA to command all the Israelites to cross the Jordan River and possess the Promised Land. Immediately after they dealt with that impossibility, they were confronted by another impossible barrier. The city of Jericho loomed before them as a mighty impenetrable fortress. Jericho was a stronghold of the enemy and a fortress no one had been able to defeat. Many battles and sieges had been fought against Jericho as enemies tried to conquer it. But no one had ever succeeded. It's interesting how God told the Israelites to conquer this city. Joshua was a fighting man. He knew a lot about warfare and military strategy. But Joshua was also a man of faith. God gave him a battle plan that didn't make any sense according to sound military strategy. Because Joshua was a man of faith, he trusted the Lord and followed God's plan exactly. The Battle Plan Is Not Natural—It's Spiritual Normally in the Old Testament, when one army wanted to conquer a city, they'd have to fight the enemy for it. But in this battle, the Lord told the Israelites that He was going to give them the city. Here was God's plan. The Israelites were supposed to march around the city once each day for six days. Then on the seventh day, the priests were to blow a trumpet as the people shouted with a great shout (Joshua 6:1–5). Just by following God's battle plan, the Lord said the walls of Jericho would fall down. When you study Old Testament history, you can see how impossible that battle plan was. For one thing, many of these cities were walled and heavily fortified. For another thing, what good was a shout going to do? It didn't make any sense that strong fortified walls would fall down just because a bunch of people shouted! But here God told Israel to take that well-fortified city effortlessly with a shout. You see, His power was in the shout! It was a shout of faith and a shout of victory. Stay in Faith, Even When You Don't Understand the Plan Can you imagine the commander in chief of an army telling his troops to go into battle but forbidding them to fight! Imagine the generals getting together at the Israelite pentagon tent, saying, "Our boss has lost his mind. Joshua's gotten soft since he became a leader." But some of those Israelites were old enough to remember what had happened in the past when they did not fully follow God. So regardless of their opinion of God's plan, they obeyed without question and marched around those walls. Can you also imagine what the people of Jericho thought as they looked down from the city walls and watched the Israelites marching around their city for six days without uttering a word! They probably said, "What are they up to? What do they think they're going to accomplish by walking around Jericho like that?" In the meantime, the Israelites continued to march, wearing down a big pathway around the city. We don't always understand everything God tells us to do. But if we'll just obey Him, we'll see the triumph of our obedience. When God tells us to do something, we just have to start out in simple faith, trusting Him regardless of the circumstances. Then God makes a way when there is no way. We possess our promised land with step-by-step obedience. God's Word Is the Key God never promised that you wouldn't encounter spiritual Jerichos in your life as you live for Christ. But He did tell you that as you trust His Word, He would conquer every one of them for you. And He promised to give you the victory in every circumstance in life. However, when you come up against your spiritual Jerichos, you've got to have the Word of God in your heart. Without it, marching around Jericho won't do any good. But with the Word in your heart and in your mouth, you can march around impossible barriers quoting God's Word. Those walls have to come down. Press in Spiritually for Your Victory In the New Testament, we fight spiritual battles with spiritual giants. We don't fight or wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers (Eph. 6:12). As we're marching through our promised land, the enemy will throw up one barrier after another. But that doesn't mean we're supposed to stop marching. When Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church, gives you marching orders about possessing something that belongs to you in His Word, just start marching. If you come up against a spiritual barrier, just march right up to it and stand there quoting the Word. Eventually, that barrier has to get out of the way! As you quote the Word, you'll begin to hear the wall crack as the Word demolishes it piece by piece. Finally the wall will totally crumble under the power of the Word. Then you can take off marching again because Jesus has already told you, "Go possess the land that belongs to you. It's yours!" FAITH IN ACTION Say It Until You See It God's Word will knock down any impenetrable barriers or impossible obstacles in your life. Your responsibility is to quote what God says about the situation. Once you've spoken the Word over the situation, you need to praise Him in faith for the answer. Make this your declaration right now: Greater is He who is in me than he that's in the world (1 John 4:4). I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13). By His stripes, I am healed (Isa. 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24). In all things, I am more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ who loves me (Rom. 8:37). God always promises me the victory in every circumstance (1 Cor. 15:57). No weapon formed against me shall prosper (Isa. 54:17). All my needs are met according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19). If God is for me, who can be against me? (Rom. 8:31). Thanks be to God who always causes me to triumph in Christ (2 Cor. 2:14). I shall possess what belongs to me in God!

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Strong hold can make it hard to preach in an atmoshpere and terrioitry .

some many time we deal with pple instead of dealing with spirit.

You can deal with deal thorugh intercession.

we try to deal with pple instead of the power .

1 John 4:4–5 NKJV

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.

We are the one that will pull done the strong hold

Daniel Prayer ..

Daniel 10:12–15 NKJV

12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come.” 15 When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.

The key to pulling down strong hold persevirance in Prayer in the Spirit.

Romans 8:26–27 NKJV

26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

I pray with understand and pray in the spirit .

1 Timothy 2:1–3 NKJV

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

1 Peter 5:7–8 NKJV

7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

1 Corinthians 14:14–16 AMP

14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit [by the Holy Spirit within me] prays, but my mind is unproductive [it bears no fruit and helps nobody]. 15 Then what am I to do? I will pray with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me], but I will also pray [intelligently] with my mind and understanding; I will sing with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me], but I will sing [intelligently] with my mind and understanding also. 16 Otherwise, if you bless and render thanks with [your] spirit [thoroughly aroused by the Holy Spirit], how can anyone in the position of an outsider or he who is not gifted with [interpreting of unknown] tongues, say the Amen to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

Our understanding is our natural mind

Mental Praying

Spiritual Spirirt.

1 Corinthians 14:14 AMP

14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit [by the Holy Spirit within me] prays, but my mind is unproductive [it bears no fruit and helps nobody].

The holy Ghost don’t do my praying help you to pray.

The Helper will not come . Holy Ghost come to help us get the work done , we have to do the work .

John 14:16 NKJV

16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

You have to do the praying .. The holy helpeth our infrimtings

HELP.. To take hold , together , against ..

He will take hold toghterh with YOU . you spirit and HIS spirit take over .

1 Corinthians 14:2–4 AMP

2 For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding]. 3 But [on the other hand], the one who prophesies [who interprets the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching] speaks to men for their upbuilding and constructive spiritual progress and encouragement and consolation. 4 He who speaks in a [strange] tongue edifies and improves himself, but he who prophesies [interpreting the divine will and purpose and teaching with inspiration] edifies and improves the church and promotes growth [in Christian wisdom, piety, holiness, and happiness].

But their things we don’t know about .. The Holy Spirit Strengthing our limited knowldege to pray and go further .

When God Impress a knowing in your mind and spirit . And you know u have shifted sth in the atomsphere .

How will you know how to pray

It seems God is limited by our prayer life ..

Thank God for the word .