UnMasking The jezebel Spirit (12)
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Chapter 12 Reclaiming followers Of Jezebel
Chapter 12 Reclaiming followers Of Jezebel
Reclaiming followers Of Jezebel
There Seemed to Be Nothing to do but return to what he knew-fishing. For three years Peter had ministered beside Jesus. He had been included in his inner circle of disciples and been on the Mount of Transfiguration. In the End, however, Peter denied his Lord when it counted the most. Even though Peter was thrilled to see Jesus after the resurrection, he felt a sense of shame because of his denial. As Peter began to return to his old way of life, Jesus knew that Peter needed encouragement to embrace his calling. After breakfast by the seashore, Jesus asked Peter a series of questions designed to mend his broken spirit and restore him in the Church.
After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”
“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”
“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.
A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.
John 21L15-17
Similarly, Individuals who have been truly freed of a Jezebel spirit need to be encouraged and restored. They will need to be reminded that if we are faithful to confess our sins, the Lord is faithful to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from the effects of unrighteousness.
Similarly, Individuals who have been truly freed of a Jezebel spirit need to be encouraged and restored. They will need to be reminded that if we are faithful to confess our sins, the Lord is faithful to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from the effects of unrighteousness.
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
Besides, what sin could be worse than Peter’s three denials of Jesus at the most crucial moment in Jesus’ life? Although He felt the sting of the betrayal from the one of his closest friends, Jesus forgave and restored Peter.
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Tearing Down Strong Holds
Ministry to a Jezebelite’s followers will involve tearing down mental strongholds. In His book, Healing of Nations, John Sandford defines a mental stronghold as a practiced way of thinking that has become ingrained and automatic. It has a life and will of its own. Strongholds are areas of the mind in which are held captive and our perceptions are completely distorted.
Perception: • a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something, the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses
Perception: • a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something, the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. () Sin has its origin in the thought life. Jesus said, ... From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornication, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. () It is in the thought life that sin is conceived. When Peter said, gird up the loins of your mind, he is telling us to gather up the loose ends of our thought life lest it trip us up. Paul put it this way, 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. () This is military language. The term casting down speaks of a struggle to defeat the enemy. If you are going to defeat sin there must be an all out war launched against your thought life. You must fight like a soldier, to bring your imaginations under control. Paul says, bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
what are some thoughts you need to bring under control
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Strongholds can distort our perception of actual situations. In a similar way, we can interpret what happens through lenses that are tainted and distorted by our wounds..
As you walk-out your healing, you will need to bravely take a ruthless, personal assessment. It may be a shock to face reality and abandon your delusions. If we are to open the door to self discovery and self-disclosure, we will need Gods grace..
The Following areas may have allowed the enemy easy access to our lives and fueled the drive to follow someone with a jezebel spirit.
1. An Emotional Dependency Toward Others :
People who follow someone with a Jezebel spirit tend to be emotionally dependent. They have a great inner drive to be connected with someone or have a special relationship with a particular person in order to heal their wounded self-esteem.
God has placed deep within every human spirit a heart cry. He designed us to be relational people with a longing for fellowship. But unless we allow our heavenly father to fill that core need, our identity will become like that of an orphan. we drift along, desperately looking to others to meet our needs and adopt us..
For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.
Our Misplaced longings can only find true rest in God the Father..
2. An Attitude Of Fearfulness
Fear usually begins through unholy imagination. The mental aspect of our soul begins to focus on things that can potentially harm us. A spirit of fear then takes root in our soul.
Often those who follow someone with a jezebel spirit have a history of enslaving fears of neglect, of rejection, of being punished, of loneliness, and perhaps of missing the will of God.
These fears arise from our past experiences and are projected onto todays circumstances.
A spirit of Fear is a sign of Spiritual enslavement. It leads someone into being subservient to the control of others.
So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
To begin our healing we must ask God to show us the circumstances that led to opening our soul to fear. We must through faith cast down what the Bible calls vain imaginations.” By faith, we need to cleanse ourselves of fear and ask other Christians who are free from fear to stand with us in agreement. We also need to ask God to fill us with Love.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
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When Our mind is ruled by our Spirit, we will focus on the virtues that spring forth from the Lord..
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
3. A fear Of Decision Making
But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
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God gives us our ability to exercise free will- the freedom to make choices and decisions. Without a will, we would be like data, the android on Star trek who only did whatever he was told. By giving us a free will, God empowers us to follow through and complete the decisions we have made. Therefore, when we yield our will to another person, we have given that one the right to make decisions on our behalf. We then forfeit our ability to receive insight and revelation directly from God. In doing so we have made jezebel our idol, who now takes place of God.
To overcome a fear of failure, we will need to change how we think. We will need to learn how to envision success, not failure. The healthier we become, the more we will be able to practice good decisions.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident.
4. A Deep Sense Of Shame
Shame is the sense of feeling fundamentally bad, inadequate, defective, unworthy, or not measuring up to standards. Many need healing from a deep sense of shame.
A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.
At some point in our life, all of us feel shame. But for those who have followed jezebel, shame will be a constant painful memory.
A psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
condemnation 1 the expression of very strong disapproval; 2 the action of condemning someone to a punishment; sentencing.
Grace is Contrary to Shame. While shame brings depression, grace brings hope and light heartedness.
Grace refers to Gods undeserved kindness directed toward us. It is unearned and unre-payable. Through God’s grace, we are able to bond with our loving heavenly father who longs to lavish His great love upon us. As we embrace His Son Jesus, who is the atoning sacrifice for our sins.. ( No Condemnation to those who are innnn Christ)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
He calls us His sons and daughters. When we journey through the dark night of the soul we may be able to hear God whisper to us, I Love and accept you.
1 Cor 5:17
I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
5. A Fear Of Trusting Again
Whenever we appeal to another person for our spiritual strength, our heart turns away from the Lord. We have allowed the other person to be our source of Strength..
Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
psalm
O Lord, you alone are my hope.
I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
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God calls us to live our faith by trusting him. Prayer helps to wait on God for his direction instead of acting impulsively in our own self interests. When we put our trust in God, he enables us to trust the spiritual authority that he has placed in our lives.
Make the Master proud of you by being good citizens. Respect the authorities, whatever their level; they are God’s emissaries for keeping order. It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God. Respect the government.
You who are servants, be good servants to your masters—not just to good masters, but also to bad ones. What counts is that you put up with it for God’s sake when you’re treated badly for no good reason. There’s no particular virtue in accepting punishment that you well deserve. But if you’re treated badly for good behavior and continue in spite of it to be a good servant, that is what counts with God.
This is the kind of life you’ve been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came his way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step.
He never did one thing wrong,
Not once said anything amiss.
They called him every name in the book and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing. You were lost sheep with no idea who you were or where you were going. Now you’re named and kept for good by the Shepherd of your souls.
1 Peter 2:
For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state,
In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives.
Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands. For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.
1 peter 3
Bonding with God is the basis for rebuilding relationships with others. The stronger our bond with God, the greater our ability to form healthy relationships with others. Our courage to trust again flows from our connectedness with God.
While Jesus touched many people, he only disclosed his heart to a few close friends who where commited to him. Likewise, we should only trust another individual to the degree that we see Jesus rather than a religious pretense, manifested in their life.
Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
Then she who is my enemy will see,
And shame will cover her who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see her;
Now she will be trampled down
Like mud in the streets.
In the day when your walls are to be built,
In that day the decree shall go far and wide.
In that day they shall come to you
From Assyria and the fortified cities,
From the fortress to the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.
Yet the land shall be desolate
Because of those who dwell in it,
And for the fruit of their deeds.
6. The Consequences of Naivete
Naivete can place a person at great risk. It implies that an individual is simple minded, ignorant, foolish, and able to be ensnared and mislead.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Such people are gullible and are often exploited by jezebelite Those who are controlling and manipulative will instinctively sniff out an opportunity to take advantage of them.
Naivete can also foster our need to idolize another individual. Whenever we feel an excessive admiration toward someone, we will begin to form unrealistic expectations of them. We will exaggerate their good points and become blinded to their faults. This unhealthy esteem and affection actually hinders, rather than edifies, the idolater.
For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will fill you with joy.
Wise choices will watch over you.
Understanding will keep you safe.
Wisdom will save you from evil people,
from those whose words are twisted.
These men turn from the right way
to walk down dark paths.
It’s never too late to learn godly wisdom, discretion, and discernment. no matter how many mistakes may lie in your past.
Its never too late to learn godly wisdom, discretion, and discernment. no matter how many mistakes may lie in your past.
The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
7. A Loss Of Joy and Innocence
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
proverbs
8. Fearing the Supernatural
Those who have been wounded by a jezebelite may fear anything that hints of the supernatural or of the spiritual realm.
Heb 12
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
9. Believing A Lie
9. Believing A Lie
Many followers of Jezebelite has been deceived by demons, and thereby, blinded to the demonic grip that ensnares them. They formerly viewed others-even pastors- as being deceived and demonically influenced. They will see themselves as being an elite spiritual force, immune to demonic attack. Sadly those entangled by the web of deception will erroneously look to the jezebelite, instead of the Lord, as a fortress of protection against the demonic realm.
10. Telling Other Voices to Stop
For a season, demonic spirits will test former followers to see if they really mean business. These people will need to command the voices and masters in their mind to cease instructing or beguiling them. If these seductive spirits return to tempt them, they need to resist them.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
11. Refusing A Jezebelites Influence
Former followers should not receive the counsel, prayers, or the laying on of hands form anyone whom they sense operates with a Jezebel spirit.
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12. Reconciling with family and Friends
13. Creating healthy relationships
14. Embrace true Humility
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”
15. Trust Jesus daily
16. Cleansing Prayer
Psalms 23
Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident.