Steps to Freedom

Early this morning I was off to set-up for our first session of Steps to Freedom classes which we conduct at least once every year. These classes had helped me work on some of the areas of bondage I have had in my early years at our church. For me it was a deliberate decision to work on the strongholds in my life which kept me in a roller coaster ride of defeats and successes over my sin nature.

The first thing I had to realize about my situation is that God is Creator and every other creature, good or evil, is His creation. Both men and angels, God created, with a free will to choose. So in the very beginning a host of angles (one third) made a choice to rebel against God and in that process they formed the enemy kingdom which belongs to satan (aka serpent, devil, evil spirits and demons ....etc).

The fall of man (Adam and Eve) was serpent's cunning ploy. The devil beguiled Eve with doubts about God's good nature. These doubts moved Eve to be consumed with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eye and pride of life. They too(Adam and Eve), God creation, both choose to disobey Him and this brought about the spiraling decay that both humankind and the world is going through, today......till He comes again.

This was the same ploy used by satan on Jesus and so there is no reason for us to believe, we will not go through similar traps, laid up by satan. But like Jesus we can expect the angles to minister to us when we overcome! The Message Bible reads thus..."The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus’ needs". (Matt 4:11 Msg)

I have to always remember, that it is not two equal powers, fighting each other ....God is Creator and He has no equal. Satan and his demons are fall angels and we as Christians have angels assigned to watch over us, like Jesus had! So like Jesus we have to believe God's Word and use God's Word to resist the devil and he will flee from us. Like Adam and Eve, we must not doubt God's good nature and fall to the doubts thrown at our minds by the god of lies, satan.

For us believers, we also have the Holy Spirit who resides in us and empowers us, to overcome all the challenges we have to face, in our life.

In steps to freedom training we cover the following sessions:

Step 1 - Counterfeit vs Real (wrong gods)

Step 2 - Deception vs Truth (wrong beliefs)

Step 3 - Bitterness vs Forgiveness (wrong feelings)

Step 4 - Rebellion vs Submission (wrong authority)

Step 5 - Pride vs Humility (wrong worth)

Step 6 - Bondage vs Freedom (wrong habit)

Step 7 - Curses vs Blessings (wrong inheritance)

Freedom in Christ can be a choice which happens as soon as we say, "yes"...at least with most of our strongholds, but maturity is a process and it takes a lifetime... to bear fruits.