Who is Man?
- Man is created in the Image and likeness (Nature, Spirit) of God
- Man is a Three –dimensional being. In other words, man is made of three parts – Body, Soul and Spirit.
- Man given dominion over all creation.
What is the Soul of Man?
- The soul of man consists of his Mind or intellect, his emotions and his will
- The soul of man feels
- The soul of man chooses
- The soul of man knows
- The soul of man talks
- The soul of man fears
- The soul of man makes a decision
- The soul of man laughs
- The soul of man gets into a rage
- The soul of man expresses himself
- The soul of man gets in touch with his environment.
What is the Battle? (Eph.6:12; Rev.12:13-17)
After satan was cast to the earth, satan set an agenda against man. Rev 12:13-17 says “And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make (battle) war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ”.
Strategy the devil uses to lay hold over your soul
- Isolates you (Adam, (Gen.3) David,( Judah (Gen.38)
- Sow seeds of doubt in your mind
- Influence your source of information
- Control man(i.e. to control his mind, emotions and will)
- To lay hold on the crown of God’s creation to frustrate the purposes of God
- To overthrow man
- To cause man to sin against God
- To make man let go the Word of God
- To get man to obey him (satan) instead of The Most High God.
- To torpedo your faith and cause you to doubt God’s Word.
- To cause man to fall short of what should be full or complete.
- To make man lose his power to rule with God.
- To fill your mind with unbelief
Winning The Battle for Your Soul
Battle Begins in the Mind
- The beginning point in winning and overcoming the battle of your soul is to realize and reckon that the battle begins in the mind.
- The mind is the battlefield for the battle waging for your soul.
- The mind processes what you hear, listen to and enters you; therefore Gird up the loins of your mind. (1Peter 1:13) Watch the thoughts that come into your mind, watch the things you accept, watch the things that you believe and take care about it.
- To overcome the battle that begins in your mind is– by renewing your mind daily (Rom 12:2)
- By pulling down imaginations and strongholds from your mind
- By bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; (2Cor.10:5)
- You have the mind of Christ; therefore develop the mind of Christ in you.
- Possessing Your Soul
- The next thing to do to win the battle for your soul is to possess your soul. You possess your soul: by separating your soul, your emotions, and your will unto God. This is called holiness.
- Let your thoughts be aligned with God’s thoughts. Think about a Scripture or something.
- If you are being tortured to take a wrong decision, Jesus said in the midst of it all Possess your soul by standing for Truth.
- Persecutions and afflictions are meant for one thing only – that the Word in you will not bear fruits; possess your soul and stand
- Jesus says possess your soul; gird against your mind; watch what goes through your mind; be careful what proceeds out of your mind; watch the thoughts you think; be careful of your reactions.
3. Purify Your Soul
- Purifying your soul is another way for you to win the battle for your soul.
- How does one purify his or her soul? To purify your soul the first and foremost thing is to be Sober. In your sobriety you remember the Word of God, In your sobriety, The Holy Spirit gets a chance to quicken you.
- Secondly have a grip over our mind.
- Thirdly have hope to the end.
- Fourthly do not fashion yourself in former ways of life.
- Aborting the Seed of the Devil
- Aborting the seed of the devil is a way of escape for you to win the battle for your soul.
- The seed of the devil comes in the form of temptations, unholy desires, wrong longings and yearning to do evil. Whose side will you choose when you are under pressure – God or satan?
- Immediately you find your will, your emotions, your desire or any part of you turned towards something evil or yearning for a desire that is unholy that is the moment to abort that seed or desire.
- Failing to abort the seed of the devil leads to conception that will give birth to a baby (sin)
- You abort the seed of the devil by planting the Word of God inside of you.
- Getting out of Darkness through hope
- The way out of what the devil brings against your soul is through HOPE.
- Hope is an anchor for your soul.
- For your soul to be stable and not give up and to be able for you to move on in the face of all that the devil throws at your soul, It is HOPE.
- You have an anchor in your soul and that is HOPE.
- Darkness swallows you up without the door of HOPE.
6 Speaking the Word of God to Convert Your Soul
- Bringing to your mind or memory What God Says is the first process of converting your soul. What the internet says, TV etc, will not convert your soul.
- Speak the Word of God day and night because it converts your soul.
- What limits you is your soul. When you speak the Word of God, your soul is aligned, your emotion is aligned; your thought process is aligned; your will is aligned and your spirit gives you power and you move forward.
- Speaking the Word of God to yourself morning and evening provides the way of escape for you to win the battle for your soul.
- How should you live?
- How you should live is very important when it comes to winning the battle for your soul.
- Watch the songs you listen to/Films you watch
- Watch the things you watch, read or listen on the Media – Radio, TV, Newspapers, Books and the Internet.
- Watch the Friends you have – your best friend cannot be an unbeliever.
- Do not isolate yourself or do not live in isolation.
- Grow in Grace – look at yourself and ask whether you are growing by seeing fruits in your life that you did not see before; or are there things you understand now that you did not understand before.
- Pray in the Spirit often.
- Meditate on the Word of God day and night
- Speak to yourself
Conclusion
God’s intention is to save you thoroughly as a 3- dimensional being. Your spirit is saved; your soul is renewed and your body changed at resurrection. You must win this battle. You must give God glory and stand at the place and say that you are truly a Christian not only in words but in deeds to show forth the praise of God.