Over the past 15 years, I have worked at leaving my past behind and walking in my new identity in Christ.
One thing that has been critical to this journey is surrounding myself with verses about what God says about me and my new identity in Him.
The Bible is filled from cover to cover with verses about who we are in Christ and about the fact that:
- God’s thoughts about us are numerous.
- God’s plans for us are prosperous.
- God’s redemption of us gave us new life.
- God’s sacrifice secured us in His family.
And these verses line my war room wall (part of it is now located in my pantry and the other part in my journal) to remind me of what God says about me in those times when the enemy wants to remind me of my past.
And when he reminds me of my past, I remind myself of what God’s Word says because that’s even better than reminding the enemy of his future.
It’s better because instead of being focused on the enemy, I turn my focus immediately to God’s Word.
I fill my mind with Scripture.
I replace the lying thought with biblical truth.
I catapult myself out of negativity into victory!
10 War Room Verses to Help You Combat the Devil’s Lies
—”I no longer call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I have heard from My Father have I made known to you (John 15:5).
—”See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (Isa. 49:16a).
—”Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with Him, so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we should no longer be slaves to sin” (Rom. 6:6).
—”Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things have passed away. Look, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:17).
—”Put on the new nature, which was created according to God in righteousness and true holiness” (Eph. 4:24).
—”But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Pet. 2:9).
—”I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder; marvelous are Your works, and You know me completely” (Ps. 139:14).
—”I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20).
—”But our citizenship is in heaven, from where also we await for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil. 3:20).
—”If you then were raised with Christ, desire those things which are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on earth. For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 3:1-3). {eoa}
Rosilind Jukic, a Pacific Northwest native, is a missionary living in Croatia and married to her hero. Together, they live with their two active boys in the country, where she enjoys fruity candles and a hot cup of herbal tea on a blustery fall evening. She holds an associate degree in practical theology and is passionate about discipling and encouraging women. Her passion for writing led her to author a number of books. She is the author of “A Little R & R,” where she encourages women to find contentment in what God created them to be. She can also be found at these other places on a regular basis. You may follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google +.
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