Who controls your life? Is it God, you or Satan? What matters is what God wants! Don't ask others about your ideas or opinions. Ask God for a strategy and put your trust and faith in Him. Let the Holy Spirit lead you. When you step out to do God's will, the people who love you will be against you. When you bid God's calling, beware! He is Wonderful and cares about you! Give all the control to God and stay balanced. Put God in the driver's seat of your life. Before confronting an issue, always ask God how to deal with it. The flesh always likes to complain when inconvenienced. Buckle up because He will take you on the ride of your life if you trust Him.

Don't control others and don't be controlled by anyone. Control, manipulation, intimidation and deception are all from Satan. Self pity is idolatry. Don't feel sorry for yourself. Start your life over in Jesus Christ. You may think religion will help you through life but the truth is it won't. It is the RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ that sees you through life. We need to gain knowledge of the wisdom in the Bible. God goes the extra mile for us so let's get out of the slavery to Satan. What fruit are we bearing? Spend time with God and abide in Him and He will make every bitter thing sweet in your life. Pray for the people in your life to have God's light. We can live a Spirit controlled life.

Don't be suspicious about things. That is Satan's way of attacking you. When Satan messes with your mind, remember how good and patient God is with us. Satan is a liar. We can't believe lies are truth. Resist the devil.

We grow when opposed. The devil opposes righteousness. We need to learn to say "NO". Stay on the attack and you won't be under attack all the time. In this world there will always be tribulation because Satan never gives up. The moment we do good Satan tries to trip us up. The devil constantly tries to divert our minds. If we stick to something, we will have a breakthrough. If we are adaptable, we will have victory.

Satan doesn't want us to ever be happy. Our progress with God in our lives drives Satan to a jealous frenzy. We must recognize evil when it appears and be ready to turn it away. Only Jesus can help you. The calm in our souls comes from happiness. If we have joy, we have it on purpose. We have it because we have Jesus Christ in our life!

If repression consumes us, we have terrible health problems along with what ever else is troubling us. Don't let oppression take over. Our focus needs to be constantly looking forward with Christ leading our way. God had a plan for your life before He created the foundations of the earth. Listen to His calling. The decisions you make now will forever mold your future.

Confess your sins to God because he will forgive your sins. Tell Him you love Him and want to be His child. Ask Him to lead your life. Trust Him! He is locked in the mold of faithfulness. He will lead you "Home"!

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY TERMS:

control:
1a) power or authority to guide or manage
2a) to exercise restraining or directing influence over: regulate

intimidate:
1) to make timid or fearful: frighten, to compel or deter by or as if by threats

manipulate:
2a) to manage or utilize skillfully
2b) to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage
3) to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose

enable:
1a) to provide with the means or opportunity
1b) to make possible, practical, or easy

balance:
4a) stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis
4b) equipoise between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements
4c) equality between the totals of two sides

Spirit of God:
loves, guides, directs, humble, gentle, meek, faithful, patient, generous, unselfish, wise, happy, controlled conduct

spirit of Satan:
selfish, greedy, joyless, jealous, envious, pressing, grouchy, critical, impatient, easily offended, stingy, harsh, judgemental, sharp, hard, confused, depressed, oppressed, repressed, rebellious, hateful, lies, rages, controlling, controlled, intimidating, manipulating

Psalm 9:9
refuge for the oppressed ni
refuge for the oppressed kj

Psalm 143:3-4
my heart --- is dismayed ni
my heart --- is desolate kj

Proverbs 4:23-27
guard your heart ni
Keep they heart kj

Proverbs 14:12-13
seems right ni
seemeth right kj

Proverbs 23:7-9
for he is ni
so is he kj

Isaiah 1:18
let us reason ni
let us reason kj

Jeremiah 29:11
hope and a future ni
an expected end kj

Hosea 4:6
lack of knowledge ni
lack of knowledge kj

Zechariah 3:1
Satan standing at his right ni
Satan standing at his right kj

Matthew 12:35
good man brings good things ni
good man --- bringeth forth good things kj

Matthew 13:18-19
evil one comes ni
cometh the wicked one kj

Matthew 16:23
You are a stumbling block ni
thou art an offense kj

Mark 4:14-15
Satan comes and takes away ni
Satan cometh --- taketh away kj

Mark 11:22
Have faith in God ni
Have faith in God kj

Luke 4:1
led by the Spirit ni
led by the Spirit kj

Luke 17:19
faith has made you well ni
faith hath made thee whole kj

John 8:36
you will be free ni
ye shall be free kj

John 10:10
they may have life ni
they might have life kj

John 12:42
would not confess ni
did not confess kj

John 15:15
called you friends ni
called you friends kj

John 16:33
you may have peace ni
ye might have peace kj

Acts 10:38
healing all who were under the power of the devil ni
healing all that were oppressed of the devil kj

Romans 6:22
slaves to God ni
servants to God kj

Romans 7:21
evil is right there with me ni
evil is present with me kj

Romans 8:8-9
controlled by the sinful nature ni
they that are in the flesh kj

Romans 12:21
overcome evil with good ni
overcome evil with good kj

I Corinthians 1:9
Lord, is faithful ni
God is faithful kj

I Corinthians 9:19
make myself a slave ni
made myself servant kj

I Corinthians 10:13
provide a way out ni
make a way to escape kj

II Corinthians 3:17
there is freedom ni
there is liberty kj

II Corinthians 4:4
blinded the minds ni
blinded the minds kj

II Corinthians 6:16
God and idols ni
God with idols kj

Galatians 1:10
servant of Christ ni
servant of Christ kj

Galatians 1:15-18
not consult any man ni
conferred not with flesh and blood kj

Galatians 2:20
Christ lives in me ni
Christ liveth in me kj

Galatians 5:1
yoke of slavery ni
yoke of bondage kj

Galatians 5:17-26
Spirit is love ni
Spirit is love kj

Galatians 6:1
watch yourself ni
considering thyself kj

Galatians 6:7
God cannot be mocked ni
God is not mocked kj

Galatians 6:16
Peace and mercy ni
peace --- and mercy kj

I Thessalonians 5:24
he will do it ni
who also will do it kj

II Timothy 2:13
he cannot disown himself ni
he cannot deny himself kj

Hebrews 10:23
he --- is faithful ni
he is faithful kj

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