Operating In Soul Power

The devil seeks to enthrone himself in the three areas of man's soul-the mind, the emotions, and the will.

1.The Mind: God wants the human mind under divine subjection. It should be directed through the human spirit by the Holy Spirit.

But the devil wants to capture the human mind because the mind of man is so important. It is a perpetual battlefield.

The mind suffers great onslaughts from the powers of darkness than any other part of the human personality.

Christians are commanded to renew their minds. (See Romans 12:2 How? With the Word of God.

We are to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. (See 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

We are to control what our minds think. (See Philippians 4:8.)

The mind, when yielded to your human spirit that is yielded to the Holy Spirit, is active and powerful.

You can even have the mind of Christ! (See 1 Corinthians 2:16).

2.The emotions: If man does not dominate his emotions, his life will be one of defeat.

Emotions dominated by a source other than God or the man himself causes stress. Stress, doctors say, is what kills man.

Having dominion gives you the ability to relax. Relaxing means releasing. Relaxing gives your total being over to God for His care.

3.The will: No one can fully know dominion and retain stubbornness of will.

The Bible speaks of those who are self-willed. (See 2 Peter 2:10)

Their natural human nature is in rulership and God's Spirit of Dominion is defeated and subjected to the smaller nature of man.

Who is ruling your life? God's Spirit of Dominion or your human nature?

~Lester Sumrall~