A stronghold is a term, best comprehended from the military point of view. It is a stronghold or a mansion which is fortified and displays stiff protection from any assaulting enemy powers. When somebody is in a stronghold, they are generally sheltered from enemy powers. The Apostle Paul utilizes the word in a non-literal sense in our verse above to portray fortified places in individuals' brains which are difficult to enter.
It is critical to take note of that in 2 Corinthians 10:4, these spiritual strongholds are in the brain, as unmistakably found in verse 5 which calls them contentions and thoughts. Truth be told, the strongholds are sentiments, purposes of perspectives, world-sees, mindsets, and so forth that somebody for a situation may use to fortify his or her faith in shielding their situation against any rival.
Strongholds in urban communities or individuals' lives are not some evil spots where occultic exercises occur or other comparable devilish exercises. It is in the psyches of the general population. It is the thing that individuals use as the motivations to dismiss the possibility of God for example or view the Gospel as stupid. Much more essentially, we may likewise have strongholds in our own lives. It might be the way we believe that is the best enemy of our advance. There is more spiritual fight in our psyches than huge numbers of us understand. Utilize God's weapons to pull down strongholds in your life, and in everyone around you.
Would we be able to win spiritual fights utilizing bodily weapons? What are a portion of these bodily strategies that you can consider?
Ephesians 6:13-18 gives us God's weapons. You will quickly understand that they may appear to be outlandish to us at first sight. Did you see that verbal confrontations are not some portion of them to pull down these strongholds( fleshly strategies)? Trust and utilize God's strategies. This is one reason why supplication is the foundation of evangelism however we won't not perceive any reason why that would work. Also, that mountain and torment in your life won't not require control for a marvel. It may very well require an adjustment in the way you think! Restore your psyche with the Word!
