I have ever heard from God, I did that night. There were no visions or voices, but the thought was clear: Neil, there is a price to pay for freedom. Are you willing to pay the price?

Dan: The battle appears to be in the mind. Neil: That’s precisely where the battle rages. Now if Satan can get you to think you are the only one in the battle, you will get down on either yourself or God when you sin.

We have the authority to do God’s will. We don’t have the authority to do our will. If we exceed God’s authority, we are operating in the flesh and will be defeated.

If you commit a sexual sin, you have used your body as an instrument of unrighteousness, and consequently, you have allowed sin to reign in your mortal body. If you commit a sexual sin with another person, the two of you become one flesh, according to 1 Corinthians 6:15-16.

There is no need for the Christian to defeat the devil. Christ has already accomplished that. We just need to believe it.

One person laminated a card that she kept with her at all times. The card read, “Where did that thought come from? A loving God?”

Dependence. The authority we’re talking about is not an independent authority. We have the authority to do God’s will—nothing more, and nothing less.

Paul said we are not to be anxious (double-minded) about anything. Rather we are to turn to God in prayer, “and the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds [noema] in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). The next verse says we are to let our minds dwell on those things that are true, pure, lovely, and

Satan’s first and foremost strategy is deception. Paul warned, “Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness” (2 Corinthians 11:14-15).