Identify what thoughts and feelings are coming against you and what it is trying to steal from you. (You may be able to do this on your own, or you may need help from someone whom you trust.) Take the thoughts and feelings captive using these 3 simple steps:
Bless your spirit to lead your soul and body and connect with Holy Spirit as He leads you into all truth.
Vows: Most of the time, these are made subconsciously and in reaction to times of hardship, fear, crisis, trauma, abuse, disappointment... (For example, someone might have said, “I will avoid disappointment at all cost.”)
This tool is good to use when you are contending for a breakthrough in an area that has deeply stirred your heart or an area that has stubbornly resisted breakthrough.
AFFECTIONATE
This tool is an aide in helping you lead yourself or another person through forgiveness. If you’re leading another person, have them participate with you in adding things that they need to forgive.
Do a 2-3 minute interview to discover who/what the person needs to forgive and a little information about how it has affected their lives.
When you are leading someone through the Generational Prayer, have them repeat each line after you.
“Blessed are those who mourn, they will be comforted.” -Matthew 5:4
The purpose of this tool is to bring deeper connection in your relationships by helping you really understand the other person’s words and feelings.
This exercise is for those who have a difficult time finding things to talk about or those who believe they have nothing to say. It is for the purpose of developing an awareness of internal thoughts and feelings that do not get expressed in words. Ask your spouse or a friend to help you practice this tool.
The following will work well when both parties are actively and willingly working towards understanding each other in a mutually respectful and honest relationship.
We have seen the Lord use this very simple tool of blessing (by Arthur Burk) to legitimize each other’s spirits in wonderful ways. As couples bless each other’s spirits to lead their souls and bodies, they often experience intimate connec- tion and dramatic changes. Singles, parents and children, even teachers and students have used Spirit Blessing to nurture each other’s spirits resulting in significant breakthroughs. Do not underestimate this tool! The Lord has really been highlighting this. There is an anointing on it for breakthrough!
I CONFESS the work of sin coming against me.
Respond to the following with clear, concise statements and without any explanation or justification for your behavior.
Confession to God is the process of thinking through things carefully until we come to the place where we think and speak the same as what god thinks and speaks about us and our situation(s). (Confession: From a Greek word meaning "to speak the same," also meaning to "assent," that is to consider something care- fully and then come into agreement.)
A Godly option to deal with "stuff” in the heat of the moment.
