James 1:21 says that it is the implanted word that will save our soul ~ inner thoughts that control us. Either God’s word controls our thoughts, or the lies that satan has planted through fiery darts. Lies that we did not deflect through our door shield of faith.

Jeremiah 1:10 instructs us on what to do once those strongholds are revealed. It says, “…to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.” Paul wrote about faith in Colossians 2:7. It says, “Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.”

Have you strayed from the paths of righteousness? Paul’s words to the Galatians were harsh. Let them jar us from any complacency. Verse 1 says, “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth…? Bewitched by the lies we allowed to penetrate.

In verse 3 he wrote, “Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?” Thoughts that feed our flesh are coming directly from inner strongholds. The next time you react in your flesh, stop and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the stronghold that holds you captive to satan’s will.