Counseling Victims to Freedom - Lesson 6
by Dr. Ray Self
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Matthew 19:26 - But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them,” With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
I. The releasing of judgment is the pathway to life without limits
- Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- Most of us do not really believe this is true
- We may believe the scripture is true but still have difficulty in experiencing what the scripture promises
- Our beliefs are based on our experiences instead of the reality of God’s word
- Many peoples personal faith is based on experience that the world has given instead of the truth that God has provided
- Our self- judgments determine our beliefs and our beliefs manifest into our reality
- Everyone lives out of self perception or personal beliefs
- Our perceptions color our vision and can cause us to lose our way
- Satan has worked hard to distort God’s truth and plan for our lives
- That is why Jesus said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free
- A lie will cause bondage
- God’s truth brings release
- Psalms 78:41 - Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
- It is difficult to believe that God can be limited
- God actually limits himself because He will not enable or violate self will
- God determined that man kind should be free to make choices
- God created in us the power of choice
- Freedom can be found by making the biblical choice
- Slavery results from choosing the way of the world
- God is all powerful but in His sovereignty He allows us to choose life or death, by believing and trusting Him or by refusing Him
- Numbers 13:33 - And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
- God did not see His people as grasshoppers
- Our enemies do not see us as grasshoppers
- The problem is simply self perspective and self judgment
- Their judgment of themselves caused a forty year journey that could have been prevented
- God’s promise had been limited
- Hebrews 4:2 - For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
- When what you believe is contrary to the word (God’s judgment) then the word will not prosper in your life
- The problem is not God’s judgment but your own
- Accepting God’s judgment removes us from our own limitations
- His grace is limitless and so can we also be in Him
- God has judged us as his own children, joint heirs with Jesus Christ
- A key to winning in life is in seizing opportunities
- Opportunities will be lost when we are blinded by personal false perceptions
- The walls of limitation can be built by self-judgment
- Our self view will create opportunities that are in line with what we believe about ourselves
- When our perception becomes God’s perception then we can surely do all things through Christ
Study Questions:
- How can self judgment determine what we believe?
- Explain how God can be limited in our life.
- How does a person get the word of God to prosper in their life?
- Explain how accepting God’s judgment removes limitations.