8 Steps to Survival – John 12:24-25; 2 Corinthians 4:11
- Attitudes
- “Present [our] bodies as a living sacrifice” – Romans 12:1; Psalm 19:12- 13; 139:23-24; Job 13:15; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Timothy 2:21
- Open ourselves up to God’s inspection – Genesis 15:17
- Remember how much He loves us – Psalm 118:6; Job 13:15
- (Inside) Deny ourselves (our “justified” feelings, own rights, frustra- tions, offences, etc.) – Philippians 3:8-15; John 12:24; Colossians 3:5,8- 10
- Be willing to lay everything down – Luke 9:23; Ephesians 4:31; Matthew 10:39; Acts 20:24; Hebrews 12:1
- Don’t have to “feel willing,” just be willing – Luke 14:26-33; 2 Corinthians 8:11-12
- All Christians are capable of laying things down, but all are not willing to do so
- God will return hundredfold all we choose to lay down – Luke 18:29-30; Mark 10:29-30; 1 Corinthians 2:9
- (Outside) Get up and do what God has asked – Philippians 2:5-9; Ephesians 6:6; Psalm 40:8; Isaiah 1:19
- “Not my will, but Thine” – Matthew 26:39; Luke 5:5; 1 Peter 4:2
- Again, we don’t have to “feel willing” – 2 Corinthians 8:11
- “Take every thought captive” – 2 Corinthians 10:5-6
- If we don’t take them captive, they will take us captive – James 1:14-15
- Don’t share negative things with others – Ephesians 4:29-32
- Think only on good things – Philippians 4:8; Isaiah 43:18
- “Present [our] bodies as a living sacrifice” – Romans 12:1; Psalm 19:12- 13; 139:23-24; Job 13:15; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Timothy 2:21
- Mandatory steps (Inner Court Ritual) – 2 Corinthians 10:5-6; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9
- Recognize the negative thoughts and emotions as they come in – 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Get alone with God
- Acknowledge and experience negative feelings – 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Ask God to expose root causes from hidden chambers – Proverbs 20:27; Psalm 119:9-11; Job 12:22; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Why are we “reacting” this way?
- We must “see” our own sin, before we can give it over – Psalm 139:23-24
- Confess them as sin and repent of them – Proverbs 1:23; 28:13: Isaiah 1:16; Ezekiel 18:30b; James 4:8-10; 1 John 1:9; Acts 8:22a; Colossians 3:13; John 20:23 (Lavers of Bronze)
- We also must unconditionally forgive anyone who has wronged us – Matthew 6:14-15; 18:32-35; Colossians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 2:10-11; Luke 23:34; Mark 11:25-26; John 13:14; Ephesians 4:32
- We must also know that God has forgiven us – 1 John 1:9; Mat- thew 6:14
- Give over to God all that He has exposed (even the “justified” hurts and injustices) – Luke 11:39-40; Colossians 3:5,8; 1 Peter 5:7; Galatians 5:24; Romans 6:11-13; 2 Timothy 2:21; Ephesians 5:2; 1 John 1:7 (Holocaust Altar)
- Ask God to purge these things “as far as the east is from the west” – Psalm 103:12; Isaiah 6:1-7
- By faith believe God has done so
- Ask God to change our feelings to match our choice – 1 John 3:21
- Get into the Word and reprogram the truth back into where the lies have been – Luke 11:24-26; Ephesians 5:26; John 15:3; 17:17; James 1:21; 2 Peter 1:4; Psalm 19:7-8 (Molten Sea)
- God will heal our souls – Psalm 18, 51:7; 107:20; 119:9; Philippians 3:13
- God will restore us back to His Image – Hebrews 10:22
- Recognize the negative thoughts and emotions as they come in – 2 Corinthians 10:5
Now walk by faith (1 Corinthians 2:5; 2 Corinthians 5:7) and know that God has cleansed us and has transformed us back into His Image (Hosea 2:19-20; Philippians 1:21; Romans 8:1; Hebrews 8:12; 10:22; 1 Peter 1:22a)
