It has been AGES since my last post. I’ll admit, I’ve been lazy about writing down some of the things swirling in my mind.

It seems that lately every time I listen to a TV minister, open the Bible or go to church, I hear about the love of the Father and how our self worth must come from Him. I am fascinated by His love for us and have been for several years now. Sometimes I just search the Bible for what He has to say about me. Needless to say, if I can truly understand how God thinks of me, what kind of troubles can I possibly face that would seem insurmountable? If I truly understand the depts of His love and all He thinks of me, I’ll be a better mom, a better wife and a producer of Godly fruit all on accident! I must create a stronghold of love in my life.

It seems that the only times that I hear the word “stronghold” it is used in a negative way. “She has a stronghold of addiction” or “He has a stronghold of lust.” I never hear something like, “She has a real stronghold of love!”  I believe that stronghold is a military term and means a place of fortification or a place that is protected or heavily defended. If I can create a stronghold of love in my life, this will be the place that I receive my self worth from and give love from. How can we create this stronghold of love in our life? I’m glad you asked! We need to know what God has to say about us.

Psalms 139:17 and 18 states, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand.” David seems to understand how much God loves him! Here are a few things said about us from Romans, Corinthians and Ephesians: We are children of God and joint heirs with Christ, we are justified, no condemnation awaits those who are in Christ, we are sanctified, righteous and holy, a new creation, we are the righteousness of God, adopted as His children, raised up to sit with Christ in glory and have eternal glory! Wow!!! This is only a few thoughts He has for us.

Dig in to the word and begin to understand God’s love for you! Build a stronghold of love in your life that the enemy cannot come against. Feelings of failure, hopelessness, depression, self pity, self loathing, confusion, strife, division and much more are all attacks of the enemy, not from God. Fight back with what the Word has to say about you. Take every thought captive and fight back from your stronghold of love!