Strongholds are automatic, practiced, habitual ways of thinking – a practiced way of thinking built into us or perhaps learned as a child. They are basically lies that are sown into our thought patterns which, as we accept them and believe them, become reality to us. And you know the scripture says in Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinks in his heart, [what?] so is he." Proverbs 4:23 says that out of the heart proceeds the issues of life. Jesus made many statements saying the same thing as these two verses in Proverbs. Really think about that. Out of the heart proceeds the issues of life. So what is really taking place, rather than life proceeding in some happenstance way, life is actually being formed out of the beliefs in our hearts. We are literally reaching out into the future and preparing the road that we are going to walk on by what is in our hearts. Who you think you are in your heart is who you are going to be.

What you think is real is your reality. We all know John 1:14, which says, "The Word became flesh," but think about that in the context of what we’re speaking about here, and if it does you like it did me, it jumped off the page to me. The Word became flesh; in other words, whatever you think and say is real becomes your reality.

I’m sure most of you have heard about the book and DVD called "The Secret," which is definitely from a secular point of view, to say the least. There are some things I don’t agree with in The Secret, but there are many things I DO agree with. The bottom line is that the message in this book and movie really is no secret, because much of it has been in the Word all along. If you have seen or read The Secret (or even if you haven’t for that matter), you must get the book by Pastor Ed Gungor called "There’s More To The Secret," which is an excellent book that brings the much-needed balance to the original.

The premise of the book and movie is what they call the Law of Attraction, which basically says that whatever happens in your life is a result of what you are thinking about. Yes, there is truth to that. As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Out of the heart proceeds the issues of life. The Bible also calls it "sowing and reaping." Put corn seed in the ground and you’ll get a harvest of corn. Sow seeds of fear in your mind and you will reap fear-filled events. Whatever you think and say is real becomes your reality, whether that’s positive or negative…

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