You will know the truth and the truth will set you free..............

Actually Jesus said, 'If you abide in My word(s) you will know the truth and the truth will set you free... John 8:31 During my recent sojourn to the Algarve the Holy Spirit began to give me clear indication to the direction He wanted me to take during our times together. The subject of 'strongholds' came up. Paul mentions them in 2 Cor. 4. Strongholds are deeply entrenched lies we believe that are embedded deep in our hearts. I remember Ed. Silvoso teaching on this subject many years ago, and it is still fresh in my memory. He likened strongholds to those large sea mines that were deployed during the last war to protect harbours, and naval installations. They were very large steel spheres packed with high explosives, jutting our from the mine were the sensitive 'rods' that were used to detonate the mine. These sea mines were anchored to the sea bed with a wire and the mines were allowed to stay in position some fathoms below the surface, hopefully undetected. As enemy shipping approached the idea was that the hull of the vessel would catch a pressure point and the mine would explode, and sink the ship.
Our strongholds are like that. Lying undetected below the surface of our lives they have the ability to 'detonate' and sabotage us by prompting the behaviour that stems from the lies we believe when certain pressures are put on us.
It is worth saying at this point, and I say it with humility; if you don't believe you have any strongholds then my friend you are deceived.