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0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphries.0:55 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to our broadcast today. Today, we are gonna be talking about how we all need to refuse a victim's prison. And what do I mean by1:07 that? I mean by the same old same old song and dance, the same old I'll never amount to anything, I'm always fearful, I have anxiety,1:19 this addiction, my my my. Like when you start claiming those things that you have, that you're always, that you're never, you know, all of those things.1:31 When you can't get over something that happened to you 30 years ago, when you're still crying about it and blaming it for every single thing in your life, you are living in a1:43 victim's prison. And God says that you are an overcomer. We are overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the words of our testimony. And it's time that1:55 we all make a decision and a choice. Yes, it's a choice that you are gonna lay it all down and you are gonna be an overcomer and we're gonna talk about overcoming some stuff and just2:06 knocking down those prison walls right now of your victim's prison.2:10 Exactly. And when you are, you know, during the New Year, you know, people make New Year's resolutions and we we want, no matter what time of the year it is2:23 when you watch this program, we want you to make a resolution. The bible says forgetting those things which are behind us and pressing on towards the high calling2:35 of of Jesus. So if we know that God wants us, Jesus himself wants us to forget what is behind and press forward,2:47 then we need to obey that because it's him, it's he who does the will of the father that gets the victory. And you know, next year or 5 years from now, 10 years from2:59 now, if you're still in the same place or if you're still in the same place you were 5 years, 10 years, 20 years ago, then perhaps you are in3:11 your own prison. And you know, the bible talks about strongholds and the strong man. And when you think about it, the bible says if you knew3:23 that there was a thief or a robber that had planned to to come to your house in the night and rob from you and your family, what would you do about it? The bible3:34 says you would stay awake, you would be prepared, you would bind the strong man, you would you know, like the police say, freeze, you're under arrest, put your3:46 hands behind your back. That's what you would say to the enemy too. You would say, if you could see in the heavenlies and that is just as real as you are right now, whatever3:58 you're looking at and whatever room, heaven and the heavenlies are as real as that. And there could be a strong man in your life keeping you in4:10 bondage to your past thinking, well my mom didn't do this, my dad didn't do this, that man left me, that woman left me, now I'm gonna do drugs,4:22 I'm gonna I'm gonna be addicted to vice, I'm going to just destroy my life forever and ever, amen, because I'm feeling sorry for myself and self pity is idolatry.4:34 Yeah. So what what Jesus is saying to us today is forget those things because he has a better way of living and he wants you to bind the4:45 strong man. He says that there are strongholds of darkness, that our battle is not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, rulers in heavenly places4:57 and that that his name, the name of Jesus is high and lifted up above all strongholds, above all principalities, above that strong man that5:09 we're talking about and you because of your blood bought status in Jesus Christ, you have the power when you say I bind the strong man in Jesus5:21 name, that's what's gonna happen. And you know 9, 8 years ago in college I was a manager of an apartment complex and I had just gotten a hold of the teaching of bind the strongman, and so we5:33 had 2 44 different families in that apartment complex and every day was agreeing with someone in the office, and we would pray over those people, and I mean a lot of those families were5:44 going through really hard times, and we would say, in Jesus' name, we bind the strong man. It can no longer come against them, and you cannot believe the miracles that we saw because we5:56 gained authority in the heavenlies, we had spiritual equity, and we got breakthroughs over and over again.6:03 Well, it's a decision. It is really a choice. I I know that myself, I had struggled before I was saved really really with anxiety and fear, and it was6:15 gripping. It is tormenting. Fear is torment. And some of the things that I was fearful of, public speaking, flying in airplanes,6:27 you know, I really did have a victim's prison. A lot of the things that happened to me at a very rough childhood and even in the school I went to, I didn't hear a kind word anywhere ever. And6:39 And6:40 that was supposed to be a Christian school.6:41 Yeah. And I just I I really just had such a negative outlook in life, and I really didn't when I look back at that I had no hope. No hope. It was a constant torment and6:53 waiting for the other shoe to drop, always. And but when I really got a hold of that when I got saved, it was like everything changed. But I would still struggle with7:05 anxiety until I decided I decided that God would not speak to me that way. And when you know that the devil, the enemy, is the accuser of the brother and7:17 he is the father of lies, meaning he cannot say anything that's not a lie, and the only way we we lose is if we believe the lies. And so7:29 when you get on a loop of fear or a loop of anxiety or you think that the the whole world is happening to you and your world is caving in, you need to stop instantly and you need to7:41 start saying, wait a minute, God doesn't say that about me. He says he gives me a hope and a future. And he said that I shall have great peace. And you know, we need to get a hold of the promises of God.7:52 Stop getting into an agreement with your stinking thinking and getting into an agreement with what the word of God says about you that you're gonna break that prison, break that victim's mentality8:04 because after a while, no 1 loves a pity party. After a while, you can have your little you can you can get in there and you can complain, but then you turn it around and you go8:16 ask the Lord, will I recover just like David? Can I go back and get all that I've lost? And he will say, surely go get it. This is what I have for you. Go get the life that God8:28 has for you. Stop missing out. Stop spending 1 more day trapped in this prison victim mentality by speaking the devil's lies over your own life. It's8:40 it's gotta go and we're gonna get rid of that this year and we're gonna come right back. You're watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Stay right there.8:48 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus9:00 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and9:12 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungry to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by9:23 logging on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 889:35 road number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission9:47 today. Give now.9:50 Welcome back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, and we are talking about getting rid of a victim's prison, and that mentality of thinking that just kinda holds us10:02 back from God's best. What are you missing out on today? What does God have that you're missing?10:09 Well, you know, a lot of times whenever you have not, you've been praying for years and you have not seen that breakthrough, you know that happens all throughout the bible.10:21 There's a story of a woman of God and you know her name was Hannah, and back then you had polygamy, and her husband had10:33 another wife, and you never hear about her. You have a lot of Hanna's in the earth, but not a lot of Pinanayas on the earth. And so that tells you that she10:44 endured until the end and she prayed down her miracle and she decided that she was gonna go before the Lord in prayer not to be a victim of infertility. She10:56 wanted a baby more than she wanted anything and the other woman, Penn and I, just kept having babies and she would mock Hannah and Hannah would always11:08 go to the temple, she would cry out before the Lord, even to the point where the priest thought she was drunk because she was crying hard, and she was crying so11:20 hard. Have you ever cried so hard that words were not coming out of your mouth? That's how hard Hananiah was crying and beseeching the Lord. And she didn't sit there11:31 and feel sorry for herself, she went boldly to the Lord and she asked him for a son and she finally said, God, if you give me a child, I will give them11:43 back to you. And Samuel was birthed out of that and following Samuel, she had 5 other babies. So whatever you're going through, even11:55 if it has tarried, no matter how long it has taken, if you have been praying for children or your spouse to get right or your finances or12:07 a new job, whatever it is that you're asking God for or a healing, whatever that is that you're asking God for, go before the Lord like Hannah, Bind12:19 that strong man in Jesus name and go before the Lord earnestly seeking him and ask him for your miracle. Yes. And don't be a victim about it.12:29 And there's also some bad habits that I think it's time to break. And some of them, these things could be holding back your your victory and your breakthrough, and a lot of times you don't even12:40 realize you do them. And sometimes it's just really your own thinking. You're you're putting a box around God. You're setting limits on him. And some of these things that we need to12:52 break are basically, when you you're basing your self worth on others opinions, who cares what someone if someone said you'll never amount to something or nothing or you're never gonna get past this13:04 or you you're too dumb to do x y and z or whatever limit it is. You have to decide that that is broken off right now that you're not gonna believe that 113:16 more day. You know, there can be 2 kids raised up coming from the same homes suffering the same abuses, the same atrocities, and 1 can make a choice that they're gonna go do13:28 something with their life and they're not gonna believe that. And 1 can be a giant mess full of a drug addiction nightmare. You know, it's a choice somewhere along the line when you have been raised together in13:40 a same way or the same things that you might have lived through. You know, there's people who there were stories about people who came back from the war and some people just, you know, just got into a13:52 depressed state and they never came out of that, and some people just got up and did great things after they came home from the war, and you know, I've I've read a lot of things about that. My husband's very into World14:04 War 2 stuff, and it's really a mindset. And so many times we settle for so much less than we need. How much does God want to bless you and give you all14:16 the keys of the kingdom? And sometimes people come in and they say to their boss, know, oh, can I just have this tiny raise? Why not go ask for the whole promotion? Why not declare that you are ready and that and and14:27 tell them the reasons why you worked hard, that you won't be overlooked, and get in there. And you know what? Don't be afraid if God closes that door on you. Maybe it's because he has something so much better and so14:38 much, a whole different arena that you would never ever have walked in those doors and done the better thing if you would just had an okay hunky dory job. It's time to think14:50 bigger. It's time to think godly thoughts and plans, and it's time to set about doing bigger and better things and breaking that victim's mentality that you're always gonna be stuck where you are and it's15:02 never gonna change.15:03 And 1 of the greatest examples of not allowing circumstances to affect you and to to be in prison is a is a guy who actually went to prison15:14 and he did so because someone lied about him, Joseph. Joseph, you know, Potiphar's wife was after Joseph. First of all, he was sold into slavery by his own brother, so that's15:26 enough to be a victim's victim to be in a victim's prison. Then Potiphar's wife lied about him because he wouldn't sleep with her, so he was put in prison, and then he asked15:38 someone to remember him to the king and well that didn't work out because when that guy got out he didn't remember him. And then God created a special set of circumstances15:50 so that Joseph could interpret a dream that the king needed and basically became the vice president in a day. But he refused whether he was in the16:02 pit, whether he was in Potiphar's house, whether he was in prison to actually be in a victim's prison. The bible says everywhere Joseph went he had16:14 favor. He had favor with Potiphar, he had favor with the prison guard, and then he had favor with the king. And even those brothers who sold him into slavery, now that's some bad16:25 siblings, right? Who sold them into slavery, he forgave them because God used that situation. If he had been a victim of his circumstance, he wouldn't16:37 even been in the bible, but because he saw that God was faithful regardless of the circumstances. If if we get in a situation on this earth right16:49 now that we are living in this time and because you're a Christian you're thrown into prison for your beliefs, then you need to remember Joseph because he did not sit in that prison and feel sorry17:01 for himself. And I believe that we may be getting in a time where we could be persecuted and thrown into prison for our faith. It isn't gonna be glamorous, it could be17:13 terrible. Are you ready to be a Joseph and not a victim? I am telling you that Jesus gave you all you need for life and17:25 godliness. Whatever you're gonna face, Jesus has already determined it, He is already willing and able to he's given you everything you need to face that circumstance,17:36 and we're gonna talk more about getting out of a victim's prison when we return.17:42 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:54 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reach orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and the18:05 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:17 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road18:29 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the commission18:40 today. Give now.18:43 Welcome back. You are watching Grace Grace with 9 m Michelle. And we are declaring today that you are gonna be done with the victim's mentality and you're gonna bust out of your18:54 victim's prison that you basically many times are self created. And the bible says that as a believer, as the power we have through the blood of Jesus Christ, that19:06 we are the righteousness of God in Christ. And the righteousness of God in Christ means that we are free indeed. Jesus came to set the captives free. That's19:17 free from everything that's binding you and holding you back from the victory that God has for you. And some of those things are, you know, we've mentioned a few of them,19:29 but another 1 is, are you basically lying to keep the peace or or basically like you're not really honest with a lot of the things that are going on that you're19:41 you're kind of covering up? A lot of times people who are in abusive situations, they sort of like don't really wanna go there and they don't really wanna admit what's wrong or what's causing them.19:53 Maybe they're lying about maybe hiding an addiction of some kind, and and when you're not honest with those things, you know, the you the Bible says that you can't20:05 change what you won't acknowledge. You first have to come and confess. Confess your sins to 1 another. Go to somebody who can who help you be accountable in those areas. And and, you know,20:17 you're only lying to yourself. You're only cheating yourself out of what God has for you. It's time to let those things be out in the open because the devil loves secrets, and he loves things that are hidden in the20:28 darkness. So it's time to repent of those things. It's time to come forward and come clean with those things. And 1 more that's basically lying and hiding secret sins too. But20:40 also, are are you do you have a boundary issue? You know, when we have boundary issues, when you are just letting people walk all over you, manipulate, control you, and20:52 put that fear in you, and say things about you so that you are just so paralyzed to move forward with anything because you're afraid if you do and you're afraid if you don't and you don't know and you're so stuck.21:04 That is not of God. God's we are always moving forward. The kingdom of heaven is always advancing. That means we're not gonna stay in the same place very long and if you21:16 are, you just keep praying and you just keep going and you keep in in the midst of whatever's going on in your life, you get about doing something good for someone else. Stop feeling sorry for yourself21:28 and go bless somebody. Somebody even who very well be might be going through 1 of the same issues you're going through. And I promise you, when you are being used of God in the very same arena that you struggle21:40 in, God will bless you. And so you know what? If you have a lack of some sight, sow into someone's life. You know, if you're if you're having a tough day, you go check on someone else and and you go pray21:52 for somebody else. And you know, I promise you, getting your mind off yourself is gonna help break that that victim's mentality agree22:01 that.22:01 I mean,22:01 I I feel like when you go if you're miserable, like, you know, no matter what you're going through, and trust me when I say, you know, life isn't always easy for us. Promise you22:13 that Promise testimonies. Right.22:16 From birth to now. Yes. You know, I mean, there is a constant attack of the evil 1. I really believe that. You know, we're believing for breakthroughs just like22:28 everyone else. Yes. So, 1 thing I think that keeps people in a debtor's or a prison of being a victim is22:39 unforgiveness. Mhmm. I don't care Jesus was on that cross, people were spitting on him, they put a crown of thorns on him, they22:50 beat him to the point where they couldn't even he was unrecognizable. His his own mother stood and wept, his friends abandoned him, he23:02 was on that cross, he even said, my God, why have you forsaken me? He said, but even in all of that, Jesus himself23:14 said, forgive them because they don't know what they're doing. So remember that people that have hurt you terribly, I'm23:25 not saying you need to be their best friend, but I am saying Or23:29 even have a relationship23:30 with them.23:30 Don't go back to someone who's abused you.23:33 But you do need to forgive them for your own sake, and if you're waiting for somebody to come up to you and say, oh please forgive me, I'm so sorry I was wrong. This is23:42 not about their heart, it's about your heart. That would be ideal and that's the you know, hallmark scenario, but the bottom line is probably not gonna happen. So you have to ask the Lord to deal with23:53 that yourself. It's it really is, you know, there's atrocities people have suffered and it's about they're all living their life, and you're trapped24:05 in a a woe is me, this happened to me, and you're so stifled. That is the devil so wanting to hold you back from your gifts and callings of what God's called you to do.24:17 And it's time for you to make that declaration and refuse this. Refuse to hear those lies, to to speak it, refuse to go around this mountain 1 more time,24:30 refuse to to unpack your baggage and and drag it around more and more. It is time. It is it's time today and we're gonna pray about that right now. Go ahead, Michelle.24:41 Lord, in Jesus name, I pray that you search my heart and see if there's any wicked way in me, if there's any idolatry, a feeling sorry for myself, if I have unforgiveness. Lord, wash24:53 just as you forgave me, I forgive those who have harmed me, hurt me, and made me feel like a victim. But from this moment forward, I will no longer be25:05 a victim, I will be a victor in Jesus Christ. Through all things I have victory in Jesus. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Amen.25:16 There is freedom in Jesus. Take your freedom. It belongs to you. 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