http://crossfirecounseling.org/

Baker Valley Christian Counseling Center, 320 5th Street, Baker City, OR (2026)

02/14/2026

Be blessed. Happy Valentine’s Day♥️

02/14/2026

Have a great day!😊❤

02/08/2026

🛡️ DEFEATING THE STRONGHOLDS THAT TARGET YOU

📖 Standing in Grace — Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
📖 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)

🔔 INTRODUCTION

Strongholds are not always external attacks—they are often internal prisons of the mind.
In this Dispensation of Grace, believers are not called to fight for victory, but to stand in a victory already won in Christ.

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.” — 2 Corinthians 10:3
Victory comes not by emotion, rituals, or self-effort, but by renewed thinking through Pauline truth.

1️⃣ 🔓 POSITION Overcomes SHAME
📖 Romans 8:1

Explanation:
Shame collapses when we stand in our position in Christ.
🔓 No Condemnation – Our standing is settled
🔓 Justified by Grace – Not by performance
🔓 Accepted Forever – Not temporarily forgiven

2️⃣ 🕊️ POWER Replaces FEAR
📖 2 Timothy 1:7

Explanation:
Fear thrives where truth is absent.
🕊️ God Did Not Give Fear – It is not divine
🕊️ Power Through Identity – We are in Christ
🕊️ Sound Mind Through Truth – Renewed thinking

3️⃣ 🌧️ PROMISES Heal GRIEF
📖 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Explanation:
Grief is real, but hopeless grief is not Christian.
🌧️ Sorrow With Hope – Not denial, but assurance
🌧️ Resurrection Certainty – Christ guarantees reunion
🌧️ Eternal Perspective – Loss is temporary

4️⃣ 🧠 PEACE Governs ANXIETY
📖 Philippians 4:6–7

Explanation:
Anxiety loses control when truth takes the throne.
🧠 Prayer Redirects Thought – From worry to worship
🧠 Peace Guards the Mind – God’s protection
🧠 Grace Stabilizes Emotion – Not circumstances

5️⃣ 📖 PERCEPTION Corrects CONFUSION
📖 1 Corinthians 14:33

Explanation:
Confusion often comes from mixing programs (Law + Grace).
📖 God Is Not the Author of Confusion
📖 Right Division Brings Clarity
📖 Pauline Doctrine Provides Order

6️⃣ 💎 POSITIONAL TRUTH Heals INSECURITY
📖 Ephesians 1:6

Explanation:
Insecurity dies when we believe what God says.
💎 Accepted in the Beloved – Permanently
💎 Chosen in Christ – Not rejected
💎 Secure by Grace – Not self-worth

7️⃣ 🔥 PROPER RESPONSE Controls ANGER
📖 Ephesians 4:26–27

Explanation:
Anger becomes a stronghold when truth is ignored.
🔥 Righteous Anger Has Limits
🔥 Delay Gives Place to the Devil
🔥 Grace Teaches Restraint

8️⃣ 🛠️ PROMISES Heal TRAUMA
📖 2 Corinthians 1:3–4

Explanation:
Grace does not erase pain—it redeems it.
🛠️ God Is the Comforter
🛠️ Pain Becomes Ministry
🛠️ Suffering Is Not Wasted

9️⃣ 🤝 PARTICIPATION Defeats ISOLATION
📖 1 Corinthians 12:27

Explanation:
Isolation weakens; the Body strengthens.
🤝 We Are Members One of Another
🤝 Burden-Bearing Is Grace Living
🤝 Christ Ministers Through His Body

🔔 CONCLUSION

Strongholds are not broken by willpower, emotion, or religious effort.
They are defeated by truth believed, rightly divided, and consistently applied.

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.”
📖 Galatians 5:1

📣 CALL TO ACTION

✅ Stop fighting from fear
✅ Start standing in grace
✅ Renew your mind daily
✅ Study Paul’s gospel
✅ Believe what God says about you
👉 Stand firm. The stronghold is already broken in Christ. 🙌

📝 FINAL THOUGHTS

1️⃣ Position removes shame
2️⃣ Power replaces fear
3️⃣ Promise heals grief
4️⃣ Peace governs anxiety
5️⃣ Perception removes confusion
6️⃣ Position heals insecurity
7️⃣ Proper response controls anger
8️⃣ Promise redeems trauma
9️⃣ Participation defeats isolation

“Ye are complete in him.”
📖 Colossians 2:10 (KJV)
AMEN. ✝️📖🔥

02/06/2026

Peace isn’t a finish line, and it isn’t a prize for having everything under control.

Peace is a Person. Peace is Jesus—right here with me in the middle of my mess—steady and unshaken by the chaos or the unknown.

So, Lord, teach me to cling to You in this in-between space—in the waiting room, in the “not yet.”

Don’t let my fear of tomorrow pull me away from Your presence today. Let Your peace settle into every corner of my anxious thoughts, just as You promised:

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you… Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” — John 14:27