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8 : B V O V are not going to hell. The WORD of God says our children are taught of The LORD and great is their peace, and that settles it forever." Then, no matter what happened, we stood our ground in the Name of Jesus. To keep from wavering, we had to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalted itself against the word God had given us about our children. We had to bring all our thoughts into captivity and into obedience to that word. All our thoughts! "Well, I try to do that, but sometimes I just can't help what I think." You most certainly can. God's WORD says you can. It says, "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things" (Philippians 4:8). God's WORD tells you to choose what you think, and cast down what you're not going to think. When you do that, hope will work. It will work for you just like it works for God. In fact, if you'll guard your mind, there will come a moment when hope suddenly rises up, fi lled with faith and the Love of God, and completes the transaction in the realm of the spirit. When that happens, you'll suddenly know that what you're hoping for is yours. It's yours, and all the demons in hell can't keep you from receiving it. You fi nd yourself saying, "It's done! It's mine, glory to God!" Then, all that's left is the manifestation— and it's not far away. If you haven't had that experience, you need to! It's the climax of hope. It's how every need in your life should be met, and will be met if you'll learn to use the forces God has put inside you. Hope. It's the creative aspect of God. You have it living within you right now. Realize that. Use it. Feed it. Speak it. Guard it. Put it to work with The WORD of God and you need never be a victim of circumstance again. can't a• ord to slack up. If you do, the enemy will get you before you know what has happened. You need to understand that we're in a battle. We're not civilians in the kingdom of God. We're warriors. As 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 says, "For though we walk in the fl esh, we do not war after the fl esh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) casting down imaginations....." Pay close attention to that last phrase: casting down imaginations. Have you ever been driving along in your car when suddenly you imagined yourself having a terrible wreck? It might not have been a long, drawn-out thought, just an image fl ashing across your mind. I'm going to tell you something very crucial right now. Don't ever, ever, ever let a thought like that slip past you, even if it is only a brief, seemingly unimportant thought. If it includes an image of your destruction, cast it down. Say out loud, "No! I refuse to let that thought remain in my mind. I cast that imagination down in the Name of Jesus!" That's what it means to be diligent in casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. You must stand guard over your imagination all the time. Sometimes, when circumstances are very bad, get your Bible and some teaching CDs or DVDs and go o• by yourself until you stop negative thoughts from bombarding your mind. Gloria and I have done that many, many times. Years ago, we did that where our children were concerned. It was obvious from the circumstances that the devil was after them and the pressure was getting worse and worse. Finally, we decided to deal with the situation head-on. We spent one whole day piled up in the middle of the bed with our Bibles and our notebooks, looking up every scripture we could fi nd about children. We wrote them all down, prayed over them and made an irrevocable declaration. We said, "On the basis of the promises of God and by the blood of Jesus, our children B V O V : 8 2024 Branson Victory Campaign April 4-6 | Branson, Mo. Southwest Believers' Convention July 29-Aug. 3 | Fort Worth, Texas Kenneth Copeland is also speaking here: Word of His Power Conference 2024 Words of Life Fellowship Church March 1-3 | North Miami Beach, Fla. wordsofl ife.com Schedule is subject to change without notice. For updated event information visit: KCM.ORG/EVENTS events Join us!

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