Wednesday March 22, 2006 Bible Study Notes

Part One...
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The "If List" - these are Giants that kill Faith.
These exist when there are strong holds in our lives - strong holds of fear and some of its relatives - doubt and anger etc. Have you ever discovered any of these in your life? Have you heard any of your friends say any of these things? Consider what Paul says in the verse at the end of the If List.

IF I didn't have a wife and family . . .
IF I had enough "pull". . .
IF I had money . . .
IF I had a good education . . .
IF I could get a job . . .
IF I had good health . . .
IF I only had time . . .
IF times were better. . .
IF other people understood me ...
IF conditions around me were only different. . .
IF I could live my life over again . . .
IF I did not fear what "THEY" would say . . .
IF I had been given a chance . . .
IF I now had a chance . . .
IF other people didn't "have it in for me" . . .
IF nothing happens to stop me ...
IF I were only younger. . .
IF I could only do what I want. . .
IF I had been born rich . . .
IF I could meet "the right people". . .
IF I had the talent that some people have . . .
IF I dared assert myself. . .
IF I only had embraced past opportunities . . .
IF people didn't get on my nerves . . .
IF I didn't have to keep house and look after the children . . .
IF I could save some money . . .
IF the boss only appreciated me . . .
IF I only had somebody to help me .
IF my family understood me . . .
IF I lived in a big city . . .
IF I could just get started . . .
IF I were only free . . .
IF I had the personality of some people . . .
IF I were not so fat...
IF my talents were known . . .
IF I could just get a "break". . .
IF I could only get out of debt. . .
IF I hadn't failed . . .
IF I only knew how . . .
IF everybody didn't oppose me . . .
IF I didn't have so many worries . . .
IF I could marry the right person . . .
IF people weren't so dumb . . .
IF my family were not so extravagant
IF I were sure of myself. . .
IF luck were not against me ...
IF I had not been born under the wrong star. . .
IF it were not true that "what is to be will be". . .
IF I did not have to work so hard . . .
IF I hadn't lost my money . . .
IF I lived in a different neighborhood
IF I didn't have a "past". . .
IF I only had a business of my own .
IF other people would only listen to me . . .

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NIV
4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.