Discerning The Religious Spirit

The Religious Spirit is a common attack from the enemy. It can keep you bound from experiencing complete freedom in Christ. Look for these signs: The Religious Spirit says everything is a spiritual experience. The truth: sometimes life is just life, enjoy time with friends without having to minister to them or see something spiritual happen. The Religious Spirit says you can never pray enough or read the Bible enough to please God. The Religious Spirit always says to do more. I can cause you to strive. Truth: You are free to pray as little or as much as you want, God still loves you the same. The Religious Spirit can have you constantly analyzing your sins. If you are constantly confessing sin, you could have a Religious Spirit oppressing you. The Religious Spirit may have you pray out of nervousness or rebuke the enemy all day. The Religious Spirit try's to keep you out of balance in this area. To get rid of the Religious Spirit, rebuke it. Ask God to reveal revelation to you if there is a root lie. This might take a few days. If He reveals one say the lie out loud. Say I am getting out of agreement with the lie and state the truth. Rebuke the Religious Spirit again. I pray that as you walk this out God would continue to renew your mind from these old thought patterns until you are completely healed.