2 Corinthians 10

V. 3-6, Pulling down strong holds

In verses 3-6 Paul gives us a quick lesson as to how we are different from the world in which we live. He says we may have a fleshly body, but we don’t handle things in the flesh we handle them in the spirit. As Christians we have an understanding that we can’t do it upon on our own and that we must rely on the Holy Spirit to empower us to overcome the sinful nature of this world. We enter warfare with this world and our flesh not with earthly weapons but instead with heavenly assistance. This is the way that we can tear down the sinful strong holds in our lives that has controls our behavior pre-salvation. A strong hold is something in your life that is has power and authority over you because you have allowed it to have such power. When we submit to Christ and allow the Holy Spirit to have control strong holds in our lives come tumbling down. They no longer have power of us because we no longer have power over ourselves, as we have given all authority to God when we surrendered our hearts to Jesus.
He goes on in verse 5 to say that with the power of God we can overcome everything that stands against the knowledge of God in our life. So much so that our every thought is brought into obedience with the will of Jesus Christ for our life. As our hearts are drawn nearer to our Lord and Savior, we stop pursuing things in this world that doesn’t draw us nearer to God and we shun things that draw us away from Him. The process of sanctification begins in our hearts and we set aside the things of this world and place our flesh under subjection to the authority of God by denying it what it wants with the power of the Holy Spirit making us more than overcomers. If you have strong holds in your life that are still weighing you down and distancing you from God, know that there is an escape and His name is Jesus.