Breaking the Chains

By Laurene Wells

We live in a broken world full of evil, sin, sorrow, and pain. Our great adversary the devil loves to keep us trapped in bondage and torment, even using our own thoughts against us. Sometimes it seems like no matter how hard we try, we can not break the chains of negative thinking. It gets so dark sometimes that we can not even remember the scriptures that we have studied. Sometimes we need help drawing the Sword of Truth to defeat the enemy in these dark times. This little book was written specifically for the purpose of having some “go-to” scriptures to meditate on to break the chains of bondage to negative thinking, dark thoughts, depression, criticisms, coveting, unrighteous anger, and any thought processes that are not from the Lord. The enemy can't stand to listen to God's word. Fill your mind, your heart and your mouth with the word of God and the devil will flee.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9781312753990

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Breaking the Chains

Breaking the Chains

Scriptures that speak truth and life into our darkest times

by Laurene R. Wells

Scripture quotes

from the King James Version

of the Bible

(unless otherwise noted)

Commentary and photos by Laurene Wells.

Copyright (c) 2014 by Laurene Wells,

all rights reserved.

Print ISBN: 9781312753327

Digital ISBN: 978-1-312-75399-0

1st Edition

(formatting revised for digital release)

My prayer for you.

Lord Jesus, I pray for every reader who picks up this book and looks at these words. I pray that You will break the chains of darkness that have hold on them and set them free in Your Holy Spirit. I pray that You will hold them close to Your heart, that You will heal their minds, their bodies, and their spirits by Your divine touch. I pray that You will touch their lives deeply and fill them with Your Holy Spirit manifested by unspeakable joy, peace that surpasses understanding, and love overflowing. I pray that You will bring them to a new level in their spiritual walk with You, and a new understanding in all that You are working in them and through them and for them. I pray that You will pour out Your blessings on them and rescue them from the claws of the enemy that they will be truly free in the redeeming power of Your love. I pray that You will use this little book to help them through their difficult moments to achieve victory in areas of their lives that the enemy has been thwarting them, and that they would see and feel and recognize Your divine presence, power and involvement in their lives every day. In the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

About this book.

We live in a broken world full of evil, sin, sorrow, and pain. Our great adversary the devil loves to keep us trapped in bondage and torment, even using our own thoughts against us. Sometimes it seems like no matter how hard we try, we can not break the chains of negative thinking. It gets so dark sometimes that we can not even remember the scriptures that we have studied. Sometimes we need help drawing the Sword of Truth to defeat the enemy in these dark times. This little book was written specifically for the purpose of having some go-to scriptures to meditate on to break the chains of bondage to negative thinking, dark thoughts, depression, criticisms, coveting, unrighteous anger, and any thought processes that are not from the Lord. The enemy can't stand to listen to God's word. Fill your mind, your heart and your mouth with the word of God and the devil will flee.

How to use this book

The idea behind this book is to have handy scriptures at the ready to chase away the enemy during a moment of spiritual attack.  Sometimes, when we are in that dark frame of mind, it's too hard to find a meaningful scripture in the depths of the Bible. And sometimes it seems like prayer isn't helping enough. Prayer truly is powerful. Prayer is our lifeline to God. And we should pray without ceasing. However, prayer is only one piece of equipment in the armor of God. We are commanded to equip the full armor of God. The word of God, scripture, is our sword, and we need it to be successful in spiritual warfare. Sometimes the enemy seems to be able to disarm us making it difficult for us to be able to recall scripture we have written on our heart. So this book is our backup weapon. Keep it handy for quick access.

When you are feeling spiritually attacked, when you feel overcome with dark thoughts or negative emotions, when you feel like you need a little spiritual help to be victorious in the daily spiritual battle, use this book. Open to any page and meditate on the scriptures. You can also use the table of contents to find a group of scriptures that address particular areas of hope, life, and truth.

This book is not meant to be an exhaustive source of scriptures on any topic. Please consult your full Bible and Concordance for an exhaustive study on a Biblical topic. This book is just meant to be a quick reference for emergency use in spiritual battles. It is meant to be a tool to help break the chains that are holding us captive to the things of this world, and the darkness of this world, to set us free in Holy Light.

In This Book

Table of Contents

Breaking the Chains

My prayer for you.

About this book.

How to use this book

In This Book

2 Timothy 3:15-17

Focus

James 4:7

2 Corinthians 1:20

Isaiah 54:17

2 Corinthians 10:4

Philippians 4:8

1 Thessalonians 5:17

John 10:10

Ephesians 6:12

Sorrow

Isaiah 51:11

Revelation 21:4

Jeremiah 31:12

Exodus 3:7-8

Psalm 116:2-5

Proverbs 14:12-13

Proverbs 15:13

Ecclesiastes 2:22-23

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Isaiah 14:3-4

Isaiah 35:10

Isaiah 51:11

Isaiah 53:2-4

Jeremiah 8:18

Jeremiah 31:11-14

Jeremiah 31:25

Matthew 24:7-9

Matthew 26:36-38

John 16:5-7

John 16:20

John 16:22

2 Corinthians 2:7

2 Corinthians 6:3-10

2 Corinthians 7:10

Philippians 2:27

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

1 Timothy 6:10

Victory

Romans 8:37-39

John 16:33

Romans 12:21

1 John 2:12-14

1 John 4:4

1 John 5:3-6

Revelation 2:7

Revelation 2:11

Revelation 2:17

Revelation 2:26

Revelation 3:5

Revelation 3:12

Ephesians 6:10-18

1 Corinthians 15:54-57

1 Chronicles 29:11

Psalm 98:1

Isaiah 25:8

Fear Not

Joshua 1:5-9

2 Chronicles 32:7-8

Job 5:21-22

Psalm 27:1

Psalm 49:15

Psalm 56:3

Psalm 56:11

Psalm 91:4-6

Psalm 112:4-8

Proverbs 3:24

Proverbs 3:25-26

Isaiah 8:11-13

Isaiah 40:9

Isaiah 44:8

Isaiah 51:7

Isaiah 51:11-13

Jeremiah 1:8

Jeremiah 30:10

Jeremiah 46:27

Ezekiel 2:6

Zephaniah 3:13

Matthew 14:27

Luke 12:3-5

John 14:27

Acts 18:9-10

1 Peter 3:13-15

Courage

Deuteronomy 31:6

Joshua 10:25

Joshua 23:5-8

1 Chronicles 19:13

1 Chronicles 22:13

Psalm 27:14

Psalm 31:24

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Exhortations

1 Thessalonians 5:1-3

1 Thessalonians 5:4-10

1 Thessalonians 5:14-23

1 Thessalonians 5:16

1 Thessalonians 5:17

1 Thessalonians 5:18

1 Thessalonians 5:19

1 Thessalonians 5:20

1 Thessalonians 5:21

1 Thessalonians 5:22

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

1 Thessalonians 5:25

1 Thessalonians 5:28

Luke 21:36

1 Corinthians 14:27-33

1 Corinthians 16:11

Life

Deuteronomy 30:14-16

Deuteronomy 30:17-20

Job 33:4

Psalm 16:11

Psalm 17:15

Psalm 23:6

Psalm 27:1

Psalm 27:4

Psalm 30:5

Psalm 36:9

Psalm 63:1-4

Psalm 66:8-12

Psalm 91:9-16

Psalm 103:1-6

Proverbs 3:19-24

Proverbs 4:20-23

Proverbs 6:20-23

Proverbs 8:35

Proverbs