Limitless: You Can Experience the Freedom, Power and Potential You Were Created For

By Aaron D Davis and Adam Fuller

Have you ever felt devastated, tears rolling down your face, because you once again failed God? You promised yourself you’d never fall into the same sin again. You’ve prayed about it over and over, but it has tripped you up at the most inopportune times, knocking you back several steps. Will you ever be victorious? Maybe like Aaron D

• Language: English
• Publisher: TattooPreacher.com
• Release date: Sep 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9780998087023

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Dedication

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Nobody succeeds alone. It is only through God-ordained partnerships that we progress and thrive.

I’d like to dedicate this book to my beautiful life partner, the blessing that keeps on blessing, and my wife of twenty years, Lisa.

Reflecting over the past twenty years, wow! What a ride, huh? This book is being released almost exactly twenty years from the time that we packed up everything we owned and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Over the years, you have been my rock. When I wanted to give up and throw in the towel, it was your voice that kept me grounded. When I didn’t know how I would go on, you continued to encourage me with the hope and vision that I had forgotten. You have supported me through overwhelmingly difficult seasons and even knowing me completely with all of my faults and shortcomings, you somehow still manage to consistently remain my biggest fan. There’s no way I’d be where I am (or who I am) today without your love and support. The books would have never been written, the messages would have never been prepared, the lives would have never been touched, and the freedom and healing that people experience even as a result of reading this book may have never taken place. You are the glue that most have never seen, holding it all together and making it all possible. The only way I have been able to continue to stand is because you were by my side. Every life that has been touched or changed as a result of the ministry God has called us to has you to thank. None of it could have happened without you.

I love you, my girl. Thank you for loving me.

Endorsements

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Aaron Davis is generational leader with an unrelenting passion to see people walk in freedom. Inside Limitless you will find life-changing principles, literally. Aaron has laid out an incredible framework that answers the interpersonal concerns about God, and the place He has created for you in this world. You will learn the cognitive tools that empower you to think, believe, and live free. This playbook is a go-to resource for people who struggle. Freedom is truly in reach! 

Patrick Norris

Certified Multiple Addiction Professional (IITAP)

Senior Pastor – LifePointe Church (Kansas City)

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As a former US Navy SEAL, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of having your mind right before you enter the fight. The enemy to effective war fighting and owning the battle space is DISTRACTION. If you do not keep your thoughts on task, you are literally inviting defeat. Anyone who has ever fought for a living knows that if you can control the head of your enemy, either physically or mentally, your chance of victory exponentially increases (where your head goes, the body will follow). We have an enemy that views us conversely as the enemy, and uses distraction techniques to take us off task, and create strongholds and repetitive cycles that work against the initial battle plan set in motion when Jesus came into your heart. In Limitless, Aaron Davis presents you with life-changing guidelines for overcoming self-defeating mindsets, effectively managing your thought life, experiencing victory over strongholds in your life, and living your dreams by becoming all that God created you to be.

Jeff Bramstedt

Former Navy SEAL

Founder Life of Valor Men’s Ministry

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When initially experiencing the Limitless Freedom program with Pastor Aaron, so much of what was being presented was completely new and foreign to us. We hadn't been taught about our covenant with God. We hadn't known about all that Jesus accomplished for us. We weren't fully aware of how many of the repetitive struggles and setbacks we experienced were directly related to strongholds rooted in how we processed our past. And we hadn't been properly exposed to the liberating love and grace of God. But as we encountered and applied the truths presented in this book, our eyes were opened as we, as a couple, experienced new levels of freedom over issues that had become strongholds and placed a ceiling on our spiritual progress.

Today, we continue to progress and grow deeper in our relationship with God, building upon the secure foundation that He has provided for us. As the Bible says, He whom the Son sets free is free indeed, and we are daily walking in that freedom. We are beyond grateful that God placed Pastor Aaron in our lives, and that we were able to experience firsthand the freedom presented in this book. The tools and knowledge acquired have proven to be invaluable, beautifully profound, and have been an incredible blessing to us. We know God will use Limitless to change your life in a mighty and powerful way, just as it has ours.

Bart and Natasha Walker

Bart Walker

2012 Gibson Blues Guitarist of the Year

Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter Cyril Neville’s Royal Southern Brotherhood, Morning Farm Report, The Bart Walker Band

Studio Musician

www.bartwalker.net

Natasha Walker, MM, MT-BC

Lecturer of Music Therapy, Clinical Supervisor,

Coordinator of Clinical Placements, Belmont University

Board-Certified Music Therapist, NICU Music Therapist

Trained HealthRHYTHMS Facilitator

www.resoundingpeace.com

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We met pastor Aaron while taking his Limitless Freedom class several years ago after coming out of backgrounds in adult entertainment, drug abuse, witchcraft, physical and emotional abuse, and abandonment and foster care, while struggling with all of the strongholds associated with these experiences (inferiority, shame, addictive behaviors, fear, anger, pride, lack of self-control, difficulty with relationships, and rebellion). At the time, we were looking for answers and attempting to make sense of where we fit in (if at all) as it pertained to God and His love for us, but as we learned more about who God intended for us to be, we were able to embrace the Grace of God for our lives.

That was over seven years ago and today we continue to grow in our relationship with God, recognizing that although we are not perfect and still make mistakes, we are in the process of being perfected by Him.

I’m confident that Limitless will be a blessing to you, imparting the same foundational truths that were necessary for us to go from where we were, to being where we are today. It doesn’t matter where you have been or what you have done, you are not defined by your past. The love of God can take you to new levels of freedom—we are personal examples of it!

Art and Lisa Bisbee

Former Adult Entertainers

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I didn’t grow up in the ideal American family with a loving mother and father who went to church every Sunday. I attended church but I lived in a dysfunctional household where my mom was a Christian and my dad was addicted to drugs and alcohol. I never understood why he chose drugs over me. I wondered why I wasn't enough and often asked, Why did my father abandon me?

Because of my relationship with my father, I found it difficult to trust God as my Father because I rationalized if God loved me, He wouldn’t have allowed the dysfunction in my home. As I got older, I made some unwise choices and felt I could never walk in His purpose for my life because of my sins . . . until attending Pastor Aaron’s Limitless Freedom class.

The principles presented in this book helped me to recognize strongholds in my life, while also accepting the truth about God and how He felt about me. I have been able to experience real freedom because I applied what you will learn reading Limitless. I now know God’s words are true and He loves me, even if LIFE says something different.

Today, I teach the Limitless program at my church and am able to see countless others walk in the freedom, power, and potential that they, too, were created for.

Carla Mahlberg

Wife, Mother, Lead Technology Trainer, Limitless Freedom Teacher

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The mind is the battlefield for so many of the victories and defeats we experience in life. How you process life's events, how you think about God in relation to those events, and how you define yourself because of those events can have substantial impact upon your quality of life and spiritual experience. In Limitless, Aaron Davis presents practical perspectives and intentional guidelines for experiencing the freedom, power, and potential that God has always intended for you. 

Greg Wark

Pastor, President/CEO of Mission Force

www.missionforce.com

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As children we never question if our environment is normal because to us, at the time, it is all we know. Honestly, it wasn't until my early to mid-twenties when some repressed memories slowly started surfacing, causing me then to really start reflecting over my entire life, deeply questioning environments and behaviors I was exposed to, and thinking, Was that really okay for someone to say or do to me?

As I began to reflect on these events, so many emotions flooded my mind—shame, anger, sadness, confusion, and shock! I thought I was capable of overcoming it all simply by stuffing it down in a teeny tiny box in my brain, locking it up, and tossing out the key. This was a horrible idea. 

Through a series of events, that locked childhood memory box exploded, causing a roller coaster of emotions and anxiety, and the hardest season of depression I've ever experienced.

Then came Limitless. The vicious cycle of emotional pain in my mind began to dissipate. I found RELIEF! I had been living with so much unnecessary confusion, blame, and guilt from the abuse I endured throughout most of my life.

I can say wholeheartedly Limitless changed my life and taught me how to know myself, how to love myself, and how to forgive on a scale that has been liberating. I feel blessed beyond measure not just to know Pastor Aaron Davis, but also to be able to call him my friend! And I am excited to see the truths presented in Limitless be the catalyst of healing for so many others like it has been for me! 

Emily Everman Pack

Mother, Student

Preface

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On a recent trip, I had the opportunity to enjoy lunch with a mentor of mine at the Ritz Carleton in Dana Point California. As we sat 150 feet above the ocean at an outdoor café, my friend unexpectedly asked me, Aaron, what drives you in ministry? What are you passionate about?

For some, their passions revolve around the subjects of grace, marketplace ministry, healing, salvation, missions, prisons, human trafficking, digging wells in Africa, pastoring . . . I wasn’t anticipating the question, but without missing a beat, without even having to think about it, a single word shot out of my mouth before I even knew what I was saying. Freedom! He cocked his head and narrowed his eyes, and I could tell that my answer was not what he had expected to hear. I needed to elaborate on what I meant.

My greatest passion in life is to see people experience the fullness of the freedom that Christ purchased for them and walk in the assuredness, confidence, and authority of who God created them to be—conquerors in every area of life and victorious over every attack of the enemy!

I went on to share with him that I’m convinced that anyone who has not directly and intentionally dealt with the strongholds in their life is dealing with and being influenced by strongholds in their life. I’m convinced of this because I’ve experienced it myself. I was the fifteen-year-old church kid kneeling beside his bed in tears praying that God would help me do what was right and pleasing to Him, struggling with lust, anger, and bouts of rage. And I was the thirty-year-old pastor still praying, crying, struggling, and being held back by the same issues I had when I was fifteen. Things would be good for a while, but just when I felt like I was about to get ahead, I would be hit with one of those same three battles that had limited my progress so many times before . . . And most of the time I lost the battle.

None of us are as free as Christ exampled and intended for us to be, and I’m convinced that the primary reasons for this lack of freedom that most experience revolves around five areas.

What we believe about who God is.

What we believe about who we are.

What we believe about where we have been.

What we believe about where we are now.

What we believe about where we are going.

What you believe is ultimately what you produce. Perception determines reception, and perception for most is reality!

Attacks that have been orchestrated by Satan (the enemy of your soul) ultimately influence your unconscious belief systems (which I refer to as lenses) and how you process each of these five areas. You find yourself living defeated because your lenses are confirming the legitimacy of your present reality, ultimately molding your belief systems and stifling your faith.

In essence, people become convinced in some capacity that they are helpless in overcoming (probably because they have tried and failed so many times) and subsequently they become what they believe.

From these events and how you process them, compromises, behavioral patterns, and unbiblical belief systems sneak in (often because you have believed a lie) and detrimental lifestyle habits that I have come to define as strongholds take root, develop, and often grow beyond your ability to control.

These strongholds create a ceiling for your progress and most often are the one thing that holds you back or tears you down a level or two every time you start to get ahead.

Think about it: How many times has it been the same attack, the same bad decision, the same self-sabotaging event, the same stupid mistake, the same behavioral patterns that have hindered your progress or set you up to fail just when you were about to hit that next level of progress in your life? This is evidence of a stronghold residing in your life!

Most often, this stronghold (and the behavioral patterns related to it) is rooted in something that happened to you when you were younger, how you processed an event or sequence of events that you have experienced over the course of your lifetime, and what coping mechanisms you have adopted as a result of these events.

A stronghold is not just the outward behavior you exhibit, but the entire process of belief systems developed leading to the behaviors that you have often spent years developing, nurturing, accepting, and excusing. The reason it is so difficult to remove these strongholds is because the roots go deep, and we are often living out what we have come to accept or believe.

Years ago I bought a house that had a huge weed in the landscaping. The weed was as tall as the bushes next to it. I went out there with a lawn mower and chopped that sucker down. It felt good. The ugly weed had been defeated! But a month later, I noticed that stupid thing had grown back nearly as tall as it was before. So I sprayed it with weed killer (because that’s supposed to kill it, right?). But it didn’t work. Some of the leaves died and it got discolored, but it came back just like before.

It was obvious that this thing had been growing there for a long time and it was in no hurry to go away. I figured that because I hadn’t dug up the roots, it was able to quickly reestablish itself, and I assumed that I could just pull the whole thing up (roots and all) with little effort. After all, it was only a weed.

Now, I’m a pretty big guy, and at that time I was a SWAT officer in the best shape of my life. I was in the gym every day. I reached down and grabbed that weed at the base