The Triumphant Churchdepressed is that they think wrong thoughts? Thinking
wrong thoughts can give evil spirits access into the
realm of their souls. For example, sometimes believers
get to thinking about the past and how So-and-so
treated them. Yes, born-again, Spirit-filled people can
get depressed. Of course, the devil tries to help them get
depressed by bringing oppression against them.
But believers can get depressed simply by allowing
themselves to think on wrong thoughts. That gives
Satan something to work with and it gives him access to
their minds. Satan operates in the realm of the five
senses by using wrong suggestions, thoughts, and
feelings to try to influence people to wrongdoing.
But the Bible says, "Neither give place to the devil"
(Eph. 4:27). We are not to let the devil into our
thinking. Thinking wrong thoughts is one way believers
give the devil a place in them—through their minds,
thoughts, and emotions. Thoughts of guilt and
condemnation and worry and anxiety are the devil's
thoughts, and he will accommodate believers to think
on the negative side of life.
Thinking thoughts of guilt and condemnation allow
Satan to take advantage of believers and keep them in
bondage to his lies. Bondage to wrong thoughts hinders
believers from standing in their place of authority in
Christ and exercising their rightful authority over the
devil. In reality, believers are triumphant over the devil
and his weapons of accusation because Jesus triumphed
over Satan in the Cross (Col. 2:15). But if believers don't
stand in that authority, the devil will dominate them.
Christians who continually think wrong thoughts
can even get to the point in their thinking that they
want to commit suicide. Yes, believers! Then some well-
meaning folks say, "Let's cast the devil out of them!"