5 Tips to Stop Living Behind Bars l Breaking Strongholds In Your Life

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Jail or prison. Make of it as you will, but there is nothing worse than being held in a cage against your own will. Bo Mitchell encountered this after borrowing money on behalf of friends in real estate. This move proved fatal and the federal government deemed it as illegal. Bo was charged with “straw borrowing.” This is legally defined as borrowing money for a third party when you know they're unable to get a loan on their own. Bo was sentenced to 11 months in prison even after the judge approved putting him on probation. He and his wife Gari embarked on a mission that only God could get them through. They lost friends, finances and almost each other. There is something they want you to know, however. Prison cells come in all forms and there is freedom from whatever is confining you. It may be your relationships, your marriage or the past might be keeping you in bondage. Here are 5 tips to stop living behind bars.

Learn to Accept

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When the couple would share their story on Focus on the Family broadcast, people paid attention. "If you are living in some kind of prison in your life where you are trapped or beaten down, people would start crying," said Bo about sharing his testimony on the program. They cried because honestly, we are all struggling in some way and we all live in a prision. By acknowledging that we have a problem, we will better understand what we are facing. There is nothing wrong with crying, but eventually, we need get real and accept things we can't change. Go to God with your struggle and seek wisdom. Bo accepted his prison sentence and learned to seek God in his angst.

Learn to Trust God

The couple needed to find comfort so they turned to Psalm 66:10-12: “For You, O God, tested us. You refined us like silver. You brought us into prison. You laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, but You brought us to a place of abundance.” Gari also added something profound that we all should take to heart. "When trials hit--we need to go through a process, so we understand that God in control and so we can persevere under that stress." Most of us want to retire early when we are going through matters. Sometimes you have no wiggle room and we are forced to trust. Bo found it in a physical prison, what is holding you hostage and keeping you from trusting Him?

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