Filling Up the House - Worry, Bitterness, Lying

There are little things, attitudes, that have become habits. So that even after deliverance from a spirit that may have been at the cause or root of that attitude, our initial reaction in a given situation may be to respond in the same manner that we did before the deliverance.

However, if we know that a certain area has been a problem (as evidenced by the deliverance) then we can be on guard against falling into the same old patterns of response/reaction, and learn to act in a manner that lines up with the Word of God.

Worry
Psa 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

1Pe 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Worry is just the "anti-praise". If you are worried about something you are not praising the Lord. In fact, worry is actively doubting the Lord and actually praising the Devil. See the Enemy knows if he can keep our thoughts on our problems then we are not looking to the Lord. It's a distraction, and something that must be guarded against.

Bitterness
Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Sometimes bitterness can be very obvious in a person, and at other times it can be very hidden. It is only during the deliverance that that "root" of bitterness gets revealed and can be removed. After that we have to be very careful to "put away" any thoughts that tend to place blame on someone else or even on God for what's happened in our lives.

Lying
Eph 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

Lying is probably one of the sneakiest habits to fall into, so that even tho' a spirit of lying may have been cast out, lying has become such a habit that one's initial response in certain situations is to automatically (faster than the thought can be formed) lie.

The problem is that we have to break that habit, so that as soon as we realize we've lied, to acknowledge it, apologize and ask forgiveness. Do that enough times, and you will be so embarassed, that eventually you will break that habit of lying.