Taking it all back!

I am taking back what was stolen from me. It wasn't until now that I realized that the enemy
had stolen so much. Starting with my young adult years until now.
I am taking back my education that was stolen from me due to the enemy deceiving me by putting thoughts in my head that partying was better than school and being disciplined. That life was all about partying. I didn't get the proper college education because of this lie. I know it is in the past and it can stay there, but now I have chosen to go back to school so I can one day have the kind of job I've always wanted to have!
Another thing I am taking back is my health. This is going to be a multi step process. I believed the lie that smoking was the cool thing to do in high school, and ended up getting hooked on those
things. It has done nothing but steel my energy, and my health, and longevity. I have made the decision to quit and live a healthy life from now on.
The last thing I need to take back is the spirit of fear. I want the opposite which is a spirit of constant joy! The enemy has long been putting lies in my head that have kept me from living my life to the fullest. I have been plagued with anxiety about pretty much anything you can think of.
It still bothers me even though I have been put on medicine for it. I don't think this is anything that medicine can conquer. It has to be me. I want to be free of the medicine as well. I know I can to all of this with the help of God and the holy spirit that dwells in me. I look to God for direction. I know that if I can surrender all this to the Lord, then that will be the greatest victory
I've ever had!
We all question our lives and wonder why things aren't better than they are, but do we ever ask ourselves if we are the reason? What might we need to change to have the life that Jesus died to give us? I think this is the first step to living the way God intended.