IMAGINATION
First Word
Our thought life and imagination is the GATEWAY
to our spirit which results in the doors
that WE open and close in our life. – You would
think that this study would be about rationalizing
Right from Wrong; but could our
thoughts also affect our health and our MIND ?
Smoke and Mirrors
- The Godless man is described as one
that is arrogant, prideful, wicked, boastful, scheming and divisive with no
room in his heart for thoughts of God.
- When we make a
thought decision there is a MOTIVE connected with it; there may be smoke
and mirrors that deceives the on-Looker, but God looks on the heart and
sees the actual motives for our actions.
- Double entendre is often a
smoke screen for our actual spoken words; conveying secondary thoughts and
meanings.
- The things that we
say “in jest” are most often something that really BUGS us.
- In Genesis, the first
book of the Bible, God addressed the Imagination; the thoughts of man and
was grieved with the degeneration of man.
We often speak about man progressing, but the truth is, we are regressing.
Jer 7:24 – We have regressed not progressed
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their
evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. KJV
Gen 6:5-6 – The heart is
full of evil
5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the
earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of
his heart was only evil all the time.
6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man
on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. NIV
Ps 14:1 – There is no one
on his own that does good
1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no
God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does
good. NIV
Ps 10:2-4 – There is no
room for God in mans thoughts
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts
down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he
blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 In his pride the wicked does not seek
him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. NIV
1 Chron 28:9 – God knows
the motives behind our thoughts
9 For the LORD searches every heart and understands
every motive behind the thoughts. NIV
Evil Thoughts
- Evil thoughts and
vain imaginations lead a man into ruin and destruction.
- The Lord God detests
evil thoughts and wants us to renew our mind and forsake our vain
imaginations. He will have mercy on
us and abundantly pardon.
Eph 2:3 – Our desires and
thoughts are from our sinful nature
3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying
the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and
thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of (God’s) wrath. NIV
Gen 6:5 – We are born with
a deceitful heart and imagination
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great
in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was
only evil continually. KJV
Gen 8:21 – Man’s imagination is evil from his youth
21 I will not again curse the ground any more for
man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth;
neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. KJV
Jer 16:12 – Caution: The imagination of the heart is evil
12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for,
behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that
they may not hearken unto me: KJV
Jer 18:12 – The heart is full of evil imaginations and devices
12 And they said there is no hope: but we will walk
after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his
evil heart.
KJV
Matt 15:19 – Out of the heart comes evil thoughts
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false
testimony, slander. NIV
Isa 59:6-7- Evil thoughts
leads a man into ruin and destruction
6 Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts
of violence are in their hands.
7 Their feet rush into sin; they are swift
to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; ruin and
destruction mark their ways. NIV
Jer 13:10 – Evil people walk in the imagination of their heart.
10 This evil people, which refuse to hear
my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, KJV
Jer 11:8 – The imagination
doesn’t obey or incline its ear to God
8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart:
KJV
Ezek 38:10 – Men WILL devise
evil schemes
10 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that
day thoughts will come into your mind and you will devise an evil scheme.
NIV
A Wink
- There is NO hope
for men who are wise in their own eyes. – They know nothing, understand
nothing and can see nothing of God – Their minds are closed.
- Their bribes alter
their decision making – They Wink
with a deceiving eye; saying one thing, but planning another.
- Jealousy and
confusion reigns in their hearts – gathering more and more information,
but understanding less and less, turning their heart more and more toward The World View.
Prov 26:12 – No hope for a man who thinks himself wise
12 Do you see a man
wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. NIV
Isa 44:18 – The unredeemed know nothing of God
18 They know nothing,
they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot
see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. NIV
Eccl 1:8 – Thoughts, thoughts and more thoughts – never enough
8 All things are
wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing. NIV
Deut 11:28 – Thoughts
of the heart can turn you away from God
28 The curse if you
disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I
command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. NIV
Mat 3:13 – Seeing
but not understanding
13 "Though seeing,
they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. NIV
Isa 6:9 – Ever hearing but never understanding
9 He said, "Go and
tell this people: "`Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever
seeing, but never perceiving.' NIV
Ex 23:8 – A bribe changes the way you think
8 "Do not accept a
bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the
righteous. NIV
Prov 16:30 – A deceiving
wink of the eye
30 He who winks with
his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on
evil. NIV
1 Sam 18:9 – A jealous eye
9 And from that time on
Saul kept a jealous eye on David. NIV
Prov 23:33 – Your mind
will imagine confusing things.
33 Your eyes will see
strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things. NIV
Double Entendre
- Wikipedia
-
A double entendre is a figure of speech in
which a spoken phrase is devised
to be understood in either of two ways. Typically one of the
interpretations is rather obvious whereas the other is more subtle.
- It may also convey a message that would be socially awkward, or
even offensive, to state directly. A double entendre may
exploit puns to convey the second meaning.
- Double entendres
generally rely on multiple meanings of words, or different interpretations
of the same primary meaning. They often exploit ambiguity and
may be used to introduce it deliberately in a text- Words that are smooth as butter, accompanied by a drawn sword
- Example; Lisa makes an awesome salad; boy she can
really “Cut the Cheese”. – David was once the Fastest Worker; now
he’s just “Half Fast”. – Mike loves flowers especially “Tulips”
in the dark. – For Christmas
- Another
Example.
- “I have read the Word and I’m now “Armed
and Dangerous” - “The Word is sharper than a Two Edged Sword”.
Ps 55:20-21 – Words smooth
as butter – but with a drawn sword
20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates
his covenant.
21 His speech is smooth as butter, yet war
is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are
drawn swords. NIV
Jer 9:8 – The tongue is a
deadly arrow of deceit
8 Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks
with deceit. With his mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but
in his heart he sets a trap for him. NIV
Prov 26:24 – The lips
disguises the heart of deceit
24 A malicious man disguises himself with his
lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit. NIV
Heb 4:12 – The Word is sharper than an two edged sword
12 For the word of God is living and
active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to
dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart.
NIV
Heb 4:13 – The Bible judges the thoughts and heart attitude
13 Nothing in all creation is hidden
from God's sight everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of
him to whom we must give account. NIV
God’s Curse
- There are blessing
that God “pronounced” on the believer which I will not cover here, but
there is also a bunch of curses too if you wander away. - I want to cover
just one curse.
- Despising
and Casting off God. - Refusing to
listen to His voice and Refusing to do His commandments is the highest
contempt possible bringing on the FLIP
- This is where the
mind is tormented; filled with darkness, anxiousness, dread, despair,
suspense, confusion and madness. – Paranoia sets in and you run when there’s
no one chasing. – The mind cannot rest even at night. – You go insane; you
become your own destroyer.
Rom 1:28-31 – God gave
them over to a depraved mind
28 Furthermore, since they did not think it
worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, He gave them over to a depraved
mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness,
evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit
and malice.
30 They are gossips, slanderers,
God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil;
they disobey their parents;
31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless,
ruthless
NIV
Deut 28:65-67 – Anxious
mind – dread – despair – suspense
65 There the LORD will give you an anxious mind,
eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.
66 You will live in constant suspense, filled
with dread both night and day, never sure of your life.
67 In the morning you will say, "If only it
were evening!" and in the evening, "If only it were
morning!"--because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights
that your eyes will see. NIV
Deut 28:28-29 – The mind is
filled with confusion and madness
28 The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness
and confusion of mind.
29 At midday you will grope about
like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you
do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to
rescue you. NIV
Prov 28:1 – The wicked
runs although no one pursues
1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues,
NIV
Prov 23:33 – Your mind will imagine confusing things
33 Your eyes will see strange sights and your
mind imagine confusing things. NIV
Eccl 2:23 – The mind cannot rest
23 All his days his work is pain and grief; even
at night his mind does not rest. NIV
Dan 4:33 – The mind goes insane
33 He was driven away from people and ate grass
like cattle. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair
grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a
bird. NIV
Satan’s Curse
- I must mention here that
Satan has more of a hand in messing with our mind than God does. We have
stuff that happens that is not caused by God, but is Satan in his effort
to stop the promises of God from reaching us.
- Man is the crowning
achievement of God and Satan is set out to destroy him, stealing not only the
promises of God, but stealing his mind which causes him to destroy himself.
- The
“
- The thing our mind
dwells on determines the HEALTH of our mind.
- The biggest gateway for
Satan into our mind is UNFORGIVENESS of an issue whether it’s real or
perceived; this is a cancer that eats up our body; our heath and
certainly our mind.
John 10:10 – Satan plan is
to steal, kill and destroy man.
10 The thief (Satan) cometh not, but that he
may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may
have life, and may have (it) abundantly. ASV
2 Chron 7:14 – Humble yourself and pray – forgive – seek God
14 If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn
from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land. KJV
Luke 6:37 – Don’t judge or you will be judged.
37 "Do not judge, and you will not be
judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will
be forgiven. NIV
Matt 6:15 – Forgive so you will be forgiven
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither
will your Father forgive your trespasses. ASV
Matt 6:12 – Forgive as you want God to forgive
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors ASV
Mark 11:25 – Forgive to be forgiven
25 And when you stand praying, if you hold
anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may
forgive you your sins."
NIV
Matt 6:14 – Forgive people who have offended you.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Luke 17:3-4 – I repeat;
FORGIVE
3 "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if
he repents, forgive him.
4 If he sins against you seven times in a day, and
seven times comes back to you and says, `I repent,' forgive him." NIV
Matt 18:21-22 – Forgive so
many time that you lose count
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord,
how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to
seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven
times, but seventy-seven times.
NIV
Luke 23:34 – Forgive – You don’t know what you are doing.
34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they
do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his
clothes by casting lots.
NIV
13 Bear with each other and forgive
whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord
forgave you.
14 And over all these virtues put on love,
which binds them all together in perfect unity. NIV
The Imagination
- STANDING ON THE
CORNER
is a old song with the lyrics that go like this;
“Well you can’t go to jail for what you’re a thinkin’ or for
the look in your eye;
Just standing on the Corner watchin’ all the girls; watchin’
all the girls; go by”
- God says you WILL be
judged for What you’re a thinkin’ and for the look
in your eye.
- The deceitful heart
that plots evil and stirs up dissension with the wink of the eye; with
the signals of the feet and with the motions of the fingers;
God will destroy “without remedy”.
1 Cor 2:11 – No man can really know another man’s real thoughts
11 For who among men knows the thoughts
of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one
knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. NIV
Matt 5:28 – You can sin in your imagination
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a
woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. NIV
Prov 6:12-15 – Plots - evil
and deceit come from the imagination
12 A scoundrel and villain, who goes about with a corrupt
mouth,
13 who winks with his eye, signals with
his feet and motions with his fingers,
14 who plots evil with deceit in his
heart-- he always stirs up dissension.
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed -- without remedy. NIV
THE MIND - RABBIT
TRAIL
- Our experience says we can’t know
the mind of God, much less His Devine
WILL.
- Our experience says; although we
have heard about God healing others, we have not personally
witnessed the miracle of healing in our own lives, and we probably won’t.
- Our experience says that God wants
some people sick to be used in His Devine plan.
- Our experience says that the “Gifts
of Healing” in the Bibles concluded with the end of the apostolic age of
Christ. But does scripture
support this?
- Our experience says sometimes God
afflicts us to teach us something. Well, what did you learn?
- We believe in the
power of prayer for healing “If it
is God’s Will”. Sometimes He
says YES, sometime He says NO, and sometimes He says WAIT. But
does scripture support this?
- Are we correctly
applying the scripture; “If it’s the Lord’s will”? – Can we know His Will?
Is what you believe found
in the scriptures or is it just what you have always heard?
The question is; what does God say?
- Physical sickness,
mental disorders; Dementia, Alzheimer’s – Attacks on the Mind. – Is there
a connection between long term
life thoughts and our mind? – Does what you think affect your
health?
- Dr. Marytn
Lloyd-Jones, a Medical Doctor and Pastor shares from a Doctor’s point of
view that man is created with a pair of “WELLNESS SCALES” build inside of him.
- Our bodies have “bad”
cloistral and “good” cloistral; we have germs and we have antibodies. When the scale tips to the “sick side”,
the “well side” seeks to balance the scales by producing the antibodies
needed to fight; this is going on 24/7 and we have no clue.
- Vaccinations are a tiny invasion
of germs that the body sees trying to tip the scales and this produces the
needed antibodies. Antibiotics do
the same thing, they tip the scales back.
- Lots of things can
tip the scales and cause us to get sick.
Accidents – germs – infections - stress – fatigue – depression –
hurt – guilt – fear – malnutrition – alcohol – tobacco - drugs.
- What you see and think also activates the
“wellness center” to balance the scales.
If you believe you will get better, your mechanism works overtime
to balance the scales. If you think
you won’t, the mechanism just takes a break.
- My friend Ginger,
because of her prayers of faith, beat cancer three times;
bladder, abdomen and mandible. I
have another friend who got cancer and ask people in church to pray that
he would go ahead and die. He
did. - I can remember praying for a “Brain Dead” friend to live - her family was in the next
room praying she would go ahead and die. -
She lived; is normal, got married and has a family today. Unbelief
and doubt can steal our health.
- Our responsibility is to pray in FAITH
the prayer of life, for both the body and the soul. – We are NOT
responsible for the outcome; that is the work of the Holy Spirit.
- So here’s where we are: The man who doesn’t believe he will
receive healing and the man who does are BOTH RIGHT. We
walk by faith, not by our
experience. NYOBS 13
- There is a battle raging
over our minds – Satan tricks us into giving up on our prayer life – The
promises of God are there for the believer, but there is a war going on to
stop them from coming. We must keep
believing and keep praying. Help IS on the way !
- Give Thanks and
Praise IN all
circumstances; not FOR
all circumstances.
- God hears our prayer
before we start to pray, and sends the answer before we finish and the
battle continues in our favor as long as we continue to pray. - Sometime you need a partner to pray
in agreement with you - YES; there is ten times the power
when two agree in prayer.
Eph 6:12 – There is a war going on over your mind
12 For we wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places. KJV
Dan 10:12-13 – Satan tries
to sidetrack your promises.
12 Then he said to me, "Do not fear, Daniel, for
from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble
yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because
of your words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia Persia
James 4:3 – Pray according
to the promises in the Bible
3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you
ask with wrong motives, NIV
1 Thess 5:16 -18 – Give thanks IN everything
16 Be joyful always; pray continually;
18 give thanks IN all circumstances, for
this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. NIV
Prov 23:7 – You are what
you think
7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. NKJV
Ex 17:11 -13 – Sometimes you need help in your prayer life
11 As long as Moses held up his hands (toward God), the Israelites were winning, but whenever he
lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.
12 When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone
and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up--one
on one side, one on the other--so that his hands remained steady till
sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword. NIV
Deut 32:30 – Two praying
puts the enemy to flight
30 One man chase a thousand, or two put ten
thousand to flight, NIV
Matt 18:19 – Two agreeing in prayer - It will be done
19 Again I say unto you, that if two of you
shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be
done for them of my Father which is in heaven. KJV
The gift of healing is given as the Spirit wills
and is irrevocable. - NYOBS 20.36 - The Holy Spirit
It is the Will of God that you be healed.
1 Cor 12:11 – The Gifts are given as the Spirit determines.
11 All these are the work of one and the same
Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. NIV
Rom 11:29 – The gift of healing is irrevocable
29 For God's gifts and his call are
irrevocable. NIV
Mark 2:40 -41 – It IS the WILL OF GOD for us to be healed
40 If you want to, you can make me well
41 and Jesus moved with
compassion touched him and said,
LB
I WANT TO !
The Searching Man
- Search me; Test me; Lead me away from offensive ways into everlasting.
- The searching man
seeks God through His written Word. - God deals with you as
with sons; endure His chastening; for what son is there whom a father does
not chasten? Heb 12:7 NKJV
- Respond to God’s
rebuke and He will pour out His heart and make His thoughts
known to you.
Luke 6:45 – What is in the heart overflows the mouth
45 The good man brings good things out of the
good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the
evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth
speaks. NIV
Rom 7:21 -23 – There is a war raging against your mind
21 So I find this law at work: When I want to do
good, evil is right there with me.
22 For in my inner being I delight in God's law;
23 but I see another law at work in the members of
my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a
prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. NIV
Matt 13:19 – Satan tries to snatch away the Godly thoughts.
19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom
and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was
sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. NIV
Ps 94:11 – The thoughts of
man is futile without God.
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he
knows that they are futile. NIV
Rom 12:2 – Be transformed
by the renewing of your MIND
2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. NIV
Ps 139:23-24 – Search my thoughts
O God for offensive ways
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test
me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting. NIV
Mark 12:30 – Love God with
all your heart, soul and MIND
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.' NIV
Ps 92:5 – God’s thoughts
are profound
5 How great are your works, O LORD, how
profound your thoughts!
NIV
Ps 139:17-18 – God’s thoughts
are precious
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the
grains of sand.
Ps 94:12-13 – Blessed is
the man who learns God’s laws
12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the
man you teach from your law;
13 you grant him relief from days of trouble, NIV
Prov 1:23-26 – Respond to
God’s rebuke and know His thoughts
23 If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have
poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
24 But since you rejected me when I called
and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
25 since you ignored all my advice and would
not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I
will mock when calamity overtakes you—NIV
Forsake Evil Thoughts
- Let the unrighteous
man forsake his evil thoughts, God will have mercy and abundantly pardon. –
Renew your mind - Fix your thoughts on Jesus – Put your mind on
things of God.
- Think on things that
are True, Honest, Just, Pure,
Lovely and of Good Report,
think on things that have Virtue
and things of Praise.
Prov 15:26 - God detests the thoughts of the wicked
26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but those of the pure are pleasing to him. NIV
Mic 4:12 – The unredeemed do not know the thoughts of God
12 But they (evil
men) do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not
understand his plan, NIV
Jer 12:3 – God will test
your thoughts about HIM.
3 Yet you know me, O LORD; you see me and test
my thoughts about you. NIV
Isa 55:7 – Forsake evil
thoughts; God will abundantly pardon
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the
unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and He will
have mercy on him; and to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
NKJV
Mark 8:33 – Put your mind on the things of God
33 Jesus rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!"
he said. "You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things
of men." NIV
1 Chron 29:18 – Put God’s
precepts in your thoughts and heart
18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel,
our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the
heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee :KJV
Heb 3:1 – Fix your
thoughts on Jesus
1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the
heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high
priest whom we confess. NIV
Rom 12:2 – RENEW YOUR MIND – Be
transformed
2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you
will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and
perfect will. NIV
Phil 4:8-9 – THINK on
things that are true, honest, pure, praise
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and
if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and
received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be
with you. KJV
Spiritual Thoughts
- Seek the Higher
thoughts of God - Anchor your thoughts in BELIEF.
- You will receive the
Isa 55:8-9 – God’s
thoughts are higher than our thoughts
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts”.
NIV
Mark 11:23-24 – Thoughts
must be anchored in belief; not doubt
23 "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to
this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in
his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done
for him.
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. NIV
Matt 22:37 – Love God with all your heart and mind
37 Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. NIV
1 Cor
16 We have the mind of Christ. NIV
Amos 4:13 – God will
reveal His thoughts to YOU
13 He who forms the mountains, creates the wind,
and reveals His thoughts to man, He who turns dawn to darkness, and
treads the high places of the earth - the LORD God Almighty is His name. NIV
1 Kings 10:24 – God will put wisdom in your heart.
24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to
hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. NIV
Prov 16:9 – We plan our
course, but God plans the steps.
9 In his heart a man plans his course, but
the LORD determines his steps. NIV
1 Cor 2:9 – No mind has
conceived what God has planed for you
9 "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no
mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"- NIV
Secret Thoughts
- Satan only “knows” what
we speak out of our mouth and knows only by our actions what we
are going to do; God knows what we are going to say before we say it and knows
our plans before we do them. - Our imagination and our Secret Thoughts are not hidden
from God.
Ps 139:1-4 – Before you
speak, God already knows it.
1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you
perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying
down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it
completely, O LORD. NIV
Dan 10:12 – Our prayers are heard before we utter them
12 "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the
first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble
yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in
response to them. NIV
- Our mind is a battle
ground literally between
- It’s the God given afflictions and adversities
of life that teaches us. - God will open our understanding if we have “The
Teacher” in our hearts; thoughts and in our imagination.
- Guard
your thoughts; let them be seasoned with the Word of God so as not to
be taken hostage by Satan with deceptive philosophies, human
tradition and principles of this world.
Jer 21:8 – There is a road set before us of Life AND death
8 "Furthermore, tell
the people, `This is what the LORD says: See, I am setting before you the
way of life and the way of death. NIV
Deut 11:26-27 – God has set before us a blessing and a curse
26 See, I am setting
before you today a blessing and a curse—
27 the blessing if you
obey the commands of the LORD
Isa 30:20-21 – God gives
ADVERSITY & AFFLICTION to teach
20 Although the Lord gives
you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your
teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.
21 Whether you turn to the
right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying,
"This is the way; walk in it." NIV
8 See to it that no one
takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends
on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather
than on Christ. NIV
Prov 27:12 – God’s precepts in your mind alert you to danger
12 The prudent see
danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. NIV
Matt 6:22-23 – Thoughts are the lamp that “leads” into actions
22 "The eye is the
lamp of the body”. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of
light.
23 But if your eyes are
bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you
is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matt 5:29 – What you see and dwell on can SAVE you from Hell
29 If your right eye
causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to
lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. NIV
Closing Thoughts
- The term
2 Kings 6:17 – Only the
Holy Spirit can give you understanding.
17 And Elisha prayed,
"O LORD, open his eyes so he may SEE ." Then the LORD
opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses
and chariots of fire all around Elisha. NIV
Job 34:32 – Ask God to teach you what you cannot understand
32 Teach me what I
cannot SEE ; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.'
NIV
1 Cor 2:9 – You cannot imagine what God has in store for us
9 However, as it is
written: "No EYE has seen, no ear has heard, no
mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Prov 11:14
I am grateful for those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses. Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further than I otherwise ever could have.
Annotated Reference Bible - Dake
Bible Almanac; The – Packer-Tenny White
Bible Dictionary – Harper & Row
Expositors Bible Commentary; The – Frank E. Gaebelein
Illustrated Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The - Tyndale
Matthew Henry’s Commentary – Zondervan
Nave’s Topical Bible - Zondervan
New International Bible – NIV
New International Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas & Tenney
Old Testament Survey – Eerdmans
Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible - Zondervan
Thru The Bible
– J. Vernon
Victor Journey through the Bible; The – V. Gilbert Beers
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible; The - Tenney
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