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January 31

Look Up!

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SINCE, THEN, YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST, SET YOUR HEARTS ON THINGS ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD.  SET YOUR MINDS ON THINGS ABOVE, NOT ON EARTHLY THINGS
(Colossians 3:1-2).

Where has your focus been, lately: on the present circumstances around you, on your past failures, or on the hopelessness of your future?

SO IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT LIVING THIS NEW RESURRECTION LIFE WITH CHRIST, ACT LIKE IT. PURSUE THE THINGS OVER WHICH CHRIST PRESIDES.  DON’T SHUFFLE ALONG, EYES TO THE GROUND, ABSORBED WITH THE THINGS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.  LOOK UP, AND BE ALERT TO WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND CHRIST—THAT’S WHERE THE ACTION IS. SEE THINGS FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE
(Colossians 3:1-2 MSG).

Beautiful One, do not shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with your own perspective. Instead, look up…and see Me. Up above is where the action is, not on the ground in front of you. As long as you are focusing on the circumstances, nothing is going to change. Set your heart on Me, because I have set my heart on you.  What is it that is bothering you? Tell Me. What is it that you want from Me? Show Me. What is it that you need, in order to be happy? Ask Me.

Lift up your eyes and call to Me. I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know about your present circumstances, about your past failures, and about your future. I will give you My Perspective…and you will live.

CALL TO ME AND I WILL ANSWER YOU AND TELL YOU GREAT AND UNSEARCHABLE THINGS YOU DO NOT KNOW
(Jeremiah 33:3).

What is your sense of value: that you are worthless…that you do not count…that you do not matter? Look up and ask the Lord Jesus to give you His Perspective.

What is your frame of reference: that there is no hope…no answer…no way out for your problem?  Look up and ask God to show you His Answer.

What is your sense of proportion: that you are not enough…that you are too small…that you are too wounded? Look up and let your Savior show you great and unsearchable things that will change your life.

PRAYER:  Lord God, lift my eyes above the circumstances to see You at work: to see Your Hope…to see Your Answers…to see Your Perspective.  I worship You with gladness.

Maintain an Awareness

It is very important that you understand that it is not so much what happened to you during your childhood that affected you the most, BUT WHAT YOU CAME TO BELIEVE ABOUT YOUR SELF, OTHERS, AND GOD, IN RESPONSE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES (facts) of your childhood life.

The Two Counsels
January 26

Be Restored

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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
(Romans 12:2).

I suffered from severe shyness, especially as a child; therefore, I became hesitant to commit and apply myself. Distrusting my own ability to act and speak what was expected of me, I was inclined to avoid people, shrinking back from contact with others. But, at some point in my life, I got tired of living my life this way. I surrendered the shy little girl in me to God. Then, He told me the Truth…and the Truth set me free:

Beautiful One, you need to know that shyness is not a feeling, but your reaction to the set of belittling beliefs the father-of-lies planted in your mind: “I do not measure up…I am not good enough…I fall short.”  With these lies, the father-of-lies put you in his box, so you would take on the personality he had in mind for you. His goal was to steal your God-given personality from you—the person you were meant to be, created in My Image.

AND THE GOD OF ALL GRACE…WILL HIMSELF RESTORE YOU AND MAKE YOU STRONG, FIRM AND STEADFAST
(1 Peter 5:10).

Precious Child, if you bring your shy box-personality with its belittling beliefs of inadequacy to Me, the God of All Grace, I will restore you to the person you were created to be in My Image. I will make you strong, firm, and steadfast, so you will have all the confidence you need to face any circumstance, any person, or any crowd. I will renew your mind with new beliefs of adequacy and bring you into My Perfect Will, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

AND GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE ABOUND TO YOU, SO THAT IN ALL THINGS AT ALL TIMES, HAVING ALL THAT YOU NEED, YOU WILL ABOUND IN EVERY GOOD WORK
(2 Corinthians 9:8).

Are you tired of being someone you were NOT meant to be—someone who feels inadequate, unworthy, and shy?

If you want to change and become the person you were created to be, submit these underlying, belittling beliefs in your mind to God, together with the place and time they were born. Then, let His Grace renew your mind, so you could become the person you were always meant to be.

PRAYER: God of All Grace, I bring myself to you—the person I have become under the influence of the father-of-lies. Exchange the person in this box for the real person who was created in Your Image, so that in all things, at all times, I will have all the confidence I need to face any circumstance, any person, or any crowd.  To You be Glory!

Maintain an Awareness

If the way we meet the desire to be important is not through a deep, meaningful relationship with the Desire of All Nations, then wanting to be important becomes a race with no finish line.

The Two Counsels
January 25

Demolish Arguments

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WE DEMOLISH ARGUMENTS AND EVERY PRETENSION THAT SETS ITSELF UP AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, AND WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST
(2 Corinthians 10:5).

Does the following scenario sometimes take place in your mind? An oppressing thought enters your mind. You receive it and start entertaining it.  Before you realize it, a whole debate breaks loose in your mind. As if you were watching a movie, you replay the painful argument that happened that day over and over and over again. Going back and forth between your part and that of the other party, you relive all the accusatory thoughts…all the bad emotions…all the contemplated actions. At some point, you hear the little voice of the Holy Spirit, prompting you to demolish the argument that started in your mind, but you do not listen.  “Just a little while longer,” you insist, “I just want to replay it one more time.  I almost have the whole thing figured out in my mind.”

THE LORD DOES NOT LOOK AT THE THINGS MAN LOOKS AT. MAN LOOKS AT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART
(1 Samuel 16:7).

Beloved One, no matter how many times you replay an argument in your mind, you will never be able to figure it out by yourself. Child, you need to understand that I know you better than you know yourself. I know your thoughts from afar. I am acquainted with all your ways. I know your heart. I can figure things out for you in your own mind. Therefore, let go of the destructive debates that often take place in your mind.  Bring them to a stop. Demolish them.  Instead, hand the whole war-of-words over to Me. I will examine, deduce, and point out the Truth to you.  And My Truth will set you…and your debate partner…free.

O LORD, YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME AND KNOWN ME. YOU KNOW MY SITTING DOWN AND MY RISING UP; YOU UNDERSTAND MY THOUGHT AFAR OFF. YOU COMPREHEND MY PATH AND MY LYING DOWN, AND ARE ACQUAINTED WITH ALL MY WAYS. FOR THERE IS NOT A WORD ON MY TONGUE, BUT BEHOLD, O LORD, YOU KNOW IT ALTOGETHER
(Psalm 139:1-4).

What are your reasons for keeping destructive debates alive in your mind?

What will it take for you to refute the arguments in your mind, and hand the whole war-of-words over to the Lord Jesus, daily, in exchange for His Truth?

PRAYER: Jesus, I invite Your Presence and Participation into my daily arguments.  You understand my heart and the pain these debates cause.  Inhabit my mind, Lord Jesus. Cast down all arguments that form in my mind. May I be a bearer of Your Truth.

Maintain an Awareness

Temptations are all about WORDS…and what we DO with these WORDS.

The Two Counsels
January 24

Put aside the Darkness

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THIS IS THE VERDICT: LIGHT HAS COME INTO THE WORLD, BUT MEN LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT
(John 3:19).

For some reason, it is hard for us to choose Light.  Sometimes, we walk in circles for days or weeks to avoid the Light.  We focus on the other person’s darkness, knowing very well that the darkness that fills our own hearts is far worse. We reason that if we could stay focused on the other person’s darkness, our own darkness could stay hidden just a little longer.  But, darkness is like quicksand—it pulls you in slowly…until you suffocate and drown.

SO LET US PUT ASIDE THE DEEDS OF DARKNESS AND PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT
(Romans 13:12).

Precious Child, you need to know that your enemy, the father-of-lies, will try to persuade you to stay in darkness, because from this painful place of abandonment, condemnation, rejection, and shame he can manipulate you…control you…manage you. However, these negative, destructive beliefs will become irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you, wherever you are, whatever you do. Therefore, put aside the deeds of darkness and put on My Armor of Light. This will put ME in control of your heart and life…and drive the darkness out.

BUT IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FROM BEFORE YOU, THEN IT SHALL BE THAT THOSE WHOM YOU LET REMAIN SHALL BE IRRITANTS IN YOUR EYES AND THORNS IN YOUR SIDES, AND THEY SHALL HARASS YOU IN THE LAND WHERE YOU DWELL
(Numbers 33:55).

This is how you might put aside your deeds of darkness and put on the Armor of Light: 

Stop playing mind games.  Be honest with yourself by looking at your own heart and calling a spade a spade.  Why are you really so upset?  Is it because you feel betrayed?  Is it because you feel overlooked?  Is it because you feel unloved?  Invite the Lord Jesus into the perturbing perceptions that comprise your darkness, and allow Him to show you His Perspective. His Light will drive your darkness out.

PRAYER:  Lord Jesus, thank you that You have come so I may see.  I invite You to shine Your Light into the dark beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation that dwell in my heart.  Break through the darkness, Lord, and bring me clarity, as I expose these beliefs to you.  Clothe me with Your Armor of Light, so You may be in control of my heart and life.

Maintain an Awareness

Temptations give us many opportunities to be trained in God’s Holiness.

The Two Counsels
January 23

Broken Cisterns That Cannot Hold Water

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JESUS ANSWERED HER, ‘IF YOU KNEW THE GIFT OF GOD…YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED HIM AND HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU LIVING WATER’
(John 4:10).

Have you ever caught yourself pretending to be happy when you are not—pretending that nothing is wrong when your heart is sad, mad, or bad?  Do you play games with yourself and others when your heart hurts, because you are afraid that people would condemn you when they find out that you carry pain in your heart?  Or do you even believe the Perfect Father does not love you when you are sad, mad, or bad?

FOR GOD DID NOT SEND HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD, BUT TO SAVE THE WORLD THROUGH HIM
(John 3:17).

Precious Child, you need to understand that it is the world’s way to condemn, but I, the Perfect Father, did not send My Son into the world to CONDEMN you…BUT TO SAVE YOU!  I sent My Son, Jesus, to give you a drink of Living Water when you are hurting–when you feel sad, mad, or bad.

MY PEOPLE HAVE COMMITTED TWO SINS: THEY HAVE FORSAKEN ME, THE SPRING OF LIVING WATER, AND HAVE DUG THEIR OWN CISTERNS, BROKEN CISTERNS THAT CANNOT HOLD WATER
(Jeremiah 2:13).

But, in order to receive the Living Water, you need to admit that your heart is hurting, first.  Stop pretending that you have what it takes.  Stop pretending that everything is OK when it is not.  Stop digging your own cisterns, trying to fill your heart with your own joy, goodness, and love.  Do not be fooled. These are broken cisterns that cannot hold water. These are your own defense mechanisms that have no power. Only the Living Water, which My Son gives freely to those who come to Him, will quench your thirsty heart. The Living Water will fill you with His Joy, His Goodness, and His Love.

What problems have you discovered when you dig your own cisterns, trying to fill your heart with your own joy, goodness, and love?

What would it take for you to stop pretending that everything is OK, and ask the Lord Jesus for a drink of Living Water when you feel sad, mad, or bad?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I leave my broken cisterns behind and come to drink from Your Spring of Living Water that never runs dry.  Thank you that You did not come to CONDEMN me, but to SAVE my heart from being sad, mad, and bad.  Your Greatness is unmatched!

Maintain an Awareness

Since the beginning of our lives, the OLD MAN beliefs of abandonment, shame, condemnation, and rejection have been firmly planted in our minds and hearts by the father-of-lies.

The Two Counsels
January 20

Your Body Is Not Your Own

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A friend once told me, “I wish for GOD to become my REACTION to everything in life.  Instead of reacting out of defense when someone persecutes and accuses me, I wish for God to react through me with His Love and Understanding toward my accusers.”

THEREFORE DO NOT LET SIN REIGN IN YOUR MORTAL BODY SO THAT YOU OBEY ITS EVIL DESIRES.  DO NOT OFFER THE PARTS OF YOUR BODY TO SIN, AS INSTRUMENTS OF WICKEDNESS, BUT RATHER OFFER YOURSELVES TO GOD
(Romans 6:12-13).

Beloved Child, you need to understand that the father-of-lies has come to reign in your body through your sinful nature—through his negative, destructive beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation that cause your sinful defense patterns of escape. He has come to reign through the sinful reactions of your oppressing beliefs. He has come to claim your spirit, soul, and body for himself, so he can take you down the broad road of destruction. But, I have come to reign in your spirit, in your soul, and in your body through My Son, Jesus, in the place of the father-of-lies.  I have come to bring My Life into your spirit, your soul, and your body. I have come to be your REACTION in the place of your sinful defense patterns of escape.

OR DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS IN YOU, WHOM YOU HAVE FROM GOD, AND YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN? FOR YOU WERE BOUGHT AT A PRICE; THEREFORE GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD’S
(1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

Child, while you were being led down that broad road of destruction, I bought you at a price. I sent My Son to take your place, so you may belong to Me. Accept My invitation. Stop offering your body to the father-of-lies to react in you and through you through your defense patterns of escape. Instead, receive Me into your spirit, soul, and body. Then, I will become your REACTION.

How might your life change if God were allowed to live His Life in your spirit, soul, and body, every day?

How might the lives of your friends and family change if God were allowed to love them through you, day-by-day?

How might the lives of your enemies change if God were permitted to become your REACTION, whenever you were persecuted and accused?

PRAYER: Who can understand Your, Lord God?  All things are created by You for Your Glory!  You made me for Yourself.  I am not my own.  Delight in me, God—in what You have created. Come and live Your Life in my spirit, soul, and body to become my REACTION in the face of persecution and accusations.

Maintain an Awareness

Accompanying the original childhood conclusions were the original childhood emotions. These emotions were inextricably locked together with the childhood conclusions, so that one could not be evoked without the other.

The Two Counsels
January 19

It Is All in Your Mind

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There is a saying that states, “It is all in the mind.”  Well, this happens to be true. Have you ever noticed that you tend to act out the beliefs that reside in your mind?  If your mind contains negative beliefs, you have negative emotions and destructive actions.  If your mind contains positive beliefs, you have positive emotions and constructive actions.  Your mind is a control center that affects your whole life: how you handle yourself, how you handle other people, and how you handle God.

THE MIND OF SINFUL MAN IS DEATH, BUT THE MIND CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT IS LIFE AND PEACE
(Romans 8:6).

Precious Child, think of a control tower at an airport.  It is the job of the air traffic controller to control the incoming and outgoing planes and tell them where to go.  He gives the planes permission to land and the pilots have to obey.  This ensures life and peace.

In the same way, I have sent My Holy Spirit to be the thoughts-and belief-traffic controller of your mind, giving permission to certain thoughts and beliefs to land, and others, to leave.  I, the Father, of whom are all things, want to be in charge of your life—what you believe, how you feel, and what you do. The result in your life will be Life and Peace.

FOR US THERE IS ONE GOD, THE FATHER, OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND WE FOR HIM; AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND THROUGH WHOM WE LIVE
(1 Corinthians 8:6).

The question is: Will you allow Me to be in charge of your mind through the Spirit of My Son, through whom are all things and through whom you will receive Life and Peace?

THOSE WHO ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD ARE SONS OF GOD
(Romans 8:14).

Who is in control of your mind—your own beliefs, or the Father, from whom are all things, and the Spirit of His Son, through whom are all things? Consider praying the following prayer, every morning, giving God’s Spirit authority to exercise restraining and directing influence over your mind and its beliefs.

PRAYER: Lord God, how encouraged I am that You are able to purify me through and through…even my mind.

Lord God, be the belief-controller of my mind.  In the same way an air traffic controller gives permission to planes to take off and land, I authorize Your Spirit to be in control of the beliefs that enter my mind, moment-by-moment.  Give permission to the pure beliefs of Truth to land, and command all negative beliefs to leave, so my life could be filled with Your Life and Peace.

Maintain an Awareness

We need to acknowledge that we cannot free our spirits, souls, and bodies from the entanglement of the OLD MAN’s rebellious will. But, with our free will, we can choose to go to the Person who can—the Lord Jesus Christ, who came to live HIS NEW MAN Life in us, in the place of the OLD MAN.

The Two Counsels
January 18

How to Deal with Your Emotions

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MAY GOD HIMSELF, THE GOD OF PEACE, SANCTIFY YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH
(1 Thessalonians 5:23).

Beautiful One, I, the God of Peace, yearn to purify you, through and through, all the way to your emotions.  But you need to know that your emotions do not stand alone; they are governed by what you believe—by what you accept as true or real in your own mind.  Have you noticed how often your emotions become hopeless, fearful, and bitter when you lean on your own understanding…when you depend on your own beliefs…when you rely on your own mind?

AND WE KNOW THAT THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY KNOW HIM THAT IS TRUE, AND WE ARE IN HIM THAT IS TRUE, EVEN IN HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE
(1 John 5:20).

Child, I want you to start living differently, even today. I want you to learn how to deal with your emotions.  Whenever you have an emotion that perturbs you, I want you to find the belief from the father-of-lies that supports that emotion. Know that the father-of-lies is constantly roaming around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour with his negative, destructive beliefs of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation. He likes to plant these in your mind with the hope that you will receive, accept, and believe them.

But, I have sent Jesus, My Son, to bring you understanding, that you may know Him who is the Truth. If you submit the beliefs that support your perturbed emotions to Jesus, He who is the Truth will show you His Perspective. Then, your beliefs will change and your emotions will follow suit. You will receive a spirit of Power, and Love, and of a sound mind…and sound emotions.

FOR GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND OF A SOUND MIND
(2 Timothy 1:7).

Do you have a sound mind? If not, how does your mind influence your emotions? Are you willing to receive a sound mind, even today?

Practice, every day, moment-by-moment to submit the perturbing beliefs in your mind to the Lord Jesus. Ask Him to bring His Truth into your mind, daily. Then, you will receive a sound mind…and sound emotions.

PRAYER: Thank you, Lord Jesus, that You have come to give us a sound mind—an understanding, so we may know You, who are the Truth.  Thank you that we may be in You, who are true, and that we may know the Truth for every negative, destructive belief from the father-of-lies that enters our mind. Enlighten my understanding, daily, O Lord, so I may receive a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind, for a sound mind will generate sound emotions.

Maintain an Awareness

Know that your struggle is not against the people or the circumstances in your life, but against the spiritual forces of evil—against the OLD MAN beliefs of abandonment, shame, condemnation, and rejection.

The Two Counsels
January 17

How to Deal with Your Thoughts

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MAY GOD HIMSELF, THE GOD OF PEACE, SANCTIFY YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH
(1 Thessalonians 5:23).

A few years ago I realized that my actions—the things I DO in life—were not so bad.  But on the inside—in my THOUGHT life—it was a different story.  That area looked more like a war zone.  Ugly thoughts “I am a failure…I am worthless…I am a victim” ravaged my mind, all the time.  Negative, belittling thoughts were running loose, everywhere, turning my mind into a battle zone.  The worst thing was…I believed everything I thought. But then, the Lord God had a Word with me:

LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY, AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS: AND LET HIM RETURN UNTO THE LORD, AND HE WILL HAVE MERCY UPON HIM; AND TO OUR GOD, FOR HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON
(Isaiah 55:7).

Beautiful Child, I can see that you have no peace in your thought life. I wish to change that. I wish to give you My Peace; but first, I need something from you.

Precious One, I want you to forsake your thoughts and return to Me.  Stop receiving, accepting, and believing the negative, destructive beliefs from the father-of-lies. Do not let these belittling commands from the evil one run loose in your mind, allowing them to influence your mind and injure your heart. Instead, take each thought captive and bring it before Me. If you do, I will have mercy upon you and sanctify you, through and through, spirit, soul, and body, with My Peace.

 AND WE TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT TO MAKE IT OBEDIENT TO CHRIST
(2 Corinthians 10:5).

What do your day-to-day thoughts look like? How do these thoughts influence your life—your emotions and behavior?

I urge you to keep your thoughts from running loose. Start catching each thought that causes you to feel bad, mad, or sad. Then, submit each one to the Lord Jesus and ask Him to exchange it for His Word of Truth to you.  With which thought do you want to start, today?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, today, I catch this thought that has been running loose in my mind, causing feelings of shame, condemnation, rejection, and abandonment in my heart. I submit it to Your Authority to be submissive to the Perfect Father’s Will.  Remove this thought from my mind and replace it with Your Word of Truth for me. Redeem my spirit, soul, and body from the damage this thought has caused in me, so I may be sanctified, through and through, by Your Peace.

Maintain an Awareness

If the way we meet the desire to be important is not through a deep, meaningful relationship with the Desire of All Nations, then wanting to be important becomes a race with no finish line.

The Two Counsels
January 16

There Is Another Way

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TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.  IN ALL YOUR WAYS, SUBMIT TO HIM, AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT
(Proverbs 3:5-6).

Beautiful Child, today I have a special Word for you. Today, I am calling you to a brand new way of living.  In order to live this new way, I am asking you to stop leaning on your own understanding—to stop depending on your own way of thinking by believing your own perturbing perceptions.  I want you to stop relying on your own mind’s logic for a very important reason.  Listen to My Word:

THE MIND OF SINFUL MAN IS DEATH, BUT THE MIND CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT IS LIFE AND PEACE (Romans 8:6).

Precious One, your daily natural assumptions are not reliable, because your mind’s reasoning is not trustworthy.  Your natural way of perceiving yourself, others, and Me is not in line with how I perceive you and others.  I know this is a very new way of thinking for you, but I want you to obey.  Start running all your assumptions by Me, instead of blindly believing everything you think.

Not leaning on your own mind, but asking Me for My Perspective, instead, needs to become an everyday, moment-by-moment lifestyle to you. When you allow Me to exchange your perspective for My own, you will hear the Truth about yourself, about your mother, father, and all those around you…and about Me.  Instead of hearing “I am not good enough.  I am not accepted.  I am rejected,” you will hear, “You are a beloved child.  You are accepted.  You are precious to Me.” When your mind is controlled by My Spirit, instead of by your own perturbing perceptions, your daily paths will become straight.

How would YOU like to start living a new way, this year? Do you want your crooked paths to become straight? Then, this message is for you. You can start today. Which perturbing perception in your mind are you willing to submit to God, even now, in exchange for HIS Perspective?

Do this, every day. Keep taking YOUR perturbing perceptions to Him, in faith, and ask Him for HIS Perspective, instead. Then, one perception at a time, your whole life will change…and your crooked paths will become straight.

PRAYER: Father, I bring You my perturbing perceptions, today. Show me the Truth. Show me Your Perspective, so my crooked paths may become straight…even today.

Maintain an Awareness

God wants you to desire to be good, because He wants to fill YOU with His fruits of Righteousness.

The Two Counsels