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August 02

Do Not Slander Anyone

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THEY MUST NOT SLANDER ANYONE AND MUST AVOID QUARRELING.  INSTEAD, THEY SHOULD BE GENTLE AND SHOW TRUE HUMILITY TO EVERYONE
(Titus 3:2).

Do you like to slander others? Do you know what you are doing? You are delighting in another’s iniquity. You are taking advantage of another person’s sinful actions and reactions. You are rejoicing with the father-of-lies over the negative, destructive beliefs he has built into this person’s mind and heart, since childhood. But God wants you to rejoice in the Truth!

LOVE SUFFERS LONG AND IS KIND; LOVE DOES NOT ENVY; LOVE DOES NOT PARADE ITSELF, IS NOT PUFFED UP; DOES NOT BEHAVE RUDELY, DOES NOT SEEK ITS OWN, IS NOT PROVOKED, THINKS NO EVIL; DOES NOT REJOICE IN INIQUITY, BUT REJOICES IN THE TRUTH
(1 Corinthians 13:4-6).

Beloved, you need to know that if you fall into the sinful behavior pattern of always slandering someone, you are siding with the father-of-lies. Instead of being gentle and showing true humility to everyone, you are puffed up. Instead of using your tongue to praise Me, you are using it to curse people, who have been created in My Image. Instead of helping a person find Truth for the iniquity in his heart, you are helping him accept and believe the accusatory beliefs the father-of-lies instilled in him, since childhood.

WITH THE TONGUE WE PRAISE OUR LORD AND FATHER, AND WITH IT WE CURSE MEN, WHO HAVE BEEN MADE IN GOD’S LIKENESS
(James 3:9).

Beautiful One, I want you to greatly rejoice in Me. I want you to rejoice in the Truth. Instead of slandering someone, help her seek Me, so she may rejoice in the Truth, as well. I will clothe her with the garments of Salvation and cover her with the robe of Righteousness. Then, there will be no need for anyone to be puffed up and rejoice in the iniquity the father-of-lies caused in her mind and heart, but only reason to rejoice in My Truth.

I WILL GREATLY REJOICE IN THE LORD, MY SOUL WILL EXULT IN MY GOD; FOR HE HAS CLOTHED ME WITH THE GARMENTS OF SALVATION, HE HAS COVERED ME WITH THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AS A BRIDEGROOM DECKS HIMSELF WITH A GARLAND, AND AS A BRIDE ADORNS HERSELF WITH HER JEWELS
(Isaiah 61:10).

Why do you slander people? Is it simply to rejoice in someone else’s iniquity, because it thrills you?

How might your life change if you would stop rejoicing in the iniquity the father-of-lies placed in others’ hearts, and start rejoicing in the Truth?

PRAYER: I desire to do Your Will, O Lord God. Create in me a pure heart and a renewed mind, filled with Your Truth. Wash out my eyes, so I may see the sinful pattern of slandering, in my own heart and mind. Redeem my tongue that it may praise You, and serve those who have been made in Your likeness.

Maintain an Awareness

When your heart hurts, both the Lord Jesus and the father-of-lies stand ready to lead you out of that pain to a solution.

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August 01

You Will Trample the Serpent

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FOR I RECKON THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE COMPARED WITH THE GLORY WHICH SHALL BE REVEALED IN US
(Romans 8:18)

THE SERPENT YOU SHALL TRAMPLE UNDERFOOT
(Psalm 91:13).

Have you learned how to trample the serpent in your circumstances? I have, after I learned to stop focusing on the troubles my natural eyes could see and started focusing on the things only the spiritual eyes of my heart were able to see—the Glory of God.

FOR OUR PRESENT TROUBLES ARE SMALL AND WON’T LAST VERY LONG. YET THEY PRODUCE FOR US A GLORY THAT VASTLY OUTWEIGHS THEM AND WILL LAST FOREVER! SO WE DON’T LOOK AT THE TROUBLES WE CAN SEE NOW; RATHER, WE FIX OUR GAZE ON THINGS THAT CANNOT BE SEEN. FOR THE THINGS WE SEE NOW WILL SOON BE GONE, BUT THE THINGS WE CANNOT SEE WILL LAST FOREVER
(2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

Precious One, be encouraged. You will trample the serpent, if you learn to look at things with the spiritual eyes of your heart, instead of your natural eyes. If you stop focusing on the troubles you can see, but rather, fix your eyes on things only your spiritual eyes can see, you will see the Light. You will see My Answers. You will witness the Glory of the New Jerusalem, which comes out of Heaven, from Me. I will show you the open doors, which nobody will be able to shut. I will clothe you with the Robe of Righteousness, which no-one will be able to remove. When you behold My Glory that vastly outweighs the troubles you see with your naturel eyes, you will know how to trample the serpent.

HIM THAT OVERCOMETH WILL I MAKE A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF MY GOD, AND HE SHALL GO NO MORE OUT: AND I WILL WRITE UPON HIM THE NAME OF MY GOD, AND THE NAME OF THE CITY OF MY GOD, WHICH IS NEW JERUSALEM, WHICH COMETH DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN FROM MY GOD: AND I WILL WRITE UPON HIM MY NEW NAME
(Revelation 3:12).

 Are you suffering right now? Have you learned to trample the serpent?

Develop the spiritual eyes of your heart, so you may see God’s Glory in the midst of your suffering. You do this by focusing inward, on your heart, and on what God wants to show you, through your heart. You learn to overcome when you stop running away from the serpent, but confront him, through your own suffering, in your own heart. There, when God shows you His Glory, you find the strength to trample the serpent in your circumstances.

PRAYER: Lord God, show me Your Glory, so I may see Your Answers, in my heart, and trample the serpent in my circumstances.

Maintain an Awareness

Our relationship with God is not just one-sided—us praying to God. When we pray, God also needs to talk to us…and He WANTS to.

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July 30

A Hardened Heart Causes Ignorance

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SO I TELL YOU THIS, AND INSIST ON IT IN THE LORD, THAT YOU MUST NO LONGER LIVE AS THE GENTILES DO, IN THE FUTILITY OF THEIR THINKING. THEY ARE DARKENED IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND SEPARATED FROM THE LIFE OF GOD BECAUSE OF THE IGNORANCE THAT IS IN THEM DUE TO THE HARDENING OF THEIR HEARTS
(Ephesians 4:17-18).

Notice that a hardened heart causes a vicious circle. A hardened heart causes ignorance—the lack of understanding. This darkened understanding causes one to be separated from the Life of God, leaving a person to his own futile thoughts, which eventually lead to evil desires.

AS OBEDIENT CHILDREN, DO NOT CONFORM TO THE EVIL DESIRES YOU HAD WHEN YOU LIVED IN IGNORANCE
(1 Peter 1:14).

Understand that a hardened heart causes a lack of knowing God’s Truth, a lack of experiencing God’s Hope, and a lack of perceiving God’s Love—SEPARATION FROM THE LIFE OF GOD. Once you feel separated from God’s Truth, Hope, and Love, the lies from the father-of-lies seem like the truth. At this point, you are unable to separate right from wrong, evil from good, and God from the father-of-lies. Since your understanding is darkened, you start thinking futile thoughts: thoughts that serve the father-of-lies…thoughts that kill, steal, and destroy…thoughts that disobey God. And if you conform to these futile thoughts, they lead to sin and death.

IN THE PAST GOD OVERLOOKED SUCH IGNORANCE, BUT NOW HE COMMANDS ALL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO REPENT
(Acts 17:30).

NOTICE THAT GOD DOES NOT OVERLOOK IGNORANCE!

Repent from your hardened heart—living in the ignorance of your own understanding and the futility of your own thinking.

Then, you will no longer be separated from the Life of God.  The lies of the father-of-lies will be exposed.  Your hopelessness and despair will be exchanged for God’s Hope.  Your animosity will be exchanged for God’s Love. And you will LIVE!

What has hardened your heart? Why are you holding onto your hardened heart? What will it take for you to surrender the oppressing beliefs from the father-of-lies that are causing your hardened heart, to God, and be changed…or rather, exchanged?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I repent of my hardened heart, because I want to stop conforming to the evil desires that this hardened heart of mine is causing.

Maintain an Awareness

Thus, the OLD MAN became the origin of sin that causes the effect of sin in each of us. The OLD MAN is where it all started and where it all ends…unless we are delivered from it.

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July 29

Expectations on Earth, as It Is in Heaven

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WE HAD TO LEARN OURSELVES AND,
FURTHERMORE, WE HAD TO TEACH THE DESPAIRING MEN,
THAT IT DID NOT REALLY MATTER WHAT WE EXPECTED FROM LIFE,
BUT RATHER WHAT LIFE EXPECTED FROM US.
Viktor E. Frankl

I have many expectations. Usually, before I get to my expected goal or destination, I have already envisioned certain outcomes for certain occurrences, according to the picture in my mind.  I have formed presumptions.  I have made calculations.  I have it all planned out ahead of time—what it is going to look like, what is going to happen, what I am going to say, and what I am going to do.  Then, I expect my expectations to be fulfilled.

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

To live according to your expectations is just another way to lean on your own understanding.  Doesn’t it feel so much more convenient to envision an outcome for an occurrence than to trust the Lord with all our heart for His outcome?  Is it not so much easier to form our own presumptions and to make our own calculations than to acknowledge God in these ways?  Is it not so much faster to plan our own future than to allow God to make our paths straight?

“YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN
(Matthew 6:10).

Beautiful Child, I, your Perfect Father, have already made permanent plans in Heaven for you. I have already made the necessary calculations.  I have already planned the outcome of every detail of your life. I am looking for someone who is willing to lay down his expectations…for Mine.  Whenever a picture forms in your head, I want you to submit that picture to Me and say, “Perfect Father, may Your Purpose be done in my life, not the purpose I am living for through this picture in my mind.”  Whenever a plan forms in your mind, I want you to lay that plan at My feet and say, “Perfect Father, may You do with me as You have already planned in Heaven.  Only Your Expectations are valid.”

What picture is painted in your head about your future? What will it take for you to give that picture to God and allow Him to substitute it for His own picture in your mind?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, instead of holding on to the pictures I have of my purpose and my future, I surrender these pictures in my mind, to You. Erase them, O Lord, and paint a new picture in my mind—a picture of the plans You have already made in Heaven for me. Your Will be done in my life, as it has been planned in Heaven.

Maintain an Awareness

We did not realize it at the time, but during our childhood we made the most deterministic decisions of our lives.

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July 28

The Reason for Immaturity

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THEY CLAIM TO KNOW GOD, BUT BY THEIR ACTIONS THEY DENY HIM. THEY ARE DETESTABLE, DISOBEDIENT AND UNFIT FOR DOING ANYTHING GOOD
(Titus 1:16).

Do you claim to know God, yet, deny Him by your actions?  Do you often behave in childish ways, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for doing anything good?

Understand that an adult could still display the character of a child and be disrespectful and immature if his or her childhood misinterpretations of abandonment, condemnation, rejection, and shame have not been addressed and replaced, yet.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I TALKED LIKE A CHILD, I THOUGHT LIKE A CHILD, I REASONED LIKE A CHILD. WHEN I BECAME A MAN, I PUT CHILDISH WAYS BEHIND ME
(1 Corinthians 13:11).

Recognize that when an adult acts like a six-year-old, he feels again like the little six-year-old he used to be when the misinterpretations of abandonment, condemnation, rejection, and shame formed in his mind, the first time.  He becomes the little six-year-old again, experiencing the same childhood fear, loneliness, and guilt.

AND I WILL ASK THE FATHER, AND HE WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER COUNSELOR TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER— THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH. THE WORLD CANNOT ACCEPT HIM, BECAUSE IT NEITHER SEES HIM NOR KNOWS HIM.  BUT YOU KNOW HIM, FOR HE LIVES WITH YOU AND WILL BE IN YOU
(John 14:16-17).

Precious One, I, your Everlasting Father, have brought you a Solution for your immature behavior.  His name is the Counselor—the Spirit of Truth.

When the little six-year-old in you relives the memory that is bringing her so much pain and confusion, prompt her to offer the memory, with its painful feelings and interpretations, to the Counselor, the Spirit of Truth.

 When the Counselor, the Spirit of Truth, sets you free from the negative, destructive interpretations of shame, condemnation, rejection, and abandonment that live in that memory, you will experience relief. Then, you will put childish ways behind you and start acting your age.  You will know Me and honor Me with your actions and reactions.  You will become fit for doing good.  You will become an adult.

What childhood misinterpretations of abandonment, shame, rejection, and condemnation still cause you to act like a six-year-old? What are you going to do about your immaturity?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I long to be an adult and act like an adult. Help me to put childish ways behind me, so I may stop denying You by my actions.

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And after we have sucked others empty and they have nothing more to give, we turn to distraction and destruction to ease the excruciating pain that oozes from our hearts…because we still believe we do not matter.

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July 26

Embrace…Expose…Be Exchanged

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HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS IN HIS BODY ON THE TREE, SO THAT WE MIGHT DIE TO SINS AND LIVE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS; BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED. FOR YOU WERE LIKE SHEEP GOING ASTRAY, BUT NOW YOU HAVE RETURNED TO THE SHEPHERD AND OVERSEER OF YOUR SOULS
(1 Peter 2:24-25).

“He Himself bore our sins, so that we might die to sins…”  These two actions are closely related.

Have you ever tried to get rid of a sinful action: the perpetual gossiping, the excessive boasting, and the continual pouting?  I have!  It did not work, until I found out that I could not die to sin without having Jesus bearing that sin.  Although Jesus already bore my sins on the cross a long time ago, I discovered that I had to personally invite Him to bear my sinful actions, along with the underlying beliefs that cause them, if I wanted to get rid of them.

EMBRACE YOUR SINS: Embrace means to accept something, readily.  First, instead of hiding from it or blaming it on others, take responsibility for your sinful actions. Study them closely. Why are you gossiping?  Why are you boasting?  Why are you pouting? What underlying belief from the father-of-lies is causing each of these sinful actions? Do you gossip because you feel unworthy?  Do you boast because you feel insignificant?  Do you pout because you feel forsaken?

EXPOSE YOUR SINS: Expose means to deprive from shelter and submit to a particular action or influence.  Whenever you want to get rid of sin, expose the sinful action and the underlying belief that causes it, to Jesus…to bear it for you.

EXCHANGE YOUR SINS: Exchanging is the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another.  By bearing your sin, Jesus does something with it. He takes the underlying belief that causes your sinful action, and exchanges it for His Truth. This deed of replacement, on the inside, eradicates your sinful action, on the outside.  You do not have to gossip anymore, because the belief “I am worthless” has been replaced with the belief “I am OK.” You do not have to boast anymore, because the belief “I am insignificant” has been exchanged for the belief “I measure up.” You do not have to pout anymore, because the belief “I have been forsaken” has been replaced with the belief “God knows me and is taking care of me.” This exchange happens in your heart the moment the Lord Jesus reveals His Truth to you through divine interaction.

GOD MADE HIM WHO HAD NO SIN TO BE SIN FOR US, SO THAT IN HIM WE MIGHT BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
(2 Corinthians 5:21).

How might your life change if you were to make EMBRACE, EXPOSE, and BE EXCHANGED part of your lifestyle?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I return to You as the Overseer of my soul. Today, I allow You to bear the negative, destructive beliefs from the father-of-lies that are causing my sinful actions and reactions. Thank you that You became sin for me, so that through embracing, exposing, and being exchanged, I might become the Righteousness of God.

Maintain an Awareness

The father-of-lies opposes God’s Counsel by telling us the exact opposite of what God says. His deception provides the pink slippery world in our minds that do not make sense.

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July 25

Self Loves to Be First

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The other day, my daughter and I walked across the beach to visit a friend.  After our visit, our friend offered to take us home on his boat.  Looking forward to our walk together on the beach during a brilliantly sunny day where waves would splash beauty onto our souls, my daughter and I declined the offer.  Then, not feeling slighted, neglected, or insulted, our friend offered to walk a part of the way back with us across the beach, instead.

I WROTE TO THE CHURCH, BUT DIOTREPHES, WHO LOVES TO BE FIRST, WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH US.  SO IF I COME, I WILL CALL ATTENTION TO WHAT HE IS DOING, GOSSIPING MALICIOUSLY ABOUT US. NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT, HE REFUSES TO WELCOME THE BROTHERS. HE ALSO STOPS THOSE WHO WANT TO DO SO AND PUTS THEM OUT OF THE CHURCH
(3 John 1:9-10).

I would like to warn you that Self, the sinful nature in us, LIKES TO BE FIRST.  When someone treats Self with disdain or indifference, Self very easily feels slighted, neglected, and insulted.  This often results in sinful acts of having nothing to do with the offenders—gossiping maliciously, and refusing to be welcoming.

BUT YOU HAVE PLANTED WICKEDNESS, YOU HAVE REAPED EVIL, YOU HAVE EATEN THE FRUIT OF DECEPTION
(Hosea 10:13).

Know that Self has eaten of the fruit of deception; Self possesses no Truth. Instead, it is filled with the oppressing beliefs of the father-of-lies. Therefore, Self is always ready to plant wickedness and reap evil.

THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH. THE WORLD CANNOT ACCEPT HIM, BECAUSE IT NEITHER SEES HIM NOR KNOWS HIM. BUT YOU KNOW HIM, FOR HE LIVES WITH YOU AND WILL BE IN YOU
(John 14:17).

 Precious Child, Self does not know the Truth, because it neither sees Me, nor knows Me. However, YOU are able to know the Truth. Use your will to invite My Spirit of Truth into your heart, despite the spitefulness of Self. Allow Me, your Savior, to replace the deceitful beliefs of Self with My Self. Then, the Truth will set you free from feeling slighted, neglected, and insulted when someone declines your offer or invitation.

To what lengths would your Self go to be first? How does your Self react when someone treats it with disdain or indifference?

What would it take for you to lay Self, the sinful nature in you, down at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and allow Him to replace it with His Self?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, please help me. I cannot get rid of Self by myself. You need to do it for me. Therefore, I lay Self down at Your feet. Nail it to Your cross and exchange it for Your Self, so I may be free from Self’s selfish reactions.

Maintain an Awareness

Obedient surrender consists of three steps: EMBRACING, EXPOSING, and giving permission to be EXCHANGED.

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July 22

Wives and Husbands

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WIVES, IN THE SAME WAY BE SUBMISSIVE TO YOUR HUSBANDS SO THAT, IF ANY OF THEM DO NOT BELIEVE THE WORD, THEY MAY BE WON OVER WITHOUT WORDS BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THEIR WIVES, WHEN THEY SEE THE PURITY AND REVERENCE OF YOUR LIVES
(1 Peter 3:1-2).

Many wives seem to be against submission to their husbands.  I am not.  It is a beautiful thing.  Wife, I bless you to realize that you could win your husband over without words by your submissive behavior of purity, honor, and respect toward him.

YOUR BEAUTY SHOULD NOT COME FROM OUTWARD ADORNMENT, SUCH AS BRAIDED HAIR AND THE WEARING OF GOLD JEWELRY AND FINE CLOTHES. INSTEAD, IT SHOULD BE THAT OF YOUR INNER SELF, THE UNFADING BEAUTY OF A GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT, WHICH IS OF GREAT WORTH IN GOD’S SIGHT
(1 Peter 3:3-4).

Wife, I bless you to put your hope in God, not in the circumstances, nor in your husband, nor in your Self.  This will make you beautiful.  Do what is right and do not give way to fear, because fear could turn you into a nagging, disrespectful person.  Know that a gentle, quiet spirit is of great worth in God’s sight and can be used to win someone over to Him.

FOR THIS IS THE WAY THE HOLY WOMEN OF THE PAST WHO PUT THEIR HOPE IN GOD USED TO MAKE THEMSELVES BEAUTIFUL. THEY WERE SUBMISSIVE TO THEIR OWN HUSBANDS, LIKE SARAH, WHO OBEYED ABRAHAM AND CALLED HIM HER MASTER. YOU ARE HER DAUGHTERS IF YOU DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND DO NOT GIVE WAY TO FEAR
(1 Peter 3:5-6).

 Husband, I bless you to be considerate as you live with your wife.  Acknowledge that she is the weaker partner—more capable of being physically and emotionally wounded.  Treat her with respect, so nothing will hinder your prayers.  Know that your wife is an heir with you of the gracious Gift of Life in Christ Jesus.

HUSBANDS, IN THE SAME WAY BE CONSIDERATE AS YOU LIVE WITH YOUR WIVES, AND TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT AS THE WEAKER PARTNER AND AS HEIRS WITH YOU OF THE GRACIOUS GIFT OF LIFE, SO THAT NOTHING WILL HINDER YOUR PRAYERS
(1 Peter 3:7).

Wife, from where do you receive your beauty and worth: from your Self, from your husband, other people, and other things…or from God’s Spirit inside you?

Husband, how do you treat your wife: with respect when she is kind…with respect when she is hurt…with respect when she treats you with disrespect?

Maintain an Awareness

How much of our misbehavior sprouts from trying to PROVE that we are acceptable, worthy, loved, and wanted, because the OLD MAN character, conveniently formed in us by the father-of-lies, christened us unacceptable, unworthy, unloved, and unwanted?

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July 20

Do Not Depend on Your Many Warriors

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BUT YOU HAVE PLANTED WICKEDNESS, YOU HAVE REAPED EVIL, YOU HAVE EATEN THE FRUIT OF DECEPTION. BECAUSE YOU HAVE DEPENDED ON YOUR OWN STRENGTH AND ON YOUR MANY WARRIORS, THE ROAR OF BATTLE WILL RISE AGAINST YOUR PEOPLE, SO THAT ALL YOUR FORTRESSES WILL BE DEVASTATED
(Hosea 10:13-14).

I have many warriors, because I have eaten the fruit of deception. I have believed negative, destructive beliefs that are not true about my Self, God, and others.  I have one warrior who fights to the bitter end to defend me, whenever I believe that I am not loved.  This warrior will attack, blame, and drive anybody away who makes me feel unloved.

I have another warrior who is very good at hiding me in the dark dungeons of depression or behind a mask, whenever I believe that I am not worthy or special.

Yet, another warrior is a bit of a coward.  It scoops me up and runs to the safety of distraction and destruction, whenever I feel condemned, not daring to come close to the battlefield.  It lets me watch from a distance, while I lean on my own misunderstandings.

BUY THE TRUTH AND DO NOT SELL IT; GET WISDOM, DISCIPLINE AND UNDERSTANDING
(Proverbs 23:23).

Grasp that if you depend on your own defense mechanisms to fight the negative, destructive beliefs of the father-of-lies, the roar of battle will rise against you, causing you to plant wickedness and reap evil, every time. This will make you miserable.

Change your ways.  Dismiss your warriors.  Instead of hiding, get God’s Wisdom for the belief that you are not loved. Instead of running away, discipline your Self to get Understanding from the Lord Jesus for your unworthiness and shame. Instead of defending your Self, buy the Lord’s Truth and do not sell it.

WE KNOW ALSO THAT THE SON OF GOD HAS COME AND HAS GIVEN US UNDERSTANDING
(1 John 5:20).

What will it take for you to dismiss your many warriors and depend on God to give you Understanding, so you may get rid of your misunderstandings?

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, how many times have I depended on my many warriors to save me from feeling ashamed, condemned, and abandoned, instead of depending on You. Forgive me, my Lord, for making the wrong choices. Bring me to the place where I will lay down my many warriors—where I will buy the Truth and not sell it. Then, exchange my Self for Your Self, who is filled with Wisdom, Discipline, and Understanding.

Maintain an Awareness

Sin is not something mysterious…something unexplainable…something that happens to you. Sin does not stand alone. It does not happen by itself. Sinful solutions have a source—the source of the OLD MAN.

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July 16

Corrupted by Deceitful Desires

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YOU WERE TAUGHT, WITH REGARD TO YOUR FORMER WAY OF LIFE, TO PUT OFF YOUR OLD SELF, WHICH IS BEING CORRUPTED BY ITS DECEITFUL DESIRES
(Ephesians 4:22).

We have many DESIRES.  We have the desires to be loved, to be needed, to be important, to be successful, to be noticed, to be good, and to be special. Are these deceitful desires? It depends on the way they are formed…and the way they are met. It they were formed by the father-of-lies to be fulfilled by anyone or anything, except the Lord Jesus, they are DECEITFUL DESIRES.

How do I recognize a deceitful desire? Behind each deceitful desire is a negative, destructive belief from the father-of-lies.  The belief “I am invisible” produces the deceitful desire “I need to be noticed.” This desire is meant to trick you into thinking that if you are noticed by the crowds, you would finally find meaning for your life.  The negative, destructive belief “I am a disappointment” produces the deceitful desire “I need to prove that I am a success.”  This desire is meant to deceive you into thinking that you would be important once others see your success.  The belief “I have no purpose” produces the deceitful desire “I need to be needed.”  This desire is meant to mislead you into believing that when you are needed by anyone and everyone, you have arrived at your purpose in life.

These deceitful desires cause bewilderment.  They obscure the Truth.  They lead us astray.  We become so busy trying to fulfill these deceitful desires that we do not get around doing the only thing that really matters—the Will of the Father.

HE WHO HAS AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAYS TO THE CHURCHES.  TO HIM WHO OVERCOMES, I WILL GIVE THE RIGHT TO EAT FROM THE TREE OF LIFE, WHICH IS IN THE PARADISE OF GOD
(Revelation 2:7).

I bless you today to overcome the urge to surrender to your deceitful desires. Overcome the urge to accept and believe the father-of-lies’ counsel: “I am invisible…I am a disappointment…I have no purpose.” Overcome the urge to react to these oppressing beliefs by giving in to the deceitful desires they cause—running to anything and everything, except the Lord Jesus, to prove that you are important, that you are a success, and that you are needed.

The Lord Jesus wants to tell you how much He loves you, how special you are, and how much you matter, but you need to run to HIM, instead. Bring these destructive beliefs in your heart to HIM; then, He will turn your deceitful desires into HIS desires for your life.

PRAYER: Lord God, I submit these deceitful desires in my heart to You. Exchange them for the Truth, o Lord, so I may know that I am not invisible, that I am not a disappointment, and that I DO have a purpose. Help me to overcome the father-of-lies’ counsel, so I may eat from the Tree of Life, which is in Your Paradise.

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God wants you to desire to be important to Him, because you ARE important to Him…and He wants to tell you so, Himself.

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