UGH!!!!!!
It is so hard to get a brainwashed culture to place their trust in Christ instead of their leaders. We have lived our entire lives for 250 years in America, believing that the only way to have a godly nation is to have a godly leader.
The truth is that if every person in our nation trusted Christ, it wouldn't matter what the leader was doing, GOD would bless us and He would give us the leader we deserve. If the leader were pro-abortion, it wouldn't matter, no one would choose to kill because of the conviction in their own heart. If the leader was pro-gay rights, it wouldn't matter, no one in the nation would become homosexual.
We are looking to fix the ills of our nation through laws instead of Christ. I agree that men will be lawless and the laws are for those people. However, when the nation as a whole is rebellious, even a good leader couldn't stop them. That folks is where we are as a nation.
Israel wanted to have a leader like the rest of the nations. They pushed God aside, Who was their leader in an effort to have a human leader.
It is absolutely agonizing to watch the United States choosing a human leader too!!!!
If we had no leader, if we had a liberal leader if we have a conservative leader, I would still trust Christ alone and obey Him, as could also every other person.
Christ is the Lord of my life, not a human leader.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
No Aliens Only Deception
Demons are twisting the minds of people. The spiritual realm has the ability to make people believe something that is untrue through suggestions and false visual occurrences.
There are sightings of space ships and flashing lights across the skies that have never been proven to be anything more than "sightings."
When a brain surgeon can touch a part of the brain in brain surgery, recreating a memory from the past, when that memory is not a reality in the present, then demons can also create a vision or emotion that is completely false.
I recall the occurrences mentioned in the Bible about people who do outrageous things against normal human behavior, that are completely controlled by demons. They cut themselves and many other harmful things that they would never do in their own right mind. These things go against the natural protection of self.
I cannot count the number of times I have seen a relationship destroyed by lies that had no basis in truth at all, seemingly irrational reactions to completely innocent words or actions.
Many responses are due to jealousy and pride in which someone has chosen to view an event a certain way because of the mindset, rather than the actual events.
Satan is very cleaver in his ability to twist an event, making it appear the opposite of what actually happened. All of these extra-terrestrial sightings are of this sort. There are no aliens coming to earth as so many have chosen to believe. There are only demons twisting minds to believe what they have seen are aliens from another planet. Even their physical experiences, as real as they may seem, are nothing more than mind altering actions of demons.
We have seen many irrational actions increase in these end days as people open themselves up to demonic control through their rebellion against God.
Satan's most prominent trick is to destroy relationships through deception. When someone really believes the lies, they lose all desire to seek the truth through prayer or dialogue with those they perceive as their enemy.
Once the "enemy" mentality is solidified, there is no ability to reason with or explain a situation to reconcile. If the devil can keep the believer isolated, he can convince others not to listen to them. Many people are under the spell of the devil and his minions.
John 8:43-45 "…43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!…"
No one born of the Spirit of God can be fooled by the devil more than a short time, the Lord will expose what is happening, clarifying truth for those who belong to Him.
John 8:31-32 "31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
There are sightings of space ships and flashing lights across the skies that have never been proven to be anything more than "sightings."
When a brain surgeon can touch a part of the brain in brain surgery, recreating a memory from the past, when that memory is not a reality in the present, then demons can also create a vision or emotion that is completely false.
I recall the occurrences mentioned in the Bible about people who do outrageous things against normal human behavior, that are completely controlled by demons. They cut themselves and many other harmful things that they would never do in their own right mind. These things go against the natural protection of self.
I cannot count the number of times I have seen a relationship destroyed by lies that had no basis in truth at all, seemingly irrational reactions to completely innocent words or actions.
Many responses are due to jealousy and pride in which someone has chosen to view an event a certain way because of the mindset, rather than the actual events.
Satan is very cleaver in his ability to twist an event, making it appear the opposite of what actually happened. All of these extra-terrestrial sightings are of this sort. There are no aliens coming to earth as so many have chosen to believe. There are only demons twisting minds to believe what they have seen are aliens from another planet. Even their physical experiences, as real as they may seem, are nothing more than mind altering actions of demons.
We have seen many irrational actions increase in these end days as people open themselves up to demonic control through their rebellion against God.
Satan's most prominent trick is to destroy relationships through deception. When someone really believes the lies, they lose all desire to seek the truth through prayer or dialogue with those they perceive as their enemy.
Once the "enemy" mentality is solidified, there is no ability to reason with or explain a situation to reconcile. If the devil can keep the believer isolated, he can convince others not to listen to them. Many people are under the spell of the devil and his minions.
John 8:43-45 "…43 Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!…"
No one born of the Spirit of God can be fooled by the devil more than a short time, the Lord will expose what is happening, clarifying truth for those who belong to Him.
John 8:31-32 "31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Necromancy: the Accepted Sin Among Believers
All that is necessary to be involved of the practice of necromancy is the desire to speak to the dead. The dead doesn't even have to speak back to us, it is all about the desire within our heart that shows an attitude of rebellion.
Matthew 5:28 "27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
It is adultery against God to desire something that God condemns.
Isaiah 1:21 "How tragic that the once-faithful city has become a prostitute! She was once a center of justice, fairness resided in her, but now only murderers."
Isaiah 57:3 "But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!"
The desire demonstrated an many American funerals today, to speak to their loved ones who have passed, is in fact an act of necromancy.
Proverbs 23:7
"7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee."
It is the condition of our heart that motivates us to act. We cannot act in ways that are not already in our heart.
Speaking to the dead, even if we do not expect an answer back is the desire to be heard by the deceased person and the practice of necromancy.
Every action show us our own heart. It is a violation of God's principles and an abomination to Him for us to speak to or attempt to conjure up a spirit.
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 "“When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you."
So many things Christians think are innocent and cute, are actually abominations. Isn't it time for all believers to evaluate the practices of this culture and even the modern church to learn God's truth through His Word and the teaching of the Holy Spirit? YES, I think it is time to stop doing what everyone else is doing and hear from God on these matters.
Matthew 5:28 "27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
It is adultery against God to desire something that God condemns.
Isaiah 1:21 "How tragic that the once-faithful city has become a prostitute! She was once a center of justice, fairness resided in her, but now only murderers."
Isaiah 57:3 "But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!"
The desire demonstrated an many American funerals today, to speak to their loved ones who have passed, is in fact an act of necromancy.
Proverbs 23:7
"7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee."
It is the condition of our heart that motivates us to act. We cannot act in ways that are not already in our heart.
Speaking to the dead, even if we do not expect an answer back is the desire to be heard by the deceased person and the practice of necromancy.
Every action show us our own heart. It is a violation of God's principles and an abomination to Him for us to speak to or attempt to conjure up a spirit.
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 "“When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you."
So many things Christians think are innocent and cute, are actually abominations. Isn't it time for all believers to evaluate the practices of this culture and even the modern church to learn God's truth through His Word and the teaching of the Holy Spirit? YES, I think it is time to stop doing what everyone else is doing and hear from God on these matters.
Trump is not the Answer Repentance Is!
I am watching so many Christians excited about one man whom they think can save our country. NO ONE CAN DO THAT! Only wholesale repentance on the part of the people of this nation would do that, but we are so far gone we cannot see truth when it shouts in our faces.
I have read comments like this from Christians, "Trumps relationship with God is his own business, no one else should judge that."
My response:
"Trumps relationship with God is everyone's business when he is running for public office. Every believer should be concerned about the character of a man who would lead this country.
Trumps character has been shown to be deeply flawed by the fact that he has had two affairs while married and his third wife was the affair that broke up one of his marriages.
If he cannot be trusted to be faithful to a wife, then why would we think he can be trusted with a nation. It would be different if he had demonstrated repentance for his affairs, but there has been no sign of that."
He is about himself, fame and fortune is his goal. He knows exactly what to say to the American people to make them vote for him, this is not about dedication to Americans, it's about building his empire and tricking others to become his narcissistic supply!
He is the classic narcissist! They will throw those they use under the bus if they appose him on any level. One only needs to know a few things about narcissists to recognize this character in Trump.
One of the characteristics of narcissists is their ability to hide their real character while deceiving others into believing they are the phony persona that they display to others. Trump has ALL the signs of a deeply narcissistic person. His choice of a "Christians" vice president running mate is just another tactic to further solidify the religious right vote.
Perhaps if the American people actually prayed and asked for wisdom they would realize that we really have NO choice, their vote won't change this country, it will merely keep us moving in the same direction we have been going, that is debauchery on every level, deeper and deeper into filth we go, without wholesale repentance on the part of the people is the ONLY answer to this mess.
I have read comments like this from Christians, "Trumps relationship with God is his own business, no one else should judge that."
My response:
"Trumps relationship with God is everyone's business when he is running for public office. Every believer should be concerned about the character of a man who would lead this country.
Trumps character has been shown to be deeply flawed by the fact that he has had two affairs while married and his third wife was the affair that broke up one of his marriages.
If he cannot be trusted to be faithful to a wife, then why would we think he can be trusted with a nation. It would be different if he had demonstrated repentance for his affairs, but there has been no sign of that."
He is about himself, fame and fortune is his goal. He knows exactly what to say to the American people to make them vote for him, this is not about dedication to Americans, it's about building his empire and tricking others to become his narcissistic supply!
He is the classic narcissist! They will throw those they use under the bus if they appose him on any level. One only needs to know a few things about narcissists to recognize this character in Trump.
One of the characteristics of narcissists is their ability to hide their real character while deceiving others into believing they are the phony persona that they display to others. Trump has ALL the signs of a deeply narcissistic person. His choice of a "Christians" vice president running mate is just another tactic to further solidify the religious right vote.
Perhaps if the American people actually prayed and asked for wisdom they would realize that we really have NO choice, their vote won't change this country, it will merely keep us moving in the same direction we have been going, that is debauchery on every level, deeper and deeper into filth we go, without wholesale repentance on the part of the people is the ONLY answer to this mess.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
There is More on the Inside!
I keep warning people that what you see is NOT always what you get. I have known far too many narcissists who can be very charming while hoodwinking everyone in their path except the one who knows them, that no one else will believe.
Many people place others on a pedestal simply because of how they display themselves in public. Most people are not at all in public what they are in private.
I am speaking here of the candidates for the presidency, of course they will put on their best face to convince the people they are the "good guy."
Just because they dress up in fancy cloths and say all the things we like to hear, plastered in their plastic and deliberate smiles, does not mean they are going to do what is right when given a chance to control the country.
Hitler was very popular at first, he said all the things about bringing the nation of Germany back to prosperity, never did he display at first his diabolical plan to murder millions of people. He did not start out as a dictator, he was voted into power by the people.
There have been many successful people down through the ages that appeared to be wonderful, people that many people elevated to godlike status, only to find out their dirty little secrets later.
I cannot get on these "idolatrous" bandwagons. I know too much about how good someone can look while being evil and full of darkness on the inside.
Please don't come to me to defend a particular candidate unless you have lived with them in their house for the past 10 years, have walked with them through their business day, encountering every person who did business with them and even had many conversations with them yourself.
You see......most of us have not done this, in fact very few have done this. All we have to evaluate the candidates is what they say, how they dress and what pretty smiles they have. Sorry friends, it is just not enough for me.
Psalm 55:21 "His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!"
Proverbs 26:23-25 "Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot. People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you. They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils."
Psalm 28:3 "Do not drag me away with the wicked–with those who do evil–those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts."
I am equally weary of hearing believers praise rock stars, secular talk show hosts and others who have never indicated they had any righteousness at all.
Just because someone has a talent, does not make them special. It's one thing to listen to their music or movies yourself, it's quite another to promote them to other believers.
Proverbs 28:4-5 "4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them. 5 Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.…"
Many people place others on a pedestal simply because of how they display themselves in public. Most people are not at all in public what they are in private.
I am speaking here of the candidates for the presidency, of course they will put on their best face to convince the people they are the "good guy."
Just because they dress up in fancy cloths and say all the things we like to hear, plastered in their plastic and deliberate smiles, does not mean they are going to do what is right when given a chance to control the country.
Hitler was very popular at first, he said all the things about bringing the nation of Germany back to prosperity, never did he display at first his diabolical plan to murder millions of people. He did not start out as a dictator, he was voted into power by the people.
There have been many successful people down through the ages that appeared to be wonderful, people that many people elevated to godlike status, only to find out their dirty little secrets later.
I cannot get on these "idolatrous" bandwagons. I know too much about how good someone can look while being evil and full of darkness on the inside.
Please don't come to me to defend a particular candidate unless you have lived with them in their house for the past 10 years, have walked with them through their business day, encountering every person who did business with them and even had many conversations with them yourself.
You see......most of us have not done this, in fact very few have done this. All we have to evaluate the candidates is what they say, how they dress and what pretty smiles they have. Sorry friends, it is just not enough for me.
Psalm 55:21 "His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!"
Proverbs 26:23-25 "Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot. People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you. They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils."
Psalm 28:3 "Do not drag me away with the wicked–with those who do evil–those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil in their hearts."
I am equally weary of hearing believers praise rock stars, secular talk show hosts and others who have never indicated they had any righteousness at all.
Just because someone has a talent, does not make them special. It's one thing to listen to their music or movies yourself, it's quite another to promote them to other believers.
Proverbs 28:4-5 "4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them. 5 Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.…"
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Christians are in a Battle
There are those who are teaching that mankind is not sinful by nature, that we can become sinless by not sinning anymore.
Mark Slappey said this: "Psalm 51-5 -Genesis 2-16,17 --Romans 5-12 -Acts 17-26 -Romans 5-18 and 19--one John 1-8 ---Eccl-7-20 -think you were not born in sin read these -for the that called me a liar I will pray for you to understand Gods written word."
I agree with Mark, anyone who thinks that sinful acts is what makes them sinful are missing the point entirely. It is our very nature that is sinful even if we don't happen to be sinning at a given moment, we are predisposed to sinfulness.
The reason our sinfulness needs to be covered in the blood of Christ is evident, we cannot be sinless, we are still stuck in this sinful flesh.
Yes, after Christ makes us into a new creation we sin less because we are being cleansed daily. Our old self is "passing away", being replaced by the righteousness of Christ. But that righteousness is not our own, it is only Christ Who is righteous.
2 Corinthians 5:21 "21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Nothing, absolutely nothing, in the form of works or our own righteousness can save us from our sin and hell. Only trusting Christ can do that. Trusting Christ means that we agree with Him that we have no way of saving ourselves, that He died in our place, paying the penalty for sin that should have been ours. Then and only then will Christ change us into a new creation, making us like Him in our thoughts and desires.
Our spirit are made new but it is trapped in this sinful flesh so there is a constant battle going on to resist the flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
God says to flee the sexual immorality, while at the same time telling us that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. If we never sinned after being born again, then there would be no need for the command to flee the temptations.
Our Spirit desires to be holy, but our body continually tempts us as well as the demons who use our thoughts and bodies against us. There is a battle that must go on. If there is no battle that is raging then there is probably no salvation. Those who are unsaved don't bother to battle, they simply lean into whatever their desire is.
Ephesians 5:16-18 "16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,"
God is saying these things to believers, who are born again and sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise as a guarantee of our inheritance.
Ephesians 1:13-14 "13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
Those who think they do not sin after salvation would be miserable to live with, every time they have a bad attitude they would never apologize or admit anything was wrong. They would blame everyone else for their own behavior, claiming they don't sin.
We are to continually be confessing our sin to reconcile relationships, without this there is nothing but brokenness. Relationships can never be fixed or resolved without dialogue and confession. There can be no close relationships with those who hurt us but think they are perfect.
When we do wrong to others the Holy Spirit tells us and we are miserable until we make it right. Anyone who never admits their sinfulness are not being convicted by the Holy Spirit, how could they know Him and believe they never do wrong?
There are many people who believe they are earning their way to heaven through their works, this all by itself is sin and blasphemy, it is the expression of a person who loves themself, believing they have a part in their own salvation on any level, is a self willed one who refuses to admit that Christ is all that is needed and that He can make us what we need to be. It also denies the continual ongoing cleansing that must take place until the day we leave this earth.
Ephesians 5:2626 "to make her holy, cleansing her (the church)by the washing with water through the word,"
1 John 1:99 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1:7 " But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
Romans 12:2 "2 Do not conform 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."
The verses listed are written to born again believers who are sealed with the Holy Spirit, they were not written to the unsaved.
Mark Slappey said this: "Psalm 51-5 -Genesis 2-16,17 --Romans 5-12 -Acts 17-26 -Romans 5-18 and 19--one John 1-8 ---Eccl-7-20 -think you were not born in sin read these -for the that called me a liar I will pray for you to understand Gods written word."
I agree with Mark, anyone who thinks that sinful acts is what makes them sinful are missing the point entirely. It is our very nature that is sinful even if we don't happen to be sinning at a given moment, we are predisposed to sinfulness.
The reason our sinfulness needs to be covered in the blood of Christ is evident, we cannot be sinless, we are still stuck in this sinful flesh.
Yes, after Christ makes us into a new creation we sin less because we are being cleansed daily. Our old self is "passing away", being replaced by the righteousness of Christ. But that righteousness is not our own, it is only Christ Who is righteous.
2 Corinthians 5:21 "21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
Ephesians 2:10 "10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Nothing, absolutely nothing, in the form of works or our own righteousness can save us from our sin and hell. Only trusting Christ can do that. Trusting Christ means that we agree with Him that we have no way of saving ourselves, that He died in our place, paying the penalty for sin that should have been ours. Then and only then will Christ change us into a new creation, making us like Him in our thoughts and desires.
Our spirit are made new but it is trapped in this sinful flesh so there is a constant battle going on to resist the flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
God says to flee the sexual immorality, while at the same time telling us that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. If we never sinned after being born again, then there would be no need for the command to flee the temptations.
Our Spirit desires to be holy, but our body continually tempts us as well as the demons who use our thoughts and bodies against us. There is a battle that must go on. If there is no battle that is raging then there is probably no salvation. Those who are unsaved don't bother to battle, they simply lean into whatever their desire is.
Ephesians 5:16-18 "16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,"
God is saying these things to believers, who are born again and sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise as a guarantee of our inheritance.
Ephesians 1:13-14 "13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory."
Those who think they do not sin after salvation would be miserable to live with, every time they have a bad attitude they would never apologize or admit anything was wrong. They would blame everyone else for their own behavior, claiming they don't sin.
We are to continually be confessing our sin to reconcile relationships, without this there is nothing but brokenness. Relationships can never be fixed or resolved without dialogue and confession. There can be no close relationships with those who hurt us but think they are perfect.
When we do wrong to others the Holy Spirit tells us and we are miserable until we make it right. Anyone who never admits their sinfulness are not being convicted by the Holy Spirit, how could they know Him and believe they never do wrong?
There are many people who believe they are earning their way to heaven through their works, this all by itself is sin and blasphemy, it is the expression of a person who loves themself, believing they have a part in their own salvation on any level, is a self willed one who refuses to admit that Christ is all that is needed and that He can make us what we need to be. It also denies the continual ongoing cleansing that must take place until the day we leave this earth.
Ephesians 5:2626 "to make her holy, cleansing her (the church)by the washing with water through the word,"
1 John 1:99 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1:7 " But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
Romans 12:2 "2 Do not conform 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."
The verses listed are written to born again believers who are sealed with the Holy Spirit, they were not written to the unsaved.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Wise in Your Own Eyes?
Those who choose to be influenced by demons through their addiction to self love, are not out of control, but rather making conscious and deliberate decisions to indulge in their dependence on self exaltation. The devil is more than willing and able to help them live their dream of superiority.
The narcissists dedication to themselves over anyone else, colors their thinking, causing them to see things in convoluted ways. They cannot see clearly, everything is clouded by their personal desire to assign greatness to themselves.
Those who see narcissists for what they are, are targeted for continual devaluation. The narcissist must find fault with everything that the target does. To validate the target in any way would be unthinkable. They must also work to turn others against the target through their deliberate misinterpretation of events while telling others their twisted findings.
When everything we do all the time is based on looking good on the outside, it is unlikely that we will pay very much attention to problems of the heart, spiritual growth is not given much attention.
All attention is given to hiding, fooling others and appearing to be something one is not on the inside. It's a form of acting that becomes a habit with as much power as any drug addiction.
It is devastating to the narcissist when they discover that others have blown their cover. Those who know the Word of God and are discerning, quickly identify pretender and actors. These are the people that narcissists come after for defeat.
An honest, open and forthright individual is despised by the narcissist because they are a threat to the self absorbed personality.
The narcissist knows they are fakers, that's why they may even say to us "I can't be fake." If they "say" they are not something, then they are revealing that they are that very thing they claim they are not. I have witnessed this a number of times. We don't even have to accuse them, they will blurt it out when no one else brought it up.
Proverbs 28:1 "1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion."
A discerning believer never trusts merely in words, instead they watch lifestyles, actions and reactions along with body language. The believer can be so adept at this, from constant practice and involvement with a narcissist that it only takes a few minutes with people to see the clues.
If we are grounded in the Word of God, the evidence of a person's mentality is quickly discerned. Of course we watch for lots of evidence before making a decision about their attitude, but once that evidence has been overwhelming, we can know through the Word what our actions and responses should be.
Proverbs 26:4 "…3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools. 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. 5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.…"
The verse in Proverbs can be confusing because it says to answer a fool according to his folly and then it says not to do so. There is a time to expose a fool for what he is and a time to walk away without answering them. The Holy Spirit can show us which is needed at the time of the encounter.
An open, honest and godly person does not have to hide, they do not fear being discovered. The narcissist hides because there is something to hide. They know they have evil inside and cannot take a chance on others discovering their heart.
They hide things while accusing others of making judgments and accusations against them, when in reality they are the ones who are doing this, not the target. They even hide when there is no reason to hide, when honesty would serve them better, this is the magnitude of the habit of hiding.
One of the devil's favorite tactics is to accuse others of doing evil when they are not but he is. This tactic has increased in our day, many will jump the gun to evaluate what others do, looking for evil to report, when there was no evil.
Manipulation and intimidation works on most people, that's why it is used in politics, families and government schools. Most people will give into those who act superior and those who intimidate them. We see this in colleges and seminaries, most people going to these places don't think for themselves, knowing it will lead to loneliness and isolation from the others.
Those who are critical and honest thinkers will not be popular nor will they have validation from others most of the time. The exciting thing is that when we walk with Christ we don't need the validation from people as the narcissists do. We are comfortable in our own skin filled with the Holy Spirit.
I often reflect on what the prophets must have encountered every day of their lives. We see them walking alone, being rejected and rebuffed, even lied against to demean them and their message. We do not see them having support even from their own families.
If you are born again, walking with Christ and dedicated to His Word, this will be your experience too. Lean into it, enjoy your time with Christ, soon we will be going home and will no longer have to deal with evil demonically inspired individuals.
Philippians 3:20 "…19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.…"
THEREIN LIES OUR HOPE!!!!!!
The narcissists dedication to themselves over anyone else, colors their thinking, causing them to see things in convoluted ways. They cannot see clearly, everything is clouded by their personal desire to assign greatness to themselves.
Those who see narcissists for what they are, are targeted for continual devaluation. The narcissist must find fault with everything that the target does. To validate the target in any way would be unthinkable. They must also work to turn others against the target through their deliberate misinterpretation of events while telling others their twisted findings.
When everything we do all the time is based on looking good on the outside, it is unlikely that we will pay very much attention to problems of the heart, spiritual growth is not given much attention.
All attention is given to hiding, fooling others and appearing to be something one is not on the inside. It's a form of acting that becomes a habit with as much power as any drug addiction.
It is devastating to the narcissist when they discover that others have blown their cover. Those who know the Word of God and are discerning, quickly identify pretender and actors. These are the people that narcissists come after for defeat.
An honest, open and forthright individual is despised by the narcissist because they are a threat to the self absorbed personality.
The narcissist knows they are fakers, that's why they may even say to us "I can't be fake." If they "say" they are not something, then they are revealing that they are that very thing they claim they are not. I have witnessed this a number of times. We don't even have to accuse them, they will blurt it out when no one else brought it up.
Proverbs 28:1 "1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion."
A discerning believer never trusts merely in words, instead they watch lifestyles, actions and reactions along with body language. The believer can be so adept at this, from constant practice and involvement with a narcissist that it only takes a few minutes with people to see the clues.
If we are grounded in the Word of God, the evidence of a person's mentality is quickly discerned. Of course we watch for lots of evidence before making a decision about their attitude, but once that evidence has been overwhelming, we can know through the Word what our actions and responses should be.
Proverbs 26:4 "…3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools. 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. 5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.…"
The verse in Proverbs can be confusing because it says to answer a fool according to his folly and then it says not to do so. There is a time to expose a fool for what he is and a time to walk away without answering them. The Holy Spirit can show us which is needed at the time of the encounter.
An open, honest and godly person does not have to hide, they do not fear being discovered. The narcissist hides because there is something to hide. They know they have evil inside and cannot take a chance on others discovering their heart.
They hide things while accusing others of making judgments and accusations against them, when in reality they are the ones who are doing this, not the target. They even hide when there is no reason to hide, when honesty would serve them better, this is the magnitude of the habit of hiding.
One of the devil's favorite tactics is to accuse others of doing evil when they are not but he is. This tactic has increased in our day, many will jump the gun to evaluate what others do, looking for evil to report, when there was no evil.
Manipulation and intimidation works on most people, that's why it is used in politics, families and government schools. Most people will give into those who act superior and those who intimidate them. We see this in colleges and seminaries, most people going to these places don't think for themselves, knowing it will lead to loneliness and isolation from the others.
Those who are critical and honest thinkers will not be popular nor will they have validation from others most of the time. The exciting thing is that when we walk with Christ we don't need the validation from people as the narcissists do. We are comfortable in our own skin filled with the Holy Spirit.
I often reflect on what the prophets must have encountered every day of their lives. We see them walking alone, being rejected and rebuffed, even lied against to demean them and their message. We do not see them having support even from their own families.
If you are born again, walking with Christ and dedicated to His Word, this will be your experience too. Lean into it, enjoy your time with Christ, soon we will be going home and will no longer have to deal with evil demonically inspired individuals.
Philippians 3:20 "…19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.…"
THEREIN LIES OUR HOPE!!!!!!
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