I believe the devils are working overtime in family relationships.
So many arguments and fights are completely irrational, as though insanity has set in.
Tantrums on the part of adults is common these days. When they do not get exactly what they want, they fly into a rage, especially if they are wrong. The rage is an attempt to hide their own guilt.
The rage is a tactic to control the emotions of others, causing others to back down, while causing them to think they have done something wrong, but they cannot figure out what it is because their offenders won't say what bothers them, and we can't guess.
As long as we know what we are dealing with, we do not have to engage with these monstrous angry adults. We can walk away without guilt, knowing that there was an attempt to manipulate and control us through these mean spirited tactics.
I no longer feel guilty when I see this happening, I feel sad for the person who cannot control their tantrums or desires. We know that these people are lost and on their way to hell. They need salvation, but they will not see victory until they trust Christ, then He can clean them up.
These manipulators are idols unto themselves. They worship themselves, the reason they cannot tolerate any suggestion that they need a heart change.
These people need to pray these kind of prayers:
Psalm 51:10
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me."
Ezekiel 36:25
"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Love must be behind our desire to witness Christ to others. However, we cannot make rules for those who witness, formulas that everyone must follow.
Christ was gentle most of the time, but His love did include harsh rebukes at times. The harshest rebukes were to the "religious leaders", who should have known better.
There were times when Christ called people names, dogs, white washed tombs and snakes and vipers.
Our love ought to motivate us to do as Christ wants us to do, no matter which delivery that will be.
Trusting the Holy Spirit for every encounter is the assurance that we will be used of Him, rather than implementing the formulas of men who use techniques instead of Holy Spirit unction.
Our American culture has a perverted idea of love that is far too squishy and even meaningless, the importance of a matter gets lost in all the goo!!!!
Don't let anyone tell you "how it must be done", seek the Holy Spirit and do whatever He leads you to do. Just be sure it's Him and not your flesh.
Romans 8:13-15 "…13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”…"
God never died on the cross to cover our sins because we couldn't save ourselves, and then tell us we had to keep saving ourselves every day by being good.
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."
Exodus 4:11 "11 The LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?…"
Are you afraid to speak the truth, fearful that you won't do it the right way?
It is the Holy Spirit that speaks through us, stop all the worry and just do as you are led by God.
Matthew 10:19 "19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say."
So many lovely believers refrain from speaking or writing because they fear the rejection of man.
To fear men is to place people above God. If someone mocks you because you didn't do it just right, then that's on them, not you. Mockers will always attempt to make us look silly, they did it to Christ and the apostles too.
God has our back, yes we have no reason to fear man!
A brother today brought the challenge to forget about your insecurities in sharing the truth of Christ, he was so right.
Exodus 4:10-11 "10 Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." 11 The LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?…"
Bahahaha!!!! Do we have to be better than Moses to speak the truth?
Those of you who keep setting dates for the rapture or the tribulation better cut it out, God is going to deal with you and it won't be pretty.
