“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates].”
What are you telling yourself? That's a question that we're going to dive deeper into because it's easier to really realize what's going on around you but we tend to do the blame game a lot.
It's the weather. It's the government. It's the pandemic. It's my wife. It's my kids. It's my boss - the blame game. What are you telling yourself? Because that's what you're living.
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Good morning, Jeffrey Paul, with your morning inspiration and a question. What are you telling yourself? What are you telling yourself? That's a question that we're going to dive deeper into because it's easier to really realize what's going on around you in regards to the problems, the circumstances, the situation, and flip it, flip it, flip it, blame game.
The blame game is it's the weather. It's the government. It's the pandemic. It's my wife. It's my kids. It's my boss. The blame game. What are you telling yourself? Because that's what you're living. The Proverbs. The book of Proverbs has one scripture. That is probably one that has been quoted across both the Christian realm and the non-Christian world.
And that is in Proverbs 23, verse seven, especially from the new king James or the amplified version. It says as a person thinks. So there are, you see, we have a power that God has given us our free will, and we can decide what to believe or not to believe. And the process of belief I follow me now, the process of belief is,
as you're thinking and agreeing with your thinking, whether it comes from the news media from your mother, way back when, or your father or any other circumstances that have taken place, as you continue to think that this is true, or this is harmed you or they're to blame or whatever it might be, you continue to live in that. Excuse my expression,
cesspool, because it is, it is a mess. You know, the reality of what Paul says that I, I feel that what I had was filthy rags compared to what I have attained through Christ. And what does that really mean? But that he realized the, the way that he was thinking he was going to destroy and kill the Christian movement.
He watched him at the get stone, realize the relationship of how we think is so important. It is so important. And we have the power given to us. If we've accepted Christ in our hearts, we have the power to now, here's now over my shoulder, you see that little sword in the framework, you and I have the weapons to defeat these thoughts,
to cut them out of our lives and to replace the thoughts that are those, that of God and change our life. That's what transformation is. Transformation is going from what you're thinking in your thoughts, your ways, your experiences, or your issues, and transforming into the mind of Christ, his thoughts, his ways, his words, but if you're not putting into you,
those words that come really from the, the sword, from the sword of the word. And I want to share that with you. Let me show you the scripture because it is so, so powerful. This scripture in second, Timothy chapter three, verse 16 and 17 says all scripture is God's breath and is useful for teaching rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the servant of God,
you and myself, maybe thoroughly equipped for every good work. Wow. I love that because it's true. But are we using what is true? Are we putting into practice? What is true? Are we really advancing ourselves? Are we really advancing yourself to the level that really necessarily gives us the ability to think the thoughts of God to say the words of God?
Well, let me show you the mechanism. And then you've take this home and you try it for yourself. The first thing you do is you take in the holy spirit by asking Christ to come into your life and to take over your life, surrender your life unto him, that my will, but done by thy will be done Lord. And as you accept that,
if you accept him into your life now in you, is the power, the divine power that Peter talks about super divided power to truly demolish all kinds of strongholds. They try to set themselves up or have been put in your life or that you've been thinking. Then what? Then from that point, you begin to fan into flame. As Paul told and taught Timothy in second,
Timothy chapter one, verse six and seven Timothy, you've been thinking about yourself is timid weekend. You're fearful, but you've been anointed. You've taken the holy spirit in you. He says, and he says, now here's the secret, ban it in the flame. Here's the secret Timothy, here's the secret Jeffrey, Jen, Judah, Janet, and all of all of us.
This is the secret. They had it in the fleet. And because it gets sit there just as an Amber and you could still be thinking those goofy, strange, crazy blame game thoughts on the hunt on a lifetime basis, still ending up with salvation of life has been burned off instead of fanning into flame and allow it to take over your thoughts to demolish the strongholds that set themselves up between you and the power of God.
And even the relationships of people that you love and may love in the future. Understand the thoughts you're thinking. The Bible says, you need to take care of. You need to recognize. You need to identify. You have to be the witness. It says that that in the lineup, like a police lineup, that's not of God that doesn't fall into the,
into the, the sword that does not fit into Timothy of second Timothy chapter three, verses 16 and 17. It just is absolutely not of God. And suddenly you point your finger at the enemy and you then replace those thoughts. Demolish those thoughts is second Corinthians. 10 talks about demolish those thoughts with the power of God in his word. They work hand in hand.
There's a Tribune relationship working within you and you, whether you know it or not, you've got God. The father who love you so much that he sent his only begotten son to make a way to open the doors, to tear the curtains apart. It's separated you from that power. Then, then it says that he blessed you with the holy spirit.
He sent you the holy spirit to live in you so that you could do even greater things than Jesus himself working in this earth. As he said, from his own mouth, you will even do greater things because I'm going to be with the father. And we're going to be working towards the strength of you. Being able to think the thoughts of God,
speak the words of God for the same purpose as God, which is to bring others to know and see the image and likeness of Christ. So they too can take captive their thoughts. They have eternity with Christ. Isn't that really the greatest purpose on this earth because we're those of us that have accepted Christ know, we got a guarantee you're under positive,
ready for your eternal life. What about the next 20, 30 or 40 or 50 or 60 years that you might have on this earth? We're going to burn it up, waste it and ended up with salvation, but look back and say, wow, I could have done so much more. Couldn't be here without more family and friends. Well, that's all up to us in the village.
And it comes from taking time every morning, every morning, seven days a week, God doesn't go on vacation or we take weekends off. It's about journaling and dialoguing with God. It's sitting quietly and hearing and listening to him. It's about the things that work each every day. If you don't know what works, don't take my advice, go see how Jesus lived his life in the new Testament,
how he got up early and went to a quiet place. How you said that is not my words, but God's words flowing through me. I'm not doing things that I have created, but I'm doing things that I see the father do. Why did he have such an intimate relationship that he could hear? God's voice see God in the application of what he needed to do next in the simple things of everyday life from carpentry to healing,
to resurrection, because he had intimacy. So go learn from the scripture and you'll see the answers are all there. Have a beautiful day. I'll see you tomorrow.