There are things in this life that are so irriseistable for me. Many times I’ll catch myself playing guitar for two hours straight, Oops. Other times it’s hard to refrain from wanting to lick the mixing spoon after making better or deserts… hey, don’t judge me. It’s gonna get washed anyways, I might as well. Sometimes, when I’m very focused on something I’m building, working on, studying or dare I say, playing a video game, it can be challenging. It is hard for me to notice that I’m not refraining from diving into that so deeply that it could eventually become an idol. Don’t even get me started on mobile devices and Social media.
“I never knew that every choice I made would be a determining factor in someoneelses view of God.”
I may have known about God a little before I was saved by God but I never knew I was set apart and to be a light in this world. I never knew that every choice I made was going to be a determining on someone’s view of God. I’m an ambassador baby! I carry the word of God with, and I’m still trying to figure it out… But my walk with God became more real and more Vivid to me because I don’t want to mess with someone’s eternity.
I’ve learned that naturally people can see anointing even while not saved. What it is and what they choose to believe it is, is another thing. God inside me is shown when I’m not idle in my relationship with Him.
I realised the fear off God being apart from me was the most scariest thing threat coulda ever happen… Sort of drastic, but it’s intentional thinking and assertiveness about my heart and mind.
What is so important that I should easily give my mind to it that compromises the throne of my heart? What dethrones God from where He inhabits inside me? What is king of my life?
Matthew 6:22 “Eye is the lamp of the body, if your eyes are healthy your whole body will be full of light.” Now why would I ever actually want to do something against God. I never would deliberately but like I said in the last chapter, the enemy isn’t going to show up in red and black with horns on his head and a pitchfork. That would be scary and poor planning on his part. But Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy. Whether he shows up as lust, alcohol, drugs, addictions and even double lives. It’s going to be sublte and something that you like: Colors, songs, movies, flavors, rushes, glamour, charm, scents, hype, etc. North trying to give him more room than He already has. But that’s what the Holy Spirit is for.
“Ingredients for enticing from the enemy usually involves something that will personally get your attention”
We’ve all been enticed by someone just so we can earn the respect or we could be a part of their status, although we’re losing dignity and integrity… It doesn’t matter at that point in time, as long as we’re in their world and not in our own.
We trust a little bit and jeopardize everything all in ONE moment.
Let’s take one topic that is very flipped in the body these days. And I’m just going off of why I refrain. And it’s a spirit of intoxication. One thing the enemy can ruin your life with if you allow it is intoxication.
There are so many variables of intoxication but I want to speak on the one that is mind altering and leads to loss of self control andbits a very misleading substance that is growing in society. That’s the spirit of alcohol.
Oooooh, very very touchy subject, but if I don’t speak up, I’ll be robbing someone of thier blessing.
Ephesians 5:18 Don’t get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit of God. Two things are compared here, alcohol and the Holy Spirit. Both of them have the power to take control over a person’s mind and both have two extremely different results and endings. We can’t be controlled by both alcoholic spirits and the Holy Spirit at the when we choose to ingest mind-altering substances, we’re definitely, and effectively choosing to give ourselves over to the control of something other than the Holy Spirit. This is one version of intoxication, though we know a lot about, but we loosely lose sight of the Holy Spirit and we grab all we can taste and feel and see. Because it’s easy, and the consequences aren’t so bad at the time.
Anything that takes control of our mind, or will, and our emotions is a false god. Any Master obeyed other than God is an idol, and idolatry is sin. 1st Corinthians 10:14
So many intoxication that we can concisously choose to avoid. Don’t ‘sin now and ask for forgiveness later’ This is more of an awareness and I tell whoever reads this because we skip over this subject and then shame our self afterwards and live in our consequences.
Don’t allow a distraction to make God runner up to your first priorities… Just saying.