Why do we do that? You
know, act like we are the most mistreated people in the world! If you
stop to have a “brief” conversation with someone, in 3 minutes of
listening to them, they have told you ALL about their troubles; and
how it is destroying their lives.
Yes, I am on a roll;
because, I too, caught myself feeling blue – and for what? For no
apparent reason other than Satan putting thoughts into my mind of
what is not right in my life; whereas, basically, something didn't go
the way I wanted it to, or expected it to, so I immediately went
into a “feel sorry” mode! No one has thrown me under the bus
other than my selfish desires.
If things don't go our
way, some have temper tantrums (yes even as adults), many force the
issue and hurt others along that way with no conscious of how and who
they hurt, and most sit around magnifying their misery by meditating
on it to the point of either medicating themselves to numb the pain;
or using another means of pleasure that can and will lead to
addictions. As II Corinthians 10:3-6 (NLT) says:
| We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient. |
Our thoughts come into
our hearts and minds because first we allow them, and second Satan is
a deceiver of the brethren. If we do not know or understand why and
where these negative thoughts come from, then we can't cast them
down. So first we must recognize that negative thoughts of harming
ourselves, putting ourselves down, acting out of impulse, or wanting
to overspend when we know we do not have the money is not God putting
those thoughts in our heads; they are from Satan. As it says in the
above scripture in II Corinthians, take every thought captive unto the
obedience of Christ”. We defeat those thoughts with scripture that
is sharper than any two-edged sword. It
slays Satan and heals
us!
NOTHING will free you
from those negative thoughts any of us encounter like the Bible!
God's Word is power and life! It is also freedom! Freedom from doubt,
worry, drugs, comparing ourselves to others, feeling not good
enough, and the most destructive emotion that Satan uses against ALL
of us is “FEAR”! Fear is paralyzing and hath torment!
“There is
no fear in love [dread does not exist], but full-grown (complete,
perfect) love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace
of terror! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment, and
[so] he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love [is
not yet grown into love’s complete perfection].” (I John 4:18
AMPC)
So keep your hearts and minds stayed on God and He will keep you in perfect “Peace”, where
no worries or doubt can creep in!
In that day this
song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a
strong city;
God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength. For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust. The foot shall tread it down— The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy.”
(Isaiah 26:1-6 NKJV)
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