Tag: thoughts

  • EPISODE 426 – DEALING WITH UNSEEN INFLUENCES 4

    EPISODE 426 – DEALING WITH UNSEEN INFLUENCES 4

    CHRIST COMMONWEALTH-COMMUNITY

    The Love-Life Agency

    Sunday 24th, March 2024
     

    DEALING WITH UNSEEN INFLUENCES 4



    “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places” 

    Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)



    The greatest weapon of the adversary against men is deception.

    To wrestle or fight against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world and evil spirits is not a fight with physical strength or abilities.

    It doesn’t require human strategies. To wrestle or fight with these unseen forces is a matter of words and thoughts.

    The attacks of the adversary is always focused on your inner man. This is why you must always guard your heart.

    Don’t treat thoughts as mere thoughts or imaginations. Thoughts which are not consistent with the knowledge of Christ, are negative transmissions of the adversary into your spirit and soul. These transmissions provide pathways for demons to travel into your life to afflict and oppress you.

    Where do you think depression, stress, anxiety, fear and doubts emanates from?

    They are intrinsically not from the situations you find yourself. They are not first by the people who offend you. Those situations and people are mere conduits or channels for the adversary to attack you with his evil blazing arrows.

    You must be on guard to engage the armour of the Lord.

    As I explained to you yesterday, Jesus decoded the source of Peter’s revelation. He knew it was not by flesh and blood, but through the supernatural influence of the Father. (See Matthew 16:16-17)

    Jesus affirmed how the spiritual influences your life when you are availed.

    In that same chapter, there was another instance similar to what we discussed previously.

    “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.
    Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” 
    Matthew 16:21-23 (NKJV)

     
    Did Jesus call Peter Satan?

    Was Peter not the one Jesus was praising not long ago?

    Peter who spoke by divine revelation was now an agency for the voice of Satan.

    The adversary knowing the influence of  Peter, was speaking through Peter to discourage Jesus from going to the cross.

    Jesus knew the force or influence by which Peter spoke. He knew it wasn’t a wrestling with Peter, it was a fight with the devil. He rebuked the negative voice of the adversary.

    Which negative voice or thought are you amplifying or vocalizing?

    Set your mind on the knowledge of Christ. Don’t submit to any thoughts which are contradictory to the knowledge of Christ.

    Submit your thoughts to the thoughts of God through the study of the scriptures.

    Refuse to yield to wrong thoughts and emotions. Stand firm and set your gaze on the Lord.

    Selah!

    DIG DEEPER
    (Ephesians 6:10-18; Matthew 16:16-17; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Mark 9:25; Romans 13:12; Ephesians 4:14; Acts 5:3; John 13:2; James 4:7; Philippians 2:13)
     
    WE PRAY
    We pray that we shall walk in the wisdom and understanding to rightly perceive the source of every thought and utterance.
     
    BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2024
    1 Kings 1 – 3
     
    DECLARE THESE WORDS:
    – My mind is set on the knowledge of Christ.
     
    – Through the study of the word, I daily submit my thoughts to the thoughts of God.
     
    – I refuse to yield myself to wrong emotions and thoughts.
     
    – My gaze is set on the Lord.
     
    Oh thank you Lord Jesus!

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  • EPISODE 218 – THE HAVEN OF ALL CONCEPTIONS

    EPISODE 218 – THE HAVEN OF ALL CONCEPTIONS

    CHRIST COMMONWEALTH-COMMUNITY

    The Love-Life Agency

    Tuesday 29th August, 2023

    THE HAVEN OF ALL CONCEPTIONS

    “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life” Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)

    The instruction of the Lord is always to our advantage. God knows your constitution and how you can best walk in the consummation of your divine call.
     
    And the interesting thing is, whatever God instructs man on, the adversary goes after it.
     
    So in Eden, when God instructed man concerning the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the adversary went after it. Whatever God is interested in concerning your life, the adversary develops interest for it. 
     
    Don’t give him access!
     
    One of the crucial things the adversary takes interest in, is the heart of man.
     
    The heart of man is the seat of all thoughts and all feelings.
     
    The complexity of man’s constitution is intriguing beyond what has been accumulated. Man’s entire being is as a universe. And that is how God sees man.
     
    If eternity can be assimilated into man who lives in time, that should let you know the extent of man’s wonder.
     
     The Bible says, “….He has set eternity in the heart of man…..” Ecclesiastes 3:11
     
    It means man has the capacity to travel into “eternal future and eternal past.”
     
    So you can consider the Prophet Moses, he was inspired by God to write the book of Genesis. He articulated the creative work of God, as though he was walking with God side by side, whiles He was creating the universe.
     
    How was it possible?
     
    It was through the influence of God’s vision in his heart.
     
    In all of man’s constitution, the center of his being is THE HEART!
     
    A man’s heart is as a womb or a haven of conception.
     
    Nothing happens in a man’s life or world without first beginning as a seed in the heart of man.
     
    Thoughts are first cultivated in the heart of man.
     
    Life is predictable.
     
    There is nothing like unpredictable event in life. Anything that happens within time is as a result of a man’s thought and action. 
     
    Whatever you want to see manifest in your life, you must take conceptualized and predictable steps. That is the role of the heart.
     
    The difference between those that make great impact and those that struggle to make an impact is the condition of their heart.
     
    “Listen carefully, my dear child, to everything that I teach you, and pay attention to all that I have to say. Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit. Then, as you unwrap my words, they will impart true life and radiant health into the very core of your being. 
    So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.  Avoid dishonest speech and pretentious words. Be free from using perverse words no matter what!”
    Proverbs 4:20-24(TPT)
     
    Beloved, the entire construction of your life is in your heart. 
     
    You must give attention to the things you construct in your heart.
     
     
    Selah.
    DIG DEEPER
    (Luke 6:45; Deuteronomy 4:9; Matthew 15:18-19)
     
    WE PRAY
    That we will keep our hearts and minds stayed on the word God as we delight deeply in it.
     
     
    BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2023
    Day 204:
    Psalms 103 -105
    Luke 6 – 7
     
    DECLARE THESE WORDS:
    –  I guard my heart with all diligence.
    – I don’t give room for toxic thoughts.
    – I delight my heart in the word of God.
    – I keep my heart and mind stayed on the word of God.
    – I am cultured daily by the word of God.
    – I am a doer of the word.
    – I don’t entertain the company of mockers.
     
    OH Hallelujah, GLORY TO GOD!!!

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