As A Man Thinketh In His Heart Part 2

WE MUST CONTROL OUR SENSES OR THEY WILL CONTROL US. IN THE FIRST PART OF THIS TEACHING I MENTIONED THE LADY WHO SAT BEHIND MY WIFE IN THE SIMULATOR, AND HOW IT SIMULATED SOMETHING THAT SHE FEARED AND IT BECAME SO REAL TO HER THAT SHE WAS ON THE EDGE OF A CARDIAC ARREST UNTIL MY WIFE BROKE INTO HER THOUGHTS AND BROUGHT HER BACK TO THE TRUE REALITY.
THE DEVIL CAN ONLY USE THINGS COMMON TO MAN.
King James Version (KJV)Passage 1 Corinthians 10:12-13:
12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST MIS-QUOTED SCRIPTURES OF ALL TIME. PEOPLE HAVE MADE IT TO SAY THINGS IT DOES NOT SAY. THE MOST FAMOUS IS," GOD WON'T PUT ON YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN BEAR."
FIRST GOD DOESN'T PUT HARD ,HEAVY ,HURTFUL ,STEALING ,KILLING ,OR DESTROYING THINGS ON YOU.
SECOND WHEN A TEMPTATION, TEST, OR TRIAL COMES GOD HAS A WAY OF ESCAPE FOR YOU.
THIRD THIS SCRIPTURE IS A STOP LOCK ON THE DEVIL. HE CAN NOT USE ANYTHING TO ENTICE AND TEMP YOU, BUT THINGS COMMON TO MAN. AND HE CAN NOT GO ABOVE YOUR ABILITY TO ESCAPE IT.
FOURTH IT IS THE DEVIL WHO IS THE TEMPTER.
FIFTH EVERY ONE IS TEMPTED WHEN HE IS DRAWN AWAY OF HIS OWN LUSTS.
JAMES 1:12-17 12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

LUSTS: WANTONNESS, PERSONNEL INCLINATIONS, DESIRES
ENTICE: to attract artfully or adroitly(having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations ) or by arousing hope or desire.
ENTICE IS A FISHING TERM IT MEANS TO LURE. SATAN WILL LURE YOU AND ENTICE YOU WITH THINGS THAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESS. SUCH AS A RUBBER WORM LURES A FISH TO TAKE THE BAIT. IT HIDES THE HOOK, THE PAIN, THE TRAP. HE TRIES TO BAIT US INTO A TRAP FULL OF PAIN AND HURT. WE HAVE TO RID OURSELVES OF ANY WEAKNESS AND BE STRONG IN THE LORD.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FEED YOUR FAITH AND STARVE FEAR OUT OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT YOU FEED IS WHAT GROWS STRONG IN YOU. YOU MUST TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT GOD IS STRONGER THAN ANYTHING, AND THAT HE IS YOUR PROTECTOR. WE ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT WALK BY SIGHT ( OUR SENSES ) FOR EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS COMMON TO MAN. THE DEVIL WORKS THROUGH THINGS COMMON TO YOU. HE WILL EXPLOIT YOUR WEAKNESSES. HE WILL WORK FOR YEARS TO SET UP A SITUATION THAT WILL BRING YOU DOWN. YOU MUST FEED FAITH AND DESTROY WEAKNESS IN YOURSELF AND GIVE THE DEVIL NO ROOM TO WORK. THOSE WHO WALK BY SIGHT CAN GET INTO A SIMULATOR AND THE DEVIL CAN HAVE A SURPRISE WAITING FOR THEM. HE CAN HAVE THE THING THEY GREATLY FEAR WAITING FOR THEM. JUST AS THE LADY THAT SAT BEHIND MY WIFE IN THE SIMULATOR WAS ABOUT TO DIE FROM FEAR. SHE LET HER SENSES TAKE HER TO A PLACE THAT WASN'T REAL. BUT HER FEAR MADE IT SEEM REAL TO HER. YOUR SENSES WILL LIE TO YOU. THEY WILL AMPLIFY EVERYTHING AND MAKE THE PROBLEM SEEM SO MUCH LARGER THAN IT IS.
THE LORD WILL WORK FOR YEARS TO GET YOU TO THE PLACE YOU SHOULD BE. HE WILL WORK FOR YEARS TO GET EVERYTHING INTO PLACE FOR THAT MOMENT TO ELEVATE YOU INTO VICTORY. WE NEED TO LISTEN FOR HIS INSTRUCTION AND OBEY OR WE WILL MISS WHAT WE SHOULD BE WALKING IN.
SOME TIME AGO THE LORD IMPRESSED ON ME A TEACHING WHICH HE CALLED
" INTERSECTIONS ABRAHAM AND THE RAM" IT FITS SO GOOD HERE AND I AM GOING TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.
DIVINE CROSSROADS OR INTERSECTIONS. WHERE YOU MEET WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN BELIEVING FOR. IF YOU MISS THE INTERSECTION GOD HAS TO START WORKING A NEW INTERSECTION FOR YOU. THAT IS WHY WHEN YOU MISS IT AND GET BACK ON TRACK IT TAKES TIME TO GET BACK TO THE ANSWER YOU NEEDED.
THE SUBJECT OF ABRAHAM AND THE RAM WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING. IF YOU LEAN TOWARDS FEAR AND WEAKNESS YOUR CONVERSATION WILL GIVE YOU AWAY. THE DEVIL WILL LISTEN AND LEARN YOUR WEAKNESS AND FEARS AND WORK FOR YEARS TO BRING THAT TO FRUITION IN YOUR LIFE. THESE MIRACLES IN OUR LIVES THAT THE LORD WORKS SHOULD BE AND EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE. WE TEND TO LOOK AT THEM AS EVENTS. WE TEND TO LOOK AT ABRAHAM AND THE RAM AS AN EVENT BUT IT WAS AN PART OF EVERYDAY OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD FOR ABRAHAM. A LIFESTYLE.
Genesis 22
1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
TEMPT: TEST PROVE ASSAY
ASSAY:examination and determination as to characteristics
2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
IN VERSE 1 THE WORD TEMPT WHICH ALSO MEANS TO TEST ALLOWS THE MIND TO RACE WITH ALL KINDS OF MEANINGS. WHICH MOST ARE NEGATIVE AND WRONG. THE TRUE MEANING IS TO PROVE. IN SCHOOL A TEST SHOWS YOU WHERE YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU NEED TO IMPROVE. IT'S LIKE A JOB INTERVIEW IN WHICH YOU TAKE A TEST SUCH AS TYPING. IT SHOWS YOUR CAPABILITY. IT DOES YOU NO HARM.
WHAT THE LORD ASK ABRAHAM TO DO SHOWED HIS TRUST IN THE LORD. THERE WAS NO HARM COMING TO ISAAC. IT WOULD SHOW ABRAHAN'S TRUST OR LACK THERE OF.
EITHER ABRAHAM WOULD SAY NO AND NOT FOLLOW GODS INSTRUCTION OR HE WOULD SAY YES AND FOLLOW. THE ANGELS WERE THERE TO STOP ANY HARM SHOULD ABRAHAM BE WILLING AND OBEDIENT TO FOLLOW GODS DIRECTION.
AS SOON AS ABRAHAM WAS WILLING TO SACRIFICE ISAAC WAS EVIDENT THE LORD STOPPED ANY HARM FROM COMING TO ISAAC.
ABRAHAM HAD TO LISTEN AND OBEY. THE LORD TOLD HIM WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO. THE PLACE HAD BEEN PREPARED AND THIS TOOK YEARS. THE BUSH HAD TO GROW AND BE STRONG ENOUGH TO ENTANGLE THE RAMS HORNS AND HOLD HIM. THE RAM HAD TO BE BORN AND GROW IN THE AREA. PLANTS HAD TO GROW THAT WOULD CAUSE STRONG HORNS TO GROW ON THE RAM. PLANTS THE RAM LIKED TO EAT WOULD HAVE TO GROW IN THE AREA AND IN THE BUSH CAUSING THE RAM TO STICK HIS HEAD IN THE BUSH. ABRAHAM HAD TO GO TO THE RIGHT MOUNTAIN OR HE WOULD BE IN THE WRONG PLACE. HE HAD TO BE WHERE GOD TOLD HIM OR THE RAM AND ABRAHAM WOULD BE IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND ABRAHAM WOULD MISS HIS INTERSECTION WITH GOD.
ABRAHAN'S OBEDIENCE WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING. LISTENING AND OBEYING GOD AND SEEING HIS FAITHFULNESS. GOD PREPARED THE RAM WHICH WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING SO IT WOULD COME DOWN THAT PATH THAT DAY.
IT IS ALL ABOUT WALKING BY FAITH, TRUST, LISTENING, AND OBEDIENCE. NOT WALKING BY OUR SENSES.
SO IF WE MISS OUR INTERSECTION WITH GOD WE WILL HAVE TO REPENT AND START OVER AND GOD WILL HAVE TO START WORKING IT ALL OUT AGAIN. IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET US BACK TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE. SO LET'S WORK AT OBEYING AND BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME SO WE DON'T MISS OUR DAILY PLACE AND TIME FOR GODS INTERSECTIONS IN OUR LIVES.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TRUST AND OBEDIENCE AND WALKING BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT.