Trust in the Lord with all you heart - Ray Price

• 08/11/2018
• SLC Stuart Price

 

 

 

    We are so blessed to have Gods Word…truly it is a lamp unto our feet and a

    light unto our path, and to be cherished as a yardstick to measure our life

    to.

 

    Jesus came to bring life, and life like God has it, that’s what ‘more

    abundantly’ means Jn 10:10b and we received power when the Holy Spirit came

    upon us Act 1:8. So we now have a spirit of power, love and a sound mind

    Tim 1:8. But there is a system to operating in this realm and while our

    spirit has been renewed, our soul and body need to be brought into line

    with Gods way of operating….that's why Jesus said to “seek first Gods way

    of operating” Matt 6:33 and ‘Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get

    wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” Prov4:7

 

    Gods Word is wisdom and we must renew the control centre of our life which

    is where the driver’s seat for life exists Rom 12:2. Although Jesus has

    given us all victory, there are areas of our soul that need some serious

    overhauling or renewing to get out the bad thinking that we have remaining

    in our life.

 

    Like weeding a garden. Weed by weed, removal is needed. Evidence of this

    thinking shows up in negative reactions to situations and other actions

    that are not the abundant life that Jesus has provided.

 

    This is where we must personally go to battle to change our soul realm.

 

    God says in Prov 4:23 Passion translation; “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.”

 

    The Hebrew word levav is the most common word for “heart.” It includes our

    thoughts, our will, our discernment, and our affections – in other words,

    this is our soul, part of us – the mind, will and emotions. The driving

    seat for decisions we make in our life.

 

    The enemy will want to invade us on any angle possible and we must be aware

    of his tricks Eph 6:10-13 and lies. It’s up to us to guard the area of our

    soul against invasions and go to war against ‘strongholds’ in our thinking

    that will steer our life down roads that we don’t want.

 

    Our thoughts will determine what we say, and what we say will determine the

    road we travel and results we will have in life……The good news is that we

    can uproot old ways of thinking that hinder our lives by Gods might

    weapons. ”For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God

    for pulling down strongholds, ” 2Cor10:4

 

    A ‘stronghold’ is a structure that is built in our minds of thoughts

    regarding a certain thing and this structure is so convincing to our mind

    that it becomes our reality….even if it is actually a lie, we will believe

    it as true and it will shape our words and what keeps coming around in our

    life. The Word of God reveals areas where our thinking doesn’t line up with

    what God says about us. We must fight against it and be diligent to ‘guard

    our hearts’.

 

    The human brain doesn’t know the difference between what we see in our

    imagination’s eye of the mind and the images our physical eyes see. The

    brain is like a computer that is programmed by us through our experiences

    in life. The brain has 2 general parts;

 

    1. The conscience part (10%)

 

    2. The sub-conscious part (90%).

 

    As soldiers in Gods army, Paul encourages Timothy to keep up the good fight

    of faith. When we are aware of thoughts, this is our conscious mind that we

    are using, and if we allow thoughts to pass through this part unhindered,

    those thoughts enter the sub-conscious mind and will form part of our

    programming in our brain.

 

    We must be the ones to guard our mind by “bringing every thought into

    captivity” 2 Cor10:5 Its like this…if we were the security guard at an

    18yrs event, we would guard the doorway, to control who enters there, not

    roam around the venue looking for potential underage people. Likewise, we

    must guard the way into our brain…the door is the conscious mind (small 10%

    part of the brain) and action can only be taken when it appears there…do we

    want it to enter or not? It’s up to you.

 

    Fact: your mind will always stop to listen to your mouth….if you don’t want

    to allow entry, open your mouth and say aloud “no! I reject that thought.

    You are not coming in. Get out!” “My God says that I am more than a

    conqueror and have a spirit of power, love and a sound mind”; or whatever

    is appropriate for the situational thoughts. Its time to be more aware of

    our thoughts and vigilant to be on guard. Selah.

 

    Ray Price