Blessings. This blog is simple. The only hindrance will be your continued swift movement of the eye and mind to other things of comfort. Do you wish to continue to look the other way? I distinctly remember the days when I did the same. It was in a flash, I would sweep the thoughts of the "deep" far away from me, then to move on to the next thought. Without training from the Holy Spirit, our next thought is not always our own. Think about that. Why not get in the drivers' seat so that your next thought is from the Lord?..... How about working towards this goal, that the next thought would be good and wholesome and educational, sanctifying you?
See: 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 "And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. "
See: Ephesians 5:11 "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them."
Examining my 13 year old son at this time in my life is very educational. I have two older children (much older). It is almost as though I raised 2 generations. This teaches much.
You see, my 13 year old is seeking Christ, earnestly. He is trying to figure out what happened to "mom". What happened to his mom, (me) is that she was absolutely, supernaturally woke up by the Lord, filled with His Holy Spirit and told to be extremely active for the Kingdom. I am in God's camp. Now, I know Him, not just about Him. I follow Jesus, not religion. I am delighted to be hated by the world and questioned by most secular Christians.
We talk about it. My son actually (lovingly) calls me a Jesus Hippie. He is asking tons of questions and to my delight is letting me answer them to the best of my ability. He prays on his knees with me and loves the Lord. He is ready to take the leap! Praise God!!!
He asks things about advertisement, about homosexuality and how to get to heaven. How do you like that for deep?
He watches a lot of baseball on TV and asked about all of the advertisement signs. I got to explain that looking at those over and over again will typically program you to want that item. If you want to drink beer, sugary drinks and buy car insurance, looking at these signs at the baseball stadium can certainly help you make a decision.
He wanted to rent a PG13 movie on Redbox. I looked at the content of the movie and it included drugs, violence and sex. Now, parents did that "13" convince you that at age 13 you really want to expose your child (yes, child) to these topics? There is the power of "looking" at something. Most of you are voted into the secular belief that the "13" brands that as acceptable for your child. According to the Bible, no age should be watching and being entertained by these topics. I was convicted by the Lord of this about 2 years ago. I am embarrassed to say that my selfishness was the issue. You see, I wanted to watch this trash not that long ago, and my son was being exposed to it. Oh, yes he certainly loves to see this worldly sewage. I was not doing my job of protecting him. Thank you Lord for pricking my heart so dearly now.
Will you wake up to the spiritual world? We are so comfy, educated and confident that we keep living on what is tactile. The New Testament alone shows you so much of the demonic world, will you quit closing that Book and realize it is all a warning for you? The God of the universe has provided you a Hand book, especially for this evil time in history.
We have bingo in Catholic churches and we have raw pop music in exercise classes at churches......The devil loves to go to church. He happens to have what could count easily in the millions of helpers as well. Will the Christian population ever open their eyes to this hypnotism that is going on?
I can say that lack of education is part of the problem. If you preacher never preaches or teaches anything other than Christ's love for you, you are not getting fed. I would love to speak to small groups and various churches on the occult, and what really is the occult, to them. We have leaders in churches that are not filled with the Holy Spirit, who are not capable of discerning the topics at hand, and teaching them with power. This is common and has always been the case. They may be leaders in the "world" and great speakers, organizers and directors, but they are not chosen for God's purpose: To lead and teach the Word.
You say, "What? Occult?". Yes. There are powerful demons out there. These are angels who in their community, have levels of strength. They have names. They are masters at what they do. Once they have non-believers in their clutches, they are more free to lull the Christians to sleep. They work slowly. They convince in layers. They studied for generations, prior to your birth.
See: James 2:19 "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that---and shudder".
The bar lowers and we can't always perceive it has been lowered.
We say things like, "Well, I needed to check this or that out to see if it was ok for my kids to watch". You fell into the trap! Traps are hidden! Do you think the demonic world is stupid enough to set traps that you can see? Pride takes a fall!
Let me be the first to say that I am a sinner. Pride kept me from waking up. When things were good, it was easy to follow Christ and be faithful to His Word. Then came the funerals, the divorce, the abuse.......But, I made my decisions in life. I tried to write my own life, out of my pain. Life wasn't fair. I bargained with alcohol twice in my life, bargained with what was appropriate in the sexual world. But, our Lord wiped the grime away. He saved me, redeemed me and gave me a new life. Now, to not sit on my salvation!
See: Titus 1:15-16: "To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him......."
Neil T. Anderson is a trusted and true author and religious leader who has great books on this topic. Perry Stone is a young pastor, about my age who also has some books. He hasn't been around long, so for me to endorse him, I would do that loosely. In general, I think he does a good job. I need more time with Perry to fully endorse him.
What you need to do is look with a broad sweep at all of this in our world that mesmerizes. Advertisements, meditative music, TV, news, alcohol, yoga and meditative prayer. No, you can't live in a bubble, but discern what you are exposing yourself to. You can't compromise. You are too weak. You are a vagabond, traveling through this world. Build up with the Word and with authoritative prayer. Sharpen up your thoughts. Remove items from your home that would be questionable. We have Christians practically worshiping movie stars, political leaders and food! It is all the same!
Your depression, nightmares, OCD, sexual perversion and on and on and on could very likely be due to your dabbling in Satan's Stew.
All you need to do is think about it. If you fear reading this blog more than your Father in Heaven, you better get your feet on solid ground with the Lord. You should fear Him more than the Devil and his tricks.
Some of us Christians were given discernment and for us to not help you with what we have been shown is a sin. Those who know me well, know how far the Lord has went to show me this. It makes one heck of an evangelist when you have had the curtain lifted a few times. I have asked God plenty of times, "Why me?". "Do you really think I am this strong?".
Get away from the out of balance preaching and teaching that is out there and take a scouring pad to your life. Are you really on the salvation bus? If you are, what is your fruit? Sanctification will happen and it will progress in a believer. Get on your knees and give your entire life to the Lord and do it now. Ask Him to expose the evil in your life and the deep recesses of your heart. If you say this with meaning, He will. Why would you not? Who are you fooling? He sees your every move (with love) and knows your heart. You cannot hide from Him. He is willing to help you. You meet Him at where you are and He will absolutely take over. He already knows your thoughts, so if you are saying, "I'll get around to following Christ like that some other time, not now", He knows that. Isn't that enough to change you?
I blog because the alarms are going off. The Lord is returning and if not in your lifetime, your life is but a mist. James 4:14.
Get real and get on the bus. Once on the bus, grow up in the Lord and get out there to profess God's love to the world and help those who are perishing. There is a house burning down with people in it and you just watch it burn. God help us.
