Post by mommadee48 on Feb 25, 2022 10:26:17 GMT -5
JOYCE MEYERS: A CONFUSED MIND:
WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WONDERING AND CONFUSION ARE RELATIVES:
Wondering, rather than being definite in thought, can and does cause doubt and confusion. READ, (James 1:5-8).
These are excellent Scriptures that help us understand how to overcome wondering, doubt and confusion and to receive what we need from GOD JEHAVAH. To me, the "man of two minds" a double minded man" (the KING JAMES VERSION calls him "a double-minded man") is the picture of confusion as he constantly goes back and forth, back and forth, never deciding on anything. As soon as he thinks he has made a decision, here comes wondering, doubt and confusion to get him operating once again in two minds. He is uncertain about everything.
(Did I make the right decision, or should I go or do the other thing, what should I do, decision, decision?). READ, Matthew 16:8 KJV, (Reasoning leads to confusion).
A large percentage of GOD's people are admittedly confused.
WHY?
A simple way to say it is, reasoning occurs when a person tries to figure out the "WHY" behind something. Reasoning causes the mind to revolve around and around a situation, issue or event attempting to understand all its intricate component parts. We are reasoning when de dissect a statement or teaching to see if it is logical, and disregard it if it is not.
Satan frequently steals the will of GOD from us due to reasoning. The LORD may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it does not make sense---if it is not logical---we may be tempted to disregard it. What GOD leads a person to do does not always make sense to the mind. His spirit (man) may affirm it and His mind reject it, especially if it would be out of the ordinary or unpleasant or if it would require personal sacrifice or discomfort.
DON'T REASON IN THE MIND.
JUST OBEY IN THE SPIRIT! READ: (1 CORIN.2:14 KJV).
NOTE: We humans have an ability to deceive ourselves through reasoning when we really don't want to do what GOD has asked of us.
Within minutes you can reason your way right out of the will of God, and it only takes only a moment to do it. The realization of how easily we can be led by our heads and allow reasoning to keep us out of GOD's will caused a "reverential" fear of reasoning. Remember, according to 1Corin. 2:14, the natural man does not understand the spiritual man. The carnal mind (my natural man) did not understand giving away something brand new, which I had never used, but my spirit man understood it well.
BE A DOER OF THE WORD!
TRUST GOD, NOT MAN's HUMAN MIND!
WE can ponder a thing in our heart, we can hold it before the LORD JESUS and see if HE desires to give us understanding, but the minute we start feeling confused, we have gone too far. Reasoning is dangerous for many reasons, but one of them is this: we can reason and figure something out that seems to make sense to us. But what we have really done, reasoned to be correct may still be incorrect. (Wrong). The human minds likes/loves logic and order and reason. It likes to deal with what it understands. Therefore, we have a tendency to put things into neat little bins in the compartments of our mind thinking, "This must be the way it is because it fits so nicely here". We can always find something our minds are comfortable with and still be totally wrong. READ: (ROMANS 9:1).
AS we have seen, the mind does, at times, aid the spirit. The mind of the spirit does work together, but the spirit is the more noble organ and should always be honored above the mind. If we know in our spirit that a thing is wrong, we should NOT allow reasoning to talk us into doing whatever it is. Also, at the same time if we know something is right, we must NOT allow reasoning to talk us out of doing it.
GOD JEHOVAH gives us understanding on many issues, but we do not have to understand everything to walk with the LORD and in obedience to HIS WILL. There are many times when GOD leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch our faith. Unanswered questions crucify the flesh life. It is difficult for us human beings to give up reasoning and simply trust GOD, but once the process is accomplished, the mind enters into a place of rest.
Reasoning is one of the "busy activities" in which the mind engages that prevents discernment and revelation knowledge. There is a big difference in head knowledge and revelation knowledge.
READ: CORIN. 2:1-2).
LET ME ADD THIS TOO: It took me and a lot of people as IT DID,"JOYCE MEYERS" and said she finally realized that in MANY instances, the less I know the happier I am! And I agree, that's TRUTH.
WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WONDERING AND CONFUSION ARE RELATIVES:
Wondering, rather than being definite in thought, can and does cause doubt and confusion. READ, (James 1:5-8).
These are excellent Scriptures that help us understand how to overcome wondering, doubt and confusion and to receive what we need from GOD JEHAVAH. To me, the "man of two minds" a double minded man" (the KING JAMES VERSION calls him "a double-minded man") is the picture of confusion as he constantly goes back and forth, back and forth, never deciding on anything. As soon as he thinks he has made a decision, here comes wondering, doubt and confusion to get him operating once again in two minds. He is uncertain about everything.
(Did I make the right decision, or should I go or do the other thing, what should I do, decision, decision?). READ, Matthew 16:8 KJV, (Reasoning leads to confusion).
A large percentage of GOD's people are admittedly confused.
WHY?
A simple way to say it is, reasoning occurs when a person tries to figure out the "WHY" behind something. Reasoning causes the mind to revolve around and around a situation, issue or event attempting to understand all its intricate component parts. We are reasoning when de dissect a statement or teaching to see if it is logical, and disregard it if it is not.
Satan frequently steals the will of GOD from us due to reasoning. The LORD may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it does not make sense---if it is not logical---we may be tempted to disregard it. What GOD leads a person to do does not always make sense to the mind. His spirit (man) may affirm it and His mind reject it, especially if it would be out of the ordinary or unpleasant or if it would require personal sacrifice or discomfort.
DON'T REASON IN THE MIND.
JUST OBEY IN THE SPIRIT! READ: (1 CORIN.2:14 KJV).
NOTE: We humans have an ability to deceive ourselves through reasoning when we really don't want to do what GOD has asked of us.
Within minutes you can reason your way right out of the will of God, and it only takes only a moment to do it. The realization of how easily we can be led by our heads and allow reasoning to keep us out of GOD's will caused a "reverential" fear of reasoning. Remember, according to 1Corin. 2:14, the natural man does not understand the spiritual man. The carnal mind (my natural man) did not understand giving away something brand new, which I had never used, but my spirit man understood it well.
BE A DOER OF THE WORD!
TRUST GOD, NOT MAN's HUMAN MIND!
WE can ponder a thing in our heart, we can hold it before the LORD JESUS and see if HE desires to give us understanding, but the minute we start feeling confused, we have gone too far. Reasoning is dangerous for many reasons, but one of them is this: we can reason and figure something out that seems to make sense to us. But what we have really done, reasoned to be correct may still be incorrect. (Wrong). The human minds likes/loves logic and order and reason. It likes to deal with what it understands. Therefore, we have a tendency to put things into neat little bins in the compartments of our mind thinking, "This must be the way it is because it fits so nicely here". We can always find something our minds are comfortable with and still be totally wrong. READ: (ROMANS 9:1).
AS we have seen, the mind does, at times, aid the spirit. The mind of the spirit does work together, but the spirit is the more noble organ and should always be honored above the mind. If we know in our spirit that a thing is wrong, we should NOT allow reasoning to talk us into doing whatever it is. Also, at the same time if we know something is right, we must NOT allow reasoning to talk us out of doing it.
GOD JEHOVAH gives us understanding on many issues, but we do not have to understand everything to walk with the LORD and in obedience to HIS WILL. There are many times when GOD leaves huge question marks as tools in our lives to stretch our faith. Unanswered questions crucify the flesh life. It is difficult for us human beings to give up reasoning and simply trust GOD, but once the process is accomplished, the mind enters into a place of rest.
Reasoning is one of the "busy activities" in which the mind engages that prevents discernment and revelation knowledge. There is a big difference in head knowledge and revelation knowledge.
READ: CORIN. 2:1-2).
LET ME ADD THIS TOO: It took me and a lot of people as IT DID,"JOYCE MEYERS" and said she finally realized that in MANY instances, the less I know the happier I am! And I agree, that's TRUTH.