Originally posted at: https://manliveup.wordpress.com/2016/10/12/2979/
by LiveUP1
Here are the slides from this morning … who-are-you-listening-to
Here is the short video of the man talking about his new baby girl hearing his voice …
John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal, kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance.” Verse 11 – “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
If you’re hearing, “You’re not going to make it” or “You’re not good enough” … you’re not hearing that from God. The good shepherd isn’t saying those things to you.
What is the provision? (He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies) What is the “table”? It is Him. His word. His will.
And so you sit with him at the table … in the presence of your enemies … and you say, “Thank you Jesus that you’re with me in the midst of this fire, this fight, this pressure, this darkness, this trial, this garbage dump … in the midst of this, you have prepared a table for me.”
When you go into the fire, it should be “Father, what is your will for me? What is your desire?” Not – “get me out of the fire” but rather, “What do you want me to do?” Maybe your enemies are indeed surrounding you but you know what? God’s angel armies are surrounding them.
God is saying, “I want all of you to watch me sustain and strengthen and lead my son through this valley. Watch me sustain, strengthen and provide, protect and guide my child. I want you to watch. You thought you were going to take him out but I want you to watch me lead him through.”
Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20) – when surrounded by enemies on all sides, he first turned to God to hear what God had to say and then they sang over their enemies, “Give thanks to the LORD, his faithful love endures forever.”
Our nature and instinct is to say, “Lord, get me out of this…” But He is saying, “No, get me in the furnace with you and then watch me sustain you, guide you and restore you. Let me protect you, provide for you and make you into everything I wanted you to be not in the absence of a fight, not in the absence of pressure, not in the absence of difficulty – but – right smack in the middle of the valley of the shadow of death, watch me deliver you.”
2 Chronicles 20:15 — “Do not be afraid. Do not lose hope because of this huge army. The battle is not yours. It is God’s.”
Your battle is with an enemy who is constantly bombarding your thought life with deception that makes you think what is fake is real; that makes you think what is bad for you is actually good for you.
So … who are you listening to? Your enemies are all around you. The Lord is seated at the table He has prepared for you in the midst of your enemies. Who are you listening to?
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If the thoughts coming into your mind produce the following, they are from the Holy Spirit |
If the thoughts coming into your mind are producing the following, they are from your enemy. |
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Love |
Sexual immorality |
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Joy |
Impurity |
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Peace |
Idolatry |
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Patience |
Hatred |
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Kindness |
Discord |
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Goodness |
Jealousy |
| Faithfulness |
Selfish Ambition |
| Gentleness |
Fits of Rage |
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Self-Control |
Drunkenness |
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Factions |
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Envy |
Galatians 5:22-23 – The fruit of the spirit. These things on the left, they produce calm in your life. The things the Father will speak to you will be goodness, gentleness, patience, love, etc.
Galatians 5:19-21 – The works of the flesh. These things on the right, they produce chaos in your life. You battle two enemies – your flesh/sin nature and Satan. Satan knows where you are weakest (your flesh) and he comes at you in these areas. If you find yourself full of envy, rage, sexual temptation, jealousy, etc. and if the voices are whispering at you in these areas, you’ve given the enemy a seat at your table.
“He has shown you, oh man, what is good and what does the Lord require of you? To live justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God.” Micah 6:8
