I begin today with another original song that never got music put to it. It is entitled, "When I'm Backed Against the Wall." Next I share our song, "Praise Ditty," then I complete this episode with a teaching from my book, A Course in Christianity entitled, "Don't Ask the Perpetrator."
Don’t Ask the Perpetrator!!
It just doesn't make any sense to ask the part of you that has consumed your life with carnality to get you OUT of carnality, does it? It would be stupid to do that...but that is what we do. If someone harms us, Satan whispers in our ears that we should get even. That thought and act does not lead to healing and, therefore, is not the right answer to our problem.
What are our important parts? First and foremost, if we have accepted Jesus into our hearts and made Him Lord, we have the Holy Spirit. But, as stated, we also have our carnal self. This aspect of ourselves is very deceptive, conniving, and convincing. It is this aspect of our being that drives us in this world.
It's the Satanic influence (or carnal self) that tells us what we need to survive in this world. If we had a negative childhood in which we barely survived, we may be "influenced" to over-compensate for that lack. Keep in mind, unless we are paying attention to the Holy Spirit, we are being counseled by the wrong counselor.
So back to the first paragraph, does it make sense to listen to the voice that reasons by adding up all the appearances (that, by the way, Jesus told us not to judge by) and live our lives by them? Think about that.
Did you do that? Isn't it great that we can step back from our lives and reason objectively? That alone tells us that we are not solely the product of our environment...but that is another issue.
Who are we going to listen to? God or Satan? It gets down to that very decision. Satan tries to get us to think the world of materialism and "chance" is all there is. God supernaturally guides (through His Holy Spirit) to help us unite with one another and love one another with an agape love, a brotherly love. He unites, Satan divides.
Follow God, through His Son Jesus, and choose to listen to the voice that calms the storms, soothes the hurting, heals the sick, loves the neighbor and guides us OUT of carnality. The battle between God and Satan is already won! God’s very existence is all that's needed. Light wipes out the dark instantly.
If we submit to the Light, we are welcomed into genuine love, peace, happiness, and joy no matter what the circumstances. If we submit to the dark, we trespass into realms of fear, loneliness, anger, sadness and strife. Which voice will you be following?
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