Dangerous Thinking!

Dangerous Thinking!

 

“That ice cream is to die for!”

 

“That ice cream is to kill for!”

 

Have you ever heard or made these types of statements and thought about what they mean? I have. Ice cream is a metaphor for whatever is our pleasure at the moment.

 

“To die for”, means that I wish that was what heaven was about, not what GOD says Heaven is but what I desire at that moment. I am placing my momentary pleasure over GOD’s promise of eternity.

 

“To kill for”, means that my pleasure is so important that I am will to commit murder to keep having it. No one will be allowed to stop my pleasure or to take it away!

 

What about when someone starts to tell you something or ask you something and then say, “Never mind!” It usually makes you think, “Thank goodness!” because you know what they wanted; or because you did not know what they wanted it makes you want to know; or have you ever thought, “Ok, I’ll never mind again!” Remember The Bible tells us that how we think is how we are, or our true self is how we think! We are what we think, so it is important how we think.

 

All of these types of thoughts or statements; because a statement is a reflection of how we think; are dangerous to ourself and those around us, especially the ones we love. This is why we must read The Bible, study The Bible and meditate on The Bible and ask The HOLY SPIRIT to teach us what GOD is saying to us, our family and friends and the world. The Word of GOD as revealed to us by GOD’s SPIRIT and amplified by fellowship with others who are doing the same in their life is the only thing that will change our soul from fleshly thinking to Spiritual thinking. If we do not commit our life to this death to self (soul and flesh) so we can have life in GOD then James tells us the result, “Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire. Then, having conceived, the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown it gives birth to death.” James 1:14-15 CJB I call this the LSD of life – Lust, Sin, Death!

 

JESUS; LORD of Lords, KING of Kings, The Only Way, Truth and Life, The Living WORD, The Son of Man, The Son of GOD, in whose Name only can men be saved; said, “…When you lift up The Son of Man, then you will know that I AM [who I say I am], and that of Myself I do nothing, but say only what The Father has taught Me. Also, The One who sent Me is still with Me; He did not leave Me to Myself, because I always do what pleases Him.” “For The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve – and to give His Life as a ransom for many.” John 8:28-29; Matthew 20:28 CJB

Thinking and speaking are the reflection of our heart and our desires!

JESUS said, “A good person produces good things from the store of good in his heart, while the evil person produces evil things from the store of evil in his heart. For his mouth speaks what overflows from his heart.” Luke 6:45 CJB

 

Solomon said, “Above everything else, guard your heart; for it is the source of life’s consequences. Keep crooked speech out of your mouth, banish deceit from your lips.” Proverbs 4:23-24 CJB “Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; for as he thinks in his heart so is he, ‘Eat and drink!’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” Proverbs 23:6-7 NKJV

 

Paul said, “Therefore, let anyone who thinks he is standing up be careful not to fall! No temptation has seized you beyond what people normally experience,” 1 Corinthians 10:12-13a CJB

 

Study Proverbs 4:20-27; Luke 6:43-49; John 8; Romans 1; 1 Corinthians 10; James 1