I personally can't think of a time where I "Enjoyed" the company of someone I deemed a true enemy in the moment. Given enough time and change of circumstances I can also say, those same enemies didn't seem to pose as much of a threat as before!
Would you say there is such a thing as having both Public and Private 'Enemies"?
Most believers in Christ who go about their daily lives under the "Impression" they're operating under a "Full" or "Increased" sense of awareness of "Christ In Them" 24/7 should easily understand what I'm about to suggest. As is anything that's "Part Time", who's to say beyond certainty how even a part time relationship with Christ doesn't also suffer in terms of a Keen sense of "Awareness" due to familiarity and/or 'Contempt"?
Why might someone qualify as a 'Personal" enemy as if different from what "Qualifies" the same person to be an "Enemy" of God? Even if only a "Part" time enemy within the grand scheme of time? Does the recorded History of God made available to Believers in Christ disclose whether of NOT God does in fact test those He considers to be His friends?
Even when going as far back as Abraham and Moses?
Does the history of God ever display those who were seen doing things opposed to His will, who later turned back to Him at some point in the future given enough time & change of circumstances as if Full opportunity to Repent? Some of those same ones who in the moment were very convinced they too were DOING and Living within Goods Will?
And if the type of repentance only God accepts were the only "Real" dividing line, who then might come to understand the much broader scope of a "True" relationship with The Lord?
Is there truly such a thing in Gods sight where someone can honestly be considered TOO spiritual? Having been accused of same by the type of beings who are also "Imperfect"? Considered as being "Too" spiritual while also being reminded that God is "Spirit"? Also while remembering those who DO worship God must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth? Is there truly a difference in the two or does one simply compliment and reinforce the meaning of the other?
The economics of that question being steered by things God also says such as "To be Filled with the Spirit? And if God has to remind someone WHICH type of spirit to be filled with, who has also clearly misunderstood what God intended? What happens when people who do suggest they worship God IN TRUTH do NOT believe there are different types of spirit's? Spirits that enjoy a degree of invisibility that surround, influence and interact with humanity in many different ways?
To then try and process why the behavior and the "Favor" of that same behavior is always in QUESTION? All the above while trying to pin a name or a face on the multitude of different type of negative versus "Positive" type of influences we observe in this world?
Stop and think about it for a moment? Society that stems from "CULTURE will allow the STUDY of psychology to take their findings to the "News Media" in order to SELL their findings, whereas any other sector is NOT legitimized or HEARD as though HISTORY and LIFE somehow speaks DIFFERENTLY and quite possibly ONLY to them?
To then hear of late where "Believers" in CHRIST suggest Jesus speaks to them personally who are often considered to be borderline psychotic? Is there TRULY such a thing as a CONTROLLED STUDY? Under Control where EVERY considerable aspect has been TRULY considered?
The type of study that's also been carried out under CONTROLLED circumstances? To then think to ANY Church brought into QUESTION these days? Why is the field and study of SCIENCE NOT being seen as ILLEGITIMATE because it does NOT nor CAN NOT completely CONTROL what nature refuses to AFFORD them? Considered CONTROLLED while also suggesting to be UNDER the sovereignty of Gods CONTROL?
Some are assuming they're Spirit filled, but under the premise and rules of displacement who remains coupled to a over bearing living soul? The type of soul that has somehow allowed itself to be misguided while refusing the acceptable type of "Understanding" Only the spirit of God can provide?
What happens whenever ANYTHING is "Said" to be "Impossible" in this world? Is the testing of these type of boundaries Godly? What happens when anything is allowed to continue "unexplained"? or "Justified"? Exactly who is attempting to provide the "Unrighteous" narrative?
Especially as it applies to those who follow close behind someone else while watching their own steps so very closely while keeping their "Head Down"? Who then for ANY reason gives up or quits searching and "WHY" once they're convinced they're following the ONE they need to continue to follow? And without the periodic judgment of Self taking place, what happens to those who refuse to be conformed to the likeness they too see as if it belongs to this world?
And if there were a greater and more accurate set of scales, what would You suggest happens to those who attempt to speak ONLY about ALL that is ONLY possible WITH ...God all the Time?
What if it were no longer being taught the "Eyes" of the Lord to this day continue to roam the whole earth seeking to find and show himself strong on behalf of a pure Heart towards him? As if something to be considered of Great value in Gods sight? Who or what then has ANYONE placed their Faith and eternal "Hope" in?
Is the type of Faith God describes Truly Blind or does Faith NOT walk by sight? And if NOT By sight why NOT? Could it have anything to do with what can be seen can NOT ALWAYS be trusted? And who can paint the accurate image that's also to be valued of the Blind whose also leading the "Blind' if no one can SEE?
I believe a "Picture" can and is able to speak a thousand words, whereas i also know what God says about a man who speaks TOO much might also suggest, yet only when heard in the righteous context?
It was said of Christ that if everything He said and did was recorded, the world couldn't contain those books!
If faith is the "Substance" of things hoped for how then without further explanation can the faith God speaks of also be discerned? Have you ever wondered WHY many believers continue to struggle with the Godly definition of what Faith is? Believe it or NOT the Bible will inform you if you also are willing to accept what it DOES say in it's "Purest" state?
If Faith is the evidence of something greater than what may NOT presently be seen, who then stops LOOKING for more evidence once satisfied?
Faith being something also found to be pleasing to the very same resources oriented God, Father and rewarder of those who diligently Seek His person?
Just short of being "There" (the sweet spot in life no one wants to leave), exactly what is the difference between "Now and Then"? Whether looking back in time or Forward into those things that have yet to come? The type of things that are stated as being 'Taught'? How many things considered having been Taught are only because they've been "Prophesied"?
Exactly what is the difference between a person claiming to be a 'Prophet" and a "Prophet OF GOD" who ONLY declares what is True? Is there ever a true reason WHY a Prophet of God would have NOTHING further to SAY? Would it be more accurate to suggest GOD is being silent or the Prophet of God is being Silent because God is NOT speaking?
And if Mankind could ever find his person decided upon what is true how long before He would no longer be satisfied with same in terms his personage being "Fulfilled" based only upon everything he can NOT see with his physical eyes?
And if the type of reward only a Prophet or a Righteous Man can bring is also full of the sufficient evidence needed, wouldn't it also be nice to know who and exactly what actually does qualify either of the two? Especially in a world that's being over run with so many "Unverifiable" words being spoken?
Exactly How does someone discern between any two or more 'Considerations"? Especially while living in a world where very little of late seems worthy of deep "Contemplation, Consideration or Meditation"? Exactly how DEEP is the darkness of mankind and How revealing is the Light of truth allowed to BE?
All the above being outside of ALL that God says His acceptable and pleasing type of Hope Is that also been based on His Living Will? And if looking forward towards something does prove to have had nothing to do with remembering what God has shown and recorded for our "Examples" and Warning, truly who and what has any man "Followed or Feared" with any "Degree" of certifiable "Reverence"? Exactly why are those who rant and are said to rave on and on about God often despised?
Yet when the more recent public rave seems to be even more godly people supposedly Privately go and PAY to gain entrance into these type of Assemblies that openly dishonor what Gods words declare? The evidence of this type of behavior being the type of topics that are only whispered or spoken of in the third person only in the lobby or parking lot "At Church"? As if spoken of in the sanctuary ONLY a sinner would do such a thing?
Maybe more pointed is the question, who over sees this type of "Acknowledgement" within ANY ONE'S life in terms of what to 'Do" whenever the enemies of God are encountered? And if the Enemies of God, what should one who is trying to remain obedient to God also do or expect to find out when and if an enemy of God IS righteously "Called Out" out NOT so much for being an enemy of God, but ACTING as if a friend of GOD and as such in front of WHO?
With One significant "Reality" being added, the battle of those who believe in Christ is NOT against "Flesh and Blood"? So what does this mean and how should the organic nature of this truth also play out "According to Gods will? A battle that also being fought against otherwise invisible enemies of God, that can and often do manifest through Flesh and Blood? At what point should the question arise, how then does one not only do battle, but 'Win"?
Does a person ONLY seek to win once they've become fatigued with "Losing" time after time? Do they ever learn to ENJOY their own sense of WEAKNESS while losing? Who exactly is NOT asking what victory at the hand of God was INTENDED and PURPOSED to look like?
Is the answer only a matter of who keeps forgetting or who "Consistently" remembers because they HAVE BEEN well trained as is a GREAT SOLDIER? And what makes any soldier also GREAT in the eyes of God without also studying the WORDS that have come from Gods mouth?
In terms of an enemy of God, coupled with the reality of Christ In You", how then does the mind that has been "Anointed" to over see the affairs of the Soul and Body day to day learn to "Exercise" this reality without having been taught how"?
To truly consider prior to a True Conversion, most were unaware and/or were unwilling to accept of the potential affects of the influences of an enemy of God within their life?
Does a person who's truly experienced a divine conversion having been Sired by the words of God simply wake up one day and suggest they're following Christ? As such with little to zero noticeable differences? Noticeable changes maybe, but noticeable to who and to what end? Anyone can change periodically, but does Change also mean the type of Change that is also acceptable or simply something Different than was before?
In terms of the Habitual Realm and the type of "Change" that can OUT last the multitude of seductive desires this world can conjure, who can "Stand" under such pressure without giving their person over to do and become the labor force for these same misguided type of desires?
Are people looking for noticeable changes God acknowledges? Noticeable to THE ONE whose assumed the role of the teacher or only noticeable to the student (child) who's holding OUT in the hope of somehow being Taught?
At what point does the Role of the Holy Spirit engage and somehow get measured during the teaching process? How does the One who's truly responsible for doing the teaching measure the progress of the one assumed is "Learning"? And as such without their being a trusted personal relationship already in place or that's BEING established and periodically tested? Is there a true difference between being Tested and Tempted? Either or beyond doubt in between those periods of supposed change taking place?
Under the terms of "The Likeness of Christ" being TAUGHT as the Objective and the desired NET result(s), who's going to ultimately determine whether or not the lesson objective was valuable or NOT in terms of what has been taught also being "Effectual"? Having produced "Fruit that Last" might also be another way of suggesting same?
Is there ever a point reached within a learning process where the one teaching must also Sale themselves (their person) as if "Respectable" and worthy of teaching? What does "Apt" to teach mean to You?
As if asking the one teaching "Do YOU also truly believe in the teaching material you've been provided in order to "Teach" what is NEEDED or are you simply going through the "Motions" because someone else over you simply handed you some Type of teaching material and said "Go Teach'? Some type of unemotional training guide that seems void of "Personality" (Impersonal)?
Outside of the consideration where both the student and teacher are claiming to have the Spirit of God within them, exactly what eventually "Proves" who a Teacher should be? As if the entire Learning venue is somehow the simultaneous testing of both teacher and student that's taking place? That to suggest the teachers also never ceases to 'Learn'?
Is this person (student) also going to KNOW how to make all the needed CHANGES along the learning curve the spirit of God requires? How is the student going to KNOW beyond doubt what the teachers TEACHING is as though VERBATIM and applicable to them also directly from the spirit of God? As such without the spirit of God also testifying to the substance of what has been Taught to date?
And if those who desire to be the teachers in the Body Of Christ are going to be Judged MORE strictly, exactly HOW is this type of teacher(s) also to BE judged, by whom and when? Will they be judged Before or AFTER any type of damage has been done by way of wrong teaching?
And if GOD is to be assumed the ONLY one who's doing the judging and correcting, who then can be blamed except God when things do Go wrong based on what has been taught? Blamed for the net results whenever there is "Wrong Teaching" that's allowed to continue and be passed along from one generation to the next? Simply because something has been ALLOWED to continue, how does that in turn get Interpreted? That God is to BLAME because He as GOD is the one that allowed it ALL to TAKE place?
And if the teacher also secretly lives a separate life "Style" that's kept hidden from the church for a Long period of time? Namely homosexuality? Maybe Pedophilia, a Habitual Liar in the secular business dealings, a Whore mongers or a Lover of Money whose to say with certainty their day to day teaching habits will NOT somehow be "Biased"? Biased as if "Just Incase they were to get caught, they now have a constituancy that's been TaughtAre these area's going to prove to NOT somehow bias the totality of what gets taught for the Common Good of Gods people?
Why are there Biblical qualifications for the Leaders of the Church, yet the TEACHERS who prepare those to be lead by leadership are rarely qualified or vested in much the same 'Way"? Having forgotten what God says about every disciple born of Christ will also "Follow" only WHO? And that ONLY because His sheep DO hear His voice because they've been Taught WHAT?
How to hear His voice? If I as the father and head ship within my household say aloud to my children "Come to Me" and even though they each hear my voice "No One" responds in a reasonable amount of time, what then should I discern that will also speak on behalf of what I've assumed I've also effectively taught each of those members?
Exactly how many Loving Mothers, Parents and Relatives also over look certain types of behavior for the sake of HOW and WHAT they've been taught Love is and DOES in ALL matters? Is being a sinner only a matter of doing what is wrong or does it include "Approving" of what is wrong in order to somehow "Make Room" for ourselves at some point in the future in area's where Christ could otherwise CURE ANYONE who is WILLING?
Cured of the type of desires that are also said to be COMMON to man? Common to MAN to insist that NO ONE is exempt despite what their mind and mouth has decided to Campaign For or Argue against?
The type of desires of ones own heart that GOD did NOT place in the Heart?
Exactly what does God say also qualifies as a type of suppressing what is TRUE? Does sweeping things under the Proverbial Rug somehow HIDE such things from the sight of God? What does the SEARCH of ones TENT also reveal when Gods servants come looking for the things that might defile the People of God as if the WHOLE?
Is there No One to be found trust worthy in any setting who's then given this type of authority to search out private matters? Ii it that authority has failed OR the authority has NOT been delegated due to Lack Of Trust? And if lack of trust does prove to have everything to do with the "Net results" and guidance of the Interpretation, "Who" then has been entrusted as well given the Authority to teach and/or LEAD?
Are there no recorded stories in the words of God that reveal what happens whenever someone tries to hide the things that also defile the whole of Gods People in the privacy of THEIR OWN tents? As if somehow KEPT hidden from the sight of GOD?
And if I or anyone else also has to remind YOU there are such truths, who then by default has fallen short and why? Is it the fault of The Leaders, The Preacher, The Evangelist, The Teacher or the "Student"? Why is there no such thing as Spiritual Homework being taught today? As if all that was Intended to Be a Type of common Knowledge among Gods people has also been left up to those who desire to be considered A friend of God whom also knows what pleases god or NOT?
Exactly what type of doors does that also Leave Open that Christ also "Opened"? Especially in terms of anointed Teaching that has come to the body of Christ by way of the teachers God has also GIVEN to the Church for edification and sanctification?
Have you ever had a teacher or professor where at some point in proving their point who didn't find they too had to somehow borrow some aspect of their teaching STYLE from the ONE who taught them? That is unless this teacher also came from the WOMB a naturally born TEACHER whom also teaches by way of their very NATURE?
If Not, exactly who's going to teach them? Even more important, who's making the determination what is being taught is also "Of the spirit of the Lord"? Who can be trusted and exactly whose teaching why NOT everyone or just anyone who claims to BE a teacher may NOT be qualified?
'Why" without there FIRST being a relationship in place? And if the one in need of being taught has yet to come to know what "sound doctrine also sounds like, is it any wonder why "being lead astray" today is the FIRST thought that comes to mind yet the WHY is the last thing to be fully CROSS examined and/or investigated?
If the One who needs to be taught is also the SAME One who's going decide who they CAN trust enough to be "Their" teacher, at what point could an objective observation be made in order to see yet pattern beginning to "Redevelop"?
What if making disciples that are strict followers of Christ was intended to be NOTHING more than training others HOW to hear From the Spirit of God? Why then would it matter "Who's doing the Teaching that is also OF Christ? WHy then would it matter if Christ is properly taught is also the ONLY one who has been given ALL authority in Heaven and on Earth?
To then try and figure out exactly WHY there are so many DIFFERENT conclusions being drawn within a Body of people who's mandate and marching orders emulate a type of people who can barely Agree on what the "Church Budget" should look like at the end of each Year or who gets to decide the thermostat setting for building should be on Sunday Mornings?
the spirit of God also suggested?
Not if the need to CHANGE has NOT been righteously considered and completely acknowledged as a type of need that has no visible END in SIGHT?
Some of the least observed icons in the Bible were 'Who"? The true Prophets of God?
Ps 36:1
Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;fight against those who fight against me. 2 Take up shield and buckler;arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me.Say to my soul,"I am your salvation."
4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame;may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. 5 May they be like chaff before the wind,with the angel of the LORD driving them away; 6 may their path be dark and slippery,with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. 7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, 8 may ruin overtake them by surprise — may the net they hid entangle them,may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. 9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORDand delight in his salvation. 10 My whole being will exclaim,"Who is like you, O LORD?You rescue the poor from those too strong for them,the poor and needy from those who rob them."
11 Ruthless witnesses come forward;they question me on things I know nothing about. 12 They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn. 13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting.When my prayers returned to me unanswered, 14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother.I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother. 15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;attackers gathered against me when I was unaware.They slandered me without ceasing. 16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;they gnashed their teeth at me. 17 O Lord, how long will you look on?Rescue my life from their ravages,my precious life from these lions. 18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;among throngs of people I will praise you.
19 Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause;let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye. 20 They do not speak peaceably,but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land. 21 They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha!With our own eyes we have seen it."
22 O LORD, you have seen this; be not silent.Do not be far from me, O Lord. 23 Awake, and rise to my defense!Contend for me, my God and Lord. 24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God;do not let them gloat over me. 25 Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!"or say, "We have swallowed him up."
26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion;may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace. 27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness;may they always say, "The LORD be exalted,who delights in the well-being of his servant." 28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long. NIV
IF this is true , how then would you consider what Gods Will has to say about being the Best Thief, Best Liar, best Prostitute, Best Drunkard, Best Swindler or the Best Adulterer there ever was! What about being the best Mom, Dad, Grand Parent or BFF? In terms of being the "Best" at ANYTHING, wouldn't it depend on WHO you've been compared to and "Why"?
What happens when the "Schemes" of an enemy as though talking about an "Eternal Enemy" are factored into the equation? At what point is a part time enemy truly been converted into a "Full" time "Friend of God"? Exactly who is it God has determined "Who" the friends of God are and "Why" they are?
In terms of the "Net results of this Life", exactly who gets to determine who's done their best at whatever especially if God did NOT assign or instruct such a person to do the "Same"? The same being determined by as many as are "Lead" by the Spirit of God in ANY given moment?
Assuming a person knows God in one hand has reserved eternal "Destruction" for some and in the other "Hand" God also holds something greater? In terms of Knowing God and choosing which hand also holds your reward having "Made" your choice(s) to date, how important then would Knowing the person of God factor into this type of 'Scenario"?
At what point does being possessed by the spirit of God include the Mind of Christ as the "Sovereign" certainty within ALL believers who are IN HIM (Christ)?
Will our reward held in store be based on what You and I choose? Will our choice(s) made also have ANYTHING to do with what each "Has Believed is True" from one moment to the Next? Some might suggest THIS IS A RIDICULOUS example! Lets review and put what we think we do know about God to the test?
Lets assume in One hand are the Blessing and in the other a Curse? If you don't enjoy those words In one hand God holds Life and in the other "Death"? Or if you don't enjoy those choices one hand holds the tolerance found in Heaven and the other here in the Earth?
The same God who even goes as far to Give us a hint which is the better Choice made by suggesting to "Choose life" and WHY this is the much wiser choice! What if a person has a poor understanding of the differences and their consequences in this Life as if somehow just the 'opposite" of an Eternal existence that's YET to COME?
Today where mankind finds his well informed person, here is the one Caveat (advantage/opportunity) a person has today the FIRST of ALL mankind may NOT have considered (Adam & Eve)? Who else besides Your SELF will also benefit from our the choice(s) we MAKE? As well how we DO SEE the inner compulsion that causes us to REPENT and WHY?
Not only that but the opportunity to Know the Love of God on a much more intimate level in terms of experiential "Knowledge" by way of a sacrifice MADE?
Deut 30:19-20
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. NIV
And if the LENGTH of a persons VISION extends only as far is the length of his nose, is it still any TRUE wonder why the fabled Pinocchio had need of having a LONGER nose that grew with each LIE?
Despite how many choose to interpret this World and Life God also Created and is Lord Over because He has been given ALL authority over same, some actually do believe that God is In ALL, and through ALL and by Him are are ALL things held together WITHOUT trying to OVER look even the smallest of details.
Which is easier, give credit to the devil for every other thing observed who's also seen sitting on every fence post OR to SEE not only WHO the enemies of God are by way of knowing WHY only SOME will be considered Gods "Friend(s)"?
Now try and reconsider what is more often required whenever a Friend NEEDS you to FEEL the SAME thing they're FEELING in order to mutually "EXPERIENCE" the sense of Mercy and Compassion within an otherwise Lonely world?
A Lonely world being defined as a place where EVERYTHING else you might POSSIBLY think of in ANY single life time has been provided, otherwise made available and placed at your disposal? Everything EXCEPT for ONE THING?
To then consider WHY God in ALL His wisdom somehow reached the determination it is NOT Good for Man to be ALONE? And should GENDER differences and those supposedly historical benefits of a spouse somehow get in the WAY, WHO then will ultimately still CHOOSE ....God in the Moment"
And what are the qualities of ANY true Leader? Would tasking the One whose been CREATED with the IMPOSSIBLE seem even remotely RELATIVE? Not if this Created Being doesn't understand the importance in making the true discovery of "Relativity or Relationship"? Even more under the CRYSTAL clear terms in knowing beyond doubt that EVERYTHING that has been created is also FULL of MEANING?
The type of meaning that ultimately POINTS back to One and the Same easily IDENTIFIABLE SOURCE as well WHY?
Is the hope filled substance of this life only based on what we each Believe? Or will what is, was and forever will be REAL also prove to YOU and I to have been TRUE no mater where in time this type of 'Inquiry" has been made?
Surely, woman came from where if NOT the side (rib) of man? Yet does that somehow do away with the Highest of thoughts as to exactly where MAN came from? Who's very LIFE and Being belongs to WHO? And as such first and foremost?
What type of person would EVER hope to somehow derail the thought "Pattern" under the CLEAR terms of WHO else might follow the unique sway of individual power to INFLUENCE? These same ones who follow WILL either choose likewise or NOT based on what if NOT what each generation chooses to believe is TRUE?
Are question such as these ONLY aimed at a persons Body and Soul? Or have they been precisely aimed straight at the body and soul that continually refuses to AGREE with and be Taught WHY Only the Spirit of God can LEAD Only the Soul into a Life Of Godliness? This truth being made evident by way of the death and decay of our mortal bodies as compared to the soul and spirit birthed of God that will NEVER die in the same fashion....
A feeble attempt at a humerous image might be that of a small child who's leading his Life Long friend down the road behind him who's also still chained to his "Dog House"!
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