DREAM DRAINERS
The devil is not the only enemy of our dreams that we have to watch out for. Every day we face any number of environments, attitudes, or circumstances that can drain away our dreams. Do a self-examination by considering the following questions...
* ARE YOU AT REST OR ARE YOU STRIVING?
Isaiah wrote, "In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.
Your ability to rest is critical for your ability to receive.
REST is the INCUBATION bed of REVELATION!
Taking time and developing the capacity to quite your soul and rest in the Lord, waiting silently before Him.
* IS YOUR RECEPTOR CLEAN?
If you hope to receive revelation from the Lord, your channel of communication must be clean and uncluttered by the junk of the world. This involves renewing your mind.
THINGS THAT CAN CLOG THE CHANNEL and make you unreceptive to God's voice. Some most common ones to watch out for are:
* Worry - "Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing."
* Anger - "Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity."
*Lust - "Make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts."
*Addictions - "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit."
* Bitterness - See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled."
ARE YOU WISE REGARDING TODAY'S ENTERTAINMENT?
You must be careful with what you listen to because what you let in through your EYES and EARS is what your heart and mind will dwell on. In America, we severely lack discernment and discretion in this area. We are constantly bombarded of the worldly entertainment.
We have become DESENSITIZED (unaware/indifferent/insensitive) not only to the impure things around us but also to the very need to keep our hearts and minds, PURE before God.
WE NEED A PURE LIFE REVOLUTION!
Consider doing an entertainment fast - Purity is a magnet to revelation. All revelation that God releases is pure because He is pure. Corruption occurs at our end. We all see the world and approach THE THINGS OF GOD through the MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL "FILTERS" that our life experiences and circumstances have put in place.
Clean or dirty, they influence the way we see and respond to the world around us and affect the way we see and respond to God.
Paul's wise counsel: "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things."
* ARE YOU WORKING WITH YOUR ROUTINE?
Inconsistent schedules an hinder the flow and retention of revelation. This is not your fault but simply DUE TO DEMANDS OF LIFE. God will meet you where you are and work with you. Seek the Lord for special times that are set apart for receiving from Him. You may have to give up some things - even some good things - in order to obtain the best things. SACRIFICE RELEASES POWER.
Occasional fasting can be helpful also because it will tenderize your heart and posture you for heavenly downloads.
* ARE YOU ONE TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN?
God will not place on you more than you can bear.
PROVE FAITHFULNESS with a little, and God will give you more.
CAN HE TRUST YOU WITH MORE...
God is always looking for people to whom He can entrust His revelation. He may test us with a little to see what we do with it. The Holy Spirit is not obligated to give us more. FAITHFULNESS has its reward: INCREASE!!!
* DO YOU HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO HANDLE GOD'S DREAM REVELATION?
There is a learning process of being called, trained, and commissioned
(and retrained and recommissioned!).
Don't say more than God says, or more than God said to say. Don't add "hamburger helper" and thus exceed your level of credibility. Learn to pray and hold - do not cheat - and watch how you say it! God always ultimately has to JUDGE PRIDE!
Take Time to Come Out of the Clutter and Hear God -
God is up to something new and our planning can be the very clutter that dulls our ability to hear the voice of God.
"Prepare the way for the Lord's coming! Clear the road for Him!" Mark 1:3
THINGS THAT COULD DISTRACT US...
Our relationships / failures / successes / possessions --
LETS GET A CLEANSE (clean out the sin from our soul)
Pastora
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