Friday, January 3, 2014
Broken Down, Without Walls
Have you ever struggled with thoughts in your mind that you wish you could get rid of permanently? I am thinking of those thoughts that if Jesus was standing in front of you and you had to say them our loud, you would be embarrassed. These thoughts are usually tied to some type of emotional response that is not good – hatred, greed, lust, etc. This morning as I awoke from a dream, I had some thoughts like that and I asked God to help me get rid of them. He did. I will tell you how He helped me. Maybe it will help you as well. And I will show you some scriptures I found that really describe what happened.
Proverbs 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Proverbs describe what is going on in these situations. The word “rule” here means control. “Spirit” means wind or breath of a human or the actions that make up the life of a human. The word for “city” is interesting. It means a place that is guarded by waking up or watching. “Broken down” means there is an opening that is not intended. And the word “walls” means protection. Putting that together, it means If we have no control over our being, we will be like a guarded place with a breach in the protection. That really describes how I felt.
I discovered something finally when I called out to God with my voice. I heard myself. I actually began to talk to my mind, sort of muttering “No, I am not going to think that.” Then I continued to ask God out loud to take it away. I sensed He wanted me to continue to mutter, to speak to these thoughts. When I did, I went from those words to singing whatever spiritual song I could think of at the time. As I did, the thoughts tried to return. This time when I said “No” out loud, they were some how scrambled and destroyed. I think in pictures a lot, so for me is is like suddenly the computer screen gets all scrambled up. Finally, as I began to search the scriptures, God gave me the one above and also Psalms 104, which speaks about all of the great wonders of provision for all of creation that God has provided. There is one verse that fit this situation.
Psalms 104:33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
If you have thoughts you wish would go away, try telling them out loud, “No” and then ask God for help. Sing His praises and He shows up. He will fight on your behalf. This is one way we gain control over our own spirit.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. We praise You for giving us the ability to control our own spirit when we cry out to You for help. We cannot do this without You Father. But we can do it with You. Please reach out to Your people today and give them the provision recorded in Psalms 104 today Father. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.