Saturday, March 30, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions 8

"God thinking believes - God is God, Savior, Master, King, Sovereign, Lord of everything.
If you are looking for a relationship with God:
  • Where you can manipulate Him to give you only what you want. Where you can do as you please, even if it is in direct conflict with God’s will.
  • Where no commitment is needed.
  • Where you are in control.
  • Where you say “not thy will, but my will be done”.
You are not going to like God thinking.

God thinking is for those who have come to the place where they can say without a doubt that they have been doing it their way long enough - And found it most inadequate, ineffectual, powerless, impotent, unsuccessful, fruitless and un-fulfilling."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013
 

Thursday, March 28, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions 7

"Another way you can make sure that the truth you learn doesn’t take - Just don’t take God seriously.
 
Example:
God is about to change your life.  You are on the verge of receiving information from God that is life changing.  God is reaching you and you are beginning to understand what He is telling you.  God is discussing the next twenty five years of your life with you.  You can almost hear the voice of God.  You sense a closeness that you have never sensed before.  Your mind is rising to the occasion and you are beginning to feel light and full of goodness.  You start to see with your spiritual eyes  - and the phone rings. You take the call and miss the message from God.  It's that simple.

God thinking establishes a new rule in your life: You don’t take another call when God is talking to you.

If every time you called someone and they put you on hold, and sometimes forgot to even come back on line with you, would you keep calling that person?
The Word of God says, “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Psalms 8:4 - But we live it like this sometimes, “What is God, that I am mindful of Him?
If God treated you like you treat Him..."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013
 

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions 6

"God thinking teaches you how to make sure that the truths that you receive, no longer slip through your hands.   

God thinking receives the truths from God into the root of your being and imbeds them at the center of your soul.  

The truths of God become who you are.  They steer your actions, your desires, your faith and your belief.
 
How do you get a truth imbedded in your soul?

Well, first let me tell you how not to get a truth of God imbedded in your soul.
  • Just be indifferent about it. 
  • Just shine it on. 
  • Don’t respond to it.
  • Don’t share it with others.
  • Don’t practice it.
It will go away.  When God speaks to you and tells you what He wants from you and what He sees would be good for you, you can just hear it and let it roll off your back, you won’t have to worry about it sticking with you.  It will just go away.

Indifference is like a disease that causes root rot.  Indifference is the silent killer of your faith.

To those who are indifferent to the Word of God, little by little  everything they learn, everything they touch, ends up mishandled. 

James 1:8 “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013
 

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions 5

"If the truths that you hear don’t penetrate the inner soul of your being, the root of your faith and then re-create who you are, it doesn’t stick because it was never made part of your root system, your inner most being. 

The truth just lingers on the outside and makes you frustrated, because you can see that you received the answers you were looking for, you received the power you wanted, you could taste the fulfillment of your dreams, you heard the words that heal you, but you just couldn’t hold onto it.

You claim it.  You get it in your hands, but it slips away when you are tested or when you are put through the fire.  Sometimes it slips away on the ride home. 

Why can’t you hold on to all the great teaching that has been brought your way?  Because it did not take root.

“...if the root be holy, so are the branches” Romans 11:16

Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Decisions by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013

Sunday, March 24, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices 4

"God Thinking is about changing the way you think, by making changes at the very center of your being.  What makes a root truth different than other truths, is that, other truths may affect you outwardly, (like adding a branch or a leaf or a flower), but root truths change you inwardly, at the center of your being, changing the whole person from the root, to the trunk, the branch, the leaf and the flower.  

God designed you to receive, understand and utilize every message - from His (Logos) God’s written Word and His (Ramah) God’s spoken Word.  This written and spoken Word is translated from the page of scripture into acts of love, acts of mercy, acts of peace, acts of forgiveness.

For too long you have been hearing from God, but it is not changing you. 

The best teaching that has ever graced the planet is being poured out onto God’s people: in mega conferences, seminars, in the local church, small store front churches and one on one.  You get excited!!!.  You are sure that you have heard some great truth at these conferences, seminars, the local church, small store front churches and one on one, but it doesn’t stick around for the long haul.  Why is that?"
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices 3

"Let’s say you've a computer system.  It is a 250 gigabyte, 1.9megahertz system with 2 megabytes of RAM.  You go to buy software and you find just the right software package. 
This software has just what you want. 
 
So you turn the box over to read the system requirements, and the program requires 125 megabytes of space (you have that), it requires a 1.5 gigabyte processor, (yours is a 1.9 megahertz), and it requires 4 megs of RAM and you only have 2.  You walk away without purchasing this new software, even though it has everything you want, because it will not operate on your existing operating system. 
 
What would you have to do if you really wanted this new software?  You would have to upgrade your operating system.

God thinking is about upgrading your operating system so that what you need from God, you can receive from God."
 Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices by Keith C. Powell copyright 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices 2

"Everyone has a background - (previous knowledge & previous experiences that makeup your whole self).  When you are exposed to new wisdom or new light, new understanding comes in.  You add this new knowledge to your existing knowledge base like a new branch, leaf or flower. 
 
You may learn a profound truth, but added to your existing knowledge base, it becomes like a branch a leaf or a flower in your experience.  It is kept external and utilized as if it were an entity of its own.
 
Example: Let’s say you learned that the Apostle Paul, after he was blinded on the road to Damascus, had to wait 3 days in blindness before God let him have his sight back.  That truth might make you think about your own personal experiences and it might make you think that maybe you are blind to something and that you must wait for 3 days or 3 weeks or some determined amount of time, waiting for God to open your eyes.

Adding this knowledge to your knowledge base would be like adding a branch or a leaf or a flower, but it would have little or no effect on the center of your being.

Let’s say you read a verse of scripture like, “obey them that have rule over you”.  Let’s say you’ve never quite understood it, but today it comes to life and becomes clear.  This truth is added to your knowledge base like a branch, a leaf or a flower.  But this truth will not effect the center of your being.  The root of the tree will not be effected by adding new truths to your existing knowledge base."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013
 

Monday, March 18, 2013

God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices 1


"God Thinking goes deep into the center of our soul.
It affects every aspect of our human condition. 
     The Body - Mind - Spirit - Soul

God Thinking works this way:
Unlike adding knowledge to your existing knowledge base like a branch a leaf or a flower - God Thinking goes to the root.

The root is that place of your being where all else comes out from it.  God Thinking is about getting the root system of your being in agreement with the mind of Christ.  Is thqat something you want?"
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XVI - Making Wise Choices by Keith C. Powell copyright 2013 

Saturday, March 16, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 11

  • "When you want what God has purposed.
  • When you seek what God has blessed.
  • When you hope for what God has placed on your path.
  • When you go where God has called you to go.
  • When you are who God called you to be.
Are you hearing me?
  • When your goals are God breathed.
  • When you desire what God has foreordained.
  • When it’s your dream to do what God is doing.
  • When your vision is God’s vision.
  • When it becomes natural to think God thoughts, the burden and the weight of this life will grow strangely dim. 
The problems
The financial pressure
The long hours
The heartaches
The past
The stress and strain
The pain - All grows strangely dim and less significant.

I can say without any doubt that God’s design for your life is a beautiful thing. 

God has paved a way for you that is far above and beyond anything you could dream or desire.

God has designed you with a purpose that must apprehended and understood by faith.   

God thinking  - believes that God’s design for you produces God’s purpose in you.      

Are you following God’s design in your life? 

If you are following God’s design, you should rejoice that God has revealed this to you. 

If we are not following God’s design in our lives, we can.  We can start where we left off, or we can start a fresh new life in Christ right now.

God thinking requires we think about God’s design and determine if we are aligned with His design in our lives.

Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell copyright 2013

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 10

"God thinking steers you to get a vision of God’s design for your life.  You believe what God has said in His Word.  You don’t get off on your own private mission, redesigning God’s plan to suit yourself.  You learn to agree with God.  

God has ordained for you, by His foreknowledge the very best plan possible, one designed just for you. 

God knows when and where you are going to decide to follow Him.

God knows when and where you are going to stop driving the ship.

God knows when and where you are going to surrender to Him and follow His design. 

When you get a clear picture of God’s design for your life, you want it to be His way.   You see your purpose by God’s design."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 9

"God designed you to listen to Him.
  • You were designed to receive new light - every time you open the Word of God, you should receive revelation.
  • You were designed to study the Word to show yourself “approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
  • You were designed to be called out from among the world, “...know ye not that friendship of the world is enmity with God?  Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God” James 4:4
  • You were designed to live a holy life, ”Having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”  2 Corinthians 7:1
  • You were designed to testify that Jesus is Lord.
  • You were designed to obey God.
  • You were designed to pray.
  • You were designed to intercede for others.
  • You were designed to worship.
  • You were designed to praise.
  • You were designed to supplicate.
  • You were designed to respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
  • You were designed to have faith.
  • You were designed to read the Word of God.
  • You were designed to hear the voice of God. “Behold, I stand at the door , and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20

And again Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me:” John 10:27
  • You were designed to do the will of God, “Not everyone that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.”  Matthew 7:21
  • You were designed to believe God.
  • You were designed to exercise your free will and to do with it what pleases the Lord.
  • You were designed to love one another.
  • Youwere designed to be prosperous and in good health, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 2.
  • You were designed to please God, not just yourself.
  • You were designed to do good to others.
  • You were designed to serve one another.
  • You were designed to serve God.
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013

Friday, March 8, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 8

"Another example is found in Jeremiah 28:15-17
“Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; the LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
V16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.
V17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.”
When you trust in a lie or an untruth, something not ordained by God, you run the risk of missing God’s intent for you. 
  • You run the risk of mapping out your own design that might be incongruent with God's will for your life. 
  • You run the risk of making a plan that God cannot sanctify.
  • You run the risk of starting a business that God does not bless.
  • You run the risk of marrying a man or woman without God’s approval.
  • You run the risk of hanging with people that worship God in vain.
  • You run the risk of making your own rules and regulations that take away from the freedom you have in Christ., burdening others with your own personal biases, bents and idiosyncrasies.
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013

Thursday, March 7, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 7

"Remember how Paul was evangelized.  Paul was true to his religion.  He believed fervently that to destroy Christians was the honorable way to serve God.  Was he right? No.  He believed a lie.  He believed what religion was teaching at the time.  He forsook the Word in lieu of religious security, security of being with the most influential group at the time. 

How did God get Paul’s attention?  He knocked him down and blinded him for a time.  Paul had no choice but to be led by others for a time.  Paul believed a lie.  He acted upon it.  His entire experience with God had been built on a lie.  

Had he not had the Damascus road experience and heard the voice of Jesus, he would have continued on his path throughout his life."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2013

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 6

"The other reason why there is so much rebellion when we talk about doing those things that please God.

They believe a lie.
Just a couple of examples:

Remember when Peter was in the presence of Jesus and Peter was talking about what he would do for Jesus.

Let’s listen to the scripture.

Mark 14:26-31
“And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
V27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
V28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
V29 But Peter said unto Him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
V30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
V31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise.  Likewise also said they all.”

Jesus just got finished telling them what scripture saith, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.”

And again Jesus said, “Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.”

Peter believed a lie instead of the Master’s voice.  He believed what he had told himself instead of what Jesus told him.  There’s a lot of that going on today.  People are making up their mind based on what’s in their mind instead of what God is saying in their mind."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell copyright 2013

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 5

"God designed it all.  God is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

God has revealed a plan and a purpose for your life. 

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”  Romans 8:28

Why is there so much rebellion when we talk about doing those things that please God. We have in our society today an entire constituency of those who claim Christ but they have no desire to follow Christ - no inner inclination to follow God’s design for their lives and no plans to get started.

There’s a couple of reasons why there is so much rebellion.

1     They believe in vain or

2     They believe a lie

They believe in vain
1 Corinthians 15:1-2

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

V2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.”

Matthew 15:8-9
“This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoureth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.
V9 But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

It is interesting; this word vain means to, (manipulate to no purpose, an unsuccessful search).  “In vain they do worship Me” - They manipulate me to no purpose and cannot find me.

Some people believe in vain because they have been taught to believe in vain or they have established their own god and worship him.  It is easier that way.  One look at world religion as a whole and we can see clearly that many people worship God in vain."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell copyright 2013
 

Sunday, March 3, 2013

God Thinking XV - By Design 4

  • "God speaks to you through His Word. 
  • God reveals His design for your life. 
  • God reveals Himself openly and unobstructed.  
  • God reveals who you are in Christ.
  • God tells you the things that matter in life.
  • God shows you what to believe.
  • God tells you how to receive faith.
  • God tells you how to be faithful.
  • God teaches you what is pure and true, honest and just, what is lovely.
  • God shows you how to be kind, and how to be gentle, how to live by faith and how to stay healthy.
God gives you example after example of how to treat one another, how to be humble, how to love others, how to give and how much to give. 

God reveals the beginning, the time you now live in and the future.  God reveals it all.  God thinking gets your mind in line with God’s Word so that what God has said becomes what you believe and what you believe is what God has said."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XV - By Design by Keith C. Powell copyright 2013