Most of our lives are spent chasing foolish selfish pleasures, or following someone Else's wants, or being bullied into some form of action that you did not really want to do..
All the while not thinking or seeking the " Only True Purpose of Human Life - which is to have a personal relationship with the Lord God Almighty!"
When we (you) sin (go against the Will of God) we become Separated from Him through a "Spiritual Death" .
Yet we do not " cease to exist " because even when a person dies their body may turn into dust and they separate from their body. But they never cease to exist as they were a created spirit! So even when we become dead in trespasses from sin {See Ephesians 2:1} we are still functioning in the body - but have been separated from God!
Once you are separate from God thru sin, you must find the way back into His communication! God has provided a Way- therefore we must seek it!
Because most people have stopped communication with Him and they just go about running their lives based upon the world's external information!
However if and when you come to become a True Believer of Christ Jesus;
because as " Born Again Believers;" we gain instant access once more to letting our heart (Spirit) dictate and dominate our lives instead of our carnal human mind and all the external circumstances. Yet few of even the practicing Christians are following this proven procedure!
Actions are By Products of Foolish people! Most so called religious people can not handle things that they do not fully understand. Because they place more emphasis on conforming to some special standards; whether the individual actually wants to or not! Therefore they give into being accepted or whatever - this breeds hypocrisy!
** What most people need is a real Imagination!
Imagination
Imagination is much more important than most people realize. The
Hebrew word that was translated “imagination” in the Old Testament
literally means “conception.” Imagination is how new ideas are
conceived. Without it, people become spiritually and creatively sterile.A few years ago, I took a trip to Israel. I remember stopping in the valley of Elah. I got out of the bus and walked down to that little stream. I picked up five smooth stones just the way David once did. I began to imagine what it must have been like for David when he faced Goliath. The story came alive.
The Word of God comes alive when you can picture what it’s talking about. Let the Word of God control your imagination as you think about scriptures, and you will see things in Scripture that you can’t see with your physical eyes. You see it on the inside…in your imagination.
When the Bible says you’re healed, you’ve got to meditate on that truth until you see yourself healed. Most people allow their imaginations to become vain, and they agree with the image the doctors have painted rather than with the Word of God. They’re told what is going to happen, and they imagine it as truth.
When we fail to be thankful and glorify God, our imaginations automatically become vain. That doesn’t mean they aren’t working; it just means they begin to work against us. Those of us with vain imaginations are pessimists, imagining failure instead of success. We need to use our imaginations to agree with God’s Word and see ourselves the way God sees us: happy, healthy, and prosperous.
What we need is - A Good Heart
Jesus said it this way in Matthew 23:25-26,
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.”
The Lord is more concerned about your heart than He is your actions.
Matthew 12:35, Mark 7:21-23, and Proverbs 23:7 make it even clearer:
“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (Matt. 12:35).
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man”
(Mark 7:21-23).
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7).
Our hearts control what we say, and they also control what we do.
All of the above are products of our hearts. The opposite of those can be true also.
Love, joy, peace, patience, and the rest of the fruit of the Spirit are also products of what our hearts believe. The reason the heart responds in a negative way is because we allow it to be dominated by external, or physical, things instead of by the Word of God.
Our understanding is then darkened, and we become insensitive to God. We actually cause our hearts to become hardened. The word harden, according to the dictionary, means cold, insensitive, unfeeling, and unyielding. When our hearts become hardened or insensitive to God, they automatically become sensitive, dominated by, and controlled by our physical senses.
So, what do most people do when they realize their actions are being controlled by their hearts and are causing problems for themselves and others? They resort to behavior modification. They try to change their actions without changing their hearts, and that never works long-term. If people want their behavior to change, they must change their hearts. They must make sure that the Word of God is the dominant influence.
If you will put these four keys into practice in your life, you will never be the same. It will change the way you think about everyone and everything around you.
It will give you a God perspective.
