Worshipping with my online prophetic intercessors group this week revealed a new layer of truth about an old lesson. My blog reveals I have shared about vain imaginings and more specifically, my efforts to change my thought patterns including first in this post years ago https://thecleftforlife.com/2013/10/20/reining-in-my-imagination/.
We are led by Kent and Carla Henry in worshipping using the Psalms via Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Psalm 4 was the passage one day this week, and as we sang and worshipped, I realized I needed to repent as I read and reread verse 2. We reviewed multiple translations and each one said the same thing to me: Will I continue to imagine how God will fulfill His promises to me by using my own creative thinking that results in a vision that is inferior to the one He wants me to see? Do I know that my thoughts actually bring shame to Him and dishonor His name because what I think is so far beneath His goals for my life?
In my time with God, I always come around to asking Him for His best instead of what my soul wants. I own a home that came to me miraculously. The current situation regarding His promises for my life is no different. He gives provision in this season for me in a way I never imagined possible, which is what a friend always tells me – God comes at a problem from an entirely different direction that what I expect. I am certain He will continue to lead me about provision for the future.
So, now I am fighting the urge to continue to expect other promises to be fulfilled in the manner I have seen in my imagination. What I need to do is occupy my imagination with writing and creating, a much better use of my gifts. Our thoughts are reflected in our words and I want my words to reflect God’s best instead of my own inferior thinking. So today I seek to see His vision for fulfilling His promises instead of my own.
Psalm 4:2 Listen to me, you elite among men: How long will you defame my honor and drag it down into shame? Will you ever stop insulting me? How long will you set your heart on shadows, chasing your lies and delusions? The Passion Translation (TPT) The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC.
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