A
STRONG FORM OF CONTROL
A
strong form of control is not to let your enemy know what you are thinking. Am I your enemy
because I tell you the truth?
Paul
asks the same question in Galatians 4:16. “Am I therefore become your enemy because I
tell you the truth?”
Jesus
is the Truth. Pure Truth must be delivered in Love…and pure motives.
Is
there someone you desire to be your friend or closer to, yet feel they are withholding truth from
you? Does this make you think they do not trust you? Do you sense that they are thinking
an “un-truth” about you but you don’t know what it is? Would you like to find
out?
Truth
sets you free…and knowledge of the truth brings you peace. So what are you willing to
do to obtain this knowledge?
Are
we willing to humble ourselves about our own faults and be open with those we desire to be open with
us? Checking our own hearts constantly, is important, so that our motives remain pure.
So
often I think of the scripture about “vain imaginations”. (2 Corinthians 10:5). A
part of a Christian’s war fare is to cast down vain imaginations. We can help each other
in this area by revealing the truth as we see it.
“Vain
imaginations” to me, means that they are useless to even think about and usually wrong. They
can be used by Satan to feed us lies and torment us.
God
made us all different for His Purpose and He does not favor one personality over another. He
desires us to be one even as He and the Father are one. Yet, how can we be one
when we refuse to be truthful with each other?
Most
of us are familiar with the punishment used when we speak of giving someone the ”Silent Treatment.” Perhaps
we have done the same. This kind of communication leaves the door open to all kinds of speculation. Only
the silent person knows why they are being silent. There may be a good reason and there may
not.
EDIT
MY THOUGHTS, PLEASE
There
are times when we do not know the truth about another person and we sincerely desire for them
to EDIT our THOUGHTS. We do know what we are thinking and they may feel certain that
they are right about what they are thinking, or they too, may be seeking relief to know the truth.
As
allies we can tell our friend what we “think” they are “thinking”, and give
them the opportunity to EDIT our THOUGHTS by presenting the truth of what they are thinking.
Perhaps
this will open the door for communication with your loved one.
I
don’t think God asks us to do this with everyone but only one or two who are presently in our
life. Perhaps those we have wished for a long time to know what they are really thinking. We
might be pleasantly surprised. We might be shocked. But hopefully, a little editing on
both sides will bring us both closer to the truth and create a closer bond between us.
Try
writing down your thoughts about one or two people in your life. That is; what do you “think” they “think” about
you? Then ask them to edit it for you. Ask God to help you be as honest as possible and
pray they will be honest also.
Then
ask God to help you receive their EDITS and allow you to EDIT by honestly explaining how you feel
about this. This is united war-fare against the lies of the real enemy. We are not enemies
because we tell each other the Truth.
You
might want to tell your friend. “If this is all true, this uncomfortable feeling that
I “think” you are “thinking” about me, I can live with it. I’m
not asking anyone to change. I just want the TRUTH from your perspective…so that I can
cast down any lies…or vain (useless) imaginations. We can help each other by being truthful;
then EDITING, (correcting) any mistaken ideas. We are not seeking false bouquets of flattery. We
are seeking to open doors to honest communication with those we love.
Matthew
7:7-8 says, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
I
don’t expect you to put this plan into use without checking your own spirit and knowing God’s
plan for you individually. It could open a whole can of worms you don’t feel adequate
to corral at this time. It’s FOOD for THOUGHT.
After
I wrote 3 of these to special people in my life, I also wrote one to myself, trying to be honest
with what I “think” about myself. Then I wrote one to God…telling Him what
I “think” He thinks about me.
His
EDIT – was EXCELLENT! And what He thinks is all in His Word in black and white. So,
I never have to doubt or wonder what He thinks about me or what He thinks about you. He is the
same yesterday, and today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8).
MIGHT BE
WORTH
THINKING
ABOUT!
BUT PRAY
ABOUT ALL THINGS.
