6d • General discussion
Happy Sunday - 05/10/26 ~ Did You Pass Your Inspection?
What do you consume the most? Scripture makes a bold statement about our desires and why we consume so much that reflects our true heart and not just our words. “What god reigns in your belly?” The apostle Paul warned of those “whose god is their belly” in Philippians 3:19. Belly speaks beyond appetite for food; it represents a nature within driven by cravings, desires, self-will, lust, ambition, comfort, ego, and the need to remain in control. Whatever rules your appetites will eventually rule your decisions. Many struggle to fully submit to God because there are still rival gods sitting on the throne of the heart such as the god of self-sufficiency, the god of money, the god of image, the god of manipulation and control, and the god of pride.
But the danger of pride is that it seduces people into believing they are their own provider, protector, and source. They regulate and determine what God is allowed to have theirs such as time, money, and resources and he just watches in silence. Yet, God will sometimes allow what you built in your own strength to shake so you can discover that He alone is Jehovah Jireh. The Lord will NOT compete with idols fashioned out of fleshly security. Sometimes losing control is the very doorway to trusting God completely. You cannot seduce God because he has everything but you can be seduced because fear holds tightly while love cannot be love until its freely given away.
This call of the Spirit of God is not merely behavior modification; it is total surrender. James 4:7 declares, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Notice the order: submission comes before resistance. Many want authority over demonic warfare while refusing surrender to God and this is never going to happen. True spiritual authority flows from yielding everything over to God. When the belly no longer reigns, the Holy Spirit can rule. When self learns to decrease, Christ increases. God is calling believers to lay every idol on the altar and declare, “Lord, not my will, but Yours be done.” The enemy loses power when pride loses influence. What reigns in your belly will determine what manifests in your life. Therefore, starve the flesh, crucify pride, feed the Holy Spirit with the Word of God and prayer, and let God sit on the throne without competition. It’s time to Pass Inspection. And to all of our Mother's Happy Mother's Day!
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Happy Sunday - 05/10/26 ~ Did You Pass Your Inspection?
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