Spirit Pollution

                                                   Spirit Pollution

Be alert and on your guard; stand firm in your faith…I Cor. 16:13 Amp.

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          Most people take precaution against invasions; whether it’s home, auto, body, and even against one’s own identity. However, there’s another invasion that is many times over looked; spirit invasion. Another way to say it: Spirit Pollution.   

          It is EXTREMELY important that we guard our inner spirit. Protecting   and developing it is what our earth experience is all about. If we mess this up, well...

God is a Spirit and we are a spirit. God communicates to us through our spirit. If there is pollution of some sort clogging our communication system, then that’s a HUGE problem that must not be tolerated by any means.  

          So, how does one’s spirit become polluted? Actions that we take that is contrary to God’s Word can pollute our spirit. For this writing, I’m going to concentrate on just one way that will cause contamination:

                                Having a Wrong Mindset about People.

In Matthew 19:19 it says, we are to love one another. However, if we expose our spirit to gossip, jealousy, envy, and covertness, just to name a few, we will make it harder to have a godly opinion about people.

The enemy knows gossip can be an irresistible temptation. Many times the way it is presented makes it more intriguing, “Want to hear some juicy gossip?”  Even if we just listen and not say a word, our spirit is still being polluted. Can you be in a room filled with cigarette smoke and not smell like cigarettes?

Some people will even spiritualize gossip by saying, I’m just telling you so you will better know how to pray. Hmmm!

Another way to have a wrong mindset about people is to think a person doesn’t like you, so therefore, you feel they are out to harm you or sabotage your efforts. This is a waste of human thought. If you don’t’ want your spirit polluted, then trust the Word of God. The Word says, if God is on your side, what can man do to you? Psalm 118:6. As far as someone not liking you, that’s their privilege.

Do you want to have some FUN and get BLESSED all at the same time?  Just show love to people who don’t, in your opinion, deserve it. You might be thinking, that doesn’t sound like any fun. That’s because it’s a secret that the devil doesn’t want people to know about.  LOVE ACTIVATES FAITH!

On this same note, we have to be careful not to tell someone else that a person doesn’t like us. That might pollute their spirit about the person, and they might even think ill of us for telling them.

               This is not a full spectrum of ways our spirit can become polluted by no means, but only a reminder to be watchful and prayerful, Ephesians 6:18. We must stand guard against Spirit Pollution, and let the devil know:

                           My spirit is not a Dumping Ground for Your Junk.     

  © 2014

References:  Psalm 118:6     Matthew 19:19    Ephesians 6:18

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…thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus, Philemon 1:6.

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• Who are you?

        

Most of us want to look our very BEST. Although, many times our approach to this means is misguided. Cosmetics or designers’ wear cannot match the beauty of a confident person who knows who they are. On the other hand, a person with a lack of confidence cannot mask the insecurity within.      

            

       If you haven’t already, it’s time walk in your true beauty and let the world know who you are, not who they say you are if it’s a contradiction. Instead of spending your whole life trying to fit into the wrong mold: Will the REAL You Stand Up!

If you go after who you are not, you won’t develop the GREAT Creation that you are. Trying to be someone else in order to impress others is never a good idea. If we are going to impress anyone, impress God by recognizing and using your gifts and talents for His use.

Of course the devil hopes you will never find out who you are. He wants you to stay busy STUCK on a treadmill for the rest of your life going nowhere. He wants to keep the REAL you distracted and out of his way.

         

Since God created each of us with Purpose along with Gifts and Talents to promote that purpose, we should find out which way “that” wind is blowing and follow IT. That’s where the POWER is. We are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ, Romans 8:37.

          However, if we don’t know who we are, that’s when we give our power over to the world to define us. Obviously that could be very DANGEROUS. Just be honest and tell God to help you to be who He has created you to be. Ask Him to help you to say NO when people try and take you outside of who you are. My advice: Stay in Your Line! Crossing lanes could cause a collision.

          Let me tell you a secret. When you stay in your line, you LOOK REAL GOOD because God’s Anointing and Grace, which is His Power; empowers you to perform on a Supernatural level. He takes the foolish things to confound the wise, I Cor. 1:27. So, don’t ever think you can’t do what He has called you to do because not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord, Zech. 4:6. Just remember to give all the CREDIT and GLORY to God.

I don’t want to overstate this fact, but it’s worth emphasizing: Almighty, All Powerful, All Loving, the Creator of Creation wants to promote our gifts so we can complete our purpose. There’s no failure in God. We Can’t Beat That!    

The key, though, is to surrender to God’s program and let Him have His way in our life.

       CAUTION:          Prepare to be AMAZED!  

                                   Will the REAL You Stand-Up. 

            

© 2014

References:  Zech. 4:6     Romans 8:37   I Cor. 1:27

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