Freedom of Thought

Freedom of Thought

I was listening to Pastor, Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, a couple of days ago and he said something that was not only funny but hit the mark pretty squarely. He shared a meme that he had seen that went something like this – the left side of brain has nothing right in it and the right side of my brain has nothing left. That about sums it up for me. The left-right paradigm explained in one, very brief statement.

Our world is filled with people that wish to control our words, thereby, controlling our thoughts, our actions and tell us who to love, who to hate and what trust means. This is wrong on so many levels that it’s difficult to know where to begin. I know, let’s look at what Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul teaches us about sins of the flesh, a mixed-up mind, which creates mixed-up thoughts and leads to confused words. When this recipe is used we become easy picking for the enemy and, even easier picking for agents of the enemy to reeducate.

Of course, corporate media has done a masterful job of reeducating the populace to use the words the enemy wants us to use and this, in turn, dictates our thoughts which directs our hearts. No Liberty in thought, no love in our hearts. Paul makes these ideas abundantly clear.

We must turn our minds to God, Jesus Christ and make room for the Holy Spirit to shape our thoughts, fill our hearts and make space for the grace of Jesus Christ to wash over our lives and transform us from who we thought we were to who Jesus Christ needs and wants us to be. Our words should belong to Jesus Christ and when we allow His rightful ownership the agents of the enemy and their reeducation agenda will fall short. It is only by His grace that we can achieve such lofty heights and it all begins with disposing of our clouded mind and seeing all people as a child of God.

Ephesians 2 KJV

1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.