I listen to and nurture the best, most uplifting thoughts that come to my mind. They are music to my ears. Meanwhile I resist, refute, and reject the impure ones. I use discernment to recognize which are which. I find the thoughts in my mind to be more entertaining and challenging than anything else I can listen to. I especially focus on the thoughts and insights that come to me from God.
I’ve learned that things look different from God’s perspective. I allow God the Holy Spirit to train me to see the way He sees (1 Samuel 16:7) by continually devouring and savoring the writings of the ancient prophets and the earliest Christians and letting those Bible words unceasingly burn in my heart. (Luke 24:32) That gives me discernment to recognize which thoughts are from God, which are from me, and which are from the invisible enemies of God. (Philippians 4:8)
The invisible kingdom of God (Luke 17:20) has come close by. (Mark 1:15) This is how it is manifesting and growing. (Matthew 13:31-32) God is actively releasing His thoughts and insights. (Matthew 16:16-17) Hungry human hearts (Matthew 5:6) day by day are humbly seeking (Matthew 6:33) and receiving God’s direct, personal revelation. Then they align with, surrender to, and obey His supernatural revelation through their internal and external actions of eager repentance. (Acts 3:19) Repentance then leads to the ongoing discipleship of Spirit-led, (Romans 8:14) heart-to-heart relationship with the risen Jesus (Matthew 28:20) and with His faithful followers. (1 John 1:1-3)
God is wanting to work His kingdom through and transform every aspect of your being, the way that yeast works all the way through a big mass of dough. (Matthew 13:33) Will you let Him?
Isolation is not a spiritually healthy thing for Christ-followers to do. We need to listen to God together and help each other hear, heal, and grow. The New Testament tells us more than 50 times to minister to one another in various ways. It also says for us to not give up meeting together. (Hebrews 10:25) There are many ways Christ-followers can meet together besides gathering to passively hear a sermon. For example, we can assemble, listen to God the Holy Spirit together, and then allow people to say and do as they are led by the Spirit. (Romans 8:14) Unfortunately many Christians isolate in their seats on Sunday morning.
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