People and things are not always as they appear to be. Manipulative people doing satan’s work are all around us.  They have evil agendas for our future and those of the children of this world.  We cannot believe everything we see or hear. Technology has become so advanced you cannot even believe a photo or video any longer.  Anything can be manipulated. How do we tell the good guys from the bad guys?  It is not always easy; many times, we allow our emotions or compassion to make us second guess.

If we have God’s Spirit inside of us, one of the nine spiritual gifts he promised we could have is discernment. (Listed in I COR 12: 4-11) This is when the Spirit of God warns us when the enemy is using someone to lay a trap for us. Discernment will let us know what we need to know in order to help ourselves or others not be harmed by the enemy.

Discernment will allow us to know when evil is present.  It will help us to do the will of God concerning the situation that is before us. God does not reveal things to harm anyone but to bring people together. Many false prophets and teachers are in our land today. We need to be careful of those we allow to preach to us. There are some guidelines that we need to use to measure people of ministry.  One, do they preach what is in the Bible?  Do their lessons line up with what God’s word says? Do they practice what they preach? Are the gifts in operation in their ministry?

Some people will call themselves pastors and ministers, but they want to control every aspect of the lives of their congregation.  This is not a job of a pastor to control where people work, what kind of car they buy if they rent or buy a house.  This behavior borderlines on being a cult.  Any preacher or pastor that is like this is controlled by a Jezebel spirit.  I warn you to get away from anyone like this; allow God to speak to you.  God will lead us to where we need to be if we allow him to give us discernment.

For too long, the enemy has inserted false teachers into the church, and we have not had the discernment to know the difference.  The enemy will come at you with a smile and be able to quote scripture.  Satan believes there is a God because he stood in heaven with Him. Satan has attacked the church with big smiles and false teaching. Enough is enough; it is time we got on our faces before God and prayed for discernment and understanding.

Listen to the voice of God.  Keep your prayer life very active. He is waiting to talk to you.

HEB 4:12-13   12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

If we allow God to guide us in our Bible reading, it will speak to us. God knows what we need at any particular time to read.  It discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart. The word can shape our ideology and our beliefs.  The word is living and steady in an ever-changing world.  If we stay in the word, get it on the inside of us.  It will help us to discern the truth and we will not be deceived.

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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