"You See What You Think!"
Phil. 4:8 - 'Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on
these things.'
We are what we think we are! If you don't like yourself, then you are
unliked by others! Not because people don't like you, but because you
perceive people to not like you when you don't like yourself! If you
think about sexual things all the time, then you look at everyone
sexually. Not because they want you, but you perceive them to want you
because that's the way you were thinking! That's how people begin to
feel that everyone
is doing what they are doing! When we focus on something and spend too
much time thinking about it, it alters our perception of what others
think. For example, flirtatious people like to believe that they are
being hit on! Gossips usually believe that people are talking about
them. Or sneaky Christians believe that all Christians are hiding
something.
We as believers must change our thought process so that we can see
others for who they are and not base who they are on who we are! The
enemy wants us to think negatively about ourselves many times to alter
our perception of others. That is why is it so important for us to
know who we are in Christ so we can respect others as we respect
ourselves. The better you feel about your situation, the better
other's begin to look to you. When you don't feel good about yourself,
then when others prosper or do good, you will get jealous and begin to
hate on them. When you practice sin and constantly fall into sinful
temptations, you cause yourself to carry shame and get a sin complex.
This causes you to look at people that are walking in holiness
negatively. You will begin to talk down on people that try to walk
Godly and they will be a threat to you. It's all about what you think!
Some preachers and teachers of the Word try to even alter the Word of
God to fit their thought patterns instead of taking it for what it
says. That's how powerful what you think is. You must allow God to
change your thoughts and take every idle thought captive so you can
bring your mind into total subjection to the truth. This will cause
you to see things "sobermindedly" and you can view things the way God
sees them instead of with a carnal mind. So the next time you begin to
think negatively about someone else, beware. It might be you that
you are feeling negatively towards!
Suggested Reading: 2Cor. 10:5, Rom. 12:2, James 4:5, Prov 23:7
'Unless you change what you do, you will always have what you've got.'
- Jim Rohn
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