Even though we can be humble and exhibit the behavior of humility, be not deceived: for pride never completely leaves us, nor forsakes us, nor goes away.
Pride is like a snake in the grass. We do not see the snake, but he is there, hiding and concealing himself in total silence, in shadows of darkness. He is sneaky, he is sly, and, in moment when least expected, he strikes: at which time we can exhibit the behavior of a prideful person.
Therefore, it is important that we guard our minds: guard how and what we think about; for the devil looks for opportunities to strike in our minds; and if our minds absorb his venom, we will strike at others.
It is important to remember that we are human and not gods.
We must be aware of our thinking at all times, not merely some of the time.
We must remember that we are flesh and not spirits.
As Christians, the devil wants to destroy us. The devil wants to bring us down. The devil wants to tear down that which has been built up.
As for the ministers of Christ, the devil wants to entice them to engage in sinful activity in order to knock them out of pulpits. To do so, he will attack their minds with a seductive woman and the man's mind will do that which is natural: he will think about sex with her, and, if he is unable to change his mind, he will follow his thoughts that will lead him to her door.
The same is true for a Christian woman. The devil will hang a carrot on a stick and she will fall to a seductive man if she is unable to change her mind.
The human mind is a place of warfare, the battleground where we must choose between good and evil. These two choices will never go away, and these two choices never change. They are always there in the present tense.
The mind is our Oval Office, and we are the Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of our decisions. The decisions we make impact the way we live each moment of each day, but our decisions also impact the lives of other people. Therefore it is important to remember that, before we exercise a decision, think about the consequences for ourselves but also the impact of our decisions in the lives of others. This is not always easy, and, it can be quite difficult. For at first we want to please self, which is prideful. And if we can resist that which is prideful we have made the correct choice. But, without a moment's notice, we can again be in the position to make an executive decision, which can become an executive order.
And we have this power. If we can submit this power and allow God to govern our minds, we will make good choices; but if we submit this power to the governance of our own pride, we will make bad choices.
The human mind is therefore BATTLESTATION ONE. It is the place of continuous warfare, and this warfare is spiritual: the battle between good and evil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6: 12)
Pride is like a snake in the grass. We do not see the snake, but he is there, hiding and concealing himself in total silence, in shadows of darkness. He is sneaky, he is sly, and, in moment when least expected, he strikes: at which time we can exhibit the behavior of a prideful person.
Therefore, it is important that we guard our minds: guard how and what we think about; for the devil looks for opportunities to strike in our minds; and if our minds absorb his venom, we will strike at others.
It is important to remember that we are human and not gods.
We must be aware of our thinking at all times, not merely some of the time.
We must remember that we are flesh and not spirits.
As Christians, the devil wants to destroy us. The devil wants to bring us down. The devil wants to tear down that which has been built up.
As for the ministers of Christ, the devil wants to entice them to engage in sinful activity in order to knock them out of pulpits. To do so, he will attack their minds with a seductive woman and the man's mind will do that which is natural: he will think about sex with her, and, if he is unable to change his mind, he will follow his thoughts that will lead him to her door.
The same is true for a Christian woman. The devil will hang a carrot on a stick and she will fall to a seductive man if she is unable to change her mind.
The human mind is a place of warfare, the battleground where we must choose between good and evil. These two choices will never go away, and these two choices never change. They are always there in the present tense.
The mind is our Oval Office, and we are the Presidents and Chief Executive Officers of our decisions. The decisions we make impact the way we live each moment of each day, but our decisions also impact the lives of other people. Therefore it is important to remember that, before we exercise a decision, think about the consequences for ourselves but also the impact of our decisions in the lives of others. This is not always easy, and, it can be quite difficult. For at first we want to please self, which is prideful. And if we can resist that which is prideful we have made the correct choice. But, without a moment's notice, we can again be in the position to make an executive decision, which can become an executive order.
And we have this power. If we can submit this power and allow God to govern our minds, we will make good choices; but if we submit this power to the governance of our own pride, we will make bad choices.
The human mind is therefore BATTLESTATION ONE. It is the place of continuous warfare, and this warfare is spiritual: the battle between good and evil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6: 12)
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