"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the
world." (1 John 4:1)
Do you agree with God? This may seem funny to say, but each of us comes to
Christ with a different perception of God, perhaps even a negative one.
Subsequently, our thoughts about what we think about God and what He thinks
of us is reflected in our lives to others. If we believe God is out to get us,
we will think this about people in general too. We might even have a judgmental
attitude toward them.
However, in order to be effective conduits of God's love and grace, we need
to agree with His TRUE nature! Through this process of understanding what God
thinks about us and agreeing with Him, we might discover that we've been
agreeing with the enemy for way too long.
"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone
who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not
know God, because God is love." (1 John 4:7 & 8)
Here are some things the enemy might have us believe, either through
circumstances or through negative things people have done or said to us in our
past:
- We are insignificant
- No one loves/cares for us
- We do not have a purpose
- There is not a reason for our existence
- We have to do something to earn God's love/approval
Conversely, all of the above are the exact OPPOSITE of how God wants us to
believe!
Let us make sure we have aligned ourselves with God's thoughts for us, for
our past, present, and future. Our God is love - and we need to agree with
Him!
