Return to Joy

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 5th, 2008.

Some more study on the human brain. There seems to be a joy center in the
human brain that stimulates us to be joyful. If you were Satan you would
want to attack this place at an early age because it is very true that “The
joy of the Lord is my strength.” No joy or little joy, no strength or little
strength or energy. So joy and endurance or strength are interrelated. Here
is how it works. Neglect and disgust are two prime joy killers. Remember the
words, “You are disgusting”, “Shame on you”, “You should know better”,
“Don’t come to me with your problems,” “Don’t bother me now, I’m busy”, all
tend to speak of neglect and disgust. The message is that you have little
value, your worth is not of importance, you are not welcome, you are
unacceptable if you don’t have it together.

By the age of two if neglect was prevalent in the home a child will have
started to lose the return to joy circuit that goes on in their brain. The
bible states that there will be problems, each day has its own difficulties,
but that is not the issue, and the issue is how quick we can return to joy.
The brain is actually hardwired to be able to return to joy if someone takes
delight in you or says I am glad to see you. We take great delight in your
presence and it is good to be with you. Now what happens when the wiring is
off and we didn’t get this? Here is the good news. The brain is ever
developing and can be rewired by the word of God. That is why it is so
important to memorize scripture because you are forming neural pathways to
restore the joy that is lost. So we have designed some scriptures to restore
your joy and to bring back the joy that is so hard to realize. Many of us
can’t receive the scripture that says the “Lord delights in us” Or” The Lord
waits for us to come to Him that He may be gracious to us”, Or he rejoices
over His people”. Many really believe that God is waiting to punish us or
smack us on the head or send us some disease for being bad.

Here are some joy builders that will began to rebuild the ancient ruins and
restore foundations that have been broken down.

1. Psalm 18:19 “He brought me forth also into a broad place. He rescued me,
because He delighted in me.

2.Psalm 41:11 “By this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy
does not shout in triumph over me.

3. Psalm 147:11″The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His
loving kindness.

4. Psalm 149:4 “For the Lord takes pleasure in His people, He will beautify
the afflicted ones with salvation.

5.Isaiah 62:5 “So your God rejoices over you as the bridegroom rejoices over
the bride.

6. Isaiah 30:18 “The Lord longs and waits for you to be gracious to you and
He waits on high to have compassion on you.

7.Isaiah 62:4 “It will no longer be said of you “forsaken” nor will you be
desolate. But you will be called, My delight is in her.

8. Song of Solomon 4:7 “You are altogether beautiful my darling and there is
no blemish in you.

9. Song of Solomon 2: 14 “Let me see your form or appearance Let me hear
your voice, For your voice is sweet and your form is lovely.

10. Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is in your midst, He exults over you
with joy, He rejoices over you with shouts of joy.

To sum up what the Lord is saying is:

He delights in you,
He is glad to see you.
He wants to bless you and do you good.
He waits for you to come to Him so He can bless you.
He will never leave you or forsake you.

You are always welcome to come to Him at anytime whether you are good or
bad.
He waits for you to return to Him and He puts a robe on you and kills the
fatted calf.
You are his joy and His delight.
He takes pleasure in His people.

He rejoices over you with singing.
He says this is my daughter and my son in whom I am well pleased, you are a
crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord and a royal diadem in the hand of
your God.
The Lord gives you favor, for He favors His people.

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The Holy Spirit and Genesis recovery

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008.
The question is how do I cooperate with the holy spirit when I am struggling with an addiction.  The first thing that we are going to address is three basic questions.  1.  Who is the Holy Spirit?  What does He do? and how do I cooperate with Him?  So we are starting with scriptures that describe who He is and what He does.  So He is:
1.  The third person of the trinity
2.  He is the River of Life that flows out of the believer.
3.  He is the Spirit of Truth that leads you into all the truth.
4.  He is the arm of the Lord or the Power of God.
5.  He is the Spirit of Life that set me free from the law of sin and death.
6.  He is the gift from God to me to overcome my enemies.
7.  He is my shield and protector.
8.  He is a refuge from the storm and a shade from the heat of the day.
9.  He is the same spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead and He dwells in me.
10.He is the almighty God the Everlasting One.
 
What does He do?
1.  He dwells in my mortal body and gives me strength
2.  He makes me to lie down in green pastures.
3.  He is my sword and my weapon of war.
4.  He gives me strength when I have none.
5.  He is my sword of the spirit and my weapon of warfare.
6.  He is Satan’s worst fear.
7.  He removes mountains when I pray.
8.  He intercedes for me in prayer according to the perfect will of /god.
9.  He is a God who acts on my behalf.  He took my place on Calvery.
10.  He is my way out when I am tempted beyond my ability.
How do I cooperate with him in my problems?  What is my part and what is His?
1.  My part is to do nothing
2.  I am to believe on Him and what He does.
3.  I am to submit to HIm
4.  I am to surrender to His power
5.  I am to worship Him and praise Him because of His excellent greatness.
6.  I am to call upon His name in prayer
7.  I am to let him defend me and not defend myself.
8.  I am to let him justify me so I don’t have to justify myself.
9.  I am to rest in Him and let Him do the work and labor.
10.I am to enter into His resting place or place of rest.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
1.  He is the Spirit of Adoption who causes me to be accepted by God.
2.  He is the Spirit of Holiness that makes me Holy
3.  He is the Spirit of all Light that helps me see in the darkness
4.  He is Might in strength and awesome in our praise.
5.  He is the Spirit of Grace that allows me to show grace and mercy to other.
What does He do?
1. He restores my soul.
2.  He brings back all the enemy has stolen from me
3.  He brings life and causes all dead areas in my life to rise up.
4.  He heals the sick, casts out demons, raises the dead, and crushes the head of the devil.
5.  He silences the voice of the enemy
6..He causes me to obey His word.
7.  He keeps me from falling and backsliding
8.  He holds me in His hands and My father holds you in His hands
9.  He breaks the power of idoltry and addiction
10.  He heals the broken hearted.
How do I cooperate with Him?
1.  I give Him full reign
2.  I surrender all of me
3.  I declare more of HIm less of me
4.  I agree with His inspired word.
5.  I let HIm answer the door when Satan wants to bother me and accuse me
Oh, there are some other things you need to know.  You are the temple of the Holy Spirit and the Living Spirit of God dwells in you and He is the One in you that overcomes the Devil and the Flesh and the World.  This is what He does.  Who is He?  He has no equal.  Who would you compare Him to?  Who is Like Him?  Of whom would you compare Him to? 
 
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