Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Give me this monster that you have created by the hands of your own unbelief. Give it to me, and it will not torment you any longer. You have listened to its voice and viewed its demonstrations in the realm of thoughts and images. Come away from Imagination's program, and allow the stronghold of grace to instruct you. There is another stronghold that will not crumble in the face of Imagination's horror presentation. Grace does not fear the presentations by Imagination. It has already trodden this path and viewed this scene many times. Lift up your eyes to the stable position of grace, and be strengthened in your faith. Iniquity has contacted your imaginations and shoved its images through your mind. I have stopped this show in the theater of your mind and cut off all the electrical circuits of confusion. The power of grace is now working to restore the lost power of faith.

(RHEMA: The Wonderful Fellowship and Communion In Hunger and Denial)

I give God this monster that I have created by the hands of my own unbelief. I give it to him, and it will not torment me any longer. I have listened to its voice and viewed its demonstrations in the realm of thoughts and images. I come away from Imagination's program, and allow the stronghold of grace to instruct me. God has a stronghold that will not crumble in the face of Imagination's horror presentation. Grace does not fear the presentations by Imagination. It has already trodden this path and viewed this scene many times. I will lift up my eyes to the stable position of grace and be strengthened in my faith. Iniquity has contacted my imaginations and shoved its images through my mind. The Lord has stopped this show in the theater of my mind and cut off all the electrical circuits of confusion. The power of grace is now working to restore the lost power of faith.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Denial, Hunger, Unbelief, and Uncertainty)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Wind of Grace Upon the Sail of Faith

Do not be distracted from the purpose. The spirit of distraction wages war against the minds of the people and the ministry. You must stay focused that you might see with the clarity of the eyes of faith. The eyes of faith are controlled by the mind of Christ, which is focused on the true purpose. Don’t be controlled by your own mind, neither by a carnal mind, for your own mind will only bring to the forefront of your life a discouraged outcome. You have been discouraged long enough. It is time to re-focus your life and bring all that you are doing into true spiritual focus. I have not left you to figure a way to have revival, nor to figure a way to win the lost. I have already paid the price and beckoned you to come, and follow me as I make you a fisher of men. How will you fish according to my understanding if you are leaning toward your own?

Stop leaning to the understanding of human reasoning, and reason after the mind of Christ. The words of my mind are flowing unto you freely now. The images and the thought processes of my mind are sent forth to you from the divine origin of my spirit. Lean no longer to your own understanding. I have given you the clarity that you need for this day and the next day, the next days, and forever.

I am your Rock in this time of weary feelings and expressions, which attempt to waste you upon the rocks of shipwrecked hopes and dreams. Your dreams shall not be shipwrecked. Your hope will not fade from the sky of love and purpose. The dark clouds cannot hide the hope that is within you, and the flood of the storm will not drive you to the waiting rocks of destruction and bash you unto death. I have sent the wind of grace and caught the sail of faith. I have given you new direction. In this new direction, purpose is directing your life and your family.

Do not be discouraged by the attempts of people to discourage you. They do not know what they are doing, and they don’t know how they are being used. Simply trust in me, and lean on these strong arms of salvation. The work of the spirit cannot be thwarted by the futile efforts of discouragement. Remember, no power can be given over you unless it is given from above. Let the light of victory shine. I have caused the dawn of a new day to come to your life. No longer is it over the horizon and beyond the circle of vision in the distance, but it is nigh you even in your hands. Reach out, and take hold of the financial blessing that has been sent. I have sent it, and the winds of adversity cannot send it away. Trust and believe that I am faithful, and I have promised. Only believe. You will not be shipwrecked upon the rocks that have appeared in your mind by the words of your enemy. Trust me. I have not given you this ministry to send it to the shipwrecked quarters of reproach.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Wind of Grace Upon the Sail of Faith

Satan's best attack on the church is to distract us in this hour. If it is trouble in our lives, with things, with needs, or with other people, it always seems to get our attention to a certain extent. Many times, we are reminded in the illustrations of the real life experiences of Jesus and the disciples on the sea in the midst of storms. Reminded that the ship is not going to sink. Jesus is in control of the winds and the waves of our lives. Grace will always take us to the other side even if it doesn't happen immediately. In the face of winds that are contrary to us, we will put up the sail of faith. If God has made us fishers of men, he will not lose his investment and all the work that he has put into fashioning us and forming us. Full nets of fish and financial blessings are the harvest that is spoken of in the last parable of the 13th chapter of Matthew. Discouragement is not the harbor that we will drop anchor in. We will not be crushed on the rocks of depression or fear. We are anchored to the Rock of Revelation and we will catch so many fish that the harvest will shock us. God reminds us twice that the greatest catch of fish is after we have expended our efforts and caught nothing.

CARNALITY, DISCOURAGEMENT, AND WEARY FEELINGS

I will not be distracted from the purpose. The spirit of distraction wages war against the minds of the people and the ministry. I must stay focused that I might see with the clarity of the eyes of faith. The eyes of faith are controlled by the mind of Christ, which is focused on the true purpose. I will not be controlled by my own mind, neither by a carnal mind, for my own mind will only bring to the forefront of my life a discouraged outcome. I have been discouraged long enough. It is time to re-focus my life and bring all that I am doing into true spiritual focus. Jesus has not left me to figure a way to have revival, nor to figure a way to win the lost. He has already paid the price and beckoned me to come and follow him as he makes me a fisher of men.

There is no way that I can fish according to God’s understanding if I am leaning toward my own. I will stop leaning to the understanding of human reasoning and reason after the mind of Christ. The words of God’s mind are flowing unto me freely now. The images and the thought processes of Jesus’ mind are sent forth to me from the divine origin of his spirit. I lean no longer to my own understanding. God has given me the clarity that I need for this day and the next day, the next days, and forever.

Jesus is my Rock in this time of weary feelings and expressions, which attempt to waste me upon the rocks of shipwrecked hopes and dreams. My dreams shall not be shipwrecked. My hope will not fade from the sky of love and purpose. The dark clouds cannot hide the hope that is within, and the flood of the storm will not drive me to the waiting rocks of destruction and bash me unto death. Jesus has sent the wind of grace and has caught the sail of faith. He has given me new direction. In this new direction, purpose is directing my life and my family.

I will not be discouraged by the attempts of people to discourage me. They do not know what they are doing, and they don’t know how they are being used. I simply trust in Jesus and lean on his strong arms of salvation. The work of the spirit cannot be thwarted by the futile efforts of discouragement. I remember that no power can be given over me unless it is given from above. I will let the light of victory shine. Jesus has caused the dawn of a new day to come to my life. No longer is it over the horizon and beyond the circle of vision in the distance, but it is nigh me even in my hands. I will reach out and take hold of the financial blessing that has been sent. God has sent it, and the winds of adversity cannot send it away. I trust and believe that God is faithful. He has promised. I believe. I will not be shipwrecked upon the rocks that have appeared in my mind by the words of my enemy. I trust Jesus. He has not given me this ministry to send it to the shipwrecked quarters of reproach.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Hearing the Voice of God Is the Most Fundamental Principle of True Faith - Part 2

Our proactive faith must cancel out the cacophony of the skeptics. Their pessimism will become their table of discontent. Their words will become like gravel in their mouth. Our words of faith that we have heard from on high will become more and more like honey where they sought to have them be bitter rejections of others. As they behold our victories and live in their spiritual poverty, they will know that they have heard the wrong voice. As our words of faith hurl down the towers and walls of stronghold and their gates remain closed, they will know that the word that they trusted in was deceptive at best. God's words that ring in our ear while we dance in the power of their creation are the heights of blessing that he desires us to celebrate. Others may play their funeral dirges of sadness and defeat, but they will create jars of vinegar that will pickle their forms of yesterday. They will only have museum pieces to behold while we dance with the creator with his voice in our ear. They must be as Adam was, listening to the wrong voice and eating of the wrong tree.

(Continued)

I will not allow you to miss the opportunity in your bosom. The opportunity has taken up residence and will not leave without you. Opportunity is anxious to do a work with you. Allow the birth of opportunity to grow up. You have stunted the growth of opportunity by the spirit of fear, which has come to abort the opportunity within you. I have shoved aside fear and given you confidence in me. Lift up your eyes and see that I am the same today as I was when I saved you from death.

381. If I saved you from death when you were a sinner, will I now cast you into death as a saint?

The Pharisees thought that their good works was a merit unto my righteousness. Your righteousness will not exceed that of the spiritual Pharisees of this day if it is your own righteousness. It will merely be as their righteousness, which is as a filthy rag.

382. Why worship the god of self-righteousness when you have the opportunity to worship Jehovah-Tsidkenu?

(To Be Continued)

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