Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 FROM: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE DEVOTIONAL ROBERT S. MCGEE REPLACING FALSE BELIEFS TEACH ME THY WAY , O LORD, AND LEAD ME IN A LEVEL PATH, BECAUSE OF MY FOES. DO NOT DELIVER ME OVER TO THE DESIRE OF MY ADVERSARIES; FOR FALSE WITNESSES HAVE RISEN AGAINST ME, AND SUCH AS BREATHE OUT VIOLENCE, I WOULD HAVE DESPAIRED UNLESS I HAD BELIEVED THAT I WOULD SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. WAIT FOR THE LORD; BE STRONG, AND LET YOUR HEART TAKE COURAGE; YES, WAIT FOR THE LORD. ____________________PSALM 27:11-14 FOR MANY OF US, THE MAJORITY OF OUR BELIEFS WERE FORMED BEFORE WE WERE CHRISTIANS; THEREFORE, IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY MANY OF OUR ACTIONS DO NOT REFLECT CHRIST'S CHARACTER. UNTIL THOSE FALSE BELIEFS ARE IDENTIFIED, RUTHLESSLY ROOTED OUT, AND REPLACED WITH BIBLICAL CONVICTIONS, OUR LIVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE FILLED WITH DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS. BECAUSE OF OUR FALLEN HUMAN NATURE, ALL OF US EXPERIENCE FALSE BELIEFS WHICH CONTRADICT GOD'S WORD. FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THEM CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON OUR LIVES. FOR EXAMPLE, A YOUNG GIRL NAMED DAWN WAS SENT TO ME BY HER PARENTS, WHO HOPED I COULD REASON WITH HER ABOUT HER PROMISCUOUS BEHAVIOR. BUT DAWN COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING THAT FELT SO GOOD AND MADE HER SO HAPPY COULD BE WRONG. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL WEEKS, DAWN BEGAN TO DISCUSS HER CIRCUMSTANCES MORE OPENLY WITH ME. SHE EXPLAINED THAT HER FATHER SPENT SO MUCH TIME WORKING THAT HE HAD LITTLE TIME FOR HER AND HER MOTHER. DAWN HAD BEEN NEGLECTED, AND AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS TOGETHER, HER WALL OF DEFENSES ERODED AND SHE CRIED, " I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED, THAT'S ALL! " HER BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN HER UNCONSCIOUS ATTEMPT TO FEEL CLOSE TO SOMEONE. SHE HAD ENJOYED IT PRIMARILY BECAUSE SHE FINALLY FELT LOVED, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THESE MEN WERE REALLY USING HER AND NOT LOVING HER AT ALL. DAWN EVENTUALLY JOINED A SUPPORT GROUP, WHERE SHE MET OTHER YOUNG WOMEN WHO WERE LEARNING ABOUT THE PAIN OF THEIR PAST AND THEIR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. THESE WOMEN COULD IDENTIFY WITH DAWN'S DREAMS AND FEARS. THEY ENCOURAGED HER AND EACH OTHER TO GAIN A NEW SENSE OF IDENTITY BASED ON THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD. THIS PROCESS HASN'T BEEN EASY FOR DAWN, BUT HER PROGRESS IS REAL. ------------------------------------------------------ HOW CAN PEOPLE AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO REPLACE FALSE BELIEFS WITH GOD'S TRUTH? ------------------------------------------------------ I'M GRATEFUL, DEAR LORD, FOR THE GOOD ROLE-MODELS YOU HAVE PLACED IN MY LIFE, AND I WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS, AS WELL . . . . GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2002 Report Share Posted March 21, 2002 THANKS, SAM !! LOOK, HON, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL ROLE MODEL, AND A GREAT EXAMPLE TO OTHERS !!!! 8^) FROM: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE DEVOTIONAL ROBERT S. MCGEE REPLACING FALSE BELIEFS TEACH ME THY WAY , O LORD, AND LEAD ME IN A LEVEL PATH, BECAUSE OF MY FOES. DO NOT DELIVER ME OVER TO THE DESIRE OF MY ADVERSARIES; FOR FALSE WITNESSES HAVE RISEN AGAINST ME, AND SUCH AS BREATHE OUT VIOLENCE, I WOULD HAVE DESPAIRED UNLESS I HAD BELIEVED THAT I WOULD SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. WAIT FOR THE LORD; BE STRONG, AND LET YOUR HEART TAKE COURAGE; YES, WAIT FOR THE LORD. ____________________PSALM 27:11-14 FOR MANY OF US, THE MAJORITY OF OUR BELIEFS WERE FORMED BEFORE WE WERE CHRISTIANS; THEREFORE, IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY MANY OF OUR ACTIONS DO NOT REFLECT CHRIST'S CHARACTER. UNTIL THOSE FALSE BELIEFS ARE IDENTIFIED, RUTHLESSLY ROOTED OUT, AND REPLACED WITH BIBLICAL CONVICTIONS, OUR LIVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE FILLED WITH DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS. BECAUSE OF OUR FALLEN HUMAN NATURE, ALL OF US EXPERIENCE FALSE BELIEFS WHICH CONTRADICT GOD'S WORD. FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THEM CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON OUR LIVES. FOR EXAMPLE, A YOUNG GIRL NAMED DAWN WAS SENT TO ME BY HER PARENTS, WHO HOPED I COULD REASON WITH HER ABOUT HER PROMISCUOUS BEHAVIOR. BUT DAWN COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING THAT FELT SO GOOD AND MADE HER SO HAPPY COULD BE WRONG. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL WEEKS, DAWN BEGAN TO DISCUSS HER CIRCUMSTANCES MORE OPENLY WITH ME. SHE EXPLAINED THAT HER FATHER SPENT SO MUCH TIME WORKING THAT HE HAD LITTLE TIME FOR HER AND HER MOTHER. DAWN HAD BEEN NEGLECTED, AND AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS TOGETHER, HER WALL OF DEFENSES ERODED AND SHE CRIED, " I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED, THAT'S ALL! " HER BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN HER UNCONSCIOUS ATTEMPT TO FEEL CLOSE TO SOMEONE. SHE HAD ENJOYED IT PRIMARILY BECAUSE SHE FINALLY FELT LOVED, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THESE MEN WERE REALLY USING HER AND NOT LOVING HER AT ALL. DAWN EVENTUALLY JOINED A SUPPORT GROUP, WHERE SHE MET OTHER YOUNG WOMEN WHO WERE LEARNING ABOUT THE PAIN OF THEIR PAST AND THEIR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. THESE WOMEN COULD IDENTIFY WITH DAWN'S DREAMS AND FEARS. THEY ENCOURAGED HER AND EACH OTHER TO GAIN A NEW SENSE OF IDENTITY BASED ON THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD. THIS PROCESS HASN'T BEEN EASY FOR DAWN, BUT HER PROGRESS IS REAL. ------------------------------------------------------ HOW CAN PEOPLE AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO REPLACE FALSE BELIEFS WITH GOD'S TRUTH? ------------------------------------------------------ I'M GRATEFUL, DEAR LORD, FOR THE GOOD ROLE-MODELS YOU HAVE PLACED IN MY LIFE, AND I WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS, AS WELL . . . . GENTLEHUGS AND PRAYERS SAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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