THERMOMETERS VS THERMOSTATS?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
I have a thermostat and a thermometer in my hands.
DO WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THERMOMETERS AND THEROSTATS?
THERMOMETER: instrument used to measure temperatures.
THERMOSTAT: to control temperature, an automatic device for regulating temperatures.
Thermometers are a dime a dozen, everyone seems to make the regular observation it is hot, cold?
THE CHURCH NEEDS PEOPLE THAT SPEAK LIFE…
Let us understand the difference between OR and AND!
AND means both powers are there…
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
IF BOTH POWERS ARE THERE, THEN WE SPEAK OF CHOICES…
WE MAKE THE CHOICES TO HOLD OR RELEASE.
Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? What are you plugged into ….?
WHAT LANGUAGE DO YOU SPEAK?
Matthew 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Matthew 12:36 (MSG) Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. 37 Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation."
Be honest and hold yourself accountable. We need an honest evaluation of the language we speak?
Can we honestly say we are a POSITIVE PPERSON and SPEAK THE WORDS OF NEGATIVITY?
Negativity takes ownership and becomes HABITUAL AND THUS ADDICTIVE.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs 14:12 (MSG) There's a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell.
*DENY: TO REFUSE TO ACCEPPT OR ADMIT. TO BE NEGATIVE
*HABIUAL: to do something so regularly and repeatedly that it becomes the norm.
*ADDICTIVE: compulsive, have to have, to do strong and harmful things repetitively, brings pleasure.
*TOLERANCE: willingness to accept and do so often that the frequency and the amount has to increase.
*NEGATIVE MOUTHS will never stay the same, THE TOLERANCE LEVEL WILL ALWAYS INCREASE AND GROW.
Ever been fishing and LEARN YOU HAVE TO SET THE HOOK?
MY FRIENDS THE MOUTH WILL TELL.
REFUSE TO THINK NEGATIVE!
REFUSE TO LISTEN TO NEGATIVE WORDS AND NEGATIVE MOUTHS.
ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO ALLOW YOUR MOUTH TO BECOME A DEATH TRAP.
As we learn the negative trap is deadly and costly we must think nothing negative, say nothing negative TO anyone then WE MUST LEARN TO NOT SPEAK NEGATIVE ABOUT ANYONE.
Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 12:34 (MSG) "You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It's your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words.
Luke 6:45 (KJV) A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luke 6:45 (MSG) It's who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.
CODENPENDENCY
Codependency is a psychological condition in which someone is in an unhealthy and unhappy relationship that involves living with and providing care for another person. One gives, the other takes. We need mutual respect.
CODENPENDENCY GREATEST TOOLS ARE MANIPULATION. One is dependent on the other. The other uses anger and control.
Dependency: IT IS MUCH EASIER TO DRINK WATER FROM OTHER’S WELLS, THAN IT IS TO DIG YOUR OWN WELL?
There can grow great danger when you become totally dependant on the kindness of a friend and never put forth any effort and INVEST LITTLE TO FAMILY GROWTH?
Proverbs 5:15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Proverbs 5:15 (MSG) Do you know the saying, "Drink from your own rain barrel, draw water from your own spring-fed well"?
CAN THE TONGUE LEAD US TO SIN?
*LET US TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT WE CALL “THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS.
THESE MAY BE CALLED THE CAPITAL VICES, OR CARDINAL SINS…
James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
1. PRIDE
2. GREED
3. LUST
4. GLUTTONY Sin is birthed as a seed, desire of sex, power, money, selfishness, wrongful priorities, etc.
5. ENVY
6. WRATH
7. SLOTHFULNESS
All human habits and vices can fall directly into one of these 7 classifications of moral sin.
Hear my heart as I warn all sin is contagious and one sin leads to more sin.
Today we tend to excuse sin as a mistake or a sickness, but God has rules and laws that are more than suggestions they are commandments.
Many years ago I had a dream. Yes, sometimes I eat pizza before I go to bed.
The dream was clear and I still remember this dream vividly.
There was a huge table filled with all kinds of wonderful food. I could see a hand reaching to table with a fork, spoon and knife. The person was speed eating, cramming the food down. When the picture opened where I could see the person
eating I was so amazed. The picture was clear, the person gobbling down the food was just bones, nothing but bones. No skin, no flesh, no muscles? Wow, each bite he seemed to be devouring himself.
Later that day I was reading my Bible when a verse became so real, rama word, to me. As we DEVELOP A NEGATIVE NORM.
Galatians 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Galatians 5:15 (MSG) If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?
OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, ANGER IS POSSIBLY THE MOST FUN.
TO LICK YOUR WOUNDS, TO SMACK YOUR LIPS OVER THE GRIEVANCES LONG PAST.
TO ROLL OVER YOUR TONGUETHE PROSPECT OF BITTER CONFRONTATION STILL TO COME.
TO SAVOR TO THE LAST TOOTHSOME MORSEL THE PAIN YOU ARE GIVEN.
AND THE PAIN YOU ARE GIVING BACK…
IN MANY WAYS IT IS A FEAST FIT FOR THE KING…
THE CHIEF DRAW BACK IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE WOLFING DOWN IS YOURSELF.
THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST IS YOU! F. Buechner
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PPEOPLE IN HUMANITY:
1. Those that are angry, bitter, hurt that are trapped in NEGATIVE THINKING PATTERNS, that are specialist in sharp tongues and dull minds?
2. Those that invite the Holy Spirit to search them and correct their negativity and realize they will reap what they sow. They desire to quit biting and devouring one another and thus devouring themselves. They realize the NEED TO CHANGE AND THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE.
CONCLUSION: We have two dogs inside of us. One dog is mean and cruel and barks and bites and has developed a NEGATIVE PERSPECTIVE IN LIFE AND NOT ONLY DOES HE FEEL HE IS BOND BY THE CHAINS OF THE PAST, He feels hopeless, gloom and despair. Then there is a good, loving, forgiving, God fearing dog. He loves people and has a KIND SPIRIT.
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
TWO DOGS? DOES THE MEAN DOG RULE? DOES THE GOOD DOG THRIVE? It all depends on which dog you feed. Feed the bad dog and he is strong and beats up the good dog. Feed the good dog, feed on God’s word. Feed on faithfulness. Feed on giving. Soon the bad dog fades in weakness and his bark grows weaker and weaker.
What kind of trigger do you have? Do you spit fire? Sow soft words, they are easier to eat.
Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
COME WITH ME TO THE FOOT OF THE CROSS. WE WALK BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT. COME LET US CHANGE OUR WORDS, CHANGE OUR THINKING PATTERNS --- YOU ARE NOT THE PROBLEM… THERE IS A SOLUTION. GOLIATH MAY SEEM BIG, BUT GOD IS BIGGER.
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
Be honest with God? ARE YOU A NEGATIVE PERSON? Do you use negative words? Do you speak negatively about other people? Do you VERBALIZE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES? Will we honestly expose the ADDICTION TO THE NEGATIVE?
