Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
265
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So-called “love/hate” experiences seem to be the
norm for way too many folks. God gives
us exactly WHY this is the case. Look at
Michael’s great description of some instances where he disciple folks, and
their wrong focus.
DAY 194
Loving the
World?
If you were of the world, the world would
love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the
world, therefore the world hates you. --John 15:19
I have
asked men and women alike who have fallen in lust with a perfect face and body,
“How much are you willing to pay for sex?” Often they act surprised, but I know
they are just in lust with
a person, not in love. They overlook all the lacking qualities of character in
favor of hoped for fulfillment of fleshly desire, which is too bad,
since a fleshly person will beat the love right out of a mate. Of the men and
women that I disciple, those who married just because of fleshly attraction
have less sex than anyone else. It seems that after marriage the “beautiful”
mate must prove that he has something more to offer than sex and withdraws.
When the honeymoon is over, the
true lack of character of the person is revealed, and in time, the love “felt”
is beaten out of the mate. Why say all of this? Because I want to make an analogy about
the world! It looks good, but marry it, and it will beat the love held for it
right out of a person. I was once asked, “If drugs were legal and free,
could I take all I wanted to and be happy?” The answer was, “No, you could not.
The world does not work that
way. Once it gets you, it
will abuse you and will, in time, beat the desire you had for it right out of
you.” That is why drug users eventually become suicidal. One fellow
asked, “If it were legal, I would have several wives, or at least several
affairs to fulfill my sex desire.” Well, many have done just that and come to
pieces. They did not come to pieces because the behavior was illegal, but
because man is made in the image of God, and to act in a manner not supported by God is unnatural.
The world is a vicious
lover, but once it has you, it will not let go easily, and all the while it
will continue to hammer the love you have for it out of you. In this
way, God does not fight the
world but uses it.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
The Apostle John, the disciple “whom Jesus loved,” gives us the
foundation for the writing of this day: the world has its own, and Jesus has
His own. The world loves its own, and
hates those that belong to Jesus. Those
who belong to Jesus are to love one another, and to not love the world. Pretty uncomplicated, isn’t it? Yet, we Believers are prone to forget, or
forsake, God’s instructions for us!
Isn’t it interesting how Michael was able to give specific insight to so
many regarding lust and love. (I
wish he had told us how many “received” his identification of their issue!) I love
Michael’s direct correlation of “true lack of character” and “the lacking
qualities of character” with love missing from an individual. That gives us something to check out in our
own life!
The God-part of Believers is created in the image of God, and “to act in
a manner not supported by God is unnatural.”
I believe I hear Michael whispering, “It doesn’t suit us!”
Now here is the missing part in so many Christians’ day to day
experiences: Believers have two minds: the natural mind we were physically born
with, and the Mind of Christ we were given at our spiritual birth. IF we choose to fluctuate between those two
minds, we can have a “love/hate” experience with ourselves…or with another
Believer. Choosing the natural mind
doesn’t “suit” us! It leads to acting in
a manner that is not supported by God and is unnatural for a Believer!
Perhaps the best news is what Michael ends this writing with: “God does not fight the world but uses it.” That reminds me of something I love…”And we
know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who
are called according to His purpose” (Romans
8:28).
It is the “unnatural actings” that lead us back to our need for Christ! Well, amen!
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