Meditation For Spiritual Stabilization

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

What is the cause of spiritual instability?

Anxiousness is the cause of spiritual instability.

People focus the most on things they shouldn’t focus on.

People focus the least on things they should focus on the most.

Many people focus on things they want to happen rather than whats happening in front of there eyes.

In other words the way people think is one of their biggest obstacles.

We have a new religion sweeping the country and the world known as mental health.

One of Satan’s goals and greatest deceptions is to get people to worry, consider, and think the wrong things.

The New Testament is so focused on teaching the Church to think the right things so that we will do the right things.

Being anxious and thinking about the things we cannot control, the unknown, and our own will will cause us to think the wrong things and do the wrong things.

When we search for outcomes other than God’s Word we build our faith on the wrong things.

“So as a man thinketh so is he.”

Proverbs 23:7 NKJV

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

We have come to a dangerous point in society and the Church where people no longer want to think but want to be told to get rid of all anxieties.

Paul said,

Romans 10:17 NKJV

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

So if we hear the wrong thing which typically comes from disunity, selfishness, selfish ambition, and anxiousness.

Garbage in and Garbage out

Wrong thinking, wrong actions!

Wrong thinking leads to spiritual instability!

Spiritual instability leads to hatred, division, and anxiousness.

God’s Word is the key to spiritual instability!

Psalm 19:7 NKJV

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

Psalm 19:8 NKJV

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;

Psalm 19:9 NKJV

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

Spiritual stability comes from the Word of god.

God Does Not Command Us to Worry

Matthew 6:24 NKJV

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 6:25 NKJV

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

Matthew 6:26 NKJV

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Matthew 6:27 NKJV

Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

Matthew 6:28 NKJV

“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

Matthew 6:29 NKJV

and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Matthew 6:30 NKJV

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Matthew 6:31 NKJV

“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Matthew 6:32 NKJV

For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

God wants us to

Pray right

Think right

Live Right

Meditate on Whatever is Truthful for Spiritual Stability

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

True - consistent with fact or reality

We live in a world where lies, sensationalism, and fear are the order of the day.

I hear last night people love a great story rather than the truth.

Romans 3:4 NKJV

Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.”

Meditate on Whatever is Noble for Spiritual Stability

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

noble - dignified, worthy of respect

we live in a world that tries to highlight everything disrespectful

1 Timothy 3:8 NKJV

Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,

Titus 2:2 NKJV

that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

Meditate on Whatever is Just for Spiritual Stability

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

just - righteous, in conformity with theological morality!

Romans 1:17 NKJV

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

Meditate on Whatever is Pure for Spiritual Stability

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

pure - holy or suitable for worship to God

1 Timothy 5:22 NKJV

Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.

Meditate on Whatever is Lovely for Spiritual Stability

lovely - prosphiles - only time this word is used in the New Testament. Agreeable with the Word of God

Meditate on Whatever is of Good Report for Spiritual Stability

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

good report - euphemos - commendable

Meditate on Virtuous and Praiseworthy Things for Spiritual Stability

Philippians 4:8 NKJV

virtuous - the excellence of a thing or person that enables it or them to achieve its end or purpose, especially moral excellence!

praiseworthy - something worthy of high commendation from the Godly perspective!

Meditate - legizomai - to ponder, reflect on, reason about!

Conclusion

Godly Thinking is the Key to Spiritual Stability

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