June 14, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Spiritual Radar & Useless Thoughts

Do you have any ‘spiritual radar’? I have noticed over the years that some people can recognize God doing something immediately. They seem to have a magic connection to what God wants and what He wants to do. While other individuals are always blindsided by God’s activity; people who never have any peace because the world keeps them upset.

I am reminded in Scripture what Jesus had to say about God’s activity: “Jesus spoke to the crowds, ‘But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds’." Matthew 11: 16-19

We need to exercise our senses (as the Apostle Paul said) to determine what the will of God is. It is a trial and error learning behavior. Paul, like you and me, need to first want God’s will to be done, be willing to do and perform His will, and be open to allowing God to move us to His will. This is the wisdom of God—know what is good from bad, what is right from wrong, and what God is doing and what man is doing.

We must exercise our senses (both spiritual and natural) to recognize the activity of God. Religious people in Jesus day failed to see God’s purposes in the ministry of John the Baptist and in Jesus ministry. Here again is wisdom—knowing the will of God and recognizing the works of the Holy Spirit.

Too often we flood ourselves with useless thoughts of the day and get involved in the political activity at every level of our society. We become passionate with what is happening on the state or national level in our capitals but fail to get involved and recognize what God is doing on earth regarding the Kingdom of God (righteousness, joy and peace in the Holy Spirit).

We are so involved and turn our attention to political things that God’s will is drowned out with the passion of our thoughts for what man is doing. We fail to see the wisdom of God and what God is wanting us to do because our mind, soul, spirit, and strength (and time) are filled with useless events, issues, and cultural issues of the day.

Our spiritual radar must be active all the time, so we do not ‘give place to the devil’. Satan will dominate everything you do through subtle ways and emotional events just so you do not recognize the will of God or see what the Holy Spirit is doing. It is time to pray for Spiritual Radar!

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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