Words from the Heart
"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord.
by Mike Canaday on 01/30/12
Isa 55:6-9 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. 8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. 9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
When you seek something, you want to hear or learn about it. We are to pursue the things of God and seek Him and His ways. When you get a new job you are expected to learn the ways of your new company which may include their process, procedures, guidelines and general practices.
As you seek the Lord and learn His ways and change or repent to walk in accordance to His ways, you get pardoned from doing things your way. Pardon means to remove it from the offender, consider as not guilty; release or absolve from punishment.
· Thoughts are our ways of thinking, imagination, inventions but it is much more. A thought is a spiritual form that can come into existence in the natural. When God said Light Be, what he had invisioned was created. Thoughts have power to make exist from a mental picture to physical form. If you think about something, a picture is created then acts are performed.
· Remember a car you used to have? The more you think about the car, the more you can explain it in detail. The car may be long gone but in your mind, details still exist. The same thing happens with sin. The more you think about it, the more the memory comes to the forefront of your thought life. God forgot it, so should you. Don’t be sin conscious. Think about the Word of God and your thought life will be full of righteous thoughts.
Our ways is our course, lifestyle or standard. It is the example we set.
· What kind of thoughts & ways does God have? His thoughts are righteous thoughts of his children increasing, prospering, overcoming and living a victorious life. We are called to monitor our thought life and ways to make sure they are following the example and standard that God has established. What are you thinking about today? Change your thought life and ways and step up to a higher level of victory today.
By Faith
by Mike Canaday on 01/23/12
The words "BY FAITH" is written in Hebrew 11 twenty times. Paul had an attitude of faith. We should have the same attitude. Faith means to act as if the Bible is true. The Words says My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory. So, we must evaluate our level of faith based upon our joy, words and action. These will enlighten us on whether we are walking in faith.
I encoruage you not to talk lack but increase. It is necessary to speak forth what you are believing to happen and against things that you are believing to prevent. Confession build the road to carry cargo your faith is standing believing to come into fruition.
Don't be silent. You will be automatically defeated if you don't show up for the fight.
Speak the Word. I like to speak Psalms 112:3 Wealth and riches will be in my house!
Find scriptures that build up your faith and speak them boldy with expectation.
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A Higher Standard in 2012
by Mike Canaday on 01/20/12
The body of Christ is called to live a high standard lifestyle. To have a higher standard lifestyle requires higher thoughts and ways.
Isaiah 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts nor are your ways my wasy, says the Lord."
Ways refers to a course and a standard refers to an authority, model or example. If we walk in His ways, we will be living in real truth which brings clarity and long life.
I encourage you not to get comfortable or justify your small vision or low level standard. Rise up to a higher standard in God. Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God. To walk with God requires a standard of higher thoughts and ways. Choose to step up and inherit the blessings of God.
TRUTH: A GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF HONOR
by Mike Canaday on 01/05/12
TRUTH: A GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF HONOR
I have been writing about honor in the past few letters. If honor is close to the heart of God, what is dishonor and how does it affect our relationship with God and man? 2 Peter 1:17 states that Jesus “received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory…” If Honor comes from God, where does dishonor have its roots?
The word honor is the opposite of dishonor. According to Webster’s, dishonor is closely related to dishonest, dishonesty and dishonorable.
All of these words have an emphasis on a lack of integrity, deception, lack of truth, deception, perversion, and disgraceful. Qalown (kaw-lone') is the Hebrew word used for dishonor in Proverbs 6:33. It means disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda or confusion, dishonor, ignominy, reproach, shame.
The root meaning of dishonor is the reverse of honor and truth. 1 John 5:6 states that the Holy Spirit is Truth. In John 8:44, Jesus states that the devil “does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.” Lies, dishonor, perversion have roots from Satan.
One of the greatest acts of dishonor is lying. Satan is the ‘father of lies.’ Speak truth and decide not to be a traitor of Truth, which is our heavenly Father. Truth is one of the greatest acts of Honor that you can do in your life to demonstrate Honor to man and God. Telling truth in a tough situation demonstrates brave honor. It shows that you esteem God.
Dishonoring your wife can hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:2 states “Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife… that your prayers may not be hindered. Notice that this scripture was written to husbands; hence, it is not intended for wives to preach it to their husbands. This scripture is between God and husbands.
The United States of America was created with an understanding of honor. Many of the founding ideas have been lost. Choosing to tell the truth is a demonstration of honor to God. If Satan is the Father of Lies and God is Truth, speaking truth demonstrates fear and love of God. If you are a child of God and lie, you have entered into an act that would fall into a category as a traitor. Peter denied knowing Jesus three times, which was a lie.
Matt 25:45 "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' NKJV
Choose to walk in integrity, honor and truth, which are all very tightly knitted together. These are close to the heart of God.
The Provision of God
by Mike Canaday on 01/04/12
There is power in the Living Word of God to meet all your needs. God has plan for you and His riches are within His plan for you.
God knows your needs and has already provided for the need. Don't seek your provision. Seek the Master. Matthew 6:33 is the key to your prosperity. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you."
God knows you need things, according to Luke 12:29. He said don't seek the items you need or the things your children need. This may not be comfortable, but people are doing it daily.
Seek the Lord and he will bring you up and out.
