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Termites In Our Foundations
Hidden anger at others, GOD and ourselves
Writer: Will Curtis | 14 November 2002 | Broken Chains Ministries
Before I could complete the next part of the JEZEBEL Teaching series, GOD spoke to me to IMMEDIATELY work on a teaching on ANGER, bitterness, unforgiveness and ANGER AT GOD. We'll take this teaching on a logical progression (even if it seems unrelated at the time) until we connect all the segments.
God Knows the Intent of the Heart
As we examine the scriptures we can see that anger, bitterness, unforgiveness are not only sins but will KEEP GOD FROM FORGIVING YOUR SINS!!! If GOD has a problem with us not forgiving 'Sister Better-than-you' for making nasty accusations then how much more is there a problem when DEEP inside you are harboring hidden feelings of ANGER AT GOD, DOUBT, FEAR OF REJECTION or FEAR OF REJECTION BY GOD??
Remember, GOD knows the intent and the deep, hidden things in the heart. HE knows your EVERY THOUGHT. I mean EVERY thought. In high-level spiritual warfare a person often isn't in a situation where they can verbally start praying so you have to start praying to GOD in your head and it works. You have to handle it differently because normally you TAKE AUTHORITY over the demonic by using the name of JESUS CHRIST, but in this case you must ask FATHER GOD, 'in JESUS name' to take care of the situation. I mean, if you're standing in line at Wal-mart and three Neo-Nazi skinhead Satan-worshippers come up and stand beside you then you don't want their leviathans and such biting on you BUT YOU DO NOT want to start binding/loosening out loud! You'll end up with those people 'manifesting' all over your head! LOL
We must use wisdom.
When I'm ministering, GOD warns me when people are either planning to attack, cause problems or ready to manifest. HE reveals the deep things IN THE HEART that are hindering a healing or delivernace. HE reveals the DEEP SECRETS of the heart and the 'plans of the wicked.' HE only does this so it can be dealt with and they can be SET FREE. NOT to embarass and expose someones hidden pain and sins to the whole church. Anyone who does that, is NOT operating in LOVE and very likely the source of their knowledge is a familiar spirit or spirit guide.
I've found when someone, who claims to be a Prophet or Prophetess, CONSTANTLY speaks of peoples' pains, hurts, rejections and tragedies in their lives.... it is NOT GOD. GOD is NOT into spreading the garbage around about someone, and anything deep exposed is to be kept confidential and used to bring deliverance. GOD does not just reveal the deep pains to CONVINCE everyone listening that, "this person is hearing ME!"
Only ONCE I've seen GOD confront/embarrass someone publicly. Afterwards HE let it be known that two prophets were sent by GOD previously, face-to-face in private, to confront the man about MOLESTING CHURCH CHILDREN and he refused to quit this abomination to GOD's innocent children. By the way, it wasn't me that GOD used to expose THAT wolf in sheep's clothing.
Pornography is causing MANY churches to fail because of WOMEN and MEN in leadership who were found guilty of molesting the children.
The statistics are STAGGERING of the number of Pastors and church leadership who are bound by pornography. The strongman of BONDAGE has them tied up tighter than a Thanksgiving Turkey so the question must come to mind, "HOW DO YOU THINK THEY CAN POSSIBLY HEAR GOD when their minds/hearts are full of lust and adultery?" While that is a whole teaching unto itself here's what GOD says about lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh: Maybe that's why the messages today are re-heated pablum and focus on giving financial gifts unto the church? Those who bow to the lust of the eyes/lust of the flesh and pride of life want a LOT of the 'finer things in life' and this is why ADULTERY IN THE PULPIT is so rampant. They are connected. [Please read the teaching titled: PORNOGRAPHY and the Christian Family, (This teaching is not available on this website.)]
The Bible tells us that if you lust after someone in your heart... you already committed the sin.
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV)
(verse 27) Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
(verse 28) But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.Matthew 5 (KJV) verses 27-28
GOD KNOWS WHAT YOU DWELL ON. HE KNOWS what's in your heart and your head! The Old Testament is full of scriptures discussing GOD knowing the wickness in mens hearts. HE knows when we look at someone with LUST or impure thoughts in our heads. Here's what ROMANS has to say about this:
[There is] therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God [did] by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those [who live] according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded [is] death, but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace. Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:1-8 (NKJV)(verse 1) [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
(verse 2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
(verse 3) For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
(verse 4) That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
(verse 5) For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
(verse 6) For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
(verse 7) Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
(verse 8) So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.Romans 8 (KJV) verses 1-8
These scriptures next show us that IN THE END TIMES it will be as it is today. These sins are ALL from the LUST OF THE EYES, LUST OF THE FLESH and PRIDE OF LIFE. ALL THESE ARE ISSUES OF THE HEART OR MIND! These are the HIDDEN things that GOD sees in the heart and mind even if NOT evident to those around them:
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NKJV)(verse 1) This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
(verse 2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
(verse 3) Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
(verse 4) Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
(verse 5) Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.2 Timothy 3 (KJV) verses 1-5
The 'men and women of GOD' need to SERIOUSLY consider how GOD feels each time HE had to listen to the thougths in your head and heart over and over again each time you were eyeing someone from head to toe and thinking lustful thoughts! Think about that when a TV show or movie cuts to a lewd segment showing lots of flesh or simulated sexual acts. Do you turn the channel or continue watching it and drinking in the sight?