1 Peter 1:13
Joy’s Notes:
Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober,
set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.” NIV
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👉 I’m NOT able to have sober mind if roots of my TREE aren’t planted in the Living Water!
Book of Genesis :
“ The TWO trees”
⁃ Tree of life
⁃ Tree of knowledge
Tree of LIFE has roots driven down into Living Water— giving me Gods power & love to transform!
Tree of knowledge = presents knowledge & willpower as PATHWAY to transformation!
Tree of Life=
Presents itself as Gods resurrection power ONLY as PATHWAY to transformation!
• I can only change the way I think through the doorway of THE TREE OF LIFE. (surrender)
• Anything thats through information and knowledge and self will, will not be lasting!
Tree of knowledge: Defeats the ENTIRE purpose of Jesus’ resurrection. (NO RESURRECTION POWER NEEDED!)
“I AM the LIFE”
(tree of life)
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Maybe Jesus “WEPT” in Lazarus story because he saw how people did NOT believe he alone was the Resurrection (“I AM the Resurrection!”)
• When we don’t believe this— we’ll rush to tree of knowledge via information, knowledge, & self-will to make changes in my thoughts- feelings-behaviors 👎
Gen 3:5
“God knows that your eyes will be opened & as soon as you eat it, you will be like God (knowledge, POWER & CONTROL) knowing both good and evil.” ~satan
👉👉But it’s all a trap!!
ITS A:
PEACE-ZAPPER
JOY KILLER
FEAR SUPPLIER
HOPE DEPLETER
PURPOSE STEALER
LOVE TAKER
SOUL IMPRISONER
Anxiety ATTACHER
Fig -Leaf MAKER
“When God puts a thought in your mind it’s called inspiration.
When satan puts a thought in your mind, it’s called temptation.
Psalm 1:2-3
“Those who delight in the law of the LORD, MEDITATING/ THINKING on IT day & night (THOUGHTS ON GODS WORD DAY & NITE)
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.”
OSMOSIS!
Our roots planted in His Living water go up to my heart, soul, emotions, spirit, mind, body!!! —
• From God (water driven in my roots)
• To me (water inside me)
• Through me (water dispersed out into leaves)
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6,200 thoughts per day.
What Thoughts are occuping mental Realestate ?
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We become what our inputs are—
What we listen to is
LIFE OR DEATH!
SATAN KNOWS THIS!
that’s why he’s clamoring for our attention!!!
Am I listening to the voice of God MORE than the voice of the world?.... (peoples opinions, satans abuse, unguarded thoughts, news, dr’s, scientists, political opinions/speeches, commercials, social media, Ted talks, etc)
🌳 Dr Caroline leaf:
A thoughts networks look similar to a TREE in our brain
When we implant the WORD of God— we are growing HEALTHY neurological trees in our mind!
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When we implant FEAR, BITTERNESS, LIES, SHAME— the neurological trees look frail & dead .
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What am I meditating on??
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Toxic thoughts increase my chances of illness
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• Fear increases inflammation in the body!
75-98% of mental & physical illnesses today come from the thoughts we’re thinking!!!!
Thoughts can be a COPING MECHANISM!
Coping mechanisms cause the majority of mental health issues — & cause us MORE pain than the original pain ever would of!
EX: Adam & eve didn’t want to face the PAIN of their sin & shame- instead sowed fig leaves TOGETHER to COVER UP PAIN!
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Dan 12:4
“But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will
(1)rush here and there, & (2)knowledge will increase.”
1. Busy-ness increase
2. Knowledge increase (WRONG TREE)
👉” if Satan can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy!”
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CONCLUSION:
Revelation 22:1-2
“Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The LEAVES were used for medicine to HEAL the nations (the generations)”
THE TREE OF LIFE will offer healing to our family line!
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VERSES:
Phil 4:8
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Rom 12:2
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
2 cor 10:5
“We demolish arguments of every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
prayer:
“The forcefulness of my invading thoughts often leaves me with no room for your word to grow roots. Many flowers have struggled to bloom within me because of roots that have choked them out. Roots that I have unknownly allowed to grow. Roots that won’t allow me to truly step into your freedom until they have been uprooted.” - Marlo rutz
Anita’s Notes:
