DAY 5
Romans 12: 1-2
•Living in this world, we will receive sensory stimuli every moment of every day. These stimuli are used to form our perceptions – how we understand and interpret things. Our perceptions will then determine our perspective – our point of view, our attitude towards things.
•We cannot stop ourselves from receiving stimuli and the formation of perceptions, but we can filter our perceptions through the word of God.
Romans 7:25 •Whatever has our focus or attention becomes our filter. Remember we serve God with our minds.
Romans 6:14 • Whatever has the attention of our minds has our service.
As W.O.M.E.N. we have to be aware of our perceptions.
(1) What illusion is playing tricks with our minds?
(2) What has our attention, focus, sight?
(3) What is mastering our sight?
– not seeing what God said (Elijah’s servant) – 1 Kings 18:43 ;
– our feelings (Jesus) – Matthew 26: 37-39;
– or our intellect, logic (the Lord that leaned on the king’s hand) – 2 Kings 7: 1-2?
In the beginning, through the Woman, this happened:
In these last days, perilous times have come and God is calling for the Woman to cause this to happen:
An effective watcher is one who strives to master the ability to pay attention to, or tune out particular “stimuli” as this is crucial for success and survival. To do this one must be mindful of her focus.
TIME FOR ACTION
How skillful are you as a watcher, when it comes to guarding your focus?
DIG DEEPER:
1. The Blog Post – It Might Just Be an Illusion!
2. Prayer Room – Assess your Skill as a Watcher