Don't Be Messin' with Perception

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I begin with "Wonderful Words of Life" rendered poetic with instrumental by Kevin Macleod. Next you'll hear a chapter from my book, A Course in Christianity entitled, "Don't be Messin' with Perception," and finally one more waxing poetic, "O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing" which is a poem I found in the public domain.
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Don’t Be Messin’ with Perception

"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!" Matthew 6:22
In the beginning God extended Himself into all of us. He created us in the image and likeness of Himself (found in Genesis). He gave us the same ability to create as He did with the exception that He did it all while we can only "create" our world(s). Remember this as I extend this idea.
You've seen examples of this perceptual extension all the time in this world. People either making their own circumstances (bad or good) or creating the Kingdom of God (bringing "Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done" on earth as it is in heaven). Mankind feels they can change God's reality by ignoring Him and proceeding on their own to fantasize whatever they desire on earth.

Misusing our extending ability (the eye is light, but it can see darkness indeed) is when we extend darkness by begging God to heal what He already healed from the cross, thereby making the appearance real. We don't want to do that. But on this earth, this is a mistake too easily made. We need to use our extension gift in a much better, practical and pragmatic way. We can, if we choose, extend darkness and make or believe in appearances so much that we see no way out of our "made" circumstances. This is very disturbing.

There is something different we could do. We could bring the Kingdom of heaven to earth by using our gift of extension properly. We should never ignore God or think God doesn't exist. By doing that we are making circumstances encircle us which we think is "truth" but is actually the manifestation of our beliefs. Does that make sense? Atheists who think there is no God have surrounded themselves with proof that what they believe is true. They cannot see miracles which are brought on when the child of God extends the Kingdom to earth as it is in heaven. They can only see things from within their atheistic wall they've built. By the way, it takes an amazing amount of energy to keep that wall upright because proof of God permeates this world.

Let's humble ourselves and not be "Messin' with Perception." It is easy to believe appearances in this world but rebuke that nasty habit in you and believe in the Kingdom of God instead. It will make a world of difference because your sight which is ruled by you within, manifests what you focus on. Our internal “focuser*” needs to be adjusted and the only one I trust to adjust my “focuser” is Jesus (and His Holy Spirit He shares with us). Don't let the world, or appearances, rule you. You rule the world by allowing Jesus Christ full access to your “focuser.” Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. (Have I stated that enough times?) He says, "Be of good cheer for I have overcome the world." If He is your way, you have overcome the world also. His Kingdom is much more satisfying than Satan's (or the world's) is. And trust me on this, if you don't bring Jesus into this world in a mighty way, you'll be allowing Satan to be your “focuser,” allowing him to do his work. There is no

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1. Don't Be Messin' with Perception (00:00:00)

2. Wonderful Words of Life (00:00:12)

3. Don't Be Messin' with Perception (00:03:02)

4. O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing (00:07:41)