Romans 1 vs 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified
him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations,
and their foolish heart was darkened.(KJV)
KEY 1: GLORIFY GOD
The first step
in rejecting God is not to glorify Him as the supreme, all knowing,
unquestionable God. This is what happened with Adam and Eve in the Garden of
Eden. They questioned God's intent behind His command (Gen. 3:1-6). They ceased
to magnify and honour God as they once did. Submission to God as supreme is
always humbling and therefore "self" rebels. This is very prevalent
today.
KEY 2: BE
THANKFUL
Secondly,
they were not thankful. This is always a sign that self is exalting itself
above God. A selfless person can be content with very little. A self-centered
person cannot be satisfied. Thankfulness is a sign of humility and cultivating
a life of thankfulness will help keep "self" in its proper place.
KEY 3: IMAGINATION
I could write whole book on the power of imagination. Your
imaginative ability is your creative ability. Why imagination? You see this is
also in the realm of thoughts. What are you always thinking about. Is your mind
full of the thoughts of God. You see, your mind is always thinking. And also, you
can think of only 1 thing per time. Hear me sir, hear me ma, worry, is a form
of imagination. So you cant claim you don’t imagine. Worry is simply
imagination in a negative direction. Especially in today's fast paced society
where speed has become the order of the day and people have refused to calm
down to think for themselves but are just concerned with carrying out their
daily activities and settling down at the end of the day to amusement. BTW
amusement literally translated means activity involved in by someone who has
zero brain activity. The word said stand still and know that He is God. So
brethren and sisthren, The only way you can know that He is God is by staying spending
your time to look at the word and remember the things God has done for you as
this will help you imagine the future you see in the word of God.
KEY 4: FOOLISHNESS OF HEART
This key is as a result of the operations of the preceding 3
keys. If you take the other 3 keys and apply them negatively, your heart will
not only become foolish but it will also experience darkness and you will lose
that which God has already made available through grace. But if you keep your
mind on the thoughts of God, you will be filled with all the fullness of God
because as you continue to look upon all he has done, you will become so consummated
by His goodness towards you and you will always be full of Him because your mind
will be on His love. Hallelujah
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