Of God's Purpose BE Driven

Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.

I can touch on the latter part of the verse and surrounding passage, but I just want to deal with the first part now.

The subject and context of the verse is of an evil heart, but the substance is true to the good man as well.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he...

Now though it says as he thinks, thoughts must be in line with the Will of God; believer and unbeliever, inorder to BE good. The freewill of man, though it is free, it must cooperate with God to accomplish His good expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

There is a "desire mechanism" created of us or when God created us that is apart of who we are as sure as our eye color or height is. Planted within each and all of us, is the perfect will of God and our extrodinary destiny and plan. It is so of us, we begin to think it is our desire, of our own will and God is blessing or simply backing us up and granting us the personal desires of our heart. But often that drive and passion is the seed of God. Yet, we do have the ability to choose something different, but that is different will never satisfy, and lead to total, everlasting good success without sorrow and a total inner peace. Look at some of the people we call driven. There is a distinct difference between those in the way of God and those in the way of lust, though both can achieve.

In that we all forever will have the ability to freely choose other routes, we can say we are not puppets, nor are we fully, technically pre-destined because nothing is automated.

We must be mindful though, that in addition to a lack of real fulfillment and satisfaction, there can also be great ripple effects, effecting others and all Creation when our steps aren't ordered by the Lord and remain on God's path. But, when or if the universal destiny gets too off, God makes adjustments. Adam and Eve kicked out of garden. The Flood. Sodom/Gomorah.

Most of the time, especially in present days, He adjusts by using other people. For example, when the slothful servant was dismissed, that which he was to trade at the market place; the World, to benefit the World and prosper the exchanger, still had to enter into destiny and be used inorder to keep perfect order. Since the talent was not being traded and made available that all Creation can benefit from its use first because the servant is lazy, then because he is no more, God has to balance things out in the World somehow. Nothing of Creation can ever really be destoyed or insignificant for all things are made of God who is. Hence, a lake of fire.but that's for another time. To reset and re-establish His good will, the Lord gives the talent to another that He expects to put it to use. (Was it pre-planned and of that servants expected end to gain more off of the failure of another? No. Yet, God knew. Difficult things. Strong Meat. Remember, we All have a good expected end, including those that waste it. He loves us all, but He will get what He set, even if only one in all of Creation stays faithful.)

I can also talk about the effects of one being evil instead of slothful and the adjustments God makes in this case the good.  God always has the built in mechanism of reaping and sowing. Be not decieved. God is not mocked. And He is a multifold restorer. Hallelujah. He does adjust for justice's sake, for He is just! Not adding, just re-distibuting according to our cooperation and willingness to labor with Him.

I will say again. Jesus did not HAVE to die, but truly all things work together or cooperates for the good of those that Love Him and are called according to His purpose. If you love Him you will follow His commandments meaning you will DO what you we're called to do. That's why these two requirements go together. This verse establishes all I explained.

Inspired last night. JM shout out!

This is also good for the 5th day of Kwanzaa; the celebration of purpose. Remember. Tradition is good and fine, but let it never be exalted over the kingdom of God rendering the power of God much ineffective.

Let us all co operate in all goodness and peace, and receive the same.

Yulanda K.

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