A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Every thought acted upon is shaping your life. Your future is hidden in the architecture of your small and enduring actions. Small thoughts are potentials for destiny if one is creating life thoughtfully you can predict your future. I want you to imagine a grid with four boxes at the center of the page is one line parallel with the paper and an arrow at each end one says away and one says towards then at the center of the page draw a horizontal line with an arrow at each end by now this should look like a cross then at the bottom write “Inside” and at the top write “Outside.”
On the center line imagine a rabbit running away from a dog towards the away arrow now imagine the rabbit running towards a carrot moving in the opposite direction. In the bottom two boxes where it states inside and the left-hand side closer to the away write “What inside stuff gets in the way?” And on the right-hand side write “Who and what is important to me?” and at the center write” Me noticing.” These are all the thoughts that either move us away from what we want, or they move us towards our highest value this is all going on in the inside of you. Above at the top of the boxes where it says outside write “What would I be seen doing when I try to move away from uncomfortable feelings and thoughts?” This is all the stuff that you would see happening in the physical world that is moving you away from your highest values.
On the top right hand in the right quadrant write “what would I be doing if I was moving towards my values”? (bottom right). This technique is a visual picture of your inside thoughts and feelings and what happens in the external world as a result. When you are focused on external things it is hard to see what is going on in the inside but when you focus on the internal everything that happens inside you it is hard to see the external. This is just a visual map to see what manifest in the physical world when we move closer to our highest values and what we want in life.
Another analogy to this box that you could write which is the centrality of our Christian Walk is moving towards God’s will or away and what happens in the physical world as a result. Jesus said, “Those who love me obey my words” that means we are moving towards God’s will and not away from it. God’s perfect, pleasing and acceptable will is that we walk in his righteousness and stand firm in his truth we become slaves to righteousness could be the centrality of this box while on the other side it wether it is obedience to his will or disobedience and on the bottom left side of the quadrant is moving away that is when you obey the carnal nature on the top left hand corner you can see what manifest when we do not walk in the spirit and love in the physical world and in the top right hand quadrant you can see what manifest when you move towards his will by faith. This is an interesting activity the centrality of the Cristian Walk is then either living selfishly or in self denial taking up the cross and following him and all the manifested fruit that will be evident in the physical world as a result of living whole heartly for his will will manifest.
Therefore, the central question for life and godliness is the difference between a life of obedience to Jesus words or in complete rebellion to his ways which is his will, and the fruit of those decisions will manifest in the material world. Another observation we could make from this chart is do you function with physical sight that would mean your decisions are determined by what is visible in the physical world. Or do you determine every decision by walking from the spirit in the inside of you. Only you can answer that question as we were not created to walk from what we see in the external world we were created to walk with God in spirit and truth that is from the heart it functions from the realm of faith.
These are two very different orientations. if we observe some of the problems in our world, we will see many use outside things to server their purpose rather than walk in obedience to the truth in a spirit of love from the heart. All things are determined by where we orientate ourself walking by faith is the language of the spirit walking by the carnal nature is dependent on the senses of what feels good what emotions drive a behaviour, and what feels good will be the things pleasing to the flesh by what you can see what you can taste what you can touch hear and smell these relate to the physical world.
The sin nature that is disobedient to God is driven by the lust of the flesh the lust of the eye and the pride of life all of these are functioning from the physical as the are sensual and insatiable and will never stop desiring. But God’s word is the truth and the bread of life that fills our body with his sustenance. Therefore, what do you see manifest in your life the closer you move towards the will of God you will see all the things in the top right quadrant manifest in the physical world. But when you are a slave to disobedience and fulfill the pleasures of the carnal nature you will see all the things that you do not desire, and it means that your thoughts and feelings that move you away from God will create an unwanted harvest. therefore, right at the center we must choose to notice and choose the hard road of truth that leads to life.
Written by Rochelle White
Every thought acted upon is shaping your life. Your future is hidden in the architecture of your small and enduring actions. Small thoughts are potentials for destiny if one is creating life thoughtfully you can predict your future. I want you to imagine a grid with four boxes at the center of the page is one line parallel with the paper and an arrow at each end one says away and one says towards then at the center of the page draw a horizontal line with an arrow at each end by now this should look like a cross then at the bottom write “Inside” and at the top write “Outside.”
On the center line imagine a rabbit running away from a dog towards the away arrow now imagine the rabbit running towards a carrot moving in the opposite direction. In the bottom two boxes where it states inside and the left-hand side closer to the away write “What inside stuff gets in the way?” And on the right-hand side write “Who and what is important to me?” and at the center write” Me noticing.” These are all the thoughts that either move us away from what we want, or they move us towards our highest value this is all going on in the inside of you. Above at the top of the boxes where it says outside write “What would I be seen doing when I try to move away from uncomfortable feelings and thoughts?” This is all the stuff that you would see happening in the physical world that is moving you away from your highest values.
On the top right hand in the right quadrant write “what would I be doing if I was moving towards my values”? (bottom right). This technique is a visual picture of your inside thoughts and feelings and what happens in the external world as a result. When you are focused on external things it is hard to see what is going on in the inside but when you focus on the internal everything that happens inside you it is hard to see the external. This is just a visual map to see what manifest in the physical world when we move closer to our highest values and what we want in life.
Another analogy to this box that you could write which is the centrality of our Christian Walk is moving towards God’s will or away and what happens in the physical world as a result. Jesus said, “Those who love me obey my words” that means we are moving towards God’s will and not away from it. God’s perfect, pleasing and acceptable will is that we walk in his righteousness and stand firm in his truth we become slaves to righteousness could be the centrality of this box while on the other side it wether it is obedience to his will or disobedience and on the bottom left side of the quadrant is moving away that is when you obey the carnal nature on the top left hand corner you can see what manifest when we do not walk in the spirit and love in the physical world and in the top right hand quadrant you can see what manifest when you move towards his will by faith. This is an interesting activity the centrality of the Cristian Walk is then either living selfishly or in self denial taking up the cross and following him and all the manifested fruit that will be evident in the physical world as a result of living whole heartly for his will will manifest.
Therefore, the central question for life and godliness is the difference between a life of obedience to Jesus words or in complete rebellion to his ways which is his will, and the fruit of those decisions will manifest in the material world. Another observation we could make from this chart is do you function with physical sight that would mean your decisions are determined by what is visible in the physical world. Or do you determine every decision by walking from the spirit in the inside of you. Only you can answer that question as we were not created to walk from what we see in the external world we were created to walk with God in spirit and truth that is from the heart it functions from the realm of faith.
These are two very different orientations. if we observe some of the problems in our world, we will see many use outside things to server their purpose rather than walk in obedience to the truth in a spirit of love from the heart. All things are determined by where we orientate ourself walking by faith is the language of the spirit walking by the carnal nature is dependent on the senses of what feels good what emotions drive a behaviour, and what feels good will be the things pleasing to the flesh by what you can see what you can taste what you can touch hear and smell these relate to the physical world.
The sin nature that is disobedient to God is driven by the lust of the flesh the lust of the eye and the pride of life all of these are functioning from the physical as the are sensual and insatiable and will never stop desiring. But God’s word is the truth and the bread of life that fills our body with his sustenance. Therefore, what do you see manifest in your life the closer you move towards the will of God you will see all the things in the top right quadrant manifest in the physical world. But when you are a slave to disobedience and fulfill the pleasures of the carnal nature you will see all the things that you do not desire, and it means that your thoughts and feelings that move you away from God will create an unwanted harvest. therefore, right at the center we must choose to notice and choose the hard road of truth that leads to life.
Written by Rochelle White
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Every thought acted upon is shaping your life. Your future is hidden in the architecture of your small and enduring actions. Small thoughts are potentials for destiny if one is creating life thoughtfully you can predict your future. I want you to imagine a grid with four boxes at the center of the page is one line parallel with the paper and an arrow at each end one says away and one says towards then at the center of the page draw a horizontal line with an arrow at each end by now this should look like a cross then at the bottom write “Inside” and at the top write “Outside.”
On the center line imagine a rabbit running away from a dog towards the away arrow now imagine the rabbit running towards a carrot moving in the opposite direction. In the bottom two boxes where it states inside and the left-hand side closer to the away write “What inside stuff gets in the way?” And on the right-hand side write “Who and what is important to me?” and at the center write” Me noticing.” These are all the thoughts that either move us away from what we want, or they move us towards our highest value this is all going on in the inside of you. Above at the top of the boxes where it says outside write “What would I be seen doing when I try to move away from uncomfortable feelings and thoughts?” This is all the stuff that you would see happening in the physical world that is moving you away from your highest values.
On the top right hand in the right quadrant write “what would I be doing if I was moving towards my values”? (bottom right). This technique is a visual picture of your inside thoughts and feelings and what happens in the external world as a result. When you are focused on external things it is hard to see what is going on in the inside but when you focus on the internal everything that happens inside you it is hard to see the external. This is just a visual map to see what manifest in the physical world when we move closer to our highest values and what we want in life.
Another analogy to this box that you could write which is the centrality of our Christian Walk is moving towards God’s will or away and what happens in the physical world as a result. Jesus said, “Those who love me obey my words” that means we are moving towards God’s will and not away from it. God’s perfect, pleasing and acceptable will is that we walk in his righteousness and stand firm in his truth we become slaves to righteousness could be the centrality of this box while on the other side it wether it is obedience to his will or disobedience and on the bottom left side of the quadrant is moving away that is when you obey the carnal nature on the top left hand corner you can see what manifest when we do not walk in the spirit and love in the physical world and in the top right hand quadrant you can see what manifest when you move towards his will by faith. This is an interesting activity the centrality of the Cristian Walk is then either living selfishly or in self denial taking up the cross and following him and all the manifested fruit that will be evident in the physical world as a result of living whole heartly for his will will manifest.
Therefore, the central question for life and godliness is the difference between a life of obedience to Jesus words or in complete rebellion to his ways which is his will, and the fruit of those decisions will manifest in the material world. Another observation we could make from this chart is do you function with physical sight that would mean your decisions are determined by what is visible in the physical world. Or do you determine every decision by walking from the spirit in the inside of you. Only you can answer that question as we were not created to walk from what we see in the external world we were created to walk with God in spirit and truth that is from the heart it functions from the realm of faith.
These are two very different orientations. if we observe some of the problems in our world, we will see many use outside things to server their purpose rather than walk in obedience to the truth in a spirit of love from the heart. All things are determined by where we orientate ourself walking by faith is the language of the spirit walking by the carnal nature is dependent on the senses of what feels good what emotions drive a behaviour, and what feels good will be the things pleasing to the flesh by what you can see what you can taste what you can touch hear and smell these relate to the physical world.
The sin nature that is disobedient to God is driven by the lust of the flesh the lust of the eye and the pride of life all of these are functioning from the physical as the are sensual and insatiable and will never stop desiring. But God’s word is the truth and the bread of life that fills our body with his sustenance. Therefore, what do you see manifest in your life the closer you move towards the will of God you will see all the things in the top right quadrant manifest in the physical world. But when you are a slave to disobedience and fulfill the pleasures of the carnal nature you will see all the things that you do not desire, and it means that your thoughts and feelings that move you away from God will create an unwanted harvest. therefore, right at the center we must choose to notice and choose the hard road of truth that leads to life.
Written by Rochelle White
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