By Bishop M. Christopher Wilson, Sr
David was
“Problems are only Illusions that appear when we have
removed God from our thinking”
I know that when some people read the previous quote that
they will stand in strong disagreement with the thought of
problems being only an illusion. The main reason for this
is we have become accustom to taking ownership to every
situation that shows up in our life.
 My sickness.
 My fault.
 My lost.
 My Divorce.
When we take ownership of any situation we are at that point,
more or less, telling God that this is my problem, “stay out of
it”.
Joh 15:5 KJVR…for without me ye can do nothing.
One of the most effective tricks that the enemy has used on the
saints of God is to cause us to think that we CAN function
absent of God.
John 15.5, from the Message Bible, lets us know that separate
from God we can’t produce a thing. We need God not only
every day, but in every aspect of our day. The last thing that
we need to do is to allow ourselves to take ownership of any
problem that comes our way. We have to learn to come before
God with the full assurance that with him “I can do all
things and without him I would fall.”
I think King David grasp this truth better than any of the bible
writers.
Psa 121:1-4 KJVR A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine
eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. (2) My
help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and
earth. (3) He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that
keepeth thee will not slumber. (4) Behold, he that keepeth
Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The first thing that David teaches us is in our time of trouble
it is not a time for us to be looking down. Looking down is
symbolic of depression, defeat, failure, and death. David says
that instead of looking down that he was going to “lift his eyes
to the hills from which cometh his help, his help cometh from
the Lord.” Just the very posture of looking up will raise your
spirit to be hopeful, joyous, and to have a feeling of victory.
Hills, in David’s time, represent a place of safety, and place of
security. All the great cities were built on the sides or tops of
great mountains and hill sides. However, David’s reference
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was more than looking toward a physical hill.
looking to his maker and creator of heaven and earth.
The reason that I can say that problems are only illusions that
appear when we have removed God from our thinking is
becomes in the presences of God NO problem can exist!
Isa 26:3 MSG People with their minds set on you (God),
you keep completely whole, Steady on their feet, because
they keep at it and don't quit.
Problems are sent by the enemy as an attempt to still your
wholeness. What is this wholeness? The King James Bible
calls this wholeness, “Perfect Peace”. Where there is perfect
peace there can be no problem & where God is there is perfect
peace and no problem.
The key is to set your mind on God and the things of God. I
know that there are many things that come daily to distract us,
but the key is to remain positive no matter what you’re dealing
with. Thinking positive is more of a biblical principle that
many would like to believe.
Php 4:8 MSG Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do
best by filling your minds and meditating on things true,
noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious--the best,
not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise,
not things to curse.
As a God created being you have been given the authority to
direct your thoughts and thus direct your future. The bible
says “as he thinketh in this heart so is he”; we are going where
our thoughts are taking us. It is important that we
understanding this fact, because what you focus in will
expand in your reality. If your focus is on problems you will
only attracted more problems. If your focus is on God you will
only attracted more of the things of God into your reality.
In closing, God created us in his image and likeness. Our
natural state of being is one of the God-kind of peace. It
should be our desire to return to that place of perfect/God
peace. So how do we do this?
1. Taking responsibility but not ownership of the
situation that shows up in your life.
2. Remember to constantly look unto God from which
cometh our help.
3. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you to focus your
thoughts on the positive side of every situation.
About Author:
Bishop M. Christopher Wilson, Sr
Rehoboth Family Worship Center, Senior Pastor
Unity Fellowship Alliance International, Presiding Prelate
Apostlemcwilson1@yahoo.com
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