Daily Deprogramming

Today Ardith begins her  Devotional with this, “Remember you are an adopted Son.”  To this I respond, Yes when we are His we are adopted into His family, however this does not mean we can live in sin without discipline. “Those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, or we would not be “sons.” Jesus said, “As many as I love , I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent. Revelation 3:19 KJV

Ardith says, “When you come to Him, you do not have to pray yourself into His favor- you are already there. He wants to bless you with every heavenly blessing, and because His best for you is higher than your concept, the thing you want may not come about.”   This is “classic Ardith “ , twisting peoples minds into thinking when all around someone is a mess and a disaster, God has your best in mind ,but don’t count on Him doing anything about the problem that you can see.  This is the only way she can account for the fact that things are falling apart without any recourse or remedy.

For Ardith Keef the problem is never her sin when her life falls apart, but when yours does  you always have to change something about your self, you are not obedient, you are self centered, you are jealous, you need to pray more, you’re thinking is “off.”  Unless of course  her life is in turmoil along with yours, then she has to run around trying to hold everything together so she won’t lose control.

For years I was controlled by her twisted and contorted leadings.   Some people are master manipulators!  This is a quality that destroys and shipwrecks  many innocent lives along the way. Especially so in the church when leaders manipulate others and their spiritual lives are involved.  Anyone who will not conform to these manipulators are violently deserted, abandoned and left to flounder without any mercy. They often are mortally wounded spiritually by such abuse.   Their  unconditional love, friendship, even their loyalty are not worth the risk  to the (perpetrator) of being found out or punished for wrongdoing.  It doesn’t matter if it is ones mother, their friend, their husband, or even their children, it’s control at any cost.  If the manipulator can somehow make others believe God did it, all the better. 

For the record; my love for Ardith  and the Anchor Missionary Church is unconditional. I am not seeking revenge , neither am I bitter or resentful. Actually my heart is filled with pity for them.  I simply care enough to do do whatever needs doing to reach out to them in truth.  It is what God requires when we see someone going in the wrong direction. 

And so I will leave you with another classic Ardith statement, “It does not mean you have prayed wrongly.  It does not mean you do not know the situation. It simply means that the One who sustains the Universe with His Word of Power loves you enough to give you the best. He said He would not withold any good thing. Believe Him.”

To this I respond, What if you have prayed wrongly?  What if you don’t know the situation? Are things simply getting worse and worse?  What if what you are going through is God’s way of trying to get your attention and to get you to turn around and repent? The Lord God in Heaven will patiently listen to any questions you have, and He will answer.  But we have to  listen without interruptions and controlling influences.  Jesus said to be careful what you are hearing!  Don’t be a toy in the hand of a manipulator who is a toy in the hand of the greatest manipulator the world has ever known!  The beginning of Wisdom is “get understanding.”   Step away from what and whom  you are listening to and “listen to God!”

Remember the little childrens song;  ”Stop! Look! and Listen! before you cross the street; Use your eyes, use your ears and then use your feet”  Come to a complete STOP.   LOOK for the Truth.  LISTEN to God!  Then walk in the TRUTH.   

Proverbs 3:3,4 tells us how to find favor with God:  “Let not MERCY  and TRUTH  forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find FAVOR and good understanding in the sight of God and man.”