"God has not given us a SPIRIT OF FEAR, but He has given us a SPIRIT OF POWER, LOVE, AND A SOUND MIND." 2 Timothy 1:7 Emphasis mine.
what does it mean to have a "spirit of fear" or a "spirit of power, love, and a sound mind?"
we often speak of spirits in various ways. we talk of "good spirits," "school spirit," "spirited people, "free spirits." we also hear or read of demonic spirits, angelic spirits, the Spirit of God, and the spirit of people after they die....ghosts or phantoms.
have you ever noticed the atmosphere change when someone walks in a room? do you consider some people to be "negative," and feel their negativity pervade the room like a thick fog? or what about someone who is intimidating, filling the room with her presence like cigar smoke?
i believe that's just it.
spirit is presence, and it is based upon self definition.
if one defines himself as "intimidating," and has the means to intimidate, he will "come across" as intimidating even when he says and does nothing. this person may be very cruel in word, or forceful in emotion. he may use his intellect to out wit or manipulate. whatever his ability in personality, he defines himself by this ability, and gives off this self definition like a strong cologne.
so you make your presence known by your spirit, or self-definition.
your spirit is your cologne or perfume that pervades a room.
add to this GOD AND SATAN.
if the SPIRIT OF GOD fills a man or woman, then he or she will come across as a SLAVE OF THE SPIRIT. people feel GOD when they are around, and they feel that this man or woman lives for GOD ALONE.
but if the spirit of a demon possesses someone, the demonic spirit hides behind that human spirit, and exaggerates their self definition, if it fits the purposes of satan. the man who seeks intimidation gets help from "demons of intimidation." they cause his spirit, AND THUS THEIR DEMONIC SPIRITS, to pervade and control atmospheres. they do this for WORSHIP!!
there it is. there is the goal of control:
those who follow the SPIRIT OF GOD, seek only SELF CONTROL.
those who follow the SPIRIT OF SATAN, seek always the control of others.
this is how you can tell if someone is "controlling" before he or she says a word or does a thing. this is how you "just like" some people from the time you see them, or how you "can't stand" some people from moment you encounter them.
VIBES!!
what makes your presence known is your self-definition.
if you define yourself as a SLAVE OF THE SPIRIT you will come across as one whose will is one with the will of GOD.
if you define yourself as "the master of your fate and captain of your soul," whatever your specific goal, this will be as obvious as AS THE STENCH OF VOMIT IN A HIDDEN TRASH CAN!
the choice is yours, as always.
how willyou MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN?
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