DON'T BE CONTROLLED BY . . .

Romans 12:21

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.

I did a write up sometime ago(can't find it now) it talked about we being 30% our innate self and 70% of our environmental influence(experiences). The study may not be perfect but it has truth in it.

Most of what we call our personality today is from our experiences in time past - our parents, peer group, schools media(television, books, magazines, etc) much later internet, social media etc.

It even goes as far as what we describe as beautiful or ugly (those who are searching for marriage will be caught in this trap), good or bad, our goals, aspirations, our description of success or failure etc 

Listen, it is a mixture of what we accepted and what we try to run away from. Selah

However, as believers there is a personality we ought to have. The popular verses one and two of the chapter tells us:

Romans 12:1-2

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Also,

Proverbs 14:12

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

In summary, let God shape who you are!

Is it easy in the flesh? NO, in the Spirit YES!

Listen, look at one thing we may desire so much - "revenge", 

The dictionary defines revenge literally as "to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself"

What does scripture say about it?

Romans 12:19-20

Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, 

“I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.

Instead, 

“If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. 

In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.”

Do we say this comes naturally? Hmm

So, for us to walk in the nature God's Spirit gives us, we cannot be controlled by others.

That is, we must not base our responses or actions from the action of others.

We have our own nature, that is the divine that is what we should walk towards perfecting.

So help us Good Lord.

He calls us blessed.

Love

@the watcher