Hi Everyone,
Recently I had an experience that motivated me to enter this Thread dealing with motives and desires that emanate from the Heart(Mind), mostly the ones that might lead to wicked actions. My experience involves a relative(one who knows me quite well) that called me the other night while I was at work, this relative had just attended a viewing of someone we both knew that just died. While at the viewing she ran into a niece who had worked with me 15 years ago, this young Lady was very fond of me with good memories of working with me. This Relative called just to tell me that, " My favorite Girl I ever worked with from Hunterdon Developmental Center(my 20 yr career job) was asking about me and stated I was the only one who cared about her." This relative only briefly mentioned anything about the person who died, rather focusing on this former Girl of interest. This experience motivated me to start this Thread and list the Scriptures below in red as they relate to desires and what this relative was trying to accomplish(A Heart fabricating hurtfull schemes) and keep in mind, I know this Relative quite well.
Proverbs. 6:16-19- " There are six things that Jehovah does hate, yes, seven things detestable to his soul, lofty eyes, a false tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A HEART FABRICATING HURTFULL SCHEMES, FEET THAT ARE IN A HURRY TO RUN TO BADNESS, a false witness that launches forth lies and anyone sending forth contentions among Brothers."
Matthew. 15:18-20a-" However, the things proceeding out of the mouth come out of the heart, and these things defile a man. For example, out of the heart come wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thieveries, false testimonies, blashemies. These are the things defiling a man."
1John. 2:15,16- " Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world the world, the love of the Father is not in him, because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of ones means of life does not originate with the Father, originates with the world."
Genesis. 3:6- " Consequently the Woman saw that the tree was good food and that it was SOMETHING TO BE LONGED FOR TO THE EYES, yes, the tree was desirable to look upon(literally-to impart wisdom)."
James. 1:13-15- " When under trial, let no one say, I am being tried by God, For with evil things, God cannot be tried, nor does he try anyone. But each one is tried by BEING DRAWN OUT AND ENTICED BY HIS OWN DESIRE. THEN THE DESIRE, WHEN IT HAS BECOME FERTILE, gives to birth sin, in turn, when it has been accomplished , brings forth death."
The purpose of this thread is to bring to light that you could go about your everday business, trying to do right, have an honorable Marriage with one you truly love and someone comes along to fabricate a scheme to incite trouble. It's enough to deal with ones fallen flesh and then insidious things like this happen. And I know " All is of God" and these experiences occur to help refine us Spiritually.
Any comments and experiences by Forum members are welcome to contribute to the Discussion. All Scriptures listed above were taken from the New World Translation and Caps were by me for emphasis.
Kind Regards, Samson.