WHAT IS DOMINANT THOUGHT OF GOD ABOUT YOU?

by: Ps. Phil Dooley // 13 April 2014

3 Yoh 1:2
Beloved, I pray that you may PROSPER in ALL things and be in health, just as your SOUL prospers.- NKJV

Setelah bertahun-tahun hidup bersama Yesus, Yohanes merasakan kelimpahan dari segala aspek dan karenanya berharap sahabat-sahabatnya bisa merasakan hal yg sama.

John 10:10
The thief does not come except to STEAL, and to KILL, and to DESTROY. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. - NKJV

Iblis akan berusaha mencuri segalanya  dari manusia. Membunuh sukacita, semangat,antusias kita dalam Tuhan, perkawinan, nilai-nilai hidup, dan segala hal2 yg baik.

Amsal 23:7
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. - NKJV

As you THINK, then you will BECOME. Karena itu, pernahkah kita berpikir apa yg kita sedang pikirkan saat ini?
Your dominant thoughts will DRIVE your decision and ultimately DETERMINE your destiny WHETHER you like it or not.

Kita hidup dalam dunia yang berusaha mendikte kita tentang apa yang harus kita pikirkan. Butuh hikmat untuk menfilter pikiiran apa saja yg kita IJINkan masuk dalam kepala kita.
Kita tidak perlu hidup dengan pintu pikiran yang terbuka untuk SEMUA hal masuk dalam hidup. Kita tidak bisa mengontrol siapa yang mengetok pintu pikiran kita, tapi kita bisa mengontrol siapa yangg kita ijinkan masuk.

Roma 12:2
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering.

Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it WITHOUT even THINKING. Instead, FIX your attention on God. You'll be CHANGED from the inside out. - MSG

Readily recognize what he WANTs from you, and quickly RESPOND to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God BRINGs the best out of you, DEVELOPs well-formed maturity in you.
Kita bisa meningkatkan level berpikir kita, tidak harus sama dengan dunia.
Ketika Iblis mencoba menyerang Yesus, ia tidak berusaha menyerang fisikNya,  tapi dlm pikiran Yesus dahulu. Melalui kata2, Iblis menyerang Yesus. Termasuk manusia
Iblis selalu menyerang ketika kita merasa rentan, rapuh, dan lemah. Itulah saat terbaik utk menutup "pintu pikiran" kita terhadap hal-hal negatif yang dibawa Iblis.

Setiap orang Kristen harus sadar bahwa mereka adalah putra-putri Allah, dan karenanya mereka tidak perlu merespon hal-hal yang tidak penting yang ditawarkan dunia kepada mereka seperti: kebencian, amarah, kesombongan, keserakahan, dan hawa nafsu.
Kita bisa MEMILIH tentang apa yang kita pikirkan, tapi itu tergantung bagaimana standing kita merespon pikiran itu.
Let your FIGHTING standing be your NORMAL standing.- Bruce Lee
Fighting standing akan membantu kita memfilter pikiran negatif yang berusaha Iblis bawa ke dalam pikiran manusia.

Filipi 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is TRUE, whatever is NOBLE, whatever is RIGHT, whatever is PURE, whatever is LOVELY, whatever is ADMIRABLE—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—THINK about such things - NIV

Pikiran kita sangat menentukan arah dan kualitas kehidupan kita. Karenanya, kita benar-benar harus berhati-hati tentang apa yang kita pikirkan.

 
Pertanyaaan terbesarnya: apa yang menjadi dominant thought of God about human?

Yeremia 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to PROSPER you and not to harm you, plans to GIVE you HOPE and a FUTURE.- NIV

Apa yang menjadi pikiran dominan Tuhan? Masa dpn kita!

Mat 6:25
"Therefore I tell you, do not WORRY about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life MORE than food, and the body more than clothes? - NIV

Karena itu, Yesus ingin kita jauh dari rasa cemas karena Ia selalu menyertai hidup kita, baik diminta atau tidak.
Apapun masalah, pergumulan, tantangan kita saat ini..hendaklah kita yakin bahwa bersama Tuhan semua itu bisa kita atasi since:  He is able.

Phil is the Lead Pastor of Hillsong Church Cape Town. Formally the Youth Pastor in Sydney, he travelled extensively with the Hillsong United worship team, teaching leaders and encouraging the next generation to rise up, build the church and seek after God. Phil also served on the executive leadership team of Hillsong Church, Sydney and led the Worship and Creative Arts Team. His exciteable communication style is easy to relate to, and is having great impact on the city of Cape Town. Phil is married to Lucinda and they have three wonderful children.