Clean Heart In A Toxic World

So he chained uh-uh. Before Daniel went in the lion's den, he purposed in his heart that he will not defile god. Before the fiery furnace episode, Daniel had already purposed in his heart that he will not defile god because the victory was internal. We think the victory was won at the furnace. We think the victory was won in the in the lion's den. No. Your victory is won when you purpose in your heart that I will not defile God. What does that mean? I will not give over to the things of the world and completely defile what God says. [00:57:11] (41 seconds)  #HeartPurposeVictory

Sometimes what is holding us back is not what God needs to do, it's what you need to do. Daniel could've said, I cannot believe I served God all these years and been dropped off in this godforsaken place. But in my opinion, he kept his attitude, he kept his effort, and he kept his focus because Daniel one and eight tells us that Daniel purposed in his heart, regardless of my circumstance, I'm gonna hang on to the things of God. [01:21:02] (42 seconds)  #DoYourPartFaith

Now there's three things in taking this before I go to the next thing. I wanna I wanna do it because this is what really hit my hit hit me in my spirit because there's there's three things in our lives that we have to hang on to, that we know that God has given us the choice to be able to make. You know what they are? Our attitude, our effort, and our focus. Because the first thing we wanna do, we start talking about a problem with with how do I purpose in my heart, then god's gotta help me. Well, I'll be honest with you. Those three things we have control over. You have control over your attitude. You have control over your effort. You have control over your focus. [01:04:12] (50 seconds)  #AttitudeEffortFocus

He'll give that's what grace is. Grace is the ability to do things we can't do. He'll give you the ability to change your attitude, stay your effort, to change your focus. He'll give you the ability. He won't do it, but he'll give you the ability. God, thank you for the ability to change my attitude, to change my effort, to change my focus, Lord. God, thank you for giving me the ability, Lord, that whenever you come up to me, I can receive what you have for me, God. Thank you, Lord, healing me. Thank you, Lord, for delivering me, Lord. Thank you, Lord, for making being my way maker, being my promise keeper. Thank you, Lord Jesus. [01:30:43] (37 seconds)  #GraceEmpowersChange

when people get caught up in a toxic world, let me tell you something. If if if he was on that team and went on that team and and just do them do them things, I promise you without a shadow of a doubt that if they needed or had a problem, who do you think they would have called? The one who did the beer run or the one who purposed in his heart that he want to file the things of God? There's a world out there that is that is being consumed by the toxins of this world, but what they really want are the people and who that's who they want to run to are the people who has purpose in their heart. You know what? As for me and this temple right here, we're gonna serve the living God. If you believe it, give God a hand clap of praise because that's what he's talking about. You can live in Babylon without Babylon living in you. It's like a submarine. A submarine is safe in the ocean as long as the ocean does not get inside of the submarine. [01:03:12] (55 seconds)  #LiveInWorldNotOfIt

That's why saying all of that, that's why Paul said in Romans twelve and two, do not be conformed. Don't be conformed to this toxic world. That word conform there means to be pressed into a mold. Do not be pressed into the mold of this world. That word has that that world has a mold, and it's constantly applying pressure. There's always pressure there to look like the world, to act like the world, to be like the world, and do worldly things. That's why he says, do not be conformed. Do not be molded into the things, the toxins of this world. [00:49:45] (43 seconds)  #ResistTheMold

Sometimes several days, several times a day. The Hebrew word often used here is a word that that is L E B, meaning the inner person, the control center of life. The heart is the seed of your emotions. It's the source of your desire. It's the place where decisions are made. It's the core of your spiritual life. So the decision has to be made by your emotions, by your desires, by your decisions, which is this core of your spiritual life regardless of what the world says. As for me and not my house out here, but this house, we're gonna serve the lord. [00:58:55] (43 seconds)  #HeartIsDecisionCenter

So we understand we gotta deal with the toxins in this world. We're in Babylon, but Babylon doesn't have to be in us. Why? Because we know how to detox. How do we know how to detox? Because we know how to get involved, how to get in touch with the holy spirit of God, and he will cleanse you. He will wash you. He will flow over you, and he'll make you wider as snow. [01:28:26] (24 seconds)  #HolySpiritCleanses