Daily Huddle - Thu Apr 16, 2020 Unfolding

Love you all, praying for you.
 
This week in my PRISM time – God showed me again the verse – the unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.  God’s Word has things for you still unfolded.  It would take an eternity to unfold it all.  A couple verses later - Psalms 119:133 – Direct my steps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.  God unfolded a little more.  I’ve read this verse before multiple times in my life.  When I was younger, I always thought that it meant – let no habitual sin enslave you.  Those willful sins that become addictions, cursing, lying, gambling, drunkenness, or lust, etc.  And while it is true – sin is always crouching at your door it wants to have mastery over you, but you must overcome it.  There is a deeper truth that if understood would often if not always circumvent the poor choice, that becomes habit, that results in addiction and enslavement.  The concept is simply ownership.  The word 'rule' indicates this concept.  Let no sin rule over me… make the decision, be the presiding influence, the determining factor of action.  Sin is less than.  That’s all sin is.  Less than, falling short. Let no sin, anything less than, anything different than, anything other than God's Word, His command, His assignment for you, His direction – determine your steps, rule over you, control you.  Sin can be known sin, or unknown sin.  If your steps are according to His Word – they will be PiVAT Steps – His plans for you today, not yours - what He specifically told you to do today, that’s Rhema, and PRISM Steps – His Written Word (Logos, the Bible) will always confirm and affirm what He told you to do, Romans 12:2 - giving insight and instruction and specifics – the ‘why to’ and ‘how to’ behind the ‘what to.’  Your steps are either according to His Word, His influence, His direction and His directive, or according to another word, influence, direction or directive.  Something other than Him, is always less than, it’s always falling short – which is sin.  Less than, other than His best for you, His will for you, His good for you and His joy for you!  So what controls your time, your mind, your money, your testimony(your words), and your community – who you gather with – who you give influence to in your life - is what rules over you.  God said let nothing less than My Word, and My Will - have ruling power over your decisions.  Your steps are what you do, what you think, what you spend, what you say, who you join with – the team you’re on, those you run with.  Praying that PiVAT, PRISM, 4C’s, Daily Call, PiVAT Small Group – will be God presiding over what you do, think, spend, say, and join with.  That it they will be the goodness of God – the good plans of God for you – gaining the highest influence – ruling in your life - so His Word for you, His Word to you - controls you, your time, your thoughts (the mind of Christ), your spending which indicates your heart, your testimony – the words from your mouth – that they would be your overcoming, and the group that you hang with would demonstrate and provoke you to continue to obey every good plan that He has for you.   Praying that today will be a joy – because your steps are determined and sustained by Him.   That His presence is your priority, His word is your hunger, that His praise is your thirst, that obedience is your desire, and His joy is your anointing. 
 
Love you all,
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