What Happens When I'm Alone

Описание: What happens when you’re alone… and nobody is watching your thoughts? Most people think their biggest battles happen in public. But according to the Word of God, the real battle happens in your mind when you're by yourself.

In this message, you’ll discover why the Holy Spirit is deeply concerned about what believers are thinking when they’re alone — and how those hidden thoughts can shape your entire spiritual life.

To learn more about The Feast of the Lord, visit us online at www.orangeburgchurch.com

To learn more about Apostle Shane Wall, visit www.shanewall.com

Here are the author's notes from this week's message:

What Happens When I'm Alone

*- “What in the world am I going to think about?”
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
*- Only think about the things that God approves.
*- We must use this verse of Scripture to interview or filter all thoughts that come to us before we hire them as thoughts in our minds.

*- We must interview each thought and pass the interview requirements before being hired, because each thought must have all eight qualities: being true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of a good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy.
*- Using Philippians 4:8, make a list of things to think about so that you can discipline yourself according to the Word of God.

Examples of Bible-Approved Thoughts:
As a pastor of The Feast of the Lord in good ol’ Orangeburg, SC, here’s my list:
True: God loves me unconditionally and forgives me when I repent for my wrongdoing.
Honest: I love teaching people and seeing them grow by the Word of God.
Just: I’m not going to break my fast simply because I’ve been offered my favorite food.
Pure: God wholeheartedly wants only the best for my life.
Lovely: My son smiles at me when I enter the room.

Good Report: God gives us awesome revelations from His Word that empower me and others.
Virtue: The teachers are exceptionally faithful in preparing for and conducting our Children’s Ministry.
Praise: Our church members are successfully exercising their supernatural gifts unto God’s glory.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭KJV‬‬
*- When we learn the moving of the Holy Spirit in prayer—by patiently allowing Him to lead the prayer as He wills, including the length of time, the content, the time of day, and everything else He wants us to do in prayer—never let anybody, not even yourself, take you away from the path the Holy Spirit has set you on during those prayer times.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬
*- meditate: soliloquize [(an utterance or discourse spoken to oneself, without regard for whether any other hearers are present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts)]; meditate, muse.

My soul yearns for You [O Lord] in the night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You earnestly; for [only] when Your judgments are in the earth will the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God).
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭9‬ ‭AMPC‬‬
*- Our human souls crave God, and our human spirits are what we use to seek God.
*- judgment: execution of a decision
*- God’s judgments cause people to learn His standard for righteousness, and we can obtain His judgments through prayer.

Lifework Assignment:
*- Create your Bible-Approved Thoughts List. Visit it daily, and update it at least weekly.

Expected Behavior:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭3‬ ‭KJV‬‬