So You Got Played

So you got played by someone who was skilled at manipulation.  You did not see the signs and you did not discern the intent of the heart.  You keep saying God, “why does this keep happening to me?” You thought you had come to a place where you had reached a level of maturity that you could handle things and could not be deceived.  The truth of the matter is when we get played, its because we do not listen to the Holyspirit when he is giving us instructions.  We ignore him because our desire to have what we want and do what we want over rides his voice, so we ignore his counsel and find ourselves in precarious situations.  I know you've been there and so have so many of us.

It is a lesson to us to not be wise in our own eyes, but understanding that we are not our own, but our lives belong to God.  Therefore, decisions that WE make should not be made from our soulish man.  Did you hear what I said?  I said we cannot make decisions for ourselves, because we belong to God.  That is why the Lord has given us help to eliminate life's failures and ensure good success (Joshua 1:8).  When we learn to rely on the Holyspirit we will never go astray. When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come (John 16:13). The Holyspirit will speak the mind of God and impart wisdom to us so that when error presents itself to us, we will understand that it is not God's will for our lives.

We cannot get played when we allow God to be God in our lives.  We cannot get played when we listen to him and heed to his voice.  We cannot get played when we walk in the spirit so that we will not be mindful of the flesh.  Pray Ephesians 1:18 and Isaiah 11:2 so that God will fill you with all wisdom and understanding. 

I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints (Ephesians 1:18)

The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD—

(Isaiah 11:2)

When things come your way you will rely upon the Holyspirit to guide you and not your own wisdom, but you will know what the will of the Lord is for your life because he, the Holyspirit will guide you into all truth!