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Journey to Perception: Understanding God's Will and Truth

Explore biblical teachings on perception and understanding, avoid flawed perceptions, material distractions, and misjudgments, and learn to align your view with God's eyes through key scriptures.

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Journey to Perception: Understanding God's Will and Truth

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  1. PERCEIVE • “to become aware of or come to realize something” • 1 John 3:16 • Acts 10:33,34 “in truth I perceive that God shows no partiality” • Ephesians 5:17 “understand what with will of the Lord is”

  2. PERCEPTION • “ability to see, hear, or become aware of something” • Mark 8:10-21 “do you not yet perceive nor understand?” • Acts 17:16-23 “I perceive that in all things you are very religious”

  3. Some Are Not Willing To Be Perceptive • Ezekiel 12:1,2 “eyes to see but does not see… for they are a rebellious house.” • John 12:37-41 “lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them. ”

  4. Some Have a Flawed Perception • Acts 4:8-13 “and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled” • Some SEE but do not PERCEIVE what God wants them to SEE – Mark 4:12 • Romans 8:5-8 “carnally minded” • James 4:3 “spend on your pleasures” • Romans 12:1,2 “living sacrifice” • Ephesians 4:22-24 “put on new man” • Matthew 19:16-22 “went away sorrowful” • Luke 12:15-21 “beware of covetousness”

  5. The Right Attitude Avoids Material Distractions • Proverbs 30:8,9 “lest I be full and deny you….lest I be poor and steal” • Carnal vision causes our perception of true blessing to fail – Mark 4:18,19 • David – Psalm 89:3,4 • Had all he could want – 2 Samuel 12:7,8 • Carnality won over – 2 Samuel 11

  6. Looking At The Scriptures In Ignorance Will Flaw Your Perception • Luke 6:1-11 “they were filled with rage and discussed…what they might do to Jesus” • “the Bible says to forgive everyone” Matthew 6:14,15 • But there are qualifiers – Luke 17:3,4; Ephesians 4:32 • “God will not hold you accountable like a Judge in a courtroom for everything you do because He’s merciful” Psalm 86:5 • While ignoring – Matthew 12:36; Romans 14:11,12; 2 Corinthians 5:10

  7. If You See People Through Your Eyes Rather Than God’s Eyes, You’ll Misjudge Others • 1 Peter 3:12 “eyes of the Lord are on the righteous” • God’s view of sinners is clear – Psalm 11:5; Proverbs 11:20; Matthew 7:21-23; Revelation 22:14,15 • The Lord expects us to view those in sin as He does – Psalm 97:10; Ephesians 5:11; James 4:4

  8. How You Look At Things Does Matter • Proverbs 3:5-7 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.”

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