Article Display
Email  |  My Account  |  Donate
I have just been pondering again lately on the power of a godly imagination. There are over 400 scriptures referring to imaginations, dreams and visions, yet it remains so sadly neglected by the modern church.

We possess both physical eyes to see into the natural world as well spiritual eyes which can enable us to see into the future and spirit realm. In fact I believe that our imagination is the language of the heart or spirit realm. Not "phantasma" Greek…the Mickey Mouse stuff, but the "yetser" (Hebrew) or "dianoia" (Greek) – the part of the mind that thinks in images and pictures.

First Peter 1:13 tells us; “Gird up the loins of your mind….” If the loins are the reproductive part of the body; what are the loins of the mind (the reproductive part of our minds)? It’s the Greek word "dianoia" or imagination. In other words, what you focus (meditate) powerful determines what will develop in your life.

The Bible speaks a lot about this type of thing. Proverbs 23:7 tells us, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." In his heart, not his head or brain. So how do you think with the heart? When we were saved it was a process of believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth. The language of the heart is not words, it's pictures and images.

When God speaks it's often through dreams and visions - pictures! If I say the word "dog," what image does that convey? But
if I am more specific and describe my dog Molly, a tan boxer, immediately you see that picture of my dog. We also see this in Numbers 13:33 when the spies returned from the Promised Land. After seeing the giants the spies said, "and we were as grasshoppers in our own sight and so we were in their sight." Well obviously that was not a physical thing, it was the way they saw themselves inside - in their hearts!

Whoever controls your imagination controls you.

That’s why it is so vitally important to meditate upon the Word of God and the promises of God every day. How vitally important must it be that the Lord told Joshua and David to do this if they wanted to prosper and succeed. Paul talks about it also in the New Testament.

Some years ago we experienced a dramatic healing. A pastor's wife came into our service in a wheel chair. I believe it was the Lord Who prompted me to ask her if she had ever "seen" herself walking. She was shocked, "what do you mean?" she replied. "Well, close your eyes and start to see yourself getting out of your wheelchair and walking!" She looked at me as if I was stupid. "You have to see yourself out of that wheelchair before you will ever experience it!" I told her. "In fact, if you start seeing yourself walking I believe it could happen quickly, as quickly as next Sunday!"

Next Sunday came around and I watched her get out of the car and roll up in her wheelchair. As she approached me she started to cry and and I wondered what was wrong. "You told me if I started seeing myself walking I could get out of this wheelchair by  Sunday!" she said.

"Yes, I remember telling you that" I replied, still puzzled.

"Well," she said, "I got out on Wednesday...look at this!" And with that she stepped out of the wheelchair and started to walk, leaving us all gobsmacked!

Whoever controls your imagination controls you!


Col Stringer Ministries
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Author Biography

Col Stringer
Web site: Col Stringer Ministries
 
The Stringers minister with a powerful anointing and are in great demand to speak at churches and conventions all over the world. Col's unique background of wildlife and humour have won for him the title of "Pastor Crocodile Dundee". Col and Jan are being used powerfully to touch their homeland of Australia and believe the Lord is calling them to minister not only in the cities but throughout the Australian Outback. The Stringers have a heart to mentor the next generation of ministers and Christian leaders, and to take the uncompromising Word of God to Australia and the world.
Read more...

About Us

The online ministry of cfaith has been helping people discover faith, friends and freedom in the Word since 2000. Cfaith provides a unique and comprehensive collection of faith-building resources for the worldwide faith community.

At cfaith, you can strengthen your faith and deepen your understanding of the Word of God by digging into the vast collection of teaching articles, streaming audio and video messages, and daily devotionals. No other website offers such a unique and extensive collection of spiritual-growth resources aimed at helping you grow in your knowledge of the Word.

Read More...

 

 

Support Us

Why support cfaith?


(All contributions are 100% tax deductible)


SUPPORT CFAITH WITH ONE CLICK!

For every Internet search you make using
goodsearch, cfaith will receive one penny!

GS Logo 250x38

Contact Us

Business Hours:


Monday—Friday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m. CST
Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Phone:

(763) 488-7800 or (800) 748-8107

Mailing Address: 

CFAITH.com
9201 75th Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

 

Login Form

Please ignore the “Secret Key” field; it is not needed to log in to cfaith.

Login Change Article

Spring360x442
You need to enable user registration from User Manager/Options in the backend of Joomla before this module will activate.