Perception

What we see has a lot to do with our destiny.In the beginning when God was about to start creation,the earth was in a bad state.The earth was formless,shapeless and decorated with darkness but here is God seeing the earth in a perfect state.Here is God seeing the earth in a colourful/beautiful state.His VISION delivered all that He wanted unto him.Before He spoke those things into existence,He saw them first and the things came as seen by him.Thus,there is a strong link/connection between what we see and the words that proceeds out of our mouths as a man will always utter what he sees out of his mouth whether consciously or unconsciously and it is our CONFESSIONS that brings out our POSSESSIONS.Many people are failing today because their visions are blurred.They can't see themselves as prosperous living beings,as one making it in life etc.This article is expository on the need to see things well via PERCEPTION from the mirror of God`s words so that we can have all that we see if only we see well.

HEAR,YE DEAF;AND LOOK,YE BLIND THAT YE MAY SEE WHO IS BLIND,BUT MY SERVANT?OR DEAF,AS MY MESSENGER THAT I HAVE SENT?WHO IS BLIND AS HE THAT IS PERFECT AND BLIND AS THE LORD`S SERVANT?SEEING MANY THINGS, BUT THOU OBSERVEST NOT;OPENING THE EARS BUT HE HEARETH NOT".
"THE EYES OF PEOPLE THAT SEE SHALL NOT BE DIM AND THE EARS OF THEM THAT HEAR SHALL HEARKEN".
"AND THE LORD SAID,BEHOLD THIS PEOPLE IS ONE; AND THEY ALL HAVE ONE LANGUAGE, AND THIS THEY BEGIN TO DO:AND NOW NOTHING WILL BE RESTRAINED FROM THEM WHICH THEY IMAGINED TO DO

PERCEPTION is the insight or intuition that is gained when one becomes aware of something through one`s spiritual senses.It has a lot to do with one`s ability to observe,recognize,grasp,comprehend and understand things via our spiritual senses.It is perception that brings awareness,conception,notion,discernment and the birth of divine ideas.The channel of perception is our spiritual senses.Spiritual senses talks about our spiritual eyes,our spiritual ears that constitutes parts of our spirit man.It is through perception that we download divine mysteries and it is these mysteries that will not make mysterious on earth.It is through perception thet we are given the privilege to see what others cannot see around us.We are able to see opportunities afar off,we are able to see dangers afar off and we are also able to see God`s plans for us afar off.
It is perception that enables us to triumph over life`s challenges/oppositions by seeing exactly the way God sees.It is perception that prevents us from being spiritually blind and deaf as one is always sensitive to the move and promptings of God`s Spirit.It is perception that enables us to claim our rights and heritage in God from his words.It is when we see the way God sees through prception that we are able to hasten the manifestation of what we have seen.Perception gives life a meaning as one will literally gain control of life`s norms through spiritual control.It is through perception that we choose what we want in life whether life/death or good/evil.It is through perception that we are shown the way to live the life of a conqueror while enjoying daily victories over one`s enemies in a way they cannot understand nor fathom.It is through perception that we are sensitive to divine leading/direction.We are also sensitive to God`s presence around us by it.It is through perception that we are able to receive divine secrets that will enable us to enjoy pratical dominion on the face of the earth.It is also through perception that we are able to turn our visions into reality with God`s backing.It is perception that differentiates the one that sees merely with physical eyes from the one that understands via his/her spiritual eyes.It is perception that paves ways out of the hunger and thirst of life.
It was perception that enabled Caleb and Joshua to see differently from the other ten spies.Joshua and Caleb saw the possibility of overcoming the giants in the land of Canaan to possess the land flowing with milk and honey.They saw themselves as being able to overcome the giants occupying the land with God on their side and because they saw well through perception,they lived long to possess what they saw.The other ten spies saw impossibilities and difficulties in possessing the land.They saw the walled cities,the children of Anak:the giants being able to defeat them while seeing themselves as grasshoppers.They saw the land as being able to devour its inhabitants and they never saw God as being able to help them to conquer the so called giants to possess the land.Since they did not see well,they did not live long to possess their possession.
It was perception that enabled Moses to see himself as a god unto pharaoh and when he saw well,Pharaoh had to bow to Moses via the signs and wonders that proceeded from his hands.As a result,pharaoh had no choice than to drive the children of Israel by force.It was perception that enabled Joshua to conquer Jericho.He saw the possibility of God delivering Jericho into his hands and as a result,he got the much expected victory over Jericho.Until Gideon saw himself as a man of valour via perception,he was just living as an ordinary entity on the face of the earth but after the discovery,his entire life changed positively and affected others positively as he won battles for Israel.It was perception that enabled the shunamite woman to recognise Elijah as a holy man of God.This prompted her to take care of him and she received the prophet`s reward.As a result of perception,she embraced a son even when all hopes were gone. Elisah`s servant was fearful of the enemies around them until Elisah prayed that the Lord will open his servant`s eyes.When the servant saw the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisah to guide and protect him via perception,all his fears were put to rest.It was Modecai`s perception of the evil plot of Haman against the jews that prompted Esther to fast for his people thereby delivering the jews from the evil plot of Haman having obtained the king`s favour.
It was perception that enabled David to conquer Goliath.He did not see the height nor the weapons of war that Goliath possessed but he saw God helping him to conquer the uncircumcised philistine and he won the battle.It was perception that got the much desired healing for the woman with the issue of blood.She saw Jesus as someone that could heal her not only by laying on of hands but by mere touching of his garments and she got her healing.Blind bartemeus although physically blind,was not spiritually blind as he saw Jesus as someone who can open his eyes through his persistent loud cry for mercy and he got his healing.
It was the inability of the ten spies to see well that caused them to perish in the wilderness therby not entering the land of promise.It was the inability of the lord whose hand the king leaned on in the days of Elisah to see what Elisah saw from God via perception that led to his untimely death.Elisah saw through perception from God;the possibility of the sales of a measure of fine flour and two measures of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.Then the lord whose hand the king leaned on answered Elisah and said "Behold if God will open the windows of Heaven,will this thing be?" His inability to see what Elisah saw via perception from God led to his trampling down by the people and consequently his death.
The question to be asked now is how well do you see.Do you see yourself as a success or as a failing failure.Do you see yourself as blessed and being a blessing to others or cursed.Can you perceive the love of God around you or you see yourself as a cast out because of people`s unreasonable comments about you or because of your past errors or mistakes.The way you see yourself is important because it is what you see/imagine in your heart that God will hasten to perform.The time has come for us to see ourselves exactly the way God sees us!