Binding Your Ways and Your Will to God's

©TLW Article
 
In order to fulfill the great call on your life and do those things that are truly pleasing in God’s sight we have to come to a place of receiving God’s perfect will over our own.
Far too many have strayed from the will of God to do their own thing, and have become frustrated thus living out a frustrated walk in Christ. Finances frustrated, relationships frustrated, workplace frustrated, etc. and etc. This should not be. We must bind our ways and our will ‘continuously’ - ‘daily’ to the will and the ways of God. God’s way is real, true, and proven to turn out for our best. For He already has a plan for you that is good… you just gotta get on His page and keep turning the pages of a great life laid out for you – already destined before He placed you in your mother’s womb.
Do not let people, situations, the spirit of offense, wrong dealings, financial challenges, your own opinion, or the old way of doing things to make it - remove you from the wisdom that comes with doing things God’s way, and flowing in His will for your life. The enemy is out to get the church – the Body of Christ - off track, derailed, and off purpose following their feelings and circumstances. This is a wakeup call to the spirit of humility, and the fear of the Lord, as well as a walk of sincere love for one another. 
Our Own Ways and Our Own Deeds Defile Us
The ways of man are evil continuously. Man meaning the corrupt man - the old nature of a man or woman. When we walk in our own ways there is no peace, no real rest, and destruction is not far away. Romans 3:16-18 shares that destruction and misery are in their ways: and the way of peace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. Acts 14:16 reminds us…Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. And Hebrews 3:10 shares God’s heart and how He was… grieved with that generation, and said, they do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
It’s time for us to suck it up, pass some tests without drawing back, and mature in the spirit for real- not seem mature to others but BE mature. As true recipients of the Kingdom of God, you will not always be right; you may not always be the center of attention; your way is not the only way, and you will not always have the last word - God does and be ever mindful you gave your life to Christ – it’s not yours any longer. God tells us to recognize, acknowledge, and know Him in all our ways and He will then direct our paths. He goes on to encourage us not to be wise in our own eyes, but to reverently fear and worship the Lord – in all that we do.
When we ignore God’s counsel and do not seek His wisdom in our every move and motion, we open the door to the defiled nature that goes its own way. The verb usage of the word defile means to make dirty. The sight that God had of Israel when they walked in their own ways and did their own thing was that of the uncleanness that a woman may experience during that time of the month. One could conclude that man walking in his own ways reminds God to this very day of 1). The Garden of Eden when Eve wanted to know more than she already knew or; 2.) When Adam heeded to the voice of his wife other than God’s or; 3.)When satan decided that he was smarter than God and thought in his mind he should be worshiped – like God. All true examples of the way to man outside of the wisdom and ways of God.
This same behavior and nature is trying to pop its ugly head up in the Church and in the houses of the Lord. People coming to church to receive the Word of the Lord with minds already made up. They hear the truth, and if it does not line up with what they are doing, or have decided to do they close their spiritual eyes and ears to receive - unknowingly. Thus making choices then adding God to the choice. Once the choice proves out to be the wrong one then, God is blamed and everyone else around them. They never sought God’s wisdom or His way of doing what they desired to do.

“Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by doing their own way and by their idolatrous doings. Their conduct before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman during her physical impurity.” Ezekiel 36:17 (Amp.)

You have been ‘literally’ taken from the crowd you used to hang with
You have not been called to the aforementioned behavior. You have a new nature and a new character that has to be lived out and cultivated ‘daily’. God deliberately removed you from the crowd you used to hang out with on purpose. It is not a mistake that they are still doing the same things you have been delivered from. But, there is greater purpose in you than to just show them how smart you are in the scripture.
You have been delivered and drawn to God Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness into the kingdom of the Son of His Love. You are to operate in the wisdom of God in all that you do. This is what sets you apart. Operating in the wisdom of God requires patience. You may have to be still for a moment until you hear from Him concerning all the decisions you need to make for yourself and others. Do not keep doing things your own way. Too many people are involved in the rewards or the consequences of your choices. You can do this. You can do things God way. You can hear from Him. He is in you.
You have been cleansed and given a right heart to do things His way
You are worthy to hear from God. God is not looking at your past. If you sincerely asked Him to forgive you in any area that you may have missed it or have drawn from the measure of faith that you have been given – God forgave and forgot.
The heart of old or the old man will remind you how people hurt you in the past or disappointed you. The heart of the old or the old man will speak and tell you not to take that anymore, they are all the same. You get yours. You made it back then and you can make it right now – remember? This voice of the past will cause you to usurp authority, move without God’s wisdom, cling to any voice that tells you what you desire to hear and bottom-line, make you think you deserve better than the training grounds God has placed you in.
The enemy has deceived many to operate from their old heart. He is a liar and the father of lies. You have been given a new heart and His Spirit is alive in you. You can humble yourself and do things His way. You can deny your flesh and submit. You can endure and hang in there through to the victory that is already won for you.
You need God’s wisdom to fulfill His plan and destiny for your life. Sure in the world you knew it all, but in the Kingdom of God, you are to grow daily from faith to faith and from glory to glory which means you don’t know it all. God has so much more to reveal to you concerning His plan and will for your life. Slow down and stop doing things your way. Flow with the flow He has placed before you. Follow some rules. Obey some people. Keep your mouth shut with your opinions and let God work some things out.

“A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statues, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them. And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be My people, and I will be your God.” Ezekiel 36:26-28

Our own ways and deeds are works of the flesh, they profit you nothing
God is daily revealing purpose and destiny specifically to the spirit of each and every born again believer. He does not and will not reveal anything to our flesh. We must take the initiative to put to death and keep dead any and every work of the flesh. To say it another way… “Get out of the flesh! Run from your flesh! Remove your foot from evil! It’s not worth it!” You are being held up by the enemy and robbed every moment you decide to pet your flesh.  In Galatians 5, the wisdom of God shares that the works of the flesh are evident – they can be seen and noticed by all who are in your presence. Keep it real with yourself if you can’t keep it real with nobody else! You know when you are in the flesh. Deal with it, and stop petting ways and old personality traits that have robbed you from the perfect will of God. It’s everybody’s fault right? It’s not you, it’s them... right? It may be time to take a personal assessment… not every job, every position, every ministry, every family member has the same re-occurring issues with you, but it’s not you? How is it that the same challenges turn up wherever you resurface? Maybe it’s you, and you have to walk free from doing things your way – it’s truly time for God’s way – for real. Give people a break from a self-righteous attitude – they don’t deserve your ‘need to be dealt with’ insecurities.
Here’s just a little reminder of ‘some’ (not all) of those ways that you may need to remove your foot from – and yes, you can do it. Take note… immorality, impurity, adultery, fornication, ungodly conduct, idolatry, sorcery, bewitchment, rebellion, manipulation, hatred, contention (strife starter and carrier), outburst of wrath (uncontrolled anger), selfishness, selfish ambitions, cause divisions, envy, jealousy, murder (with mouth and in heart), out of control, drunkard, starter of fights, conceited, arrogant, prideful, excessive talker, excessive eater, excessive sleeper, excessive spender, a cursing mouth, easily offended, and disrespect of parents (natural and spiritual).
Those who practice such behavior will not inherit the kingdom of God. Not just making a mistake here and there, but those who ‘practice’ this behavior will not experience Heaven on earth. Period. It’s a choice.  But, how can I mortify the deeds and the works of my flesh?
It takes humility to walk out Galatians 5:16… 

“But I say, walk and live (habitually) in the Holy Spirit (be responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit); then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God). For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Holy Spirit, and the (desires of the) Spirit are opposed to the flesh…”

the amplified version says that our human spirit and our flesh are continually in conflict with one another so that you are not free but are prevented from doing what you desire to do.
We all do this by faith. Faith is an action word and a lifestyle acquired only by the just. By faith we walk in the the dictates and the nature of the Holy Spirit and we will see the fruit. We are to walk in love, joy, gladness, peace, patience, even tempered, kindness, goodness, faithfulness (be faithful in all that you do), gentleness (stop being so hard – that stony heart has been replaced with God’s – you no longer have to prove anything to anybody), humility, self-control (yes you can control yourself, stop confessing that you can’t), and self restraint.

“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and appetites and desires. If we live by the Holy Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit (If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Holy Spirit.) Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive, and challenging, and provoking, and irritating to one another, envying, and being jealous of one another.” Gal. 5: 24-26

It’s time to live life on purpose, and be about the Father’s business – helping somebody else, and not just you and your family.
Side note------- Some need to stop drawing family members to themselves out of generational witchcraft and rebellion and lead them to God’s ways and His Word. Ensure that they are drawing to the living God and the voices that God has set before them. Big momma’s or big daddy’s wisdom (if not God’s wisdom) is not the wisdom that will set you or them apart from this present foolish, unwise age. The Word speaks of a wisdom that is earthly, demonic and sensual in James 3:15. Aren’t you tired of their choices that keep involving you? Take a look then at what you have been feeding them personally – your past experiences and or failures can’t teach them what God’s word will. They don’t have to go through some things. Remove yourself and encourage them to seek godly counsel or to just come to church without prelude of your voice in their ears. No more blocking their souls from hearing the truth. You will be held accountable if this shoe fits.
You have greater purpose than a mere mortal life and being the same

You have been called to prophesy – speak life to anything that is dead… Ezek. 37:4 “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, O’ you dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.” John 5:28 “Do not be surprised and wonder at this, for the time is coming when all those who are in the bombs shall hear His voice.”

Kings and nations should be coming from your body (your mouth)… Gen. 35:11 Also God said to him: 

“I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.”  The fear of the Lord is the beginning and end requirement.

When we fear the Lord – meaning we have humbled ourselves to the point of death to our own ways, and have positioned ourselves to be patient as we learn of His ways and receive His wisdom, we can begin to truly love like God. We begin to walk in the revelation that our hearts have truly been circumcised, and that we are in a great position to continue to renew our minds with God’s Word, which shares His ways and His plan. With all this revelation, our love begins to be pure and we love beyond the four walls of our homes and our churches out into the lives of those who may not know this kind of love just yet.
We are to shine like super stars here in the earth as the stars shine in heaven. This is the ultimate result – God receiving the glory through us as His representatives. ‘True representatives’ that truly have God’s back. In turn He proves that our every need has been meet – all so that we can remain focused not on the world and its demands, but on Him and His ultimate vision – that not one perish but that all come to have eternal life.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:14-16

::: ‘Daily’ Prayer to Bind Father God, in the name of Jesus I bind my will and my ways to Your will and Your ways. Not my will be done Father but Your perfect will be done here in the earth as it is in heaven -in every area of my life! I receive. Amen. So be it.:::

Your destiny is so much bigger than you!