PART B MENTAL AS ANYTHING

Mental illness is a curse on society which affects most of the population either directly or indirectly at some time in life to a larger or lesser degree. Loving Father has shown me that what we term as "mental illness" quite often is not illness of the physical, fleshy mind, but of the soul which has been inflicted because of wrong information, lies imbibed, abuse by others such as rejection, intimidation, bullying, over vigorous chastisement by parents on children, sin we embark upon causing confusion, which all shapes and moulds who we are, and should rather be termed in many cases, "emotional illness", sickness of the heart,... it`s called SIN and is part of the curse:

"THE LORD SHALL SMITE THEE WITH MADNESS, ("shiggaown" craziness, madness), AND BLINDNESS, AND ASTONISHMENT OF HEART: DEUT. 28/28.

For the purpose of this paper we are talking about the "heart" of man, the "kardia", meaning "the seat of desires, feelings, affections, passions, impulses, the counsels or dispositions of the inner man". Zodhiates. Math. 5/8,28, 6/21, Mk. 4/15, Luke 1/17, John 14/1, Acts 11/23, Ro. 2/5, 1 Cor. 4/5, 2 Tim. 2/22, Heb. 3/8,12, 10/22, Ps. 51/12 Pro. 31/11.

(Please note, I am not denying that there is no mental illness, there are most certainly folk who are born with physical disabilities etc., or who suffer accidents, diseases, infirmities which cause brain damage which in turn affects behaviour patterns, we desire that this paper "ministers grace" to those who suffer torment, confusion in their soul/heart "kardia", and their minds , who have become what they are because of sin, abuse and torment by themselves and others in their lives.).

The mind is a sifting machine, information goes in, is processed and either accepted, or rejected: If the information received is accepted, it then goes past our will (the doorway, the entrance to our soul, "the inner man", our soul/heart, "kardia"), and becomes part of who we are good or bad.

Again for the purpose of this paper we are discussing the "mind" of man, "nous", meaning, "the organ of mental perception and apprehension, of conscious life, of the consciousness preceding actions or recognizing and judging them, intelligent understanding. Understanding, intellect. Luke 24/45, 1 Cor. 14/14,15,19, Phil. 4/7, Rev. 13/18. Denoting the faculty of thinking, especially the organ of moral consciousness. Ro. 7/23-25, the conscience or organ of moral knowledge. Man`s natural faculty of conscious knowledge and reflection". Zodhiates. [this explanation is in abbreviated form: For a full and comprehensive explanation go to page 1017 Zodhiates number 3563 "nous"]).

Ja. 1/14 says "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed." So we can see clearly from this scripture that a man must be "enticed" to sin, after he is tempted. (that is how the enemy tries us to see what is in us, [remember Jesus said, "For the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me."? John 14/30], he speaks to our minds ["nous"] and if there is lust in our hearts ["kardia"] we will be drawn away by it). Would any of you dispute the root of lust is in the emotions ("kardia") and not the mind ("nous")? See, the mind ("nous") certainly activates lust, ("lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh", 1 John 2/16), as it does with other of our emotions, but lust is not seated in the mind ("nous"). Most certainly the temptation comes to us in our minds, ("nous", reasoning, logic, The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil), but if we then process the information and take it on board, (Gen. 3/6), it then passes into our soul/heart, ("kardia"), and becomes a part of who we are, it becomes sin, death to us. Ja. 1/15.

We all accept that when we come to Christ He indwells us by His Holy Spirit where? In our soul, our "inner man", our "heart" ("kardia") washing all our sins away with His precious blood. Ro. 8/14 says "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. John 16/13 says "Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth:" Pro. 16/1 says "The preparations of the heart ("leb", "labe", "the heart, feelings", Strongs) in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord." Pro. 21/1 says "The king`s heart (same word as above for heart "leb") is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever he will."

We know and accept that those who belong to Christ should live out of their inner man, should be guided, led by the Holy Spirit in our inner man, our heart ("kardia"): Even before we came to Christ we still lived out of our inner man, our soul, ("kardia"), the seat of our emotions, desires/lusts, which was the unregenerate sin nature that has to be "crucified with Christ" (Gal. 5/24) with all its perverseness and problems caused by sin.

What comes out of our mouths is what is in our hearts, ("kardia"), (Jesus said it, "of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" Math. 12/34, Luke 6/45), what is in our hearts reflects who we are: Regenerated new creatures in Christ, or unregenerate sinners "full of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life". 1 John 2/16.

Our unregenerate condition is a perverse distortion of fallen, sinful humanity. Because we were born into sin, the enemy has inflicted abuse, lies, fear, rejection, intimidation, confusion into our minds caused by our sinning and the sins of others which we process into our souls, which breaks down the walls and doors (Neh. 1/3) of our lives so that he can "take us captive at his will", (2 Tim. 2/26), he being the one who "comes to kill, steal, and destroy". John 10/10. In a lot of cases our sinful condition leading to demonic oppression and sometimes possession, which are tormenting forces locking those afflicted so in prisons of the mind, ("nous") and soul/heart. ("kardia"). These are the works of the devil, and "for this purpose was the Son of God manifested, to destroy the works of the devil." 1 John 3/8. Those so inflicted needing not only healing in their inner man, (soul/heart, "kardia"), and mind, ("nous"), but also deliverance from these tormenting spirits as well.

It is evident that we live out of our feelings, our emotions, we speak what is in our hearts to speak, whether "the Word of God", or what we have been provoked to say out of our unregenerate, reprobate emotions/desires/lusts, or what we have been "enticed" to say or do for Holy Writ declares it so. Math. 15/17-20, Mk. 7/20-23.

(It must also be made mention of here that there is no doubt that in life many of us apply ourselves to academia and employment where we find ourselves denying just how we feel about certain folk and situations because it is not acceptable behaviour or responses and we know that such reactions or responses would cost us in money, time, relationships or our employment so we suppress how we really feel. This is how stress is caused in our lives, when we exercise a disciplined thought process actioned to override our emotions and feelings which are telling us to do otherwise. I speak about the unregenerate man here, it is also dissimulation, pretence, lying, sin. Ro. 12/9, Gal. 2/13, Pro. 26/24.).

Is it any clearer just why we all need Christ to come into our lives and to be active within us continually (providing we yield ourselves to Him) to "clean the inside of the platter first so that the outside may be clean also."? Math. 23/25-26, Luke 11/39. For those of you who have been abused, suffered such trauma that it has impacted you on the inner man, in your emotions, causing distresses, "issues" and confusion and torment of the mind, He is the only answer: You need to totally surrender to Him and allow Him to do a work of regeneration and sanctification in you to bring you to peace, contentment and being secure in His love for you.

THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD:

"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT. HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES: HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS. HE RESTORETH MY SOUL: HE LEADETH ME IN THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS NAME`S SAKE. YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, I WILL FEAR NO EVIL: FOR THOU ART WITH ME; THY ROD AND THY STAFF THEY COMFORT ME. THOU PREPAREST A TABLE BEFORE ME IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES: THOU ANOINTEST MY HEAD WITH OIL; MY CUP RUNNETH OVER. SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE: AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOR EVER." PS. 23.

It is a journey, a process, (Ro. 8/30), Loving Father`s desire is the above, to "make you lie down in green pastures" "beside still waters" "lead you in the paths of righteousness", to bring you to a place where you "fear no evil" even in the "valley of the shadow of death" knowing He is there with you, "comforting you" with His Shepherd`s crook and staff:

"RESTORING YOUR SOUL" HEALING, DELIVERING FROM SIN AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT, REGENERATING YOU, REBUILDING YOU SO THAT TRULY THE REVELATION OF THE PSALMIST BECOMES YOUR PORTION, YOUR INHERITANCE AND YOUR "CUP RUNS OVER" AND "GOODNESS AND MERCY FOLLOWS YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE" AND YOU KNOW THAT "YOU WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOR EVER". (2 PET. 1/10-11). This does not happen overnight, sanctification is a process done over time;

ARE YOU WILLING TO TRUST HIM TO DO THIS? WILL YOU YIELD TO HIS WILL?

You might say to me that I am over simplifying this, "mental illness is a very complex subject, it is hardly understood even by the experts". I agree, the confusion around and in our lives is hardly able to be clearly seen, understood, and worked out and through by mere men because it is "darkness" and confusion, but you see, "With God all things are possible", (Math. 19/26, Mk. 9/23, 10/27, 14/36, Luke 18/27), what is impossible or difficult for us, is easy for Him because He is light, (John 8/12), and sees all things clearly.

THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD:

"COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU, AND LEARN OF ME; FOR I AM MEEK AND LOWLY IN HEART: AND YE SHALL FIND REST UNTO YOUR SOULS. FOR MY YOKE IS EASY, AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT." MATH. 11/28-30.

"THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE HATH ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR; HE HATH SENT ME TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED, TO PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERING OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET AT LIBERTY THEM THAT ARE BRUISED, TO PREACH THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD." LUKE 4/18-19, AND AGAIN, IS. 61/1-3, AND AGAIN, IS. 42/7, AND AGAIN PS. 142.

MENTAL AS NOTHING

Daddy, Daddy why?

Why make me cry?

Daddy, Daddy, again and again,

Why me then, what have you to gain?

Emotionally scarred, Abuse from close and afar,

Can`t you see?

Stop it please, stop it please;

Hiding secrets of shame,

Walking lame;

My soul is hurting,

Through your cursing;

With sensitive nature,

I`m in danger;

Can`t you see?

Stop it please, stop it please?

Daddy, Daddy, please don`t drink?

What do you think?

Children cringe,

As their souls hinge;

Your headship brutal,

Emotionally crucial;

An abyss of rejection,

No connection;

What have you done?

What will you tell HIM when HE comes?

I forgive you Daddy, please?

Please make my pain ease?

Holding on by a thread,

Gingerly I tread;

You`re a Pastor, nevertheless,

Please give me your best?

Mental as nothing,

Abandoned by kin, BUT WITH HIM:

"TAKE HEED THAT YE DESPISE NOT ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES; FOR I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT IN HEAVEN THEIR ANGELS DO ALWAYS BEHOLD THE FACE OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN". MATH. 18/10. "EVEN SO IT IS NOT THE WILL OF YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN, THAT ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES SHOULD PERISH." MATH. 18/14. "HOW THINK YE? IF A MAN HAVE AN HUNDRED SHEEP, AND ONE OF THEM BE GONE ASTRAY, DOTH HE NOT LEAVE THE NINETY AND NINE, AND GOETH INTO THE MOUNTAINS, AND SEEKETH THAT WHICH IS GONE ASTRAY? MATH. 18/12. "BUT WHOSO SHALL OFFEND ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES WHICH BELIEVE IN ME, IT WERE BETTER FOR HIM THAT A MILLSTONE WERE HANGED ABOUT HIS NECK, AND THAT HE WERE DROWNED IN THE DEPTH OF THE SEA." MATH. 18/6.

MATH. 18, AND AGAIN, LUKE 17/1-4.

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MENTAL AS NOTHING PART 2

(For the Fathers)

The cycle continually goes round and round,

History repeating still so very much bound;

A time of healing painful pasts left behind,

A new way of dealing, the captives to unbind;

Forgiveness is the only way my friend,

A new man repenting now on the mend;

Time is precious and dwindling away,

But it`s never too late, please consider and pray;

Please call them all home in humility and love,

With your shepherds crook, harmless as a dove;

"FOR I THE LORD THY GOD AM A JEALOUS GOD, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE ME; AND SHEWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT LOVE ME, AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS." EX.20/ 5-6, DEUT 5/9.

"THE LORD IS LONGSUFFERING, AND OF GREAT MERCY, FORGIVING INIQUITY AND TRANSGRESSION, AND BY NO MEANS CLEARING THE GUILTY, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION." NUM 14/18.

"BEHOLD, I WILL SEND YOU ELIJAH THE PROPHET BEFORE THE COMING OF THE GREAT AND DREADFUL DAY OF THE LORD: AND HE SHALL TURN THE HEART OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN, AND THE HEART OF THE CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS, LEST I COME AND SMITE THE EARTH WITH A CURSE." MAL. 4/5-6.

Bevan Kluver,

Straight Talk Ministries,

Ph/Fax 0755452874,

www.straighttalkmin.org bevan.kluver@bigpond.com

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HELPING HIM PREPARE A BRIDE WITHOUT SPOR OR WRINKLE:

HATING EVEN THE GARMENT SPOTTED BY THE FLESH: