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July 30
Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest
John 2:24-25
"Jesus did not commit himself to them . . . for He knew what was in man."

Disillusionment 101

Explanation of Verse: Jesus did not commit Himself to the people who believed only because of His miracles. He knew their faith was shallow and based on what they saw, not on surrender. He sees beneath the surface. He knows what is in us — our motives, illusions, and false identities.
This verse shows that Jesus is never fooled by appearances. He works with what is true, not what is pretended. Disillusionment happens when God removes what is false so He can reveal what is real.

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Seek ye first the kingdom of God and you will not be in disillusionment.

The path that led me into disillusionment is not the point—the point is the Lord is going to use my disillusionment today to teach me how to step out of the old way of thinking into the new. 

I will unlearn false teachings. 

Let the Spirit reshape my identity. 

Walk in truth. 

Walk in surrender. 

Be free from the judgment of this world. 

Be healed from limitation, my past, my scars. 

He will remove the illusions so He can reveal Himself. 

He will remove false identities so He can reveal the true one. 

He will remove religious limitations so He can reveal the freedom of the Spirit. 

He will remove judgments so He can reveal His grace. 

This is a journey of repair and renewal I may not be prepared for, 

but I am going to experience 

because I did not seek first 

the kingdom 

of God. 

 

Putting your trust or hope in anything other than God is a total waste of time and effort. 

In the very end you will be asking yourself if it was worth it. 

And if you pursued anything other than Christ Himself, 

the answer will be a big fat — NO. 

The only important thing is seeking the kingdom of God first.

Everything else in life will fall into its rightful place. 

The empty place inside of you that you seek to fill 

can only be filled by the One 

who created that space

—GOD. 

All other things will leave you dissatisfied and empty. 

Do not put your trust, hope, or faith in another human being—

unless you want to be disappointed. 

But do not despair. 

God's grace can do what man cannot accomplish. 

Consider viewing everyone as God sees them—precious in His sight. 

Think of what He has done for you. 

Think of what you would be without God in your life.  

Now consider the fact that what He has done for you, He can do for anyone. 

No one is a lost cause. 

No one is beyond God's saving grace.

We get our priorities in life straight. 

Wake up with God on our mind. 

Seek Him. 

Hunger for Him. 

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness all day long. 

Go to sleep with Him on our mind. 

We are satisfied and trusting in the Lord for our life and provision, 

and all things will be added unto us. 

Prayer

Lord, thank You for Your presence in my life.

Thank You for Your love, mercy, and grace. 

I praise You, I love You, I need You.

I come to You in disillusionment.

Strengthen, comfort, and heal me.

Please break the chains that bind my life to all falsehoods.

Please gather all the false beliefs of my life... 

I let them go as I give them to You.

I come to You for renewal and repair.

Anchor my heart and mind in Your truth,

that I may walk in Your precepts 

and not those of the world.

Your will be done in my life.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

Breath Prayer

Your will

not mine.

Selah,

~ Quil

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Scripture References

1. Seek ye first the kingdom of God
Matthew 6:33 — Seek ye first the kingdom of God…
2. No one escapes the hand of God
Psalm 139:7–10 — Where shall I go from Thy Spirit…?
Jeremiah 23:24 — Do not I fill heaven and earth?
3. Jesus knows what is in man (anchor verse)
John 2:24–25 — He knew what was in man.
4. God uses disillusionment to teach truth
Ephesians 4:22–24 — Put off the old… be renewed… put on the new.
Romans 12:2 — Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
5. Unlearning false teachings
Colossians 2:8 — Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy…
Acts 17:11 — They searched the Scriptures daily…
6. Spirit reshaping identity
2 Corinthians 5:17 — If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.
Galatians 2:20 — Christ lives in me.
7. Walking in truth
3 John 4 — I have no greater joy than to hear my children walk in truth.
8. Walking in surrender
Luke 9:23 — Deny yourself, take up your cross daily…
9. Free from judgment of the world
Romans 8:1 — No condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.
10. Healed from past scars
Psalm 147:3 — He heals the brokenhearted…
Isaiah 61:1 — He binds up the brokenhearted.
11. God removes illusions
Psalm 51:6 — You desire truth in the inward parts.
John 8:32 — The truth shall make you free.
12. God removes false identities
Isaiah 43:1 — I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.
13. God removes religious limitations
2 Corinthians 3:17 — Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
14. God removes judgments to reveal grace
Ephesians 2:8–9 — By grace are ye saved…
15. Trusting anything else is empty
Jeremiah 2:13 — Broken cisterns that hold no water.
Psalm 118:8 — It is better to trust in the Lord…
16. Only God can fill the empty place
Psalm 16:11 — In Thy presence is fullness of joy.
Psalm 107:9 — He satisfies the longing soul.
17. Do not trust in man
Jeremiah 17:5 — Cursed is the man who trusts in man…
Psalm 146:3 — Put not your trust in princes…
18. God’s grace can do what man cannot
Luke 18:27 — The things impossible with men are possible with God.
19. No one is a lost cause
2 Peter 3:9 — Not willing that any should perish…
Luke 15 — (Lost sheep, coin, son)
20. Wake up with God on your mind
Psalm 5:3 — In the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee…
21. Seek Him all day long
Psalm 63:1 — Early will I seek Thee…
Psalm 119:97 — Oh how I love Thy law; it is my meditation all the day.
22. Go to sleep with Him on your mind
Psalm 4:8 — I will lay me down in peace…
23. All things added unto us
Matthew 6:33 — …and all these things shall be added unto you.
24. Prayer themes
Psalm 51:10 — Create in me a clean heart…
Psalm 25:5 — Lead me in Thy truth…
Romans 12:2 — Renewing of your mind.
25. Breath Prayer: “Your will, not mine.”
Luke 22:42 — Not My will, but Thine, be done.

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