Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
The thing that brings the day of the Lord is the iniquity of man. As sin of the world increases, we draw nearer to the wrath of God, just like the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Deception becomes rampant toward the end.
We must stay sober concerning people, listening to what they say rather than what we want to imagine they have said. We cannot afford to live in vain imaginations concerning people. We must live in truth.
Lately, I have begun making notes concerning various people and what those individuals really said when they spoke with me. This has helped sober me up. I believe I am looking at them more clearly.
For example: concerning my contractor ... He was so kind and friendly toward me and the house he built for me is very pretty inside. But from the very beginning there were leaks in several areas. God even gave me a dream showing me water running down the walls of this house. Another problem, contractor often tells me he will come "today" or "tomorrow" to fix something and you never hear from him again. Contractor allowed plumber to install heating/cooling unit that is far too big for the master bedroom area. It is so cold I have not been able to leave it on during the 10 years I've been in this house. Before I moved into house contractor told me he was concerned that the unit at master bedroom was too large. (It is 3 ton and should be 2 ton.) But he didn't do anything about it. For 10 years I have been saying this man is a good contractor. I have stopped saying that. We must live in truth.
Concerning individuals, I keep a list of notes to remind me of truth. I get soft hearted and get to thinking I can call and visit when that is not a good plan. Each time I do that, I come away grieved over their words and I have to be restored. So to help me keep sober, I have listed some truths about these individuals and would hopefully pray before calling and perhaps review these truths.
For example:
Cousin #1
- dream given by God showing me I cannot go through her house
- dream showing me she will not listen to me and will accuse me falsely
Cousin #2
- appears religious but is not born again and wants to talk about fleshly things, especially talk about relatives
Air conditioning man #1
- couldn't relate to noise through vents
- sales pressure through reminding of possible late heat ... trying to get me to hurry into buying
- telemarketer type approach to try to sell item and force me
(do not buy from this man)
Air conditioning man #2 (phone conversation)
- tried to force me into buying now through suggested fear of price increase after first of the year
- AD in Yellow Page phone book showed image of a "wizard", implying they worked magic
( do not buy from this man / cancel appointment for him to come to house tomorrow to evaluate needs)
These lists seem to help me to accept the truth and keep me from being unnecessarily hurt. Mostly do not want to deceive myself and be deceived by those people who smile at me but harm me.