We set our own trap

Scripture Read: Esther  5:11-14 Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him above the princes and servants of the king. ¹² Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king. ¹³ “Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” ¹⁴ Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows fifty cubits high made and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.

Application:  Another step to place your self into “the Haman principle” is feeding and encouraging bitterness in the heart. Remember, Haman does not know that Esther knows of his plans. All the data he has to react on is very positive. The King has favored him and now it appears the queen is also favoring him. Yet still no satisfaction! 

When we become fixated upon something even to the point that it overrides everything else, this is evidence of no anchor. There is only one instance that I have witnessed where this fixation should be, that is when we are fixated on You Lord. Father, when we allow You to override everything in our life, we arrive at the right place. But with anything else, be it good or evil, we place ourselves at risk. How can “good” work like that? When we allow anything ~ our spouse, children or even ministry, to become so important that we become fixated on them instead of You, Lord the enemy will turn them into idols that control us. This turns that which is good into evil. When the fixation begins with something evil we have begun to set the trap of the “the Haman principle”. Bitterness will build against someone, or because of the fact that we do not have what we want. As that bitterness grows everything else – including good things – fade and do not bring our heart satisfaction. This is how a man forsakes the love of his youth and his children for another woman, job, money, or anything he is infatuated with. This is how a woman kills her own child in her womb, because the child will interfere with the life she wants. Like Haman, many believe that if they could just get what they are fixated on – then satisfaction will come. In time “the Haman principle” will be completed and they will find themselves much worse off. The key is to learn to be content in You, Father. As we allow You to satisfy our hearts we will not fall victim to the trap “the Haman principle” sets up. Father keep our eyes fixated on You, and Your hand will protect us from the traps of the enemy.

Meditation Questions: Have you ever placed anything or anyone above the Lord in your life? What did that look like? What did you learn from that? Where do you seek for satisfaction in life? Do you think you are content? If not, why? If so, why? Is there anything you really want but feel the Lord has held it back from you? What have you done with those emotions? Why is this important?