Lesson 3 B – Two Kinds of Imaginations

SECTION B — THE TWO KINDS OF IMAGINATIONS

Godly Imaginations vs. Ungodly Imaginations

(Certificate-Level Course Material)


🔷 1. GODLY IMAGINATIONS

These are imaginations birthed from God’s Word, the Holy Spirit, and your recreated spirit.

They include:

✔ Pictures of your identity in Christ

  • redeemed
  • righteous
  • beloved
  • victorious
  • accepted
  • chosen
  • empowered

✔ Pictures of God’s promises

  • healing
  • provision
  • protection
  • purpose
  • destiny
  • answered prayer

✔ Pictures of obedience and holiness

  • resisting temptation
  • walking in purity
  • forgiving others
  • living in love

✔ Pictures of spiritual insight

  • visions
  • prophetic impressions
  • dreams from God

✔ Pictures of hope and expectation

  • the future God planned
  • the ministry God assigned
  • the calling God placed in you

Key Scriptures

“For the vision is yet for an appointed time…
Though it tarry, wait for it…”
Habakkuk 2:3

“Lift up your eyes and look…”
Genesis 13:14

“Think on these things…”
Philippians 4:8

Godly imaginations always agree with the Word.


🔥 2. UNGODLY IMAGINATIONS

These imaginations come from:

  • the flesh
  • fear
  • trauma
  • unbelief
  • demonic suggestion
  • worldly influence
  • negative experiences

They include pictures like:

  • seeing yourself failing
  • imagining being rejected
  • imagining tragedy
  • imagining sickness dominating you
  • imagining no future
  • imagining people talking about you
  • imagining God is angry or far away
  • imagining revenge, lust, hatred, or bitterness

Key Scriptures

“Casting down imaginations…”
2 Corinthians 10:5

“The imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth.”
Genesis 8:21

“They became vain in their imaginations…”
Romans 1:21

Ungodly imaginations contradict truth and open the door to:

  • fear
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • temptation
  • demonic oppression
  • unbelief
  • confusion

Ungodly imaginations are the foundation of strongholds.


🎯 3. GODLY IMAGINATIONS PRODUCE:

  • faith
  • holiness
  • destiny clarity
  • courage
  • obedience
  • strength
  • love
  • self-control
  • peace
  • renewed mind
  • answered prayer

Godly imagination makes the invisible promises of God more real than natural circumstances.


⚠️ 4. UNGODLY IMAGINATIONS PRODUCE:

  • fear
  • bondage
  • emotional instability
  • wrong decisions
  • sin
  • hopelessness
  • spiritual blindness
  • torment
  • unbelief
  • spiritual paralysis

Ungodly imagination is Satan’s favorite weapon because the mind is the battlefield.


🌅 5. GOD INVITES YOU TO CREATE GODLY IMAGINATIONS

He says:

  • See yourself healed
  • See yourself victorious
  • See yourself free
  • See yourself holy
  • See yourself provided for
  • See yourself successful
  • See yourself as I see you!

This is why He told Abraham:

“As far as your eyes can see,
to you I will give it.”
Genesis 13:15

Your imagination defines your spiritual territory.


🕳️ 6. SATAN ATTEMPTS TO PLANT UNGODLY IMAGINATIONS

  • fear: “What if…?”
  • shame: “You’re not enough.”
  • deception: “God won’t help you.”
  • sin: “Just once…”
  • self-hate: “You’re a failure.”
  • hopelessness: “Nothing will change.”

These mental pictures are not random.
They are arrows of the wicked (Ephesians 6:16) aimed at your mind.

Your imagination is the entry point he tries to corrupt.


📌 SECTION B SUMMARY

Godly ImaginationsUngodly Imaginations
Spirit-ledFlesh- or demon-led
Agree with ScriptureContradict Scripture
Build faithCreate fear
Produce holinessProduce sin
Lead to destinyLead to destruction
Renew the mindCorrupt the mind