There is a process for manifestation to occur: positive imagination, words, hope, faith, expectation, manifestation.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in 1st Chronicles chapter 28:
9 “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts (imagination). If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever. AMPL
And in 1st Chronicles chapter 29:
18 ‘O Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this to the age for the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee;
And Isaiah recorded by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 26:
3 ‘O Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this to the age for the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Thy people, and prepare their heart unto Thee;
Your imagination can either be positive or negative thus the process mentioned above will either bring forth blessing on cursing. Negative imaginations resulted in the great flood in Noah’s time:
It is written by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 6:
5 The LORD saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
And in chapter 8:
21 And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
We can have either positive imaginations or negative ones, it is up to us which ones we choose. When we read and embrace The Word, our imaginations turn positive and ultimately lead us to faith. If we focus on the negative spewed out by the world’s narratives, our imaginations turn negative and so does our fruitfulness. We will be known by our fruit.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 12:
33 “You must determine if a tree is good or rotten. You can recognize good trees by their delicious fruit. But if you find rotten fruit, you can be certain that the tree is rotten. The fruit defines the tree.
34 But you who are known as the Pharisees are rotten to the core! You’ve been poisoned by the nature of a venomous snake. How can your words be good and trustworthy if you are rotten within? For what has been stored up in your hearts will be heard in the overflow of your words!
35 “When virtue is stored within, the hearts of good and upright people will produce good fruit. But when evil is hidden within, those who are evil will produce evil fruit.
36 You can be sure of this: when the day of judgment comes, everyone will be held accountable for every careless word he has spoken.
37 Your very words will be used as evidence against you, and your words will declare you either innocent or guilty.”
We are not to judge a person’s heart, but we are to judge fruit. Our words reveal our hearts to others. Our imaginations play an important role in what we allow in our hearts, whether positive or negative.
Watch your words!