The big picture of who you are isn’t the way you appear to people. It’s where you really are. Where is your heart?
Is your heart fully surrendered to God the Holy Spirit, partly surrendered to Him, or far from Him. (Matthew 15:8) How can you tell? The way you live your life shows what’s in your heart. (Proverbs 27:19) Whatever you treasure, whatever you allow yourself to be a fan of, has control over your heart. (Matthew 6:21) Is it God? Or is it other things or other people?
The big picture is, “The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) The promised land that Christians need to take isn’t a physical place or a particular country. It’s our own heart. We need to seek first to establish the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33) within our own heart by cultivating “righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 14:17)
To take the inner promised land learn the Bible with your heart, not just with your mind. Notice what God the Holy Spirit is doing in your heart and fully surrender to His workings and promptings. (Romans 8:14)
Continually command your heart to listen to and submit to God. (Proverbs 4:23) Don’t let it deceive you. (Jeremiah 17:9) Train your heart to hear and obey God the Holy Spirit so it can gain wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)
Refuse to let thoughts of pride, evil, fear, anger, hatred, bitterness, lust, envy, greed, or accusation poison your heart. Pride darkens and hardens the heart and makes it far from God. (Mt 15:8) Humility brings it God’s light and life. (James 4:6)
Download unending updates of divine love and faithfulness to God, on the tablet of your heart. Then you will live a blessed life. (Proverbs 3:3-4)
God wants to heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds. (Psalm 147:3) He wants you to seek Him with your whole heart, not with just a part of it. (Jeremiah 29:13) Ceaselessly surrender to God the Holy Spirit to allow Him to create a pure heart in you (Psalm 51:10) and give you a new heart. (Ezekiel 36:26) A pure heart will see God. (Matthew 5:8)
To be truly smart
It’s vital you start
To learn with your heart.
Life is much more than
Info on a chart.
Let your heart be part
Of the way you learn
So it won’t be hard
And shut down toward God.
Then you can discern
The path to wisdom.
(Matthew 22:37)
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Thank you so much for your encouragement, PeacefulPathways!
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You are welcome, walking in freedom. I appreciate your encouragement.
I completely agree. It’s best to be able to describe ourselves by the gifts of, and the fruits of, the Holy Spirit.
(1Cor 12, and Gal 5:22)
And of course we have all sorts of different talents and gifts that help us minister to this global village we live in. Things have changed since the disciples in 50-60 CE, methods of communication have changed. Email, Blogs, Social Media, Mobile Devices, Talk and Text… I think today’s gifts of the Holy Spirit might BE the ability to write, code, understand, edit videos, design, post, and/or drive traffic… They may be God-given gifts, of course he wants to utilize current technology to spread His messages.
God Bless you,
Elaine
Wow, I appreciate your words, “God wants to heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds. (Psalm 147:3) He wants you to seek Him with your whole heart, not with just a part of it. (Jeremiah 29:13) Ceaselessly surrender to God the Holy Spirit to allow Him to create a pure heart in you (Psalm 51:10) and give you a new heart. (Ezekiel 36:26) A pure heart will see God. (Matthew 5:8)” Just last night I thought about something that happened 20 years ago and realized the event wasn’t as tortuous as it felt back then but compelled me to surrender to what God knew about me rather than what other people or even myself knew about me. Still learning, still trying to surrender more, thanks for the encouragement.