Pastor Anita
Keep thy heart with all
diligence; for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23).
Often in the scriptures, heart is used in lieu of spirit and the reason
is clear. Just as the physical heart is the operational centre of the human
body, so also the spirit is the controlling centre of human existence.
Everything about your life actually originates from your spirit. Success or
failure, wealth or poverty, excellence or mediocrity will emanate from a man’s
spirit.
Your mind is the door to your spirit. That’s why whatever words and
thoughts you allow to go through your mind, unchecked, will be deposited in
your spirit. This is the reason you have to sift what goes through your mind to
your spirit. Every day, we hear words, see things, and receive all kinds of
information, positive and negative alike. You’re required to mount guard on
your heart and not allow your spirit receive and process the wrong information.
If, for example, you heard that there’s trouble in the economy or that
recession is setting in, and there’s hardship everywhere, don’t be perturbed,
because you’re not of this world. Refuse to process such negative information;
don’t dwell on it. Rather, you should say, "I refuse to fret or be
anxious, because I function in the realm of superabundance. I’m an heir of
God and a joint heir with Christ. I function above the economies and economics
of this world."
If you give wrong thoughts access into your heart, they’ll instil fear
in you. So, keep vigilant watch over your heart. Embrace only thoughts of
success, victory, health, prosperity, happiness and fulfilment that come from
God’s Word.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your Word that gives
me the right information to think and meditate upon; your Word continually
finds its home in my heart, is effectual and effective in me, and produces
everything it talks about, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d y: Luke 6:45;
Philippians 4:8
Daily
Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : Hebrews 12:1-13, Jeremiah 31-32
2 Year Reading Plan : John 12:12-19, 1 Chronicles 15
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