What
you believe in your heart affects the way you live. We must guard our hearts
with all diligence, because it is out of the heart that the issues of life
spring forth.
This
weekend I didn’t do a very good job of guarding my heart. An old wound from an unwelcome and unexpected
place caused me to go into a downward spiral. Instead of taking my thoughts captive to the
obedience of Christ (2 Cor. 10:4), I chose to let my thoughts run rampant and that
opened the door for an all-out attack from the enemy. He began using his
old tactics to trap me and hold me captive and soon my peace and joy were gone
and I felt depressed and worthless. Thank God I have a husband, who could see
what was happening and pointed out that I was not guarding my heart.
That woke me up from the trance the enemy had me
in and with God’s power, I was able to stand firm in His truth. He gave me the strength to capture my thoughts,
believe in His truth and apply it to my circumstances. It was a rough road. It’s a lot harder for me to stand back up and
believe God than it is to stay on the ground and wallow in self-pity and unbelief. After much warfare, the enemy's grip finally loosened
and I was able to stand in agreement with God; with that came His peace and His joy.By guarding your heart, you stay locked on to God's will and when you are in God's will you have His joy in abundance, His strength holding you up and His peace guarding your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.
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