heart and mind

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I don't know where this strength is coming from. I keep seeing this picture of a blood-red healthy heart, and it's mine. It is whole.

Still my mind is in torment. I keep renouncing the negative and declaring the Lordship of Jesus Christ in my life. I must. I wonder if my mind will ever be completely aligned to Christ's.

To connect to someone body, mind, heart and soul is my deepest desire. I remember when I was young feeling beautiful inside, then looking at myself in the mirror and thinking that it didn't really show on the outside, but I thought one day someone will see me, inside, and find me beautiful there.

Don't let life change you, T.B. Joshua preached in one of his sermons. The disappointments in life, the unexplained and inexplicable tragedies in one's life and the serial heartaches one endures can make you into someone who remains disappointed, remains confused, and remains hurt and broken. And these pains can become roots of bitterness in your heart.

Your mind has an uncanny ability to twist words so that the truth is distorted. If it is not brought under control, it can be your worst enemy. It can tell you lies. It can deceive you. Therefore, it is all the more important to hold captive your thoughts and bring them into God's light. His light changes your thoughts of destruction to thoughts of love.

In Jesus' name I pray for a renewed desire for life, a renewed zeal for God's Word, written and spoken, and for a revelation of Christ through His Holy Spirit. I pray that every thought is held captive so it can become a life-giving word of edification, that every bitter root be torn out, and I pray to speak in tongues so that I can be built up in the Spirit. Amen.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Amen
December 14, 2010 at 8:13 AM
Petevideos said…
I also Pray God grant you this dear.
June 9, 2012 at 7:05 AM
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