Dear…
‘And not be conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.’
Romans 12:2
This morning, our good Lord woke me from my restful slumber, to clarify for me His plans, for this next leg of my journey with Him. This week, I am decidedly closer to my normal physical self, quite unlike the previous week, when the body felt disorientated in adjusting to the introduction of foreign elements, that is, the medicine(the beta blocker). The recalibration, through the beta blocker, of the pace of pumping of my heart to a decidedly lower beat, in my layman understanding, has ensured that my mind and my body seem to be in disconnect, as the lower flow of oxygen literally half starved a body that is still responding to a mind that is used to running at a much quicker pace. And from the information that I culled from the internet, the natural consequence of slowing down my engine room( that is, the heart rate) is lethargy, anxiety and depression.
‘How that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery;(as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ).
Ephesians 3:3-4
As shared, lethargy I did experience, but by the grace of God, much as it is a strange experience for me, from vigor to sedentary, God is never a stranger for me this past decade and in looking to Him, He assures. And our good Lord reminded me that my mind is indeed renewed(as in Romans 12:2) and is now more aligned with His will, rather than the ways of man.
‘That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.’
2 Chronicles 30:19
But what about the heart? It is interesting. Now that I am more aware of my heart, I have also been more cognizance that the Bible and songs of worship have a strong emphasis on the heart. Why?? Our Lord impressed upon my heart this morning that much as my mind increasingly understands His will,my heart is not fully at one with Him, even though His Spirit resides within me, the believer.
‘My son, attend to My words; incline thine ear unto My sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart…….Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.’
Proverbs 4:20-23
I have experienced and continue to seek to live out the truth of the Word of God every moment of my life. Yet, truth is in my imperfections, my heart often leads me to do what I do not do and do not do what the Lord wants me to do. But thanks be to God, He is forgiving, and His enabling grace ensures that I am realigned back to His will, much as I often err.
'....that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him...'
Colossians 1:9-10
As I ask our Lord for greater clarity as to the meaning of the above thoughts that whirls in not just my head but also my my heart? He brought me to today’s “Our Daily Journey,” a daily email short snippet from the producers of our Daily Bread. The title “the right heart,” and the author shared the lyrics of this song “It’s in the heart, not in the voice. It’s out of love, not out of choice.”
'....that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness , and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.'
Romans 10:9-10
My sense is that the heart as the word implies, is indeed the core of our physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Many of us profess to be believers, but only God knows the intentions of our hearts.
‘But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God Which raiseth the dead. Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us.’
2 Corinthians 1:9-10
It is indeed great that my mind is now aligned with the will of our Lord. But it is even more imperative that my heart must be at one with the Spirit of our Lord. For from our mind flows our thoughts. But it is the heart that moves in communion with the Spirit of God.
My heart is not just a little strewn with the dreaded plaque, but I must confess that spiritually, it is far from the purified abode that our Lord seeks.
It is my belief that healing must start with the Spiritual, before the physical and that is what the Lord is doing for me now.
To be made aware of the brevity of life is a privilege. For to have this sentence of death made known is a reminder from God that indeed much as I have seek Him more than many, I must not trust in myself, but in Him only. And that means an uncluttered heart and do join me as our good Lord purify mine and your hearts, to be made ready, for it is OUR HEARTS THAT MATTER when Christ returns.
‘Blessed be God…….Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.’
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
God Blesses
Eng Hieang
(6th Oct 2011)
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