Take control of your heart activity
John 14:27 (NKJV)
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
When walking by faith you have to control the activity of your heart. When you are walking towards a God-given promise, as we said, most times without a clue how God is going to do what He has promised, a lot of different emotions can happen in the internal world of your life. Your heart is a very important part of your life – naturally if it fails then nothing else really matters. So it is with our unseen heart: that place of emotions where reasoning occurs, that place were either faith or fear can reside.
This verse is all about peace – more specifically, the peace of God. That peace which is more powerful and superior than any other. Notice Jesus said, like His righteousness, He gives it – which means we do not have to fear that its continued presence is down to our performance. It is a gift given to remain. Notice what Jesus says next: because you now have His peace you can and should now take control of the activity of your heart. Make sure the activity is not fear-based but rather faith-based. When there is faith-based activity in your heart then you ward off the side effects that come with such things as fear, things like anxiety and worry that actually have the potential to shorten your days.
Jesus specifically speaks of not letting your heart do certain things. Wow! That means that you actually have a controlling role concerning it's daily activity. Okay, firstly Jesus says, "Don’t let your heart be troubled or upset". Remember, we walk by faith and not by sight, which means we should not be moved or distressed by what we may see. Rather we should be stable, despite the changing landscapes, because of what we believe. Secondly He says, "Don't let or allow your heart to be afraid or scared". Again, according to Jesus, you have the right to chose this, not your circumstances. Choose to banish the things that strive to produce fearfulness – you cannot afford to be full of fear, rather full of faith.
Okay it’s down to you! Christ is in you, which means your peace is going nowhere on your journey of faith. But now you must choose what are you going to let your heart do during the journey.
God bless,
Andy
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