Don't Allow Your Heart to Override Your Judgment
I want to start this article by talking about the heart. I remember teaching a bible class on perception and as I was studying I learned that in the heart lies the seat of your reflection. In the heart lies your mind, will, and emotions. This makes the scripture relevant that states, 'whatever a man thinks in his heart so is he.' In other words, your life, your relationship is a reflection of what is in your heart. This also brings to mind the scripture, 'as in water face reflects face, so a man's heart reveals the man.' Prov. 27:19 So we now understand a persons heart. According to Webster judgment means this, 'the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. To be shrewd means to take a hard look at a situation. I wanted to start out by saying these things so that people would understand what I believe God is saying.
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I remember some years ago when I was married, and my ex-husband would tell me one minute he wanted me and the next minute he didn't and I would flow with whatever way he was feeling. If I came home and he was mad, then I would allow it to destroy my evening. So, no matter which way his mood swing I would swing with it. I knew that he had a love/hate relationship for me. What do you mean Sonya? He only loved me under the condition (no unconditionally) that I would do what he wanted me to do when he wanted me to do it. Therefore he would use my love for him against me. I wonder how many of you out there have had are do have someone who is using your love for them, or your heart for God against you. They know that as long as they have your heart (mind, will, emotions) that they can handle you any kind of way. Say or not say whatever they want to you and your are suppose to be ok with that. For some of you all he or she have to do is call you or come over and have sex with you and this is suppose to make it alright. For some of you all it would take is a phone call. But, I declare to you it's time to pronounce judgment. Our heart makes us stay in situations longer than we should, bend over backwards more than we should, put up with their mess longer than we should, so it's time to get your heart off the witness stand and declare judgment that love don't live here anymore. I remember this day so clearly it had to be about 6 years ago and my exhusband tried to threaten me again with a divorce in order to get his way. Oh, but he wasn't expecting this! When he said it this time I said, 'you got it.' He then said, 'I didn't mean it, I said but I do." You see I am tired of my life being in your hands, you turn how ever you want to and I am sick of being on this roller coaster ride, so I am taking my life back.' Then he tried to threaten me with the house I said, God can give me another house, this is only paint and wood and my peace is worth more than this house. Why am I sharing this with you? The time has come for you to make a sound decision to get off this roller coaster ride. You see sometimes people will try to manipulate you into doing things that you know you shouldn't do. I believe that there are some people out there who God wants you to put an end to the foolishness by making a sound decision. The bible says this:
Today, I lay before you life and death. CHOOSE LIFE.
Oh, by the way God just told me to tell somebody who think that they can't make it without that person. "YES YOU CAN" God said, I have the power to bring you out of any dead situation. He said, TRUST ME. I said, I would never leave you nor forsake you. Go ahead and pronounce judgment!
I sense victory!
Beautifully Speaking,
Sonya
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