Matters of the Heart
"Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life."- Prov 4:23 AMP
In this verse, heart is the Hebrew word levav. It's the most commonly used word for heart in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). It includes our thoughts, our will, our discernment, and our affections. So what are a few strategies to guard your heart? Pluck up weeds from the garden of your soul. Quickly dislodge arrows of offense from your mind, heart and inner most being. Consider seeing a counselor or therapist.
A dear sister, friend, and woman of God taught me the power of performing the prophetic demonstration of pulling arrows and daggers out of the body and soul by faith as led by God's Spirit. Trauma which could be the result of an offense committed against you can pierce the body and soul like an arrow or knife. As you perform the prophetic demonstration of pulling the knives, daggers, and arrows out of your back, heart, gut, soul, etc., pray. Ask God to grant you the grace to forgive. Ask God to release healing into your body and soul. Pray that the shalom (peace, healing, wellness, restoration) of God permeate your soul to guard your heart and mind from further injury. Ask God to restore your body and soul.
Do not allow bitterness or anything else that's not of God that entered in through trauma to take root in your heart, grow and bear fruit. Don't allow wounds to go untreated, get infected and develop spiritual sepsis. Spiritual sepsis can cause organ failure and death. Unresolved trauma, untreated wounds which resulted from an offense against you, and the resulting toxins of bitterness, anger, unforgiveness, and resentment can literally and figuratively cause organ failure and death.
When we're wounded we MUST be intentional about praising and worshipping God, fasting, praying, asking God for wisdom to respond to the world around us and the people in it. Rest in God. Don't try to fix anything, defend yourself or put anyone in check. Dont even try to explain why you're feeling what you're feeling to anyone except God and your counselor or therapist
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