Use your heart NOT your mind
In 2 Corinthians 2:11, the bible says, “Lest satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
Let me ask you a question. Do you know the devil’s devices or does he take advantage of you?
One thing we must realize is that the devil is very skillful and experienced in what he does. He has been here longer than we all have and has been doing what he does since Adam and Eve were here.
I’m writing this post as an encouragement to someone out there.
If God has spoken to you or promised you something, he is committed to do it. God cannot lie. The only reason people don’t get what they were promised is because they fall for the devil’s lies and start doubting God.
How does this happen?
God deals with the heart not the mind.
When God speaks to you, don’t try to reason things out. Just believe! Believing is done with the heart not the mind. Any time you get into the mind realm, you have just got yourself into the devil’s realm. He is good at using the mind to get you to reason yourself out of God’s promise to you. That is how he was able to bring mankind to fall into sin and that is the way he is still doing it.
In Proverbs 3:5, the bible says, (NLT) Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. In other words, trust is of the heart but your understanding is of the mind. Don’t try to lean on your mind (understanding). The next verse says, seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
As children of God we need to settle it in our hearts that whether we understand how God does things or not, He is not a liar (Numbers 23:19). Knowing this helps us resist every temptation to doubt his word.
Every time God speaks to you, the wise thing to do is to put it in writing because when the devil comes crowding your mind with reasoning and lies, you want to go back to what God told you and read it. Writing it is important because sometimes if you are not careful, you may forget what God spoke to you. I’m sure this has happened to you before.
Also, get into the habit of loudly speaking out what God has spoken to you. As you speak, you will interrupt the reasoning mind, thereby putting your attention on God’s promise. This will help train your mind to agree with your heart. Remember, we are in the promise of renewing our minds. Your mind may try to complain that what you are telling it doesn’t make sense but you need to let it know that it doesn’t have to make sense of everything.
To some people, this may sound crazy but if you really want to have the spirit be in control of your mind, you need to be aggressive about bringing your mind into subjection by training it to agree with God’s word.
Don’t Let the devil talk you out of your promise. To trust God, we use our heart not your mind.
Stay blessed and keep the faith!
Moses Kangave.
