Garden of your heart

The best healing aid we have!

When we get cuts or scrapes, there are ointments that we can put on to help in the healing process.  We have bandaids to cover the wound to keep out the dirt. 

For emotional, mental, spiritual deep cuts and scrapes, the absolute best healing aid is God's Word.  I often talk about how it is healing balm to my soul.  By staying in God's Word, we can heal from those wounds from the things we have done, or the things done to us.   I am living proof of that!  We can heal from the overwhelming schedules in life that we have placed on ourselves or the worries and cares of this world.  We find hope  in the midst of a world that changes so quickly  away from God's ways.  We see that without Christ we are nothing, and so we are given the opportunity to  put our faith and trust in Him who died for our sins....the salvation of our souls...the most incredible healing balm in Jesus!  We can be restored to our Maker who loves us, gave His life for us, who lives for us, and will come for us.  We find peace in the midst of chaos.  We find hope in the midst of war, drought , hatred towards God's ways, etc.   

When there are those who are teaching false doctrines, we can find truth in God's Word to prevent that terrible disease causing doctrines from becoming part of our lives.  We can come along side the weak with hope and truth and snatch those out of the fire who are perishing.  All because of God's Word and the truth it brings.   What is the cure for being led away from God's ways?  Reading and obeying God's Word. 

Have you spent time in His word today?  What about yesterday?  It is a challenge sometimes to sit down and sit quietly before His Word (The Bible) and soak in what He wants to teach us, show us, reveal to us, etc.  It takes discipline!   If you are like me, I can get sidetracked by my "things to do list."  It is so easy to become focused on my home and all that needs to be done.  That is why I am committing to taking God's Word and making it part of my morning breakfast each day before the hustle and bustle.

I need:

*to hear from Him

*to have Him help to set my agenda for the day

*to have my focus on Him instead of on myself

*to learn how to live and speak

*to allow myself to surrender to the Holy Spirit in my life

*to be disciplned for wrong behavior or thoughts

*to be loved on each and every day.....do you know that HE LOVES YOU?

*to have His Word heal my worn out and tired soul...from worry, fear, etc.

*to remind me what my purpose is here on this earth

*to have His Word keep me from sin (Psalm 119:11)

*to know His Word to battle against the enemy

Oh there is so much......basically when it comes right down to it.  I NEED JESUS!  I AM DESPERATE FOR HIM EACH DAY! I NEED HIS WORD!  I WANT TO LIVE FOR HIM IN EVERYTHING THAT I DO. 

How about you????????