Apr 15, 2022
Let God heal the innermost parts of your heart as you keep your eyes on Him.
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Welcome to celebrating God's grace, a Women
World Leaders podcast. I'm your host, Janet Berrong. Thank you for
joining me today as we celebrate God's grace in our lives, in this
ministry, and in the world. It's an honor for me to be back with
you today sharing health, beauty, and Jesus. I want to talk about
heart healing as we keep our eyes on Jesus. Recently, I've been
doing some heart healing to be the best version of myself. While
doing this, it requires me to keep my eyes on Jesus to be
intentional and focused allowing him to heal my inner parts of my
heart. The Bible says in Proverbs 4:23, "Above all else, guard your
heart for everything you do flows from it." Scientists have
recently discovered some interesting facts about your physical
heart. For example, they now believe that the heart has its own way
of thinking and feeling. They have also found that the thoughts and
feelings of your physical heart exert tremendous and measurable
control over how you interpret life's experiences. In other words,
they have discovered what you believe in your heart determines the
course of your life. Wounded hearts cause blind spots that keep
people from walking in the fullness of who God created them to be.
You can help people connect with Jesus, receiving healing from
emotional pain and trauma and make space for God to uncover the
lies that keep them from living from what the whole heart that he
paid for on the cross. Psalm 76:23 reads, "My flesh and my heart
may fail. But God is my strength of my heart and my portion
forever." What does it mean to keep your eyes on Jesus, we surely
know that the world is filled with so many temptations. Oftentimes,
these appear to be brilliant enough trying to lure us to keep our
focus on them. But as Christians, our loyalty must belong to Jesus
alone. As what the Bible has taught us, we have a jealous God. And
this we have to give him only our attention. Also, as we are
traveling on the road of uncertainties, and too many distractions,
keeping our eyes on Jesus would safely lead us to our right
destination. Otherwise, we'd be lost wandering in the wilderness.
fixing your eyes on Jesus is not a form of denial or abstract
belief. Keeping your eyes on Jesus doesn't require us ignoring the
problem, or pretending it does not exist. Just the opposite.
leaning on God empowers us right within the battle. What is
distracting you today from keeping your eyes fixed on Jesus? Can
you identify what it is this distracting you call it out and go to
battle against the lie. But when you are tempted to look down at
the storm around you, look up. Keep your eyes and heart focused on
Jesus, the author and perfecter of your faith, who set the joy
before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat at the
right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12, one through two,
friend, there's joy coming. Don't focus on the storm. Keep your
eyes on Jesus. He is there in the storm. Matthew 14:25 through 31
reads, shortly before dawn, Jesus went out to them walking on the
lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake. They were
terrified. It's a ghost they said and cried out in fear. But Jesus
immediately said to them, Take courage. It is I don't be afraid,
Lord, if it's up to replied, tell me to come to you on the water.
Come, he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the
water and came towards Jesus. But when he saw the winds, he was
afraid and began to sink cried out, Lord, save me. Immediately
Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. You have little faith.
He said, Why did you doubt? Lord, thank you for your saving grace.
Thank you for loving us so much that you gave your only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have ever
lasting life.
I pray right now for anyone needing a heart healing today that you will meet them where they are. Speak to them now Lord, give them ears. to hear and eyes to see what you are revealing. Let no other voice speak to them but you Lord Jesus, and you alone. Help them to keep their eyes on you and receive your healing. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Be blessed