Heart Surgery
The heart is a very significant part of the body primarily because the word of God tells us in Proverbs 4:23 that “out of it flows the issues of life”. This means everything we encounter touches our heart in some form or fashion, and comes out the form of feelings and even actions. Our heart acts as a service center to the rest of our body as well as our spirit. This is why it is important that we follow the word when it tells us to guard our heart (Proverbs 4:23a). There is a reason the bible says “so a man thinketh in his heart so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). Why doesn’t the word say so a man thinketh in his mind? The reason behind this is that when we first encounter something, it first enters our mind. When something enters our mind, it may
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Think about it, in the natural when one has congestive heart failure, this is a result of the heart not pumping enough blood supply for the other organs. When we look at this same condition in the spiritual, this is like our heart being in such a bad condition that we are not able to effectively minister or spread the love of Christ to others as we should. This can be related to the saying “hurting people hurt people.” When our heart is bitter, we may constantly have a negative attitude and display that to others. Where in the natural, congestive heart failure is not contagious, in the spiritual, this is not the case. If we are not careful, the same attitude we are displaying due to our heart being wounded we can spread to someone else through the things we say or do. This can cause a domino effect to happen in our lives where the spirit of offense becomes in operation, depression and so many other feelings and emotions that could even cause broken …show more content…
Through the word of God! Hebrews 4:12 tells us “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” When we allow the word of God to penetrate our heart, it begins to cut away and destroy everything that is not like God whether it is the result of ill feelings or sin. This purification process assures us that the wounds will heal properly as God performs surgery on our heart and “binds up the wounds” (Psalm
Think about it, in the natural when one has congestive heart failure, this is a result of the heart not pumping enough blood supply for the other organs. When we look at this same condition in the spiritual, this is like our heart being in such a bad condition that we are not able to effectively minister or spread the love of Christ to others as we should. This can be related to the saying “hurting people hurt people.” When our heart is bitter, we may constantly have a negative attitude and display that to others. Where in the natural, congestive heart failure is not contagious, in the spiritual, this is not the case. If we are not careful, the same attitude we are displaying due to our heart being wounded we can spread to someone else through the things we say or do. This can cause a domino effect to happen in our lives where the spirit of offense becomes in operation, depression and so many other feelings and emotions that could even cause broken …show more content…
Through the word of God! Hebrews 4:12 tells us “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” When we allow the word of God to penetrate our heart, it begins to cut away and destroy everything that is not like God whether it is the result of ill feelings or sin. This purification process assures us that the wounds will heal properly as God performs surgery on our heart and “binds up the wounds” (Psalm