{"id":1292,"date":"2021-10-06T09:10:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/choosetosoar.com\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2021-10-06T09:10:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:10:34","slug":"heart-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/choosetosoar.com\/heart-prepared\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Prepared"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prep Mode<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

From the time we are born, we are in “preparation mode.”\u00a0 When you are a child, you <\/span>prepare<\/span><\/i> to go to school. When we finish 12 years of <\/span>preparation<\/span><\/i>, we <\/span>prepare<\/span><\/i> for college, career, or marriage. As we age, we <\/span>prepare<\/span><\/i> for retirement and the last half of our lives.\u00a0 Over the years, it is safe to say we have all known we are to<\/span> prepare <\/span><\/i>for our future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But no matter how well we have prepared physically, mentally, financially, even socially, a <\/span>heart<\/i><\/b> not prepared for the trials of life will face physical, mental, financial, even social despair.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Every person on this planet faces sorrow and many times at great depths. Our despair can feel magnified simply because our preparation has been spent on what was seen and not unseen. According to Paul and his letter written to the Corinthians, <\/span>\u201cwhat is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal<\/span><\/i>.”\u00a0 In other words, to “suffer well,” we need a heart prepared. A heart prepared anchors our soul, our entire being. When the storms hit, we will not go adrift and be lost at sea but secured in the Creator of the sea. A prepared heart doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t get tossed around and hurt in the storm, but you will not drown. Paul continues his letter with these words, <\/span>\u201cFor our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

How does one prepare their heart? By spending time every day reading, memorizing the invisible inner strength of the Scriptures.\u00a0 Think of it like this; when you read the Bible, God is personally speaking to you. By running His Words of Truth through your mind, God is continually encouraging, comforting, and preparing us for the trials to come. We have so many competing voices telling us what to believe but as Christians, we need to know truth.\u00a0 Biblical truth is objective (it exists whether or now you know it or accept it), absolute (unchanging), and universal (truth for everyone). But truth is not subjective, situational, or convenient. We will not fully grasp all the truths in the Bible, but we certainly do not determine our own truth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prioritize your time and let The Scriptures prepare you!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Father, how grateful we are for your Word. Grant us all a thirst to read Your Scriptures with a great understanding. Lord, protect us from the deception of the enemy. You want nothing more than for us to know your Bible and live accordingly. Thank you, Lord, for helping us catch every Word from heaven and let it cultivate and prepare our hearts.\u00a0 In Jesus Name, Amen.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away. Yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.\u00a0 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.\u00a0 For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.\u00a0 2 Corinthians 4:16-18<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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