The Word Within You

Proverbs 4:20-22 “My son, pay attention to my words; listen closely to my sayings. 21 Don’t lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to one's whole body.” ~CSB

Have you ever witnessed a situation or an action made by someone, and your mind immediately takes you back to a scene in a movie? Or maybe you remember a quote from a book you’ve read? You didn’t memorize the quote or the movie scene, but all of a sudden, that quote or scene comes back to you. 

For you to remember it so vividly, the scene must have been funny, sad or heartfelt. This particular scene or quote stayed in your heart, so when the similar situation in real life presented itself, what you had in your heart from that movie or book, reappeared in your memory. 

This is the way God’s Word is. When you read scripture, and the Word touches you, meaning: you receive what God is giving you, and you allow those seeds to plant in your heart, you will find that you don’t have to memorize it. When the situation comes, when the opportunity for a miracle presents itself, the key to unlocking your blessing will be the Holy Spirit bringing out the Word of God in you at the right time. That Word that’s already seeded in you from what you have read and received.


His Word of instruction, His Word of comfort and healing, His Word of prosperity, grace, and peace, will overflow from your heart and bring to mind His desire for you at that moment. This is how God’s Word works. We cannot be the Christians we need to be and were created to be, without it. The Word has done His job, we need to do ours in order to become aware of our instructions.

God says, “...pay attention to my words…” Listen to what God is telling you, not what you ‘think’ He is saying. When He says in His Word, “For they are life to those who find them…” This is where the Holy Spirit takes what you have read and received, then brings it out at the right times in your life.

In a great relationship with God, you will be able to receive the information He provides to be the best Christian He created you to be. Don’t worry about remembering. When you receive His Word as a gift from Him, and "...keep them within your heart…”, that Word will bring you life and will be forever in you. And it will be ready for the Holy Spirit to use in you, at the right time. 

May God bless and keep you as you journey in Jesus’ name.

Amen

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