It is the content of your heart that determines where your life is heading! II

Greetings to you, dear friends! I am happy for the opportunity to share with you the pearls of wisdom from God’s Word.God told Joshua:
«This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success» (Joshua, 1:8).
Twelve spies from the nation of Israel went to explore Promised Land, and afterwards ten of them said that it was impossible to conquer it and only two of them were convinced that it would be their land. The ten were led by visible circumstances that are why their position was negative: „We won’t be able to do it. We won’t succeed, because we are small and weak, not like the inhabitants of the land.” They looked at the external hindrances because they thought that their destiny depended on and was determined by the surroundings. But the other two of them – Joshua and Caleb — knew what you and I know today, – that our destiny is not determined by the surroundings; it is determined by the condition of our hearts. Joshua and Caleb said quite the opposite: «We are able, because God is with us; thus nothing will stand against us!» Those were not empty words; they were spoken with confidence, because these men kept God’s Word in their hearts. We have to realize that in order for some things to flow out of your heart, you need to store some things there.The Word of God that you keep in your heart will save you! In hard times, when people rise against you with slander and when all the circumstances seem to be against you, only the Word of God that you have in your heart will save you. That is why we say that God’s Word is our support system. It is like a bearing wall in a building. If you take it down, the building will collapse. A bearing wall carries the weight.If we keep God’s Word in our hearts, it will be a support system in our lives.We will continue tomorrow!May God protect you!Pastor Rufus Ajiboye

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