Guard Your Hearts and Minds

So here I am, sitting in my little corner on the couch, on a Sunday morning when I should be getting ready to go church. At least that would be my agenda and usually I would assume it's God's too. Here we are a week away exactly from our Every Nation World Conference down in Disney where I have been given the incredible opportunity to not only go but go and promote the 4 song pre-release of my album " Still my Soul". We have been working diligently to get everything rolling and ready and it's been so exciting! Oh and one other MAJOR thing...I am less than 2 weeks away from being completely ms medication free for a year!

So why am I telling you all of this? Because, right now in this moment, I am having to stand on the promises of God like never before. I am having to believe what God's Word says despite what my body is telling me. Yes, that's right, it's that whole flesh thing that flares up every time God is about to do something big. As I was reading this morning, here's what revy God brought my way...

Philippians 4:6-7, " Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS through Christ Jesus."

As I do almost everyday, I personalize a lot of the scripture that I confess and this one has been one that I can't help but personalize over the last couple of weeks. There has been much in my life to be anxious over, not just my body, I have figured out how to ignore it for the most part. But we have had 2 funerals within the last two weeks, 4 birthdays in our family in the last two weeks, working on a cd release and getting ready now for a major conference. Here's the thing...I'm actually extremely grateful that I have been physically able to keep up. God is so amazing.

Anyway, what stuck out to me is that I have been having to really guard my heart and my mind from the schemes of the enemy but also from just myself, my flesh. Without this skill, I would not have the peace that passes all understanding that I have now. And the only way that I am able to do that is because I have been in the Word, confessing the Word, living the Word. Jesus is the Word right? So those who trust Him, know Him. I trust Him and I know that He is there for me, therefore there is NO REASON TO BE ANXIOUS!!!

Hebrews 11:6, " But without faith is it impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."

Come on now, that's a good word. That's me, I have faith, I believe that He is and I have been diligently seeking Him...sooooooo He is rewarding me and will continue to in whatever way He chooses and I trust His ways. These nasty symptoms that want to lie to me are just that, a lie. I am whole, I am healed and there is nothing that can steal that from me.

One more scripture, that I personalize everyday and will personalize now, that I will leave you with today:

Psalm 91:14-16, " Because I have set my love upon You, therefore You will deliver me; You will set me on high, because I know Your name. I will call upon You, and You will possessing Your healing answer me; You will be with me in trouble; You will deliver me and honer me. With long life You will satisfy me and show me Your salvation."

Yes, yes and yes. Thank You Jesus. Man I LOVE the Word of God.

Signing off from my corner of the couch...much love and grace and strength to all of you! Don't just guard your heart, but keep that mind of yours in line with the Word. It will keep you right where you need to be every time.