4 More Things for a Soundly Established Heart
by Capazin Thornton
No matter what is going on in the world, you can stay in love and have a soundly established heart.
In my last blog, we looked at 5 Things to Know for a Soundly Established Heart. Here are 4 more.
| 1. | The established heart is confident of God’s protection, provision and preservation. | ||
| The LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — Ps 27:1 | |||
| I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him will I trust.” — Ps 91:2 | |||
| [you] who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.— 1 Pet 1:5 | |||
- The established heart knows God is faithful.
| It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High; to declare your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night. — Ps. 92:1-2 | ||
| Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. — Heb. 10:23 |
| 3. | The established heart praises God at all times. | ||
| My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed. I will sing and give praise.— Ps 57:7 | |||
| I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — Ps 34:1 | |||
| . . . [M]y soul magnifies the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my Savior. — Lk 1:46-47 | |||
| 4. | The established heart loves people, never hates. | ||
| Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails.—1 Cor 12:4-8 |
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The established heart has absolute trust and confidence in God, His love, integrity, power, wisdom, and goodness. The established heart loves at all times.
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Capazin Thornton is a Christian speaker and author in Orange County, California.
