Listening To Your Heart

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. James 1:19

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22

Listening is a wonderful attribute to have, we all need to listen to what God is saying to us, and then we need to obey His promptings in our hearts. We can overcome our circumstances when we move according to the Spirit; we can also be overcome by our desires and impure thoughts, but that is when we must bring our issues to God and ask Him to transform our hearts and minds. We need to get out of our own way and surrender our will to His, and when we position ourselves into God's way, He will give us the authority and the power to succeed!

I have learned that I should listen to those 'soft' promptings that come up from my heart, those 'soft' thoughts that come into my mind in certain situations. For instance, I was leaving my house, and I got a sudden thought that I should bring a full bottle of water with me as I walked to my destination. I had a bottle of water, but it wasn't full, in fact is was mostly empty. I dismissed the thought and left with the almost empty bottle because my destination was just down the street, and I reasoned, "I won't be long, so why should I bring a full bottle of water?"

Of course you know what happened - I was there in that office for at least 45 minutes, and I had to ask the lady that I was seeing if she had a bottle of water to give me, and she did. I left and came back home okay, because the lady had the bottle of water, and it was a hot and humid day. I should have listened to the 'soft' prompting from the back of my mind, which I know is the Holy Spirit, who oftens gives me these 'soft' promptings for my benefit and well being. He will guide you in the big picture of your life and in the little, ordinary things of life if you are willing to listen to him!

That is why listening to your heart is so necessary; the Holy Spirit transformed your spirit when you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and He lives in your heart, and all of the good things, the spiritual blessings will come from there, so be patient and listen for His promptings, and then when He gives them, remember to obey them!