Have you had your Joy Juice today? No pressure, but it does your heart good!
Joyce Meyer
writes: “Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it
causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do.
But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is
learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations
of man.”
I believe
what this author is referring to is the “enlightenment of the eyes of our
heart” as mentioned in Ephesians 1:18.
Our heart is the “thinking instrument” of our soul; it is the seat of
our emotions. When Paul speaks of the “eyes of the Christian heart” being enlightened,
he is asking God to help us grasp the revelation of His Truth. He wants the
revelations to move, motivate, and deepen our spiritual insight, and feel the
genuine emotion of joy.
But we must
be careful. Yes, it is okay to FEEL the truth with our emotions, but it is not okay
to be led by the emotions of the heart alone. Jeremiah 17:9 warns that
the heart is impossible to understand and is deceitful. No wonder the
heart needs eyes to see what the mind is learning from God!
Search the
scriptures for wisdom and allow the Truth to permeate your heart…then drink in
the joy as you comprehend the jewels and
gems of Biblical wisdom.
Much of this info. came from: (http://facingtrials.com/the-eyes-of-your-heart/)
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