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Hiding God's Word in Your Heart

posted: Feb 11, 2008

 

How do we hide God’s Word in our hearts? Two simple activities that any of us can learn to do: MEMORIZE and MEDITATE. Memorizing gets God’s truth into our heads; meditating (repeating it out loud; reflecting on it; praying over it) gets it from our head to our hearts, from where it will actually change our lives.

 

Proverbs 4:23 says: Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life (NIV). When your heart is saturated with God’s truth, the life that gushes forth from your heart will bear the marks of God’s holiness!

 

Here are some Scriptures to start with:

  • Romans 5:3-5
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
  • Romans 8:28
  • James 1:2-5
  • Deuteronomy 6:4-9

In a recent sermon, I told a story which came from Gary Smalley's newest book, called Change Your Heart, Change Your Life. If you'd like to read that story again, click here to go to the first chapter of Gary's book. You may also want to follow this link to find some further insight and instruction from Gary on how this process has worked for him!

 

God bless you as you undertake this wonderful journey of transformation!

 

- posted by Pastor Doug Herbert