A troubled spirit combined with a fragile heart keeps the soul in a state of weariness. You might pretend that everything is alright but you can never be delivered from this type of bondage by pretending.
As a work in progress, I continually pray the same prayer that David prayed in Psalms 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” (KJV)
Through the power of Jesus, your spirit can be renewed. Your heart can be cleansed from all the negative, unproductive clutter that’s been residing in it.
These lyrics from the song “Awesome” by Pastor Charles Jenkins say it all:
“My God is Awesome
He can move mountains
Keep me in the valley
Hide me from the rain
My God is Awesome
Heals me when I’m broken
Strength where I’ve been weakened
Forever He will reign…”
If you’re still dealing with a mountain of burdens, if you feel like you’re drowning in the storms of life, if you’re feeling broken and weak, and you’re still holding on to memories of mistreatment from the past, it’s time to let go.
It’s time to let Jesus shine His light into the dark recesses of your heart. Let Him remove all the neatly organized grudges you’ve been holding onto.
Suppression can be fatal.
The feelings you’ve been harboring in your heart are manifesting themselves in the form of:
Depression
Obesity
Strife
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Stomach ulcers
Addictions, and a host of other physical and mental ailments.
If God has blessed you to see another day, it is because He is giving you another opportunity to surrender yourself to Jesus and be delivered.
2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (KJV)
Today is your day. Be delivered from the old you and start enjoying the new you – the one who’s been finally set free.