"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, going deep to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
Hebrews 4:12
Deep inside us lays our true self. It is created in the image of God and therefore nothing can give it satisfaction to a full measure, but the Word of God, which incidentally created it. When it is being heard, understood, sown and rooted in us, and lived out - it changes our world.
There are lots of additional layers of motivation, which life and our experiences in general piled up over our Self.
For some it is ambition, for others - passion, third - bitterness or revenge. It varies, but the common denominator of each driving force within us, especially which is not in accord with the Word of God, is that they not just cannot satisfy us completely and permanently but could be seriously harmfu if we try to put it in the place of God's guidance. Ideally, everything we strive towards should be in harmony with the inner self of God in us and thusly we can live a fulfilled life.
How could it happen, when this core of spiritual reality in us is so overlayed?
Deep inside us lays our true self. It is created in the image of God and therefore nothing can give it satisfaction to a full measure, but the Word of God, which incidentally created it. When it is being heard, understood, sown and rooted in us, and lived out - it changes our world.
There are lots of additional layers of motivation, which life and our experiences in general piled up over our Self.
For some it is ambition, for others - passion, third - bitterness or revenge. It varies, but the common denominator of each driving force within us, especially which is not in accord with the Word of God, is that they not just cannot satisfy us completely and permanently but could be seriously harmfu if we try to put it in the place of God's guidance. Ideally, everything we strive towards should be in harmony with the inner self of God in us and thusly we can live a fulfilled life.
How could it happen, when this core of spiritual reality in us is so overlayed?
The Word of God, when absorbed attentively with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, becomes an instrument of God's will that fixes up our weaknesses. It strengthens our character so we withstand the temptations. It opens our eyes to see life as it is - in its deficiencies and blessings - and the true value of everything around us. Then we can stick to what is most valuable with fervour and not be easily tricked into taking the baits of triviality. Those, the Devil embellishes so much, that they become grossly inflated in fake value that they if take are capable to waste all our spiritual savings of purpose, love, happiness and joy.
The Word of God "discerns" the thoughts and motivations of the heart and helps us know ourselves and take control of our thoughts and therefore - lives. Only it can separate the wasteful from the precious. As a sharp sword it does so very effectively, but being an expression of the love of God it does it gently too. Sometime we don't even feel much of how the Word is working in us: no catharsis, no drama, but if it has just caught our attention, it changes us nonetheless. The more we heed to it, the more we alter our value system and order it in a way that is suitable to our deepest God-like self and it's needs. As we achieve a balanced personality and life, it, quite naturally, brings up peace, joy, purpose and fruitfulness. Then we have finally begun live out what we have always been meant to be.
Prayer:
Dear Father,
I know that nothing can change me to the extent, which will make me really happy and fulfilled, but your Word. Please, let your Spirit make it desirable and understandable to me. I want to yield myself to it's changing power. I need it as an ally against my biggest enemy - my old self, which must give way to the best I am enabled by You to be!
In Jesus' loving Name. Amen!
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