SOHIMGLOBAL MAGAZINE
MATTERS OF THE HEART
“MY HEART” Matters
Excerpts from my book: HIDDEN VEROCITY
BY Apostle Dr. Chanda A. London
WHY IS MY HEART BEATING SO FAST??!!
It is because I am about to release something embedded deep down in MY HEART! Something I thought I would never be able to speak out loud! It is coming from that part of MY HEART that I hid. What have I been hiding for over 30 Years??
“I
HID MY HEART!”
Who did you hide your HEART from one might ask?? Truthfully, I Hid MY HEART from those who made Me feel like I was being held ‘hostage’ from My Own HEART! It was only by Happenstance…that I had shared My HEART’S Desire with one of My Well-Respected, Trusted and Esteemed Leaders that got Me in that predicament!
While My HEART’S Desire that I had made known was to do one thing for The Lord; I got ambushed into executing other Men’s Visions and Assignments with absolutely no regards to My Own HEART’S Desires… Afterall, I had my own God-given Vision and Assignment.
After serving Three Decades in Full-Time Ministry Service for Two world renown, Men of God; I realized I had worked hard for EVERYONE I was assigned to; but never included Myself Personally nor Financially on My Daily “To Do” List. Hence, all things accomplished on their “To Do List”, but there were No Instructions for MY Future!!!! Not even a Word from The Lord of Direction as to What’s Next for Me!
That’s when God stepped in and rescued me! He helped me to recognize that “MY HEART MATTERS TO HIM!” He revealed to me that He had MY HEART ‘hidden’ in obscurity preserved for such a time as this!
For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3 (KJV)
DR. CHANDA LONDON
CHECK YOUR HEART
I pray that everyone who reads this will take inventory of their lives, looking for juxtapositions between life issues and the Holy Spirit overtures.
Dr. Marthenia Satterfield
Dallas, Texas USA
MattersoftheHeart
For the second time in two weeks, I am sitting in a hospital room watching monitors, recording stats, and questioning medical staff due to my husband's recent diagnosis of CHFcongestive heart failure. Our visit two weeks ago was more threatening, albeit less severe. Vertigo drove him to seek medical attention, but his HEART problems kept him there. During that particular crisis, I identified with Paul in Acts 27:23: "For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me." I knew the saints were praying and supporting me. My calm was supernatural, especially when my faith was challenged.
In March, our cousin, who had reduced HEART function like Satterfield, succumbed while in surgery. The Wednesday following Mother’s Day, his older brother also died. Ten weeks later, his last brother took his final breath. I wrestled at moments as the reality of the seriousness of his condition set in against the fact of three recent family deaths, but the Spirit of Holiness rescued me with the Word. I was thankful for my relationship with the scriptures and the Spirit.
Thankfully, Satterfield’s HEART issue was not as severe as I thought. Hearing that his HEART was functioning at a mere 15% hit me hard; however, I learned that high HEART function is 70%, and the benchmark for normal HEART function is 60%. The LORD consoled me with reality –“The facts are the facts, but the Truth is a Person.” HEART check.
Last Sunday, the Person of the Spirit of Holiness began a new work on me. In Sunday school, I learned that yielding is voluntary, but surrender is by force. As the week progressed, I realized that God uses both. Situations presented me with challenges, to which I responded with introspection. As I took inventory of my life, I was met with significant realities. That was a tough call. HEART check.
ABBA showed me things He wanted me to recognize about MY HEART (interesting) and how those issues play out. He reminded me of instructions I had stopped following – chief among them being to “approach my marriage as an act of worship to Him.” A noteworthy instruction that I had forgotten.
Days later, while walking through the community, a neighbor parked across the sidewalk, blocking my path. I was really annoyed and began to complain inwardly. The Holy One gently corrected me, saying, “That is a light issue.” My immediate response was, “You’re right, Holy. I apologize.” HEART check.
Finally, the parallelism between my husband’s physical HEART issues and my spiritual HEART issues became apparent. The Spirit of Holiness had begun a new work in me. I was grateful for the Sunday school lesson that would alter my perspective on matters and allow me to shift from carnal responses to a Kingdom response yield, Marthenia, don’t be forced to surrender.
Because I yielded, I began to hear Him gently speaking and lovingly, leading me to a renewed HEART posture that resembles His Kingdom and less of my flesh. HEART check.
I pray that everyone who reads this will take inventory of their lives, looking for juxtapositions between life issues and the Holy Spirit’s overtures.
Is ABBA drawing you into transformation?
Is your heart attuned to His Voice?
He may be screaming through circumstances but speaking softly to your heart.
Check your HEART.
DR. MARTHENIA SATTERFIELD
NOTES FROM YOUR HEART:
Matters of the Heart
YOUR HEART FROM A HEBRAIC PERSPECTIVE
YOUR HEART FROM A HEBRAIC PERSPECTIVE Matters
of the Heart
Shalom, As you read about Your HEART, please keep in mind HIS HEART. We know The Most High Creator is referred to in the biblical text as being “a Spirit.” From this reference we must understand HIS character, HIS behavior & HIS attributes from a physical point of view, for through the ancient Hebrew language we see how concepts are presented from a tangible, physical & active perspective.This perspective will assist us to better understand ourselves & ‘The Matters of our own HEART. As a result for many of uspleasing The Most High will cease to be a struggle. When we understand our hearts we will certainly better understand HIS HEART. Please grab your ‘physical’ bible & let us do some brief digging because ‘language matters.’ I hope you are ready. Here we go.
Part 1: YOUR HEART
Our Heavenly Father first began to teach me about the HEART from a physical point of view, then from a language point of view. Our physical HEART has 4 Chambers: UPPER-ATRIUM (right & left), & our LOWER-VENTRICLE (right & left). That’s FOUR (4) SECTIONS; From the HEBREW, the 4th letter is DALET (English=D). It has the number value of FOUR 4 wow!!! The PALEO picture is a DOOR wow again!!! Remember Revelation 3:20 (Amp) - Behold, I stand at the DOOR [of the Kahal] & continually knock. If anyone hears My voice & opens the DOOR, I will come in & eat with him (restore him), & he with Me. That DOOR is the PeTHaKH, pronounced peh'-thakh; from Strong’s Ref.#H6605; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way: door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, PLACE. What!!! Wow again!!! So, our HEARTS are not only a WAY INTO (& out) - but also A PLACE!!! Note: The adult HEART beats (non-stop) on average. 80x’s per minute; 4,800x’s per hour; 115,200x’s per day; 42,048,000x’s per year. It’s truly an amazing organ!!! LIKE OUR CREATOR YAHALWAYS ACTIVE.
Part 2: HIS HEART
Now, the HEBREW WORD FOR HEART is spelled - L/é/B - and it is pronounced LāBe - בל (You read the modern Hebrew letters from RIGHT to LEFT). HEART - Lexicon: Strong's Ref. #H3820Léḇ; a noun from a root word (etymology) a form of בב ל H3824 - LéBaB; a noun. This word is from another root word (etymology) בב ל H3823 - LaBaB; which word is a VERB wow again! Your HEART is not just a muscle. In Hebraic thoughtour HEARTS are the INNER, most SECRET, PRIVATE, PERSONAL & DEEPEST PLACE within our eternal self. It connects to our MIND, WILL, INTELLECT & EMOTIONS. Our WILL being the Yah (Eternal Spirit) part of us.
‘This body part which English word is a noun has an original connection in Hebrew to a word that is a VERB!!! We now see tangible, physical action connected to a very special PLACE within each human. That PLACE (within our Spirit) is where our Mind connects to our Faith. This brings us to the ‘HEART of the Matter’ - the ACTION of our FAITH - which like the HEART (the strongest physical muscle in the body;) our FAITH is the strongest spiritual part of our eternal self. Our WILL is the strongest [literal] part of our FAITH.
Please note: What Yeshua speaks - it’s what The Most High Creator thinks. We learn of the Mind of Yah through the words (& actions) of Yeshua. The HEART of the matter is truly that we will grow in wisdom & in grace... doing what we see Yah doing & saying what we hear Yah saying - yes exactly like Yeshua. Philippians 2:5-6: Let this MIND be in you, which was also in Messiah Yeshua; who, being in the form of Yah, thought it not robbery to be equal with Yah. Faith has been also described as Full Assurance In The HEART!
Matters of the HEART - FAITH is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true.
‘The HEART of the Matter’ - In Truth - Your FAITH is the STRENGTH of Yah working in/through your lifestyle to show to your generation the HEART of the Kingdom of Yah by your Obedience (from the HEART) to the True & Living Word of The Yah who CANNOT LIE. Following the example of His Messiah, thus revealing HIS HEART as you walk by FAITH, not by Sight. THE HEART OF YOUR FAITH IS A STRONG AND SOUND MIND - Not doubting or paying attention to fear. Listening always to Yah & Trusting always in HIS Word, in HIS Will, in HIS direction & in HIS instructions with complete confidence.
Actions speak louder than words... So, let your light [obedient lifestyle] so shine; gird up the [reproductive ability] of your mind; be courageous & strong; & TRUST IN YAH W/ALL YOUR HEART - regarding everything that MATTERS to YOU-no matter how great or how small. Never forget from the HEART of YahYOU MATTER!!!
You Matter to SOHIM Because You Matter to Yah!!!
References: He Cannot lie-Titus 1:2 * Walk by faith-2nd Cor. 5:7 * Heart muscle...4 Chambers of the heart www.socratic.org Behold...
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/Revelation3:20AMP * Doorway...https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h6607/kjv/ wlc/0-1/ Heart... https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3820/kjv/ wlc/0-1/ * Truth... https://www.blueletterbible.org/amp/tit/1/2/ t conc 1130002
NOTES FROM YOUR HEART:
Matters of the Heart
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT LOVES MY JESUS
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO LOVES MY JESUS?
John 21:15-17
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas lovest thoume more than these? He said unto him, ye Lord, thou knows that I lovest thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time Simon, son of Jonas love is thou me? He said unto him, Yea Lord, thou knows that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time Simon, son of Jonas lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time lovest thou me and he said to him Lord thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said unto him feed my sheep.
Jesus asked Peter three times, “Do you love me?” Each time, Jesus told Peter, “Feed my lambs,” “Tend to my sheep,” and the last time Jesus said to Peter, “Feed my sheep.” Truly this is a powerful reminder that loving Jesus isn’t just about saying it, it’s about doing it through action. I’m reminded of what our precious Deacon Hermon Lipford always said “Love Is What Love Does”! Real love constrains us to do something. Jesus called Peter to care for His people, and I am called to do the same, both in ministry and in the work place. We must love the Lord more than anything and when you do, it’s no problem doing what he has commissioned us to do.
We are called to serve and feed the people that have been entrusted to us.Whether in the classroom, teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, or having to go to minister to someone in the hospital I am responding to the same command Jesus gave Peter, and it’s to care for His flock. When I’m singing, it’s not about the music; it’s about creating an atmosphere where God’s presence can touch the lives of the people. This is a voice activated Kingdom therefore, the words that comes out of our mouth can reach the people through the airways and God can perform miracles, restoration, and deliverance to the person. You maybe sitting in the sanctuary or viewing on social media, the people are still being fed.
We take ministry beyond the church walls, as we visit the sick, share the word of God to people on the street, feedi|ng the homeless, testifying to the world that God is good! We carry that same spirit of care.
When tending to the needs of the people with love and compassion we feed those lamb and those sheep. While working within the school district, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) techniques are being used to help students understand who they are and encourage them to be all that God has created them to be. By using the Word of God, a seed is being as planted as we sow love, care, encouragement, support, patience and kindness and those seeds germinates over time.
God creates opportunities so we are able to feed and tend to those precious ones who need guidance. Just as Jesus asked Peter to care for His sheep, I am called to nurture the social and emotional growth of our children which he has blessed to have in my care each day. What an absolute joy it is to be apart of guiding them through the process of learning, nurturing them and watch God transform children lives.
So when I ask, “Is There Anybody Here That Loves My Jesus? I know it’s not just about Praising The Lord on Sunday morning. I know it’s not about running around the church and shouting. All this is great, but It’s also about living that love every day at home, at church, at school, on your job, in the grocery store or wherever you may go. OH COME ON SOMEBODY! Loving Jesus means feeding and caring for His people, just as He asked Peter to do. So again, the question I want to know in these days and time when it seems like life has taken a toll on everyone, IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT LOVES MY JESUS?
Who is willing to do the work? Is there anybody here that loves my Jesus, who’s not afraid to stand in the mist of an adverse global economic crisis and tell the world that Jesus is the only source. Jesus is the only way, the truth, and the life. Who is willing to make that sacrifice to feed the young and old the word of God? My heart goes out to those precious souls who have no idea how much Jesus loves them. He has given His very life and died for us, but He didn’t stay in the grave… He got up!
Is there anybody here that loves my Jesus! Who will stand in the gap? Who will stay on the wall and declare the gospel? I don’t know about you, nor can I speak for you, but I AM THAT ONE THAT LOVES MY JESUS! I will be an ambassador of Jesus Christ. I will continue to feed the people, and do what He has called me to do!
OH Yes there is someone that loves my Jesus and that someone is ME! My prayer is that you are also the one who loves Jesus and what He has called you to do you are doing and that is to feed the people young and old the Word of God without fear or partiality. May the Lord continue to bless you in and all that you do for him in Jesus name I pray amen.
NOTES FROM YOUR HEART:
Matters of the Heart
BE ANGRY AND SIN NOT
Dr.YvetteMalveaux
BE ANGRY AND SIN NOT… MattersoftheHeart
Ephesians 4:25-27
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
Do you think Christians are not allowed to get angry? Some families communicate to their children that they should not be angry. That instead of being angry, they need to smile and pretend everything is ok. That, “old fake it till you make it”, remedy does not work. That is not biblical. In the bible, in the Hebrew scriptures (the Old Testament) we meet a God who is angry at injustice because He loves the people who are being harmed by it. When the Apostle Paul says, “In your anger do not sin”, he is not saying do not be angry. When people arharmed, enslaved, neglected, and mistreated, we should be angry. Apostle Paul is teaching we can be angry without sinning. We can use the righteous energy of our anger to effect change without sinning against God or others.
Remember, you are fighting the good fight of faith. Ask God to show you the strategy and tactics to change the situation. Remain proactive.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. [Nothing you do for the Lord is in vain.]
Heavenly Father, I thank you for being a God of justice. Teach me what it means to share your righteous anger and to be faithful in my response as your disciple.
DR. YVETTE MALVEAUX
CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART
Minister DeborahCullar
CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART MattersoftheHeart
PSALMS 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
This is David’s plea and prayer of repentance after his sin with Bathsheba. Nathan was sent to rebuke David on behalf of God and confront him with his sin. David expressed a desire for inner transformation and purification. This is when David asks God to cleanse his heart from sin and renew his spirit, indicating the need for spiritual renewal and dependence on the importance of seeking God’s help in achieving repentance, purity and a heart aligned with His will.
What did David mean when he said to create in me a clean heart, why wouldn’t David pray for a new heart? When things break down, we move from repairing or transforming them to replacing them. We do this because that is what we do when we get tired of things, we ask for God to give us something new. What we must understand is that giving something new to a person that is still broken is just an opportunity for it to be broken as well. The need for something new is not needed, you have to clean up, restore that which is already broken.
The conditions of the heart can keep us from moving forward and achieving that which God has in store for us. So how do I know if I have a heart that needs cleaning, purifying? The Bible says in Luke 6:45 NLT “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Jesus told his disciples that it is not what goes in a man that devours him but what comes out of his mouth which represents his heart.
We need to pray, ask God to teach us how to keep our hearts pure so our conversations, thoughts and emotions are kept clean. Be specific with your prayer, ask for the change that will cause you to love God more, to want to seek him more, to want to be like him. You may have a desire to do things that you have been engaged in but being honest before him in changing the desires of your heart, you will see everything around you change.
God will give you the desires of your heart, let it be a heart that will be pleasing in His eyesight. .
MINISTER DEBORAH CULLAR
STEP OUT OF FEAR
ValerieKudjoe London, England Uk
MATTERS OF THE HEART STEP OUT OF FEAR
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Matthew
12:34
Fear can come at any time, in many different ways even if you have been in the same situation before and succeeded. Each time it can feel like it's the first time. Fear is different to feeling nervous. That crippling, incapacitating, debilitating, overwhelming feeling that stops you from doing what you want to do, what you know you should do, is more than just nerves. Whether it comes as a wave of emotion or whether it's a subtle, spiritual force, it hinders progress and stops you from moving forward.
Fear has a voice. It can be a loud booming, unbearable voice or a soft, persistent, insistent whisper. Either voice can convince you not to act. But act you must. The first action you need to take is to question the voice. Ask yourself who is speaking and is what the voice is saying true. The next action is to find a counteracting statement that you can speak to yourself. And speak you must. We must speak until it transcends the mind and gets into our heart and becomes a part of us. The next action is to say what the action was that you were going to take before fear stopped you. Say it repeatedly, consistently - as consistently as the negative voice was speaking to you.
As we continue to speak and the words we are speaking take root in our hearts, we start to believe what we are saying to the extent that we convince ourselves of what we are saying and will be able to act on it. If we fill our minds and our hearts with the Word of God and allow His love to minister to us, we will win more of the battles against fear and move closer to our dreams.
Excerpt from my book Step Out of Fear False Evidence Appearing Real
We are grateful for the acronyms for the word fear, they give us a momentary feeling of triumph over this emotion or spirit which paralyses us at times when we really need to make a move. False Evidence Appearing Real. Face Everything And Rise. If you attended a Pentecostal Church before the pandemic-induced lockdown, you would have shouted and rejoiced over this on Sunday but probably be cowering in the threshing floor like Gideon by Wednesday, or even by Monday for some of us.The reason we are so soon terrified again by fear is because we stop speaking to it. We stop speaking to it on Sunday night and by Monday morning we are back in a defensive position instead of the offensive position we were in during the Sunday service.Any coach, mentor, counsellor or purveyor of success will tell you consistency is key in the fight to change your mind and it is vitally important to change our minds because that is where the battle with fear takes place. The battle is won or lost depending on whether we consistently speak back to fear or not. VALERIE KUDJOE
MATTERS OF THE HEART ElderCathyEmerson
When it comes to Matters of the HEART, there are all sorts of issues and thoughts that flow through it. When certain negative incidences happen, we all tend to want to guard our HEARTS with the upmost care.
What does Matter mean? It means “a subject under consideration, a subject of disagreement or litigation”. However, Matters mean “the events or circumstances of a particular situation” (Webster’s). So, the events or circumstance of a particular situation we experience centers in and around the HEART. When a person is not careful of how to handle situations, that situation can move in and take up residency in the core of the HEART. What goes into the HEART most times comes out the mouth.
The Bible says to “keep thy HEART with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Prov. 4:23 KJV). The NET Bible translates it this way. “Guard your HEART with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life”. Wow! There is so much to say about Matters of the HEART. Matters of the HEART are the sources of life. And there are so many ways or entry points to the HEART. That is why we must guard it. Some points of entry are: the ears, eyes, nose, mouth (lips), and through touch. Our five senses.
When you have a moment, read Proverbs 4:21-27. It shows us how the senses connect to the HEART. Hearing becomes sight. What we hear produces vision; we see it (v. 20-21). What we see, then settles in the HEART. Guard your HEART with all vigilance. Watch what comes out of your mouth (through your lips). Remove perverse speech and devious talk.
What you hear, see and speak is what you can become. So, let your eyes stay focused on God, who is before/ahead of you (v. 25). What you see is also where you will step. Where you step or what you step into is established (v. 26). It establishes itself in the HEART; thereby becoming Matters of the HEART.
Guard your HEART with care. When I was growing up, there was a phrase taught to us children when crossing streets. “Stop, look, and listen before you cross the street” . I do not know the origin of the phrase. But please allow me to use it in this manner when managing Matters of the HEART, whether pouring out or blocking Matters from entering in:
STOP: Take time to assess the situation. LOOK: Look for God in the circumstances.
LISTEN: Listen for His still small voice to give you direction and instruction. Attend to His words: “Incline thine ear unto my [God’s] sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh” (Prov. 4:20-22).
MATTERS OF THE HEART
JodiMassengale
MattersoftheHeart
Seasons of life vary from person to person, and I'm not just talking age. Some are buying homes, getting married, having new grandchildren, getting promotions or starting a thriving business. Others are on the verge of divorce, facing a health crisis, staying on bended knee for an estranged family member, grieving someone, or walking the tightrope of tough love with an adult child.
And then there are some experiencing a bit of both Tears of joy and puddles of sorrow seeping out of the same eyes.
Whatever your season, God sees you. Psalm 139 reminds us that He knows us intimately and intricately.
My prayer is that God comforts those who are broken-hearted, strengthens those who are weary, and gives wisdom and grace to meet the need whatever it might be.
Let's lean harder into whatever joy crosses our path. Let's loosen the grip on whichever circumstance keeps our minds racing at night.
MATTERS OF THE HEART
MattersoftheHeart
Wow this title could mean so much. The Matter is emotional. It can direct your decisions in two different ways. Since the HEART is a muscle, it needs to stay strong and be of good cheer. Think of a HEART muscle that has to be taken very good care of. It gives you life. It helps you to want to guard it from all hurt and pain. A muscle is described as being strong. Sometimes we get weak and weary and our HEART aches. Can you imagine if you took very good care of your HEART. You would protect you at all costs and it will let you know when something is good for you or not. Because the emotion of your HEART is connected to your thoughts, your common sense if you will.
Your HEART makes you feel good. Your HEART tries to comfort you when you’re sad. Your HEART tries to encourage you to keep going in life, when you feel there is no more life in you.
God created our HEARTS. He created it from His Love which is always with you. Even when you feel at your lowest and you pray, your HEART is connecting you back to the source, where it gets its power from every single minute of the day. The Matter of the HEART can be your comfort in time of need. Your HEART can teach you how to heal. Because it is connected to the emotions that you feel. Your HEART will try to help you change your mind about how you are being treated, because what hurts you hurts your HEART.
I tell myself daily that I choose to be happy and treat myself well. I tell myself I will not allow hurt to enter my HEART. If some thing does hurt my HEART, I have a choice to turn and walk away or decide to keep my distance. Sometimes we get weak and weary, and my HEART doesn’t have the strength to carry on. It has so many wholes in it from people, places and thing, maybe that are even unknown.
I can ask God to heal me or give me a new HEART, because this one have been in a war. I can also ask God to touch my HEART and make it whole. I need God to refill my HEART with His love. I love with my HEART. I feel joy in my HEART, I am comforted in my HEART. God placed this HEART in my body to remind me that He feels what I feel. I have to remember that He wants me to continue to feel Him through love, joy and peace that my HEART brings me every day.
The Matter of the HEART can mean so much. What does it mean to you?
MATTERS OF THE HEART
Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23 says we should guard our HEART with all diligence, for out of it flows the issues of life. Whatever we allow to enter into our HEARTS, we need to examine and evaluate it, because this will determine our lifestyle whether it’s positive or negative.
The HEART also is liken unto our minds. The Bible says, Let this mind be in me that is also in Christ Jesus! Therefore, if we have the mind of Christ, it will eradicate any negativity into our lives which will dictate our life style. Then men will see that we are the disciples of Christ by what comes out of our HEARTS.
MATTERS OF THE HEART
PastorTraceyChijioke
Limerick, Ireland
MattersoftheHeart
EMPOWERING PASSIONATE WOMEN GLOBALLY
All around the world, women of faith are finding their God-given talents and boldly stepping into their purpose. As daughters of God, women have unique gifts that, when supported and encouraged, become powerful tools to share God's love. Finding your purpose and passion isn't always easy, but the Bible gives encouragement and guidance to help Christian women walk in their calling.
Created for a Purpose: Embrace Your Calling
From the very beginning, God gave each person a unique purpose. Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. " This shows that God created each of us with specific things to accomplish. It's important for women to remember that their calling isn't limited by society's expectations. Whether at home, in Ministry, in Business, or on a Mission, God has given each woman a role only she can fill. By following God's vision, women can confidently live out their purpose, knowing they are part of something bigger.
Discovering Your Passion: Seek God First
The first step in discovering your passion is to seek God with an open heart. Matthew 6:33 says, "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you. " When women put God's Kingdom first, they often find that their true passion naturally follows. This passion isn't just a passing feeling but a deep motivation from the Holy Spirit. This can mean spending time in prayer, reading the Bible, or talking to wise Christians. As women get closer to God, they start to understand where He is calling them. God often places a strong desire in our hearts, which, over time, becomes a calling. For some, it might be helping the poor; for others, it could mean bringing godly values into business, education, or politics.
Stepping Out in Faith: Trust God's Strength Living Out God’s Purpose for Women Everywhere
Women of faith are a powerful force, called to bring hope, healing, and change wherever they are. By finding their passions, seeking God’s guidance, and stepping out in faith, women can fulfill their calling with purpose and joy. With hearts set on God’s will and a desire to serve, women can make a lasting impact for God’s Kingdom, changing lives and communities. As Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. ” This truth reminds every woman to trust in Christ’s strength, follow her calling with courage, and serve with passion, knowing her work will have an eternal impact.
To all women around the world: Find your passion, embrace your calling, and walk confidently in the purpose God has given you. You were created for such a time as this!
Remember “Together we can!”
MATTERS OF THE HEART
MattersoftheHeart
Why me? Why did you break my HEART? What did I do that was so wrong? How could you hurt me so bad and crush my HEART into itty bity pieces? We laughed, we loved, we played, life seemed so good. Then all of a sudden you turned. You didn’t look at me the same, you didn’t love me anymore, you wanted to stay away from me and you were so cold. I didn’t deserve this pain, I gave you, my HEART. I loved you unconditionally and now you’re breaking my HEART. How do I pick up the pieces it seems impossible to-do. I even gave you my life now I’m crying the blues.
I know many people have gone through HEARTaches and HEARTbreaks, but where do I go from here? In order to end this pain, I have to heal. I know my Savior will heal me and mend my broken HEART. I’ve even heard if I ask him, he will give me a new HEART. I have the faith somewhere inside of me to look up to Heaven and ask Jesus to heal me. From the crowned of my head to the souls of my feet, I know Jesus will help me. Within myself with all I have left, I asked God to forgive me and help me heal myself.
The first step is to ask Jesus to take away the pain and to heal my HEART so I can live once again. Help me not to turn back and get my HEART broken again. To help me look up and trust Him on my journey to recovery, I’ll be a better human being.
I know Jesus heals and will pick me up, I know I have faith in myself but right now it’s tearing me apart. I don’t blame myself for the choices I made, or what someone did against me. God will deal with that for me. But I do know with faith I will get up and get out of this pit, torment and pain. I want to be happy, and I want to love again. The only person I know that will love me and not hurt me is Jesus Christ, this I know.
I am a good person, I am strong, I will make it out of here because I won’t be alone. Jesus, you said you would never leave me nor forsake me. I am ready to grab onto your hand, with that God kind of faith that you have instilled in me. I will get up, I will be strong, I will love me, and I will go on. Jesus I will take one step at a time and one day at a time, I will take your hand and I will be fine. I am not in this healing journey alone; I’ve seen people before me get back on their toes. I won’t allow myself to be mistreated again. I’ll have the strength to turn and walk away with grace.
MattersoftheHeart
SPIRITUAL HEART SURGERY
“A SOLITARY PLACE IN THE SANCTUARY”
TRANQUILITY & SOLITUDE… IN THE SANCTUARY
On the Anniversary of the Deborahs Global Outreach Official Launch - we invite you - to come Privately, to The Solitary Place. A shout out to One & All Saints and people of God - created in His image by His Sovereignty! Calvary Greetings to all desiring to Encounter the Peace of God; Prayer Warriors, Watchmen on the wall: We humbly invite you through ALE, to please join us on Thursdays in the Sanctuary.
Thursdays In The Sanctuary
Curious, Yes? One would wonder what that means.... Hold on tight... as we unpack this for you! We, at DEBORAHS Global Outreach have continued to pursue and sought the Lord, as we coveted your prayer covering - our focus being God's Transcendent Glory. That His Manifest Presence Invades the Earth & Tangibly touch His people. This we believe is displayed through the ministrations that the Lord Has called us to facilitate. So, if this resonates and you desire God's Special Touch & Visitation in His Manifest Presence - we have the right place for you - at the ChaiseLounge, where you can escape into Serenity #TheChaiseASerenityEscape. We formerly launched the Community Outreach on 29th April 2021, though groundwork had already started in Missions grounds & stations about 3 years prior.
The Mandated Theme for the activity: Spiritual Heart SurgeryThursdays in the Sanctuary tags along the Official Launch of the Deborahs Global Outreach. Designated alongside Book 3 Title of the Trusting God Series. Extravagant Love – Contending for Self-worth was released to propel the reader into operating in God's Glory, from heavenly perspective. The Fresh Blueprint now unleashed, is a Walk into the New - and catching the New Mantle as was for Elisha from Elijah at Gilgal.
THE ASSIGNMENT
In the season, we believe that God calls His people to Himself, He urged us to 'Launch out into the Deep' - for a Great Catch (Luke 5:45).
OUR POSITIONING
God is calling us to a deeper place of intimacy in & with Him, in the Secret place where we truly encounter Him. This requires us to assume the correct posture - prostration on the Threshing Floorwhere we subdue ourselves and commune with Him on a 1:1 as Deep calls out to the Deep (Psalm 42:7)
God is calling us to "Come away privately with Him to a Solitary place." There, He will reveal Himself to each one; as hearts are open and receptive to perceive the deep and hidden mysteries of heaven, in this Secret Place.
His visitation is as highlighted in the scripture in Mark 6: 31typified in the Gethsemane setting - where Jesus calls out only the select few to be with Him then He further removes Himself to be alone with God the Father. There, is a greater intimacy that He experiences, including pouring out His very heartache; His distress over impending death on the cross - Jesus releases guttural cry - to the point of sweating out blood droplets. It is believed that in physics, medically there exists a condition, viz hematohidrosiswith blood excretion through vessels in intense distress.
This symbolises how Jesus understands our trials and life pressures when we may be in dire distress. This was represented by the scripture in Luke 22:44 when Jesus was in agony before the glory of His resurrection.
There, in the sanctuary He meets us to heal broken hearts or wounded emotions - the invisible pain, unshed tears, and unspoken hearts - He can Heal them in the place of Solitude.
This only happens in the place of deep intimacy and in Seclusion & Retreating to God by oneself.
THE QUEST - ARE WE ON BOARD?
His quest for us is to oblige and heed the instruction; to Create a Sanctuary - where we convene, and we will encounter God and commune with Him.
OUR DUTY
We facilitate and usher people into God's Tangible Presence, as He Reveals Himself to each one... ANew.
That is all we do... Create the Atmosphere and He Reveals Himself to His Own...
Our Slogan is Impacting Hearts...One Touch, One Life at A Time. With and in His Omniscience, Omnipotence & Omnipresence. We diligently anticipate His Transcendent Glory. As we oblige to a Specific Instruction to be:
• ReFined
• ReNewed
• ReDefined
• ReDesigned
SCRIPTURE - MARK 6:31A
AND HE SAID TO THEM, “COME WITH ME PRIVATELY TO A SOLITARY PLACE, AND LET US REST FOR A WHILE.” (BSB)
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, COME YE YOURSELVES APART INTO A DESERT PLACE, AND REST A WHILE: (FOR THERE WERE MANY COMING AND GOING, AND THEY HAD NO LEISURE SO MUCH AS TO EAT). KJV.
AND HE SAID TO THEM, “COME ASIDE BY YOURSELVES TO A DESERTED PLACE AND REST A WHILE.” NKJV
AND HE SAID TO THEM, “COME AWAY BY YOURSELVES TO A SECLUDED PLACE AND REST A LITTLE WHILE.” NASB
THEN JESUS SAID, “LET’S GO OFF BY OURSELVES TO A QUIET PLACE AND REST AWHILE.” NLT
AND HE SAID TO THEM, “COME AWAY BY YOURSELVES TO A DESOLATE PLACE AND REST A WHILE.” ESV [FOR MANY WERE COMING AND GOING, AND THEY HAD NO LEISURE EVEN TO EAT.
NOTES FROM YOUR HEART:
Matters of the Heart
