The heart must be prepared to wholly seek the LORD as revealed in 2ND CHRONICLES 12:14 so as to be kept away from doing evil.
A prepared heart is a delight unto the LORD.
When we don't prepare our hearts to follow the LORD, we cannot be immunised against doing whatever is not right in GOD'S sight, just as a student who is not properly prepared for attendance of classes necessary for his course of study by way of reading and studying after school.He/she must not have their hopes raised unduly that a pass (success) awaits him/her.
A boxer who downplays consistent, thorough training, proper diet and a well disciplined lifestyle must never venture a challenge as a contender against a reigning Champion whose training sessions, diet and lifestyle are top priorities for and to him, as long as consistent, great wins are his goals.
Bearing in mind, the above highlighted scenarios and any other that you can think of the 2 in 1 question,you and I, my dear reader must consciously and constantly ask ourselves and endeavour to answer is this - "Is my heart fully not partially prepared to follow the LORD via HIS Word? and What steps am I taking to ensure that I am set on that path mapped out for me by the LORD?
If we can truly answer these questions without a shadow of a doubt in our hearts, then we are on the pathway of and to a fruitful, rewarding relationship and fellowship with the LORD that no situation or circumstance that challenges us along the way will be able to stop, overcome us.
I wish you well my dear friend and reader as you set yourself to wholly seek the LORD and to follow through as HE leads you by HIS HOLY SPIRIT in the precious name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Shalom!π
- DAVID ALABI. ©️ 25092023 & 19052025.(Started this piece of writing ✍️ on the 25th September 2023 and paused on the same date but picked my journal where the original writing ✍️ started on 19th May 2025 and brought it to this conclusion. Hope I have been able to communicate something to you, my dear friend and reader.
Blessings)
SCRIPTURE REF:(2ND TIMOTHY 2:15; PSALM 1:1-3; LUKE 18:1;JAMES 1:22-25;1ST CORINTHIANS 9:24-27; PSALM 65:2; ROMANS 8:14. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV COPYRIGHT ©️ 1973,1978,1984,2011 by Biblica, Inc.
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