Is something occupying your emotions but not clarified in your mind? Our soul hurts – it feels uneasy or weary – when our mind and our spirit is out of alignment.
For example, if we are filled with the Spirit, but our minds are filled with fleshly thoughts, we will be out of step with the Spirit, agitated and unwell. It is like a bruising that takes place as we ricochet back and forth.
The enemy is always warring for us. He wants our thoughts and our spirits to be in opposition in an attempt to damage our souls and occupy the area that is marked for God.
This is why we must surrender every area of our lives to Christ – making each to submit to Him so there is no room – no gray area – for the enemy to occupy. This is what it means to make Jesus the Lord of our lives.
When we submit our thoughts to Christ, our minds are occupied with Christ – with life.
When we submit our eyes to Christ, relinquishing the things that attempt to steal our purity, and we instead submit our gaze to Him, He creates in us a clean heart.
When we submit our will – our desires – to Christ, He stabilizes an otherwise restless spirit in us and renews a steadfast spirit within us.
When we surrender our finances to Christ, we submit authority – that we have stolen for our own – and give it back to Him. (Greed cannot reside where humility lives.)
When we surrender our health to Christ, He shows us the path to abundance.
When we submit our relationships to Christ, He heals the hurt and pain, and He shows us the path to restoration.
When we surrender our past to Christ, He removes our regret, even hurtful memories, and He gives us the ability to focus our attention, our energy, and our very hearts on the future where hope resides because of Him.
If your mind and your spirit feel out of alignment, ask Jesus to show you what part of your life – your thoughts, habits, or actions – are creating a chasm and causing heartache for you.
Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal it. And ask the Lord for the strength to change. Then take personal responsibility to partner with Him in this change. He is our helper to cause change and bring about healing when we invite Him in to do so. Yet, in addition to His power at work within us, we must make a daily choice to partner with Him, disciplining our free will to get into and continue operating in alignment with His greater will and power in order to find rest for our souls.
Healing starts with surrender.
