ESTABLISHED, PART 2
We are still studying the word of God concerning being established. Let’s look at one more scripture about the established heart.
Psalm 112: 7,8, Amplified Bible
…his heart is firmly fixed, trusting (leaning on and being confident) in the Lord. His heart is established and steady….
What is an established heart?
According to our definition of the word “established,” the established heart (spirit) is one which is fixed on the truth of God and Who He is. It is the heart that knows that God will take care of His children. Nothing alters what we believe about God and His Word. It is a permanent, settled subject as far as we are concerned. What is wavering, doubtful or weak has been settled.
How do we get that way? How do we stand unflinching in the face of contradictory circumstances and problems that linger, in spite of prayer, in spite of confessing the word, in spite of all that we do? We stand in a stable place when we determine that God and His Word are true in our lives, regardless of what is happening or not happening to us or what appears to being taken care of or what does not appear to be taken care of. It is our determined purpose to believe that His grace (His ability and His love) is taking care of us. We can rest in Him and His finished work. We must believe and know that He has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. They are ours! No discussion about it. It is a settled subject. He alone is our rock and unchanging God. That is our unchanging decision. Our attitude is one of sticking to that decision when it is challenged time after time after time.
You and I are established in many things in the earthly realm. Simple things are established, such as the belief that the sun is going to come up tomorrow and go down today. The sky is up over us. It will rain or snow at some point. We get hungry and thirsty. We breathe oxygen. Our car will start when we turn the ignition. The chair will hold us when we sit on it. The door will open when we put the key in it. These are established facts in our lives. They are something we are sure of.
But what about the established facts that are conditional? We still have certain earthly facts established in our minds, regardless of what happens. We believe we will have food to eat when we are hungry. We believe we will have water to drink when we are thirsty. We believe we will get up in the morning and have a good day. We believe we will go to work and come home. We believe we will have a paycheck when we work. These are all conditional facts, but we still expect these things to happen for us regardless of what someone may tell us or what we see. We still believe. How much more should we believe the unchanging God with His unchanging truth!
In God’s realm, we must establish ourselves on His grace and His goodness much more so than the earthly facts that we have already established in our minds. They are practiced beliefs. Let’s establish our belief system in the truth of God’s Word of assurance to us. We must see God as the One Who takes care of all things for us. That is the definition of an established heart.
MY HEART IS ESTABLISHED IN GOD AND HIS WORD.