The Intentions Of My Heart

Over the past several weeks I have come to realize that God is working with me to change my mindset. I have come to understand that where He is taking me requires me to grow into a better version of myself in order to handle the blessings God wants to give me or the position He wants to trust me with. For example, if you are in need of an operation and you can choose a car mechanic or a doctor to perform the operation, who are you going to choose? Someone who got a shorter education to specifically work on car engines or someone who committed to studying and working ridiculous hours in hospitals to obtain the education and experience to successfully perform the operation? It took a different mindset for a doctor to work their way from a student with years of sacrificing to become an expert in their field. Being a doctor requires more discipline and time. Neither field is better or worse. Each job demands a different mindset. Both can be equally successful but travel different roads.

This past April I began taking classes at Over The Top Bible College via online. It’s more like Bible boot camp rather than acquiring a degree. The classes are taught by Prophet Robin D. Bullock from Church International in Warrior, Alabama. Let’s just say, I’m constantly looking forward to the next class! I LOVE it! The first few months of classes have focused on foundation or doctrine if you will. You have to understand what you believe in and why or we will always find ourselves out of alignment.

The first essay I had to write was for a book, God Is Absolutely Good by Robin D. Bullock. Have you ever looked at all the chaos that ensues in peoples’ lives and wonder how God could allow that to happen? Or have you ever been told God is testing you by making bad things happen to you? I certainly have! This book, to me, was mind blowing. It completely changed my mindset and perspective on an array of things. It’s maybe 140 pages or so. Amazon offers it or you can even get it on Robindbullock.com under products. I get absolutely NOTHING for recommending his book or if you choose to purchase it. I am recommending this book because it has made an impact on how I personally view things to better understand the Word of God. My prayers have become more focused. I am more aware of my intentions and if I’m being judgy so I can rebuke myself. LOL

I am including a couple excerpts from my book essay that explains why I’m recommending this book and why it had an impact on me.

For such a short book, it was a powerful, thought-provoking book right out of the gate! In today’s world, it seems like everyone thinks everything is rigged or biased. Our judicial system. Our government. Our news stories. The list goes on. Before reading this book it was difficult to understand that anything could be balanced without bias. Now having completed this book with the focus of God is absolutely good, it would be impossible to consider God’s system of government of seed, plant, harvest to not be perfect and fair.

I think what was most eye-opening for me is not only are my words seeds I plant and create a harvest, but so are my thoughts, intentions and actions. I know God searches the heart. He knows if a person (me) is truly excited to see someone else blessed. God is able to distinguish gratefulness and envy in someone’s heart. Both will yield a harvest, one better than the other. God also knows if you have motives for your actions such as fear or greed.

Lester Sumrall gave an interesting revelation, that faith is trust, complete trust. How difficult it must be to love or trust someone because you fear what they’ll do to you. How difficult it must be to be surrounded by people because of what you can give them satisfying their own greed. I am in absolute awe to think God had the intelligence and foresight to take all of this into consideration when He created His system of seed, plant, harvest.

It shouldn’t surprise me that the wisest person in the Old Testament wrote the book of Proverbs outlining how to plant good seed to reap a blessed harvest. I remember when I first received my book, God is Absolutely Good. I was flipping through the pages and came across the outline of seed and harvest in the back. Now having completed the book, the outline speaks differently to me. This book has encouraged me to search my own heart, consider my own thoughts and examine my own actions.

I am truly grateful that because God loves us so much, he wanted to save us. He chose Abraham to plant a seed using the intentions of Abraham’s heart to bring forth the harvest of Jesus Christ. Because of Jesus’ blood sacrifice not only am I covered in grace, but I have a heartfelt praise for God. I praise Him for His Word. Now that I understand seed, plant, harvest I praise God for the Holy Spirit giving me revelation through His Word so that I may repent for the words I’ve spoken in times of desperation or anger. I praise God that the blood covers my sin and prevents the bad harvest that I deserve. This book has left my heart happy and excited to read the next book!

This book, using scripture, explains how our words are seeds in our lives. If you speak something negatively over yourself you are planting a seed for that specific thing. I have always heard how tithes and offerings are seeds and reap a harvest. Never did I put words and intentions together to realize they too are seeds we plant that reap a harvest. Same with our intentions and thoughts. Your environment also matters. Seeds can’t grow in chaos. That doesn’t mean you have to move or you need to leave your job. It means you need to lean into God and trust him and pray over it. God will move you or promote you in His perfect timing but it's challenging to trust Him if you don't believe He is ABSOLUTELY GOOD! I promise, His timing is always perfect. Maybe God’s working to change your mindset before He moves you into your blessing….

Should you choose to read this book I hope you share your own revelations with me. I know I usually share how God has moved in my personal life but today  I am feeling that God wants to move in the life of someone else. Someone who hasn’t experienced it yet. I pray the person reading these words is blessed and the seeds these words are planting in someone’s heart grow exponentially. I pray your relationship with God leaves you grateful and wanting more. Take steps to grow. Seek God and He will show you how to proceed. I pray one day soon I am reading about your story and how God has moved in your life!

 

God bless!!!