HEART LOVE

November 1
HEART LOVE
. . . The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy
Ghost which is given unto us. — ROMANS 5:5
“I hate my mother-in-law!” a minister’s wife once said to me.
“I don’t even know if I’m saved or not, because the Bible says,
‘Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that
no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him’” (1 John 3:15).
I knew this woman was saved and filled with the Holy Spirit.
But I also knew that she was letting the devil dominate her
through her mind and flesh.
So I said, “Look me in the eye and say out loud, ‘I hate my
mother-inlaw.’ As you’re saying this, check up on the inside of
you — because the love of God has been shed abroad in our
hearts, not our heads — and tell me what is happening.”
She did what I had asked and said, surprised, “Something is
‘scratching’ me down in my spirit!”
“Yes, something on the inside of you is trying to get your
attention,” I told her. “The love of God in your spirit wants to
dominate you, but you are allowing your mind — where those
thoughts have built up — to dominate you. In your heart, you
actually love everyone.”
“Yes, I do,” she agreed. “What shall I do now?”
“Act in love. And let your heart dominate you — not your
head.”
Confession
I let the love of God shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit dominate me.

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