MIND YOUR INTAKE 4
Romans 10:12-18
We are still on the matter of intakes into our body system. Another entry point is the ear. The ear is a major access into the body. The human body is configured to respond and act based on what it receives from the ear. There was an incident, sometimes ago. Some people were sitting and charting at a shopping complex. Suddenly two men rushed out shouting “they have come o!“ and started running. The people who were sitting and charting all rose up and started running. The shop owners quickly shut their stalls and locked themselves inside. All of them responded to just a “shout” without knowing what they were running from! What happened? They responded to what they heard.
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Roman 10:17
Yes, Faith indeed comes and is reinforced by what we hear. You hear first. You believed and then you act. In the same vein, fear comes by what enters your ear. This is why you must be mindful of what you hear. If you keep on hearing faith word, your life will be filled with success. But if you surround yourself with non-edifying people; who would rather speak fear and doubt into your hearing all the time, they will soon pull you down to their level.
You can determine what enters and is processed through your ear. What music do you listen to? What programs do you connect to on the airwaves? Who are your friends or company; are they faith lifters or faith extinguishers? You can know who they are by what they speak to you.
This new year. Don’t listen to prophets of doom be it spiritual or political. They have said the year would be tough! And so what? Was there any year they did not say that before? Yet we always made it. You are dwelling under grace. When things are tough and rough, grace lifts you on top. Don’t let their sayings trouble you with fear. You are a child of God. Remember our confession? “When men are saying it is a casting down; as for me and my household; it is a lifting up”.
Separate yourself from people who attack your faith either subtly or directly. The internet and the airways are filled with hate-preachers whose ministry is to attack men of God and biblical principles. Run away from them. Stick to your church family and bible standards. Don’t let them “preach” you out of Divine cover. You are what you hear. Stay blessed.
MEDITATION: Faith comes by hearing. Fear (doubt) comes by hearing. Choose one.
