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保守你的心
作者:內特-約翰斯頓 Nate Johnston
來源:內特-約翰斯頓臉書
日期:2022.9.1
翻譯:Kate
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幾天前我做了一個夢,夢見我拿著一張檢查表,上簡單地寫著 "保守你的心"。我相信上帝現在比以往任何時候都希望我們保守自己的心,因為無論你是否看到,我們正處於一個關鍵的轉捩點,我們的行動、情感和心態都很關鍵。

8月感覺像是一場跨越所有方面的重大考驗,從關係、動機和身份,到使命和目的,以及許多其他方面,仇敵一直試圖激動你,希望你在接近終點的時候犯錯或放棄。

以下是我記得在夢中寫在清單上的一些事情:

重播過去

保守你的心免受:

心中重播過去的錯誤和失敗
過去的故障和船難
舊的標籤、所有權和破壞性的話語
舊的罪行和苦難
重溫過去被背叛的季節
重溫已經死亡和處理過的創傷和觸發因素
來自上帝正在處理或已經處理的過去的不光彩行為。
試圖修復或辯解神要做的事。
舊人或舊關係試圖重新接觸你並阻礙你。

在你的關係中

保守你的心免於:

爭鬥和分裂
流言蜚語和嘮叨
評判並排擠他人
臆測別人的動機和性格
小小的傷害和違法行為不斷增加
讓敵人拆散神的關係
對家庭和婚姻的爭戰
透過仇敵的謊言造成關係的破裂
讓敵人搶奪你的內心世界。

沉睡與冷漠

保守你的心免受:

突然缺乏在隱密處的動力
灰心和失望
自滿和冷漠試圖偷走你的火熱,轉移你的感情。
誘惑和分心
沉睡試圖哄騙你進入屬靈的夢鄉
妥協和三心二意
想放棄
心理鬥爭和思想轟炸。
自滿和沉睡的人。
恐懼和錯誤的預測
保守你的心免受
敵人的惡魔式旁白,竊取你的注意力和注意力。
敵人對你生活的恐懼預測。
沉重的焦慮和不祥的恐懼。
屬世的智慧告訴你放棄,不要冒險/安全行事,而不是走信心之路。
你的環境使你感到沮喪。
相信你永遠不會到達那裡,一切都會出錯。
突然對你生活的每個領域產生非理性的恐懼。

但我今天禱告,你不會被敵人的這些任務所迷惑,而是希望你能衝破火焰、幻覺和干擾,看到神奉耶穌的名做祂所說的事!

"你要保守你心,勝過保守一切(或譯:你要切切保守你心),因為一生的果效是由心發出。"(箴言4:23)

 


Nate Johnston

A few nights ago I had a dream where I was holding a checklist that simply said “Protect your heart” written at the top. I believe God is wanting us to protect our hearts right now more than ever because whether you see it or not we are at a pivotal turning point where our actions, affections, and heart posture is critical.
August has felt like a major test across all fronts from relationships, motives, and identity, to mission and purpose and many more where the enemy has been trying to TRIGGER you in hopes that you would MESS UP or GIVE UP so close to the finish line.
Here are some of the things I remember written on the list in the dream;

REHEARSING THE PAST

Protect your heart from;
Rehearsing past mistakes and failures
Past breakdowns and shipwrecks
Old labels, ownerships, and damaging words
Old offences and bitterness
Reliving past seasons of betrayal
Reviving dead and dealt with trauma and triggers
Dishonor from the past that God is dealing with or has dealt with.
Trying to fix or justify what Is Gods to do.
Old people or connections trying to re-access you and hold you back.

IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

Protect your heart from;

Strife and division
Gossip and chatter
Judging others and writing them off
Assumption of peoples motives and character
Small hurts and offences that add up
Letting the enemy break apart God-alignments
Warfare against families and marriages
Relational disconnect through the enemy planting lies
Letting the enemy rob your inner circle.

SLUMBER & APATHY

Protect your heart from;

The sudden lack of motivation to be in the secret place
Discouragement and disappointment
Complacency and apathy trying to steal your fire and divert your affections.
Temptations and distractions
Slumber trying to lull you into spiritual sleep.
Compromise and double mindedness
Wanting to give up
Mental warfare and bombarding thoughts.
People who are complacent and asleep.

FEAR & THE WRONG FORECAST

Protect your heart from;

Demonic narratives of the enemy that steal your focus and attention.
The enemy’s fear-fueled forecast for your life.
Crippling anxiety and foreboding fear.
Earthly wisdom that tells you to quit and not risk/ play it safe instead the walk of faith.
Letting your circumstances preach you depressed.
Believing you will never get there and it will all go wrong.
Sudden irrational fear over every area of your life.

But I pray today that you would not fall prey to these assignments of the enemy but that you would press through the fires, illusions, and distractions and SEE God do what He said He would do in Jesus name!

“So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life” Proverbs 4:23