The Natural Man is an enemy to God. The Natural Man is racist. The Natural Man uses hate to progress an idea. The Natural Man destroys property that belongs to someone who has worked had for it. The Natural Man destroys friendships and family relationships via social media through being hateful instead of agreeing to disagree. How do we calm the Natural Man? First, we have to admit the Natural Man exists within us. I definitely have my Natural Man moments. I pray to strengthen myself to not have so many Natural Man moments. To change the Natural Man one doesn't embark on being a Natural Man. To change the Natural Man a mighty change of heart must occur. A mighty change of heart occurs through bringing Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ into one's life. The mighty change of heart occurs when pray is humbly a part of one's day. The mighty change of heart occurs through placing all past injustices, perceived or real, at the feet of Jesus Christ. The mighty change of heart occurs when forgiveness replaces hate and anger. The mighty change of heart occurs when repentance replaces racism. The mighty change of heart occurs when we, as a society, truly can say that we "judge a man by the content of his character and not the color of his skin." The mighy change of heart occurs one by one. The mighty change of heart occurs after pride is released, and allows humility to instigate the change needed. Until society has the mighty change of heart, things will only get worse. Preaching through a megaphone does not create a mighty change of heart. When those who have experienced the mighty change of heart stand together, the Holy Ghost is so strong; He can calm the heart of the adversary. I've seen it happen even in these tumultuos times. The policman who hands over every thing on his belt to his co-workers to accept the breakdance challenge. The protester that walks up to the police officer and hugs him. The group of people that stood between the mob and the police to protect the police from flying glass. The group of people that stood around a statue allowing their silence, and the presence of the Holy Ghost to soften the hearts of the mob. Yes. We can have a mighty change of heart in society. But, it takes patience, and unity. Stand tall while on your knees praying to maintain the mighty change of heart, or to have the mighty change of heart. Strengthen the mighty change of heart through scripture reading, and daily prayer. One step at a time.
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7/12/2020 11:30:58 pm
We need courage in our hearts, this will give us the motivation to continue in this life. Whenever we feel afraid and whenever we feel lost. We can always pray to the Lord and ask for that guidance. It will give us the light that will bring clarity in our lives. We are always making the right decision in our lives.. We are here for that chance that we need to correct our mistakes. It will remove the heaviness in our hearts.
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