The Empty Spaces

My husband and I were talking about the time we moved into the house we live in currently. Coming from a smaller house we had less belonging, so the house had spaces left over when we were done arranging. Few years down the line everywhere was literally bursting at the seams. What used to look too big now look too small.

I was reminded of the saying… Nature abhors vacuum. If we had left those spaces empty, we could have had to ensure those empty spots were always clean or contend with spiders and their web, dust and other creepy crawlies to deal with.

These things naturally come in because that’s what they do, find spaces to build their homes.

Same goes for our hearts, thoughts and imaginations, we either fill it with the type of thoughts we want or the dust and spiders of life will come and use it for their party ground.

Having positive thoughts is not automatic, but a conscious step daily in learning to talk to yourself, paying attention to what you are thinking and consuming, filtering what you listen to…

Recently, someone told me hepatitis was everywhere and different thoughts ran through my mind…what if I or someone in my family unknowingly have it? the thoughts came with fear and worry, with a little bit of depression creeping in.

Immediately I realized what I was allowing, I began consciously replacing the thoughts I had unconsciously allowed “I am a citizen of zion, sickness and diseases can’t survive in my body. I am God’s temple and the Holy Spirit can not be sick e.t.c. till I had peace and pushed the fear and nonsense thought out.

Don’t allow anyhow thoughts to carry their firewood and cook in your mind, your mind is not a public toilet, don’t treat it like one.

What is taking space in your heart? unforgiveness? Fear? Anger? Worry? Pain? Envy? E.t.c?

Proverbs 4:23 tells me I should guard my heart with all diligence because from out of it flows the issues of life.