get the clods out of your heart

WEEK TWO—Dec 10
Hearing the Voice of God
We want to allow the Holy Spirit to dig in the soil of our hearts and reveal the clods that are keeping truth from taking root. This will make all the difference.
Seven clues that indicate possible clods:
Pressures within you that are being held at abeyance, and are not truly gone.
Issues which come back regularly.
Any habitual or stubborn sin pattern
Habitual weakness-mental, emotional, physical or spiritual
Anything within that is contrary to peace, hope, faith and love.
Anything within that lines up with the activity of Satan.
Addictions or out-of control areas.
Read the book of Ephesians to help prepare for next week.

Close with this song “The Divine Gift”

O God of light, Thy Word, a lamp unfailing,
Shines through the darkness of our earthly way.
O’er fear and doubt, o’er black despair prevailing,
Guiding our steps to Thine eternal day.

From days of old, through swiftly rolling ages,
Thou hast revealed Thy will to mortal men.
Speaking to saints, to prophets, kings and sages,
Who wrote the message with immortal pen.

Un-dimmed by time, the Word is still revealing
To sinful men Thy justice and Thy grace,
And questing hearts that long for peace and healing,
See Thy compassion in the Saviour’s face.

To all the world the message Thou art sending,
To every land, to every race and clan,
And myriad tongues, in one great anthem blending,
Acclaim with joy Thy wondrous gift to man.


Ephesians 6:14-18
Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. (The Message bible )


What a high calling for daily living! How can you live like this?? How do you apply these truths every single day so that it can become a lifestyle? What does it mean to embrace the Holy Spirit?

It doesn’t just happen because you want it to---you have to DO something---well that’s the hard, easy part---willingly surrender yourself to God each day—not once, but several times a day until it becomes second nature to think like that. Say it even if you feel like your mind is telling you NO—I can’t do this, I don’t really want to do this---your mind will be thinking those kind of things even though the whole time the desire of your heart is to submit to Him. You wouldn’t be considering it--- if it wasn’t in your heart---GOD put that desire there, and He can bring it to fruition.

Today we are going to discuss and learn about the differences between the heart and mind. The way our brain was created to incorporate the depth of the heart.
We are also going to take the verses of scripture above and dissect them sentence by sentence, allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal truths to our hearts.
For 2 or 3 weeks following, we will be looking into some strongholds to watch out for that cause problems for the heart—and how to get rid of them once and for all, allowing a healthy, anointed spiritual flow of communication to and from the heart.
Amazing recent evidence indicates that the heart begins to beat in the unborn fetus even before the brain is formed so it appears that the heart truly holds primary status as the initiator of human life.
These worksheets are created to help the people who learn better by writing things down. We are all different, so don’t feel obligated to take notes.