“I delight to do Thy will, Oh my God: yea, Thy law is within my heart (not, ‘in my head’)” (Psa 40:8).
Some children of God realize only in their deathbed that they had not delighted to do the will of God. They are attacked by evil spirits, they see dreams of the devil coming to attack them – all because they had been murmuring and complaining in their lifetime, and were not happy to do the will of God. The things of God were in their head but not in their heart. They did their own will and walked in their own ways.
The heart and the mind are connected. “Serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind” (I Chron 28:9). So if your heart is not right with God, your mind will one day be definitely attacked by the devil. You will have a desire to pray but your mind will be confused. The devil will say, “Prayer is not important. Run around and do your work.” Your heart will desire purity but the devil will be attacking your mind. Your mind may even be attacked with nightmares. There is always a conflict between your head and the heart. The heart must win.
“My son, give Me thine heart” (Prov 23:26). You gave your heart to Jesus when you got saved. Give your heart to Jesus once again. Then the devil cannot attack your mind. The evil is waiting to attack us in the weakest moment of our life. If we give our heart to God, if we delight to do the will of God, whether in life or in death, the devil cannot attack us. The weakest moment of our life will become the strongest moment. “Out of weakness were made strong” (Heb 11:34).
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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