Heart Blockage

"Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior." ~ Ephesians 4:31


Physically speaking it is possible to lose the vitality, strength, and stamina that you once had, even to the point of having pains in your chest! This could be a sign of heart trouble, caused by blockages in the arteries going to your heart. The good news is these blockages can be removed, and the result can cause you to return to a normal lifestyle.

The same is true in our spiritual lives! Bitterness, un-forgiveness, harsh words, anger, and resentments are all blockages that will cut-off the flow of God's blessings in our lives. These blockages will cause us extreme personal pain. We might say, "I'm just mad!" All of us go through times of personal anger, because of the injuries of others. However, when we hold these hurts of our past, they will poison our present, and destroy our future. These hurts of the past will make our lives miserable. They will consume us to the point we can think about nothing else, from the time we get up in the morning, until we go to sleep at night. Sometimes, hurts of the past will even keep us awake. They will get into our dreams. These hurts of our past move into our lives and take over our very existence. Remember, satan wants an atmosphere in which he can live comfortably, and that atmosphere is sin.

These blockages of emotional wounds must be removed from our lives! When they are, the steady river-flow of new life, blessing and victory, that God planned for us, will be created. After the removal of sin, there must be a renewal of our spirits. Verse twenty-four instructs us to, "... put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

While satan feels at home in sin, Holy Spirit does not! Your enemy wants to use the events of your past to influence everything about you. He will paralyze you with fear and shame. However, when you forgive those who have wronged you, and release your past to your heavenly Father's loving care, you can walk in freedom. You can trade your sorrow for His joy. You can trade your shame for His peace, love, and victory. That is better than a heart by-pass! God removes the blockages, completely! Do you have a blockage that needs removal?