My pastor mentioned that the Holy Spirit would bear witness to the Word of God sown in our hearts. I imagined the Holy Spirit's witness to those Word-seeds infusing them with life and roots springing forth. His witness freed my heart to accept the Word as truth.
I began to wonder what witness I had trusted regarding other things that had taken root in my heart. Was the witness culture? Upbringing? Fears? For example, for many years I had a poverty mentality. My childhood said that I would be poorly provided for and I must worry and work to care for myself. That seed grew large and ruled my thinking for decades. Looking back, I see it was a lie, as I have never lacked any good thing. However, I still tended to see lack where there was none.
The Holy Spirit would never bear witness to poverty in my life. He would bear witness to such promises as Philippians 4:19 (KJV), "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Matthew 18:16b (Amplified version) reads, "...every word may be confirmed and upheld by the testimony of two or three witnesses." My prayers now include, "Holy Spirit, please point out my thoughts to which You cannot bear witness!"
I see myself walking into a greater manifestation of God's freedom with each change of thought.
I love this life!
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