Same Old Crap In The Brand New File Cabinet?

Our hearts are like a file cabinet—and our belief system is stored there.

Most of our subconscious, controlling beliefs are established (filed away in our hearts) by the time we are 8 years old.

These controlling beliefs were “caught” not “taught”.

They determine our reactions and behavior—our response to the circumstances of life.

With our rational mind, we can say “I’m never going to behave like that…” but it’s the belief system in our heart that actually determines how we behave.

Author and psychologist Jonathan Haidt uses the analogy of an elephant and the rider…

The emotional side (heart) is the Elephant and the rational side is the Rider. Perched on the Elephant, the Rider holds the reins and seems to be the leader. But the Rider’s control is precarious because he is so small compared to the Elephant. Anytime the six-ton Elephant and the Rider disagree about which direction to go, the Rider is going to lose—he is completely overmatched by the size, strength, and will of the Elephant.

The heart “determines the course” of our lives (Proverbs 4.23 NLT).

If our heart determines the course of our lives—the question must be asked…

Can our hearts be changed?

Can the old files be replaced?

Can a new controlling belief system be established?

We believe that God makes us new. We believe He gives us a new heart.

“I will give you a new heart and I will put a new spirit in you.” (Ezekiel 36.26 NLT)

So, the answer is: yes, our hearts can be changed and the old files can be replaced!

We’ve been given a new heart, a new file cabinet—the opportunity to believe and respond differently.

Unfortunately, most of us start putting the same old crap in the brand new file cabinet…

We reach for the familiar.

We go to our default—those old beliefs that filled our old hearts and controlled our lives.

Jesus said, “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart…” (Luke 6.45).

Our hearts are a treasury—a storage place.

From what we store in our hearts, our lives will produce.

Don’t store the same old small, weak, insecure, fearful, anxious, greedy, selfish, untrusting beliefs.

You have a new heart, a treasury—a brand new file cabinet.

Fill it with a new belief system, one that matches what God says about you.

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