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Since you received Jesus into your heart, you no longer live a hopeless life. You have Christ in you as Galatians 2:20 tells you, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” This verse explains that Christ lives within believers, transforming their lives. Here’s another example in Colossians 1:27 which says, “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Jesus speaks about His presence in your life. “But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.” (Romans 8:10) Christ dwells in your heart through faith “so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love…” (Ephesians 3:17) We know how that works. Faith comes by hearing God’s Word, God’s leading. God’s Word is Christ, but He wants to put Christ into your heart. Christ authors faith in you, but you must receive it. That means, Christ writes the faith on your heart. When you receive the Father’s faith, you get access to God’s grace. When you yield to God’s grace to the point that God’s grace does God’s works through you, your heart has opened to receive Christ. When the Bible talks about your heart, it’s not talking about the organ that pumps blood through your body. That’s your physical heart, which has nothing to do with your heart that is your innermost mind and soul. The Bible is talking about your innermost mind, which is your soul. It calls your innermost mind “your heart.”

Ask God to answer these questions.

1. What does it mean to have Christ living in you?
2. How can Christ be in your heart but not in your physical heart?
3. What is faith, and how does Christ put it in your heart?
4. What does it mean to be crucified with Christ?
5. How do you get more grace?

Bonus questions:

1. Why does the Bible call your mind your heart?
2. What is the hope of glory mentioned in Colossians 1:27?
3. How does hearing God’s Word give you faith?
4. What does it mean for God’s grace to do God’s works through you?
5. Why does the Bible say your body will die because of sin?

1. Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
2. Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
3. Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
4. You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
5. Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
6. Reject the lies and receive the truth.
7. Take notes.
8. Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.

Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love.