Heart, Mind and Revelation

Going into this past Sunday at Journey, knowing we were going to be addressing the topic of discerning truth, I felt inspired one night to write a poem. Writing poetry has greatly helped me process and express the things I've learned or wrestled with throughout my life, especially since I started following Jesus. I hope that you will find this poem beneficial in some way as well. The poem is entitled "Heart, Mind and Revelation".

The heart and the mind

Two parts of us, meant to coincide

But it’s the times when they seem to divide

That reveal a subtle danger

Consider the rise of emotions

As a story touches us with empathetic notions

Calling to our longings or experience through narrative

Taking the back door of the mind, so it seems imperative

Heart-strings plucked and what we feel

Can shape our beliefs of what's true and real

So, the heart thwarts the mind’s discerning

As the flames of emotion begin their burning

Because it feels good in the embers’ light

Therefore, we think, our hearts must be right

That, my friends, I call mental mutiny

And it’s all too common for you and me

Beware the heart’s manipulation

We must thoughtfully fight for our emancipation

For we are otherwise slaves to futile thinking

If the wine of emotion is what our minds are drinking

We can so easily slip from wisdom and truth

If we let what we feel, take the wheel and rule

Our hearts must be anchored to the Word of God

Because every other “truth” is a cheap facade

Sometimes lies contain parts of the truth

That’s Satan’s tactic, which is so often used

So I urge my friends, to guard your souls

With the Lord’s revelation, through scripture, as a whole

Now, I want to address the needs of our hearts

There’s deep wounds and shame that tear us apart

We need comfort and hope, our soul’s are longing

For love, peace, answers, and a sense of belonging

Where can we find that? There are countless theories

But only one can truly give rest to us weary

His name is Jesus, and that’s not a cliché

He is the One and only way

To be rescued from wrath, delivered from sin

Revived, transformed and restored within

Our adoption as children of God is through Him

Trusting in Jesus is where soul-satisfaction begins

It’s the love of the Father, the encouragement of Christ

And the help of the Spirit that gives us true life

We need to receive Him, this God, three-in-one

In the fullness of the Father, the Spirit and the Son

Not as man attempts to mold him our way

‘Cause He is the potter, He’s not the clay

But His glory, through Scripture, is on display

And He’s all that we need each and every day