How to Have a Strong Heart – Part Two

“Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord” Psalm 31: 24.

        Heart is the Hebrew word for mind, purpose, intention, or insight.

        The following is a revolutionary concept that can change your life.

        It is said of God “He will strengthen your heart.” Such a concept has been veiled in meaning. The organ of the heart is a marvel. This rugged four-chambered, four-valved pump which handles 5,000 gallons of blood a day, almost enough to fill a railroad tank car. It supplies the circulatory system through 12,000 miles of vessels, and in the course of the average lifetime beats two and one half billion times. There is an additional strategic function of the heart long unknown.

        Now without regard for that statement a British researcher at Southampton University and author Dr. Alan Watkins help our understanding. In his book Mind-Body Medicine: a Clinician’s Guide to Psycho/neuro/immunology he speaks of the heart as the body’s powerhouse which has a “hitherto unrecognized role in balancing the entire human system.” He states the heart produces 50 times more electrical energy than the brain and a thousand times more electro-magnetic energy. Being the strongest power source in the body it coordinates all the other body systems, including the brain, commonly thought to be the dominant organ. 

        The process is known as “entrainment.” It produces harmony throughout all of the body. 

        He illustrates it by observing a flock of birds. Have you ever seen a large dense flock of birds flying along and all at once they all instantly dart in the same direction in response to a threat. That togetherness is entrainment. Dr. Watkins says biological systems entrain. The heart sets the pattern. In humans it only happens in response to a positive emotional state. All body systems have their body clocks which have their own rhythm.  When there is a positive emotional state these rhythms synchronize. When this happens the brain works better, the immune system functions better, and your hormonal system is at its best.

        Let the Lord strengthen you as a result of your hope and spiritual entrainment will follow.

        When our Lord says He will strengthen our heart He is saying  He will help our brain, immune system, and hormones work together to our fullest advantage.  All of this happens when the Lord is allowed to strengthen your heart by you thinking with the mind of Christ. That is, having His thoughts on each issue. Such positive thoughts impact all of your life.

        Is your hope that God keeps His word and He will strengthen your heart. If so, pause and renew your commitment to Him.