2011 May 29th
Sunday Sermon at Yoido Full Gospel Church ? Seoul, Korea
Speaker: Senior Pastor Rev. Yonggi Cho
You Can Control Your Life by Controlling Your Heart
(Proverbs 16:32)
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We encounter tsunami of misery numerous times in our lives such as psychological and physical pain, and sorrows coming from our daily lives. We ought to overcome these sufferings and live happily. To make that happen, the first thing we need to do is to control our hearts and minds.

1. Clean and organize your heart
1) Clean off all the dirt of hatred, anger, jealousy, envy, pride and greed as well as a sense of guilt that is hurting one's conscience with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
2) Get rid of negative thinking ? Drive out demons and conquer your heart with the grace of redemption on the Cross.
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2. Have a hopeful dream and look forward to it
1) Blessings instead of poverty
2) Freedom instead of sins and slavery to the devil and pain
3) Renewed life from the Lord
4) Healthy life instead of physical weakness
5) Blessed life from God (Psalm 103:1-5)
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3. Use your faith
1) Believe in God ? Believe in God’s Word
2) Think and see things that do not yet exist as if they already exist
3) Take action with courage

4. Control your heart with words
1) Acknowledge your dreams and faith and then your dreams and faith will seize your heart.
2) Sustain the atmosphere of faith
3) Focus on prayer to God in the atmosphere of faith
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When our life is suppressed with mental and physical pain and sorrows coming from daily life, our hearts and minds are completely oppressed. And then our thoughts, dreams, and language becomes negative. If our minds and hearts are full of psychological dirt, demons like rats, will reside there in groves.