Sometimes nothing else but the word of God will do. This morning while reading the "My Daily Sanctuary" portion of my New Living Translation Bible, this scripture touched me in a profound way. Many of us suffer from heart conditions. These heart conditions affect our walk, our purpose our ability to lead others to Christ. Just like our physical hearts we can look great on the outside but suffer from infirmity. We can show up for church, say the right things and obey all the spiritual laws; but if our hearts aren't right it poisons our offering. The inability to forgive, jealousy, fear, broken relationships, anger...can all "clog our arteries". Some, the result of our own life experiences, others generational. Regardless, we need to ask God to search our hearts. Even the kindest, sweetest, most loving people have heart conditions that may hinder God given purpose. I'm reminded of a dear friend who told me she'd led an elderly woman to Christ recently in the course of her job as a caregiver. At the end of the day we should have this ultimate goal in mind, show people Jesus. To lead them to His love and salvation. All that we are doing, the books, the blogs, the movies, the businesses should in some way glorify Him. We can not do this successfully with heart conditions that are not acknowledged and healed. God will reveal our heart conditions. He will be our source of healing and in doing so release us to set others free. To do so we must meditate on the word and expect to hear and receive from Him the deliverance we need. We must remember to ask God, "Create in me a clean heart, renew a loyal spirit within me and restore to me the joy of your salvation." Psalm 51:10,12. Hope this word blesses you today.
"Pray it forward"
Norma
love this!
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