A Good Heart

Psalm 78:72 (The Message)

“[David’s] good heart made him a good shepherd.”

It’s all about the heart. That’s where it all starts. If your heart’s good with God, you’ll be good at whatever He’s called you to. God looks at our hearts, our motives, our deepest desires, our most hidden thoughts. We need to allow God a close look at our hearts and allow Him to make them good. We don't have to strive to have a good heart, God says that He'll do it, He's got this thing covered, we've just got to give our hearts to Him...

"And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36:26)

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Give God your heart, let Him God your heart (God Your Heart post), and your life’s journey will be great.

Scrapes & Bruises

Proverbs 16:4

“The Lord works out everything for His own ends – even the wicked for a day of disaster.”

Although nothing in life is perfect, God uses everything in life to make us perfect. He’ll even use wicked people to bring disaster that will bring us closer to Him. He doesn’t bring the bad times, but He’s not afraid of using them to change us. He’s not worried that they will spiral out of His control; He’s bigger than them. He can see the end, He can see the best path for us to walk, and He’ll do everything to get us to walk in that path. What’s a few scrapes and bruises in comparison to eternal life and perfection?

Quality Time

Jeremiah 31:3

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness.”

These holidays I got quite frustrated with a friend that I so love and don’t often see and was therefore pretty desperate to hang out with, but she was unable to see me, not because she didn’t want to, but just because she had busied her whole holidays up. It wasn’t cool. But it got me thinking.

God so loves me and daily draws me to him, but I tend to busy my life so much that I run out of time to spend with my God. And God stands by, calling me, willing me to come to Him, to acknowledge Him, to speak to Him. But even though I know how worthy He is and how great He is to be with, I let everything else crowd my time to the extent that Jesus becomes something I have to fit into my day among all the other things, instead of all the other things fitting around Jesus. Imagine how that must make Him feel. He died for me, yet I can’t give quality time to Him. So not cool!

Content

Proverbs 14:30

“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

As soon as we look at other people and want what they have, our bones start to rot and we become rotten, smelly people. But, when we’re content with what we have and who we are, we are filled with life and peace.