What’s the condition of my heart?
Is it soft?
Is it big?
What’s the condition of your’s?
Writing about the size of our hearts reminds me of one of the Glasser Family’s Christmas traditions. We watch ‘The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” every year. The Grinch was very concerned about the size of his heart so he often measured it. He wanted a small heart so he wouldn’t feel anything or care about anybody else.
What about us?
Do we want a small heart? A hard heart?
God talks to us often about the condition of our hearts. In Ezekiel 11, God promises restoration if we will repent –
- if we will turn from focusing on what we want,
- if we will turn away from our need for control,
- if we will turn away from the things that keep us so busy that we don’t have time for God,
- if we will turn away from whatever is holding us back from loving God with all our heart, soul and mind.
When we turn to God, he promises he will give us an undivided heart – a heart centered on him and his love and his grace. He promises he will bring a new wind of his spirit into our lives – giving us purpose and meaning. He promises to replace our heart of stone which is rebellious and self-centered with a heart devoted to obeying God.
When we do this, we are his people and he is our God.
When we’re committed to God, our hearts are big and open to things God loves and cares about.
What is the condition of your heart?
Please grow our hearts, Abba Father.
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I want a heart that will be after God. For years I thought my heart was in a good place. I am learning that my heart even though big was hard.. God has been working on my heart and it is becoming softer more how He wants it to be. Good post. I believe that we should examine our hearts often.
Thanks! God mentions the condition of our hearts often in his word – it’s important to him so it should be important to us. And we might think we’re doing ok until we examine it closely…..and often. I know I’m surprised by what I find there at different times.
I am always surprised but so glad He reveals it to me.