by James M
(Melbourne, Australia)
1 Sam. 16:7
I’ve been so fascinated with hearts lately for some reason because it is pretty much the most important organ in our body, physically and spiritually. The heart is what gives us our passions and desires and it enables us to love.
Having the right heart can get you to amazing places that you never thought you would ever be, but having the wrong heart can get you to the wrong places, especially when God will judge you one day.
1 Chronicles 28:9
This is God’s message for you, just change the name ‘Solomon’ to your name and this is what God wants for you.
The most frustrating thing in our society is that we are all so worried about trying to please people and gain approval by showing it on the outside. We must have the best clothes and jewellery, the latest items, etc.
They get so caught up in it and forget about who they were inside, they lose control and fall into temptation, which is what the enemy planned and he will target your heart from time to time. Let me tell you, there will always be a person who will light you up and expose who you really are.
I want you to ask yourself a question, where are you going to stop short when God is ready to judge you, will you have the right heart? I will explain some type of hearts we could have.
I. A Heart of Greed.
2 Peter 2:14
If you have a heart of greed, it means you always will be looking for something more, the bigger, the better and that little extra, to satisfy your own self. And you may think you feel satisfied for a short time BUT it will never last because God Himself has purposely created a void in us that He can only fill and he will only do that if we ask him.
That’s why we have so many people searching for the meaning of life; People try sex, money, drugs, alcohol, people, worldly objects and religion. I’m sure you know that the bigger hole you dig, the harder it will be to get out.
There have been many people who are so focused on themselves and when they don’t get something they wanted, they go out of their way and even manipulate people and usually make a mess of their own lives at times. Are you searching for something more?
Are you thinking that maybe if you were rich, you will be fulfilled, or something close to that? Well, sorry but I have to say that ain’t going to happen and that is the BASIC TRUTH!
I’m not saying you can’t enjoy what your heart desires or something you want. But I’m saying, enjoy it for the right reasons, as we look into this verse,
Ecclesiastes 5:19 to 6:2
Do you always want something more? Do you feel that you have a Heart of Greed? Then I have an answer for you. To put it bluntly, you haven’t fully grasped having God in your life. God is waiting for you to ask him to become closer to you, clearer to you.
God wants to fulfil your life and He will bless you, if you follow him and set your heart on his will and on things above. There is no better feeling than that and that’s the way God intended it to be!
II. A Heart of Pride.
As I say a Heart of Pride, there are two types of Pride; the first one is described in this verse:
Hosea 13:6
Are you too comfortable with yourself at the moment? Is it because you feel that you have done enough and God has blessed you. I heard from a remarkable young woman preach this, ‘You should never be satisfied of where you are with God; We should feel the need to get even closer to God every moment and the closer you get to God, the closer he gets to you!’.
Your relationship with God never stops, it gets better and stronger and closer as you spend more time with him and yet people do become proud and forget about Jesus. It’s really saddening that they were once on the right track and soon got distracted by the world; it certainly breaks God’s heart. This does happen to Christians.
The other type of pride is mentioned in Psalms 10:4.
Psalms 10:4
Do you feel that you don’t need God as you are doing very well with your own life? Do you think that you should have full control over your life and make your own decisions as to how they suit your own benefits?
When you have a heart of Pride, it is usually because you have built your self-esteem so high with worldly things, achievements, trophies and money that make you feel invincible, that
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