God is most concerned with my heart.
1 Samuel 16:7: But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for
I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things
people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
How is my heart? Am I holding on to bitterness? Am I holding on to anger? I am upset about some things that are out of
my control and I do pray that these things will resolve.
These
things aren’t happening to ME but they are happening to people I love. So…I guess you could say that it is happening
to me. I do know that God has His hand
on/in/around the situation…I just have to continue to give thanks for all of
it. What? Give thanks for it? Thanksgiving brings peace. Ann Voskamp states, “Could it be- no one
receives the peace of God without giving thanks to God?”
My fruit? Jesus said in Matthew 7: 17-20: “So,
every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear
bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not
bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them
by their fruits.”
Is my fruit juicy, sweet and
healthy? Or is it ugly, dark and
shriveled up? If I hold on to the
bitterness and anger…then my fruit becomes dangerous. I’ll begin to stress out, snap at those I
love because I’m tired and worried, and basically just not be a happy person to
be around.
“You can ventilate safely to Me, because
talking with Me tempers your thoughts and helps you see things from My
perspective.” ~Jesus Calling
In Romans 7:15 Paul says, “For
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the
very thing I hate.”
Why is that? Why do I do the very thing I hate…continue to
hold a grudge or anger with this situation?
It is so hard to let go of that anger when it is hurting the ones that I
love. Maybe it is something we all need
to do and then it will be easier?
I believe it was Lysa TerKeurst that
said, “God says bring your willingness and I’ll meet you there!” I love this because I have a vision of God
just waiting for me…kneeling down and waiting for me to show up…to wake up and
let go of the worry and anger about this situation. I’m certainly not acting like Jesus in THIS
situation.
God takes our broken hearts and gives us
His.
“Above all else guard your heart, for
everything you do flows from it.”
Proverbs 4:23
So…just taking time this week to breathe in the grace
that He covers me with and to examine my heart and my fruit!
“The moment your heart pounds out who God is and who you
are- the lights go on and you win!” Ann
Voskamp
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