Have you ever asked yourself the questions "Who am I?" or "Why am I here?"
God has already answered those questions for us. Revelations 4:11 says "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou has created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created." Isaiah 43:7 says "Even everyone that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him." So...who are you and why are you here? You are God's creation and you are here for His pleasure and His glory. God did not create us so that He could have the front-row seat to our ongoing saga of follies and failures. He created us because He delights in us! We are the apple of His eye, created to be His treasure. He taught us a very important lesson about treasures, when He said "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matthew 6:21.
There's a funny thing about our hearts...we try to always act like they are perfect, but Jeremiah 17:9 says our hearts are deceitful above all else. Hearts lie. Eve let her heart convince her that she deserved more. Lot's wife perished because her heart couldn't let go of the sin in Soddom & Gomorrah. Hearts follow emotion and a lot of times they easily buy into satan's lies. "Follow your heart" is the stuff of fairy tales and many nightmares. I've endured and seen other's endure a lot of struggles because my heart wanted something I knew God didn't want for me. We can occasionally change our circumstances, but only God can change our hearts. There are several verses that teach us what to do when we know God needs to do a little "open heart" surgery on us:
In Matthew 22:37, Jesus told us to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." When you determine to love Him with ALL of your heart, its not very hard to surrender control to Him.
Psalm 62:8 says to "Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." When you are going through a trial, or even when you are overjoyed by some amazing blessing, pour your heart out to Him. When you completely empty yourt heart in His presence, He can fill it up with His amazing spirit.
Psalm 62:10 says "Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them." My hope is built on nothing less...than Jesus' blood and righteousness! I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus name! Where have you placed your hope? Is it in the riches and stability that your career can bring or do you live by faith, knowing He will provide?
Psalm 86:11 says "Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." We desperately need an undivided heart...a heart that only desires His will and seeks not its own desires. I think this is the hardest verse for me...yet we know "a house divided against itself will not stand." Matthew 12:25.
If you haven't already, give Him your whole heart! Do not cheat yourself of the supernatural strength He is anxious to show on your behalf!
"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." 2 Chronicles 16:9.
Seeking a perfect heart,
Amberly
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