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THE HEART OF THE MATTER!

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.


When you speak, teach, walk and talk in this world, are you being honest?   I do not mean to ask are you blatantly lying to everyone you encounter. Rather I mean to ask, what you portray on the outside, is it what lies beneath the shell you let everyone see?  I know that in each of us there is a place that only GOD knows.  Inside your heart, and desires, is there a relation to what you allow people to view? 

                As you walk with GOD,  His Spirit on the inside should begin to match what you strive for on the outside.  That place only GOD knows . . . be it good, bad, sweet, or sour will be moved and changed to match the heart of GOD.  In this way, how you act and what’s in your heart will begin to meet.  To many of us treat our faith as if it’s that person you date behind closed doors but are ashamed of in public.  We act a certain way to fit in at work and school, and when we go home we have to ask for repentance for the content of our conversations, and the character we portrayed.  Like the Apostle Peter we love Christ, but in times of testing and pressure deny him and lie to ourselves with every ill action that allows us to blend in with the world.

                So what can we do?  Each day is an opportunity for us to evaluate ourselves and ask GOD to help us in every area of our lives.  The clean heart that is represented in Christ should be our daily prayer.  For what is on the inside is the heart of the matter.  The transformation of each of us begins inside like a seed and in time blooms on the outside as proof and expression of our Christian faith.  Be encouraged and know GOD will never give up on you.  He sees the end of the race from the beginning, and knows how far you have to go and where he will take you.  Live each day a little bit better than the last.  Recognize your shortcomings, ask for forgiveness, repent and grow in GOD.  The heart transplant will take time, but will never happen if you do not give your heart to him.

I love you always and in all ways.



Rev. M. Harrison

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