The Roots of Your Heart

"But each of you had better tremble and turn from your sins. Silently search your heart as you lie in bed." -Psalm 4:4

How many have you said "That wasn't like me to say" or "That was definitely out of the ordinary coming from me"? We have moments in this way where we have acted "out of the ordinary" or said something that we did not filter before it came out of our mouth. Each of us have a beating heart that is deeper than we think. That goes deeper than our mind. Many times we use our minds to filter out our actions or our words so the people around us don't really notice what our heart is really like. Sometimes we tend to explode out of nowhere and use the phrases "that wasn't like me".

When our true heart shows how do we react? Do we just cut off the branches or do we go deep to the roots? 99% guaranteed just cut off the branches. I'm guilty of it, your guilty of it. If our true heart shows we swear that we will never act that way again. And we mean it. Then we repeat our mistake. You can't approach your heart and your life with just cutting off the branches and leaving the roots. We must dig deep and realize what is deep inside our heart that is slowly making it rot. We must admit that we have heart problems, even if it doesn't seem like it we do, and cut away the roots. It's time to pull out the tree and throw it away. Let God plant the seeds of your heart this time and let His seeds grow. Forget your old ways. Be done with them. Be done with the controlling, the swearing, the rudeness, the foul mouth, the sexual desires, the lies.

I have a hunger to change and I pray that God puts this hunger in each and every person because the only way to change is to indulge in that hunger for Christ. Fill your heart with His Word and He will plant beautiful seeds that will grow and flourish. Let Christ's heart be your heart.