Hard Hearts

It has been far too long since I last posted on here. My summer has been rather tumultuous. I promise to get back to being regular on here. No one really reads this thing though, so who cares?

Anyway, yesterday evening was my end to a 7-day fast. The Lord really did a lot of plowing in this hard heart of mine; breaking up a lot of rough ground and preparing me for a season of planting. One thing I've noticed is that as we grow older and become more seasoned with "experience," if we aren't careful our hearts can easily grow hard and calous to what they should always be soft towards.

Over the months and years, we allow unchecked anger, hurt, pain, and a plethora of other emotions to take a toll on our hearts. We think, "Oh, I will deal with that later." or, "It's not that big of a deal." But in the scheme of things, it really is. That's one more brick being added to that wall being built in your heart. That's one more issue that Jesus needs to have control of in your life. Allowing those types of things to build up only lets them multiply themselves over and over again. And letting them stay makes it easier for the next one to stay, and the next, and the next. Until you're at a point where you don't recognize yourself anymore and wonder why you feel so far from your Creator.

I'm speaking from experience in this blog. "Guard your heart, for out of it flows the wellspring of life." Proverbs 4:23

Lord, thank you that I'm never too far gone for You to save. Thank you for your continual grace and mercy on my life. Keep my heart pure and tender before you. Give me your heart for the broken and hurting, for the widow, orphan, and down trodden. Keep within me a heart of flesh, like only You can. In Your precious name I pray, amen.