Matters of the Heart
Being raised in a house full of girls, gift giving for guys
left us idea poor. Shopping for dad was no exception. When asked
what he needed, he would respond, "A million dollars and a
barrel of spending money." Though humorous, not only was it an
impossible gift to provide but, it was not even a need.
So, if I asked what your need is, could you tell me? Would you
know what it is?
Perhaps you long, not lust, for something and the feeling will
not go away. Maybe your heart is aching or breaking. You might
either be crying in your sleep or yourself to sleep. A situation
could be holding you back; controlling, crushing, or compelling
you. But whatever the effect; a void, emptiness, and longing
remains that seems to have no hope or resolution ~ wherein your
world will never totally otherwise be right.
Focusing on circumstances takes our eyes off God. Failing to
separate it from need makes us prone to praying in our will
instead of His (Ja. 4:3).
If in examining your heart, that every action and motive is
pure, you find the need to really be necessary for your heart's
survival; search to define the need. When the answer comes, you
have found the need of your heart and God's will for you.
Man may have a problem with such a bold statement, but God does
not. According to Jesus, it makes others suffer when they are
told they can not come to Him.
God created us to have needs (not counting them as sinful or
selfish). Without them, we would have no way of knowing our need
for God or how much He loves us.
When we hurt, God hurts; as any loving parent would. Taking
residence in the Christian heart, when our spirit is wounded the
Spirit is wounded. Your heart can not be touched without it
touching the heart of God!
Any time our heart is pure (I Jn. 3:21) and feels pulled,
grabbed, tugged, or touched from within; God has placed it
there. That is God and His desire, also. Keeping our heart in
tune allows us to 'know' His perfect will, in all things (as the
Spirit beareth witness and is truth, I Jn. 5:6); giving
confidence to believe, receive, stand, take steps of faith, walk
away, and trust God to meet the need (each according to His
divine instruction).
God is for YOU (Ez. 36:9), forever caring in matters of the
heart (Pr. 4:23).