Heart Condition

Kelly read a statement the other day that I thought was simple but profound. That is “Dull hearts are uncomfortable around burning hearts.” It is a very true statement, I should know. I had a very dull heart not so many years ago; I remember what it felt like. And now I am experiencing the other side. The side where Jesus Christ sets your heart on fire. You experience joy, love, and passion like you never have before. You come to the realization that you have a Father in heaven, the creator of the universe and HE is absolutely crazy about you. HE desires a relationship with you. HE created you for a purpose. You are HIS son (or daughter). How awesome is that! You have a Father who sent HIS SON to die in your place just so you can have a relationship with and be with HIM forever. That is mind blowing! Then on top of that HE gives you the gift of HIS Holy Spirit to live inside you, to empower you, to comfort you, to live in and speak in and through you. And there is so much more! Our hearts should be on fire out of gratitude! We don’t deserve this. We deserve the death Christ suffered on that cross. Bruised from head to toe, beaten beyond recognition, nailed to a wooden cross naked for all the world to see until He died. That is what WE deserve, but that is not what we got. We got forgiveness while He suffered the pain, the shame.

Let me ask you, are you grateful? How grateful? Does your life show it? Or do you have a dull heart? Are you uncomfortable around those who have burning hearts? If you are, ask yourself why? Do you need to come to the cross in confession and repentance for not having a burning heart? GOD desires to set your heart on fire for HIM and HIM alone! You will find no greater purpose then to bring the Father and His Son pleasure by your obedience in walking out in faith to the Spirit’s leading. You noticed I did NOT say easy. It will be anything but easy. But nothing will be more fulfilling. It is all about HIM- not you, not me.