Whats in your heart?

What is in your heart? hmmm, muscle? No, that is not what I mean. Check yourself and ask if your heart if full of love.  Lets do a love test to find out.  See how many of these questions you answer yes to...

Do you have anger towards anything or anyone? Do you think negative thoughts about anyone? Have you ever felt hate for someone? Is there anyone you have gossiped about? Have you ever felt selfish or greedy with your money or personal items? Have you ever thought you were better than someone else? Have you ever talked to someone with the intent to hurt them? Have you ever thought you were more deserving than someone else for the job? Is there someone you can't forgive for hurting you?  Have you ever felt that helping someone was just too much work for you?

Okay, heart check. How many did you answer yes to? Me, only one. ha ha (no, I am totally lying!)  Of course there are many, if not all that I have felt or did at some point in my life. Sorry friends. Its true. I am a sucky person, but that is a whole other blog page.

This is what I can share with you about your heart. I know as a Christ follower, we need to have these "heart checks". You need to see yourself in the eyes of honesty. It's not easy. But, if your heart isn't pure, your life wont be either.

 In Matthew 12:34 it says, you brood of vipers. How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the fullness of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

 The only way to have a heart of love, is to really know and have a relationship with Jesus.  I have seen my heart change over the years, and I wish it was perfect now. Since it is not, I still just pray the holy spirit will continue to convict me when I am needing that heart check...and when he does I focus on that area. But I guarantee you, tons of progress has been made in so many different areas of my heart.

Matthew 15:18 Jesus says, But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man unclean....

Jesus came as our Savior, to live a life so we could watch him as our example to follow- to teach us. He was real and honest. He pointed out in his followers and the Pharisees when they were wrong. There is an important message Jesus taught us. He said we need to live and love from the heart- not from the "rules" of religion. So as a Christian, make sure you are not missing the big picture and beware of acting as the Pharisees did.

 Praying this reaches your heart and if changes needed to be made, you call out to Jesus for the Holy Spirit. He will open your mind to see what needs to be changed.

Blessings!