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Matters of the Heart

    It is impossible to know someone’s heart unless he or she tells what it conceals. Sometimes we can’t even predict what our own heart may do. Only God truly knows a heart and knows how to deal with a heart.

 

    Psalms 86:11-12 says, “Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart to fear and honor Your name. I will confess and praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify Your name forevermore.” 

 

    In this Psalm, David is revealing the contradiction of a divided heart seeking wholeness. He sees his need to be made whole from the trauma he has suffered. He recognizes that he is devoid of truth and has allowed his will to be divided.

 

    Anytime we are in a place of lack there is some truth we are missing. Worship positions us to come into that truth and to be healed. We are transformed in the presence of God. It is there that God unites the heart. 

 

    A united heart knows true love and devotion. There is something inexpressibly precious to God when our hearts are truly His. True love is mature love and has to be learned. Immature love has concern only for self. Mature love focuses on others. 

 

    God values our love regardless of its maturity. He proves His unconditional love by pursuing us in times of weakness. His correction is not rejection, rather it is His affection in our moments of disappointment and temptation. He always reveals  to heal and to restore us. His love will never fail us. God’s love never fails.


Beth Bailey

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