Open Heart

Last week was Valentine’s Day here in the Unites States. There are more red hearts presented as a symbol of love. I must admit that I like participating in Valentines Day. My wife purchased me some valentine candy – she knows I love candy! It appeared that everywhere love was in the air. I think it’s interesting that we associate love with our heart instead of our head. We see the head and the brain as intellectual, but we see the heart as emotional.  I don’t disagree with that scenario, however we need our head to lead our heart.

I came across an interaction that Paul has in Philippi. It sounds like they went to a park on the Sabbath to teach and encountered a group of ladies from the city. Check this out….

¹³ On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. ¹⁴ One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. ¹⁵ She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed. (Acts 16”:13-15 NLT)

I noted that the Lord opened her heart. I believe that the Lord works on my heart. I think my role is to be open to His leading. He can stir my heart. He can mold my heart. If I’m not cautious and careful, I will harden my heart. The Lord loves to work in my heart to do His Work and His Will.

I will often follow my heart, but I need my head to be in harmony with my heart. I want my intellect and my emotion to sing the same tune. I believe that the Lord can accomplish amazing things when my heart is surrendered to Him. He does His best work through me and often despite me. I want to listen to Him. I want to Him to move in my heart.

Here’s My Heart by Casting Crowns

Pressing On!

Dwayne