My Invisible Self

I used to love to watch “The Invisible Man”, as a kid. It was a movie made years ago. I loved imagining what it would be like to be truly invisible. I could learn secrets between two people. I could be in a meeting and really learn what people thought. There are a few applications that might make it fun. There is an invisible self of sorts…. My heart. I’m not talking about the muscle in my chest. I’m talking about the heart that makes up my soul. No one can see all the facets of my heart except the Lord. Others might notice my thinning hair or my big nose, but they can’t see the me that is deep inside. I do believe that the activities of my life reveal parts of my invisible self, but the whole story is yet to be seen.

Samuel was sent to Bethlehem to anoint one of the sons of Jesse. When Samuel saw the oldest son, he just knew this must be the one. The Lord reminded him that He could see way past outside appearances. Check this out….

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 NLT)

As I live out my faith in the Lord, I believe my heart is revealed and exposed. There are times when I feel like my heart is clean and pure. There are other times when I need to “pressure wash” my heart to remove the stuff that is clinging there from my past. My heart is where my motives come from. I can be good on the outside and be bad on the inside. I can serve well, but if I’m doing this just to receive praise from others, my heart is deceitful.

I need to surrender my heart each day.

I need to ask the Lord to clean up my heart each day.

I need the Lord to search my heart each day.

I need to give the Lord permission to shape my heart like His.

Even though my heart is invisible, the activities of my life reveal a good bit of it.

Pressing On!

Dwayne