PM#0360 A Heart Desiring to be Clean

PM#0360

A Heart Desiring to be Clean

Based on PS 139:23-24

Did you ever consider that our heart yearns things to be right?  Yet so much has happened, and problems come at us, that it causes dirt to enter our hearts.

The yearning of the heart that we experience may be from the Lord.  If it is, it will hate the dirt and eventually the heart may react and push that dirt to the surface.  It wants to get rid of that dirt.  When dirt comes to the surface, it may seen in the forms of anger, judgment, or other bad reactions. 

What should we do?  As problems and dirt comes to come to the surface, we should go to the Lord, and ask for wisdom on what is needed to cleanse the issue.  Following God’s wisdom allows the Lord to our cleanse heart. 

Father, when our heart is embattled, help us to seek your wisdom, to cleanse. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Reflection questions:

How do we know if a yearning we have is from the Lord speaking to our Hearts?

If it is from the Lord, what is it trying to do?

When it seems that dirt comes to the surface, why is it important to ask God’s wisdom?

Why does the Lord want us to have a clean hear—nothing swept under the rug, hidden in closets, or not talked about?