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S from all unrighteousness; but hard to let go. These things
omeone said to me the
at the same time; we must
other day that they had
are only outward signs of what
recognize that the things that
a hard time being
grateful to God. Yet I
even know are there cannot
know her well enough to know are in our hearts that we don’t is going on in our inner most
being, which is our heart. The
that God has done a lot of real- be released from us until we heart is the center of our mind,
ly wonderful things in her life. have dealt with them. The our will, our emotions, our
But I also know that her child- Bible says that whatever we spirit, and our flesh. Jesus
hood was very hard. I knew sow, we will reap. This
her mother, and many of her means that the roots of our came to save and seek what
family members. It was a very problems must be pulled out, was lost. We are lost without
difficult situation. There is a otherwise, the rotten plant forgiveness, love, and ac-
lot of resentments and unfor- will keep growing, again, and ceptance. Purifying our hearts
giveness unchecked in her again. I also realize that eve- has to be a daily process by
heart from her childhood. Her ryone is impaired for differ- allowing Him to come in and
heart seemed to have become ent reasons. It is hard for you do what we cannot do by our
“fossilized.” She goes through to imagine that things can be
a lot of bouts of depression different. But, God in His own power. Let Him give you
infinite mercy will come the kind of life that He origi-
down and take your heart of nally created you for and your
stone and change it into a “fossilized” heart will come to
heart of flesh, so He can mold life again. Being children of
it and make it into His image God, we have all the power of
(Ezekiel 36:26). David said,
in Psalm 66:18, “If I regard the universe to rend our hearts.
iniquity in my heart, the Lord Read part 3 in this series and
will not hear me.” you will find the answer to
tearing apart your heart to
The word, “iniquity” means a bring every thought captive in
grievous violation of right or your mind, since the heart is
justice; wickedness; a wrong- the center of your mind, will,
ful act; unjust thing or deed: and emotions.
now; and her children are re- sin.” Psalm 139:23, David
belling. It has a rippling ef- says, “Search me, O God, and
fect. The reason we do what know my heart: try me, and
we do, the reason we are who know my thoughts:” Ask the
we are; goes back to things Lord what it is that causes
that happened to us after we you to not have the victory.
were conceived, or when we Ask him why you continue to
were growing up. I know that
the Blood of Jesus cleanses us sin after you have tried so
Kingdom News Magazine—June 2018 Volume 8 ~ Page 19
