“I will give them one heart (an undivided heart), and I will put a NEW SPIRIT WITHIN THEM, and take the STONY HEART out of their flesh, and give them a HEART OF FLESH, that they may WALK in My statutes and KEEP My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I WILL BE THEIR GOD.” (Eze. 11:19-20) Some people become stonyhearted from the trials, disappointments, and hard times they’ve had in the past ETHAN, KATIE. Rather than BEING FLEXIBLE and learning to, “Trust in the LORD with ALL your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. SEEK GOD’S WILL in ALL you do, and He will SHOW YOU which path to take.” (Pro. 3:5-6)
When someone uses the phrase “with all your heart” it means there is no room for anyone to persuade us not to trust God. No room for idolatry! “…we know that the SON OF GOD has come, and HAS GIVEN US UNDERSTANDING so that we may KNOW HIM WHO IS TRUE; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. Little children, GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS.” (1 John 5:20-21)
God created every human with a built-in worship center, called the heart. And that’s a good thing because when we worship our Abba Father, OUR HEART COMES ALIVE. But our problem is that we at times, don’t worship the right thing. We should worship God, but instead, we worship idols. Idols aren’t only little statues people bow down to. An idol is anything MORE IMPORTANT TO US THAN GOD. “See how very much OUR FATHER LOVES US, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. Dear friends, WE ARE ALREADY GOD’S CHILDREN, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that WE WILL BE LIKE HIM, for we will see Him as He really is. And all who have this eager expectation will KEEP THEMSELVES PURE, just as He is pure.” (1 John 3:1-3)
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