Change My Heart, O God

Change My Heart, O God

Change my heart, O God.  Make it ever true.  Change my heart, O God.  May it be more like You. https://youtu.be/DwudqCO7mSQ?si=Hk_qaTQmk4poMkIL

I can be very stubborn—just ask my husband.  I often naively see this as a positive trait.  Meaning, I know what I want and will stand firm to that end.  However, I sometimes take my position to an extreme, instead of bending to the will of others, including the Lord.

Doing Hard Things

God often asks us to do hard things.  After rejecting the request for quite some time, I conceded that God was asking us to move.  Steve has been gently nudging me toward this change for a while.  But I stubbornly resisted.

God’s Will vs. My Own

Psalm 37:4 says, Delight yourself in the Lord.  And He will give you the desires of your heart.  Yet sometimes it doesn’t feel like God is giving us our heart’s desire.  This was initially the case with me.  I simply didn’t want to move.

I am very comfortable in our current environment.  My community includes people who love and support me.  I feel fulfilled in my volunteer work and ministry.  Therefore, if God wants me to move, He will need to change my heart.

Marriage is a Sacrifice

Marriage teaches that life isn’t all about me and my desires.  Undoubtedly, marriage includes sacrifice.  Steve doesn’t want to uproot our lives either.  However, because of health issues, the move is a necessity for him.  I must stop looking at this relocation solely through my own eyes. I need to see it from Steve’s point of view.  

This process hasn’t been easy.  There have been plenty of tears, prayers, and wrestling with God.  But through it all, the Lord is slowly changing my heart.

Change My Heart, O God

Here’s an amazing quote by Ken Johnson from his book, Life Squared. “Get out of your comfort zone, so you can get into God’s miracle zone.”  Wow! I needed to hear that. Miracles could be waiting for me on the other side of this move. Amazingly, comfort can stand in the way of growth and potential.

Slowly, God is shifting my perspective.  He is changing my heart.

New Beginnings

As I look at the scenery surrounding our new home, this verse comes to mind.   He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.  He restores me soul. Psalms 23:2-3a  

Who wouldn’t want this?  

I’m learning to trust God’s leading.  Perhaps He is giving me my heart’s desires after all. 

Prayer:

Thank you, Lord, for your patience with me as I’ve struggled with moving.  Thank you for taking my stubborn heart and softening it.  Help me trust you with this move and embrace all that you have waiting for us.  Amen.

Questions:

1. What hard thing is God asking you to do right now?
2. Have you ever moved from an emphatic “no” to a “yes” with God? 
3. How did God change your heart?