A new heart

Have you ever asked God to show you your heart?  I had asked to see other people's hearts, and what I saw grieved me - filled me with compassion, and helped me understand... but my own?  I hadn't dared. then, one day, I did it.  I can't adequately describe the picture I was shown, but I can tell you my response.

It's no wonder... How can I go on like that?  There seemed to be no hope of repair, and when I said so,  He agreed.  He said simply, "You need a new heart."

I asked, "Can I have that? Right now?"

He simply said, "Yes."

In the following weeks, it's been different. A slow progress, I suppose not unlike those who receive new hearts in the physical. All I know is, I'm stronger. More able to see good, and not expect bad... I always aimed for that positive, but at some point, I'd been hurt one too many times, just too deeply, and that heart I had before couldn't be mended.

I'm not startlingly different, but I feel it just the same... new heart... new hope... new resiliency that wasn't there before.  

I dare you - ask him to show you your heart.  If it's hard, he can soften it. He did for me.  If it's cold, he can warm it. I've been there too.  And if it's damaged beyond repair by the wounds that life inflicts, well, he has a new heart waiting for you, if you ask. 

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36: 26

From the place of His dwelling He looks On all the inhabitants of the earth; He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works. 

 Psalm 33: 14-15

You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

Psalm 4: 7