185. What Is In Your Heart? Find Out Now

Have you noticed we’ve had an underlying theme here lately? It’s been all about the heart. The first week’s episode was about why it’s not wise to follow your heart. Last week’s episode’s was on having a heart for God. In today’s episode we are discussing identifying what is in our hearts. And wait until our guest episode next week! I’ll share more about that later. What is in your heart? Do you know? Today we take a deep dive into these hearts of ours and how we can find out what’s in them. Not our physical hearts that beat to keep our blood pumping and our body working, but our hearts as the spiritual part of us where our desires and emotions reside. I believe you’ll find some hope and encouragement for your real life today.

What Is In Your Heart? Find Out Now | woman facing sunset with hands shaped as a heart around the sun

Imagine you just picked up your favorite beverage at your favorite local spot. You see a friend at a nearby table and make your way over to her to say hello. Standing by her table exchanging pleasantries, out of nowhere, someone from behind bumps into you. Your favorite beverage not only spills out over the sides of the glass onto the floor, but it also somehow splashes up on your new white sweater.

How do you react?

Removed from the situation right now, you might say you’d be calm, cool, and collected, and you’d extend grace to the person who bumped into you. But in the moment, would you (and would I) react in that manner? I hope I would, but I’ve been known to react oppositely and unfavorably in unpleasant and unexpected situations.

The thing is, what’s inside of us always spills out.

I’ve learned when I get bumped by the things of life, how I react indicates what my heart is full of in the moment. This tends to be a surprisingly accurate gauge, kind of like our emotions acting as a gauge as we discussed in episode 183. Is my heart full of God’s grace, love, and compassion? If it is, those things will present themselves when I’m bumped. Or is it full of negativity, anger, and resentment? If so, those too, will appear when I get bumped. Our words and actions reveal the condition of our hearts, especially when we get jolted or shaken.

Interested in finding out what is in your heart?

Click on the player above and listen to the full 17-minute episode.

You’ll learn how to find out and what you can do about it.

You won’t want to miss next week’s episode, as it’s our guest episode for the month, and I have someone very special joining me. It’ll be unlike any guest episode we’ve done yet. So come back next Tuesday!

Thanks for tuning in. God bless you.