Examining Our Hearts
- Troy Husted
- Mar 25, 2024
- 3 min read
Pastor Troy Husted
March 22, 2024
Many of us look for miracles from God, only to receive empty handed. We cry out, but to no prevail. We forget prayer is a form of worship and praise to God. We have many things that hinder ourselves to be heard from God, and refuse to follow scripture. It may be unforgiveness in our hearts, or it may be worries we place in our hearts before God. It could be the desire of money, appreciation, or love we seek, but not truly God's grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love.
Stop seeking worldly things and focus on Jesus, it is through the relationship with the Son, that we find our Heavenly Father. It is through this relationship that pours the anointing of God's Spirit upon us, blessing us with His abundant love, transforming our hearts to an abundant life in Christ. To fulfill, not our desires and wants, but to fulfill the true purpose we where created - to glorify God and to proclaim the richness of His love. Weigh your heart against the word of God!
When we examine the true nature of our hearts, we see the true intentions of where our hearts lie. Is it truly love to God or is it more desires of worldly things?
"What is the cause of your conflicts and quarrels with each other? Doesn’t the battle begin inside of you as you fight to have your own way and fulfill your own desires? You jealously want what others have so you begin to see yourself as better than others. You scheme with envy and harm others to selfishly obtain what you crave—that’s why you quarrel and fight. And all the time you don’t obtain what you want because you won’t ask God for it! And if you ask, you won’t receive it for you’re asking with corrupt motives, seeking only to fulfill your own selfish desires.
You have become spiritual adulterers who are having an affair, an unholy relationship with the world. Don’t you know that flirting with the world’s values places you at odds with God? Whoever chooses to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy! (James 4:1-4 TPT)
Whenever you stand praying, if you find that you carry something in your heart against another person, release him and forgive him so that your Father in heaven will also release you and forgive you of your faults. But if you will not release forgiveness, don’t expect your Father in heaven to release you from your misdeeds.” (Mark 11:25-26 TPT)
If you close your heart to the cries of the poor, then I’ll close my ears when you cry out to me! (Proverbs 21:13 TPT)
Does the Scripture mean nothing to you that says, “The Spirit that God breathed into our hearts is a jealous Lover who intensely desires to have more and more of us”? But he continues to pour out more and more grace upon us. For it says,
“God resists you when you are proud but continually pours out grace when you are humble.” (James 4:5-6 TPT)
And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it! He won’t see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but he will overwhelm your failures with his generous grace. Just make sure you ask empowered by confident faith without doubting that you will receive. For the ambivalent person believes one minute and doubts the next. Being undecided makes you become like the rough seas driven and tossed by the wind. You’re up one minute and tossed down the next. When you are half-hearted and wavering it leaves you unstable. Can you really expect to receive anything from the Lord when you’re in that condition? (James 1:5-8 TPT)
So then, surrender to God. Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will flee in agony. Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you. But make sure you cleanse your life, you sinners, and keep your heart pure and stop doubting. Feel the pain of your sin, be sorrowful and weep! Let your joking around be turned into mourning and your joy into deep humiliation. Be willing to be made low before the Lord and he will exalt you!" (James 4:5-10)
Examine! Confess! Repent, and Receive!
@everyone
Video courtesy of Brother Chris.
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