There are so many days when life throws you a curve ball and all you can do is say, “Lord have mercy!” Many of the things that we go through in life are not of our own making. It is a result of the universe making all things work for the good of those who love Him.
When we think about “Heart Month,” we not only think about the heart as an organ subject to a heart attack, but we also think of the heart as the center of our actions. Most of our responses to various situations come from the heart. When someone “breaks” your heart, you get a different reaction than when someone pulls at your “heartstring.” I’m not just talking about relationships. It can break your heart to see someone fail at life when you know their potential. On the other hand it can pull at your heartstring when you see your child or friend struggling to make ends meet. Even though you may be barely getting by yourself, a part of you still wants to help out.
We’re talking about the HEART! The heart is not only an instrument of love, but it’s also a place of right decision making. We have all heard the saying, “just follow your heart.” Often times we want to say and do whatever comes to mind, but being a child of God, you have to make decisions based on what Jesus would do. In the past few months, I have had situations where I did not want to follow the heart of God. It would have given me so much satisfaction many times to just scream and holler all the thoughts that were going through my mind. But I thank God, that I have a heart after Him. Sometimes that’s the only thing that keeps us sane. A heart of God! Those are the times when you know that if it wasn’t for God, the you that you know, would have handled it differently.
Then there are times when someone “steals” your heart. Like my three-year-old grandson. Now I already have a twenty-three-year-old granddaughter, but when she was born it was nothing like having my grandson. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that there are so many girls in the family, and now we have a boy. Plus, boys are so different with their interactions and curiosity. My grandson has been so amazing in the way that he retains knowledge, every since he was able to turn his head. We immediately noticed his keen observation of his surroundings at such a young age. I just started calling him a genius, because I wanted to speak that into his life. Now at age three he is smart as a whip. So, someone can also “steal” your heart as well.
At the end of the day, the only heart that matters is the one you’ve given to God.