{"id":4236,"date":"2020-03-12T20:44:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T20:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2020-03-12T20:44:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T20:44:21","slug":"heart-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/12\/heart-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.<\/span> – 1 Kings 8:19<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God looks at the heart.<\/p>\n

He doesn’t also<\/em> look at the heart.<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

God looks<\/em> at the heart.<\/p>\n

Where man looks on the outward appearance or outward circumstances, God doesn’t.<\/p>\n

Instead, He looks at your heart.<\/p>\n

Your heart is your Spirit and Soul (mind+will+emotions).<\/p>\n

That’s what God looks at.<\/p>\n

He looks at who you are in Christ.<\/p>\n

He looks at the dreams and imaginations that you are cultivating in your mind.<\/p>\n

He looks at the decisions you have made quietly within the corner office of your Will.<\/p>\n

He looks at what you actually believe.<\/p>\n

That’s what He looks at.<\/p>\n

God looks at your heart.<\/p>\n

That’s why you need to guard it (Proverbs 4:23)<\/p>\n

Because the things in your heart that you are tempted to dismiss or treat flippantly…are the main attraction as far as God is concerned.<\/p>\n

God looks at your heart.<\/p>\n

And what’s in your heart…matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. – 1 Kings 8:19 God looks at the heart. He doesn’t also look at the heart. No. God looks at the heart. Where man looks … <\/p>\n

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