A Prayer About My Heart’s Destination
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. 2 Thessalonians 3:5
Heavenly Father, the hymn writer must have been thinking about me when he penned the words, “prone to wander, Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love… take my heart, O take and seal… seal it for your courts above”. There are days when my heart instinctively races in so many unhealthy, even destructive directions.
Some days, I wake up with my heart running to self-pity… when my disappointments loom larger than your delights. Some days the GPS of my heart seems to be programmed for a need to be appreciated and approved by people… when my insecurities are shouting down your name and praise. Some days I lace up my running shoes for a quick jog to un-forgiveness and bitterness… when I’ve been rehearsing the failures of others more than the riches of the gospel. Still other “unguarded-heart days” I take little side trips into lust, greed, envy, resentment, whining, self-righteousness, fear and a whole host of other fruitless destinations.
So today, Father, I want you to answer the Apostle Paul’s prayer on my behalf, and also on behalf of my friends and family. Please direct our hearts into the lavish resources of your love and the much-needed perseverance of Jesus. Through the power and provision of the gospel, real in my wandering heart, once again.
Jesus, I praise you with humility that you have alreadygiven me a new heart. Holy Spirit, I praise you with joy that you HAVE already sealed my heart, once and for all. Father, I praise you with peace that I really can say/sing, “Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours!” Amen, with many thanks.
