What On Earth Is Going On In My Heart?

Waking up to a new day with joy, fully knowing God hears and answers your prayers, and praying in childlike faith will put a new step in your life. It’s like the excitement of a parent hearing their unborn child’s heartbeat for the first time. It is life changing and will create a flame in your heart to win souls. 

You will find yourself getting in step with God and living with eternity in mind. It will be a new way of thinking for your mind and heart. You will begin to notice that natural things have spiritual meanings and your eyes will be opened to new levels of understanding.

Since the ultimate purpose for all believers is to rescue those held under sin’s bondage of death, what are you waiting for? You will meet people in need today in your daily routine of going to work, filling the gas tank in your car, standing in line at the pharmacy, running your usual route for daily exercise, sitting in a business meeting, or going to the grocery store near your home. What is your job description while going about your day? You are an ambassador for Christ and you are much like a fireman—you rescue people by giving them hope through sharing your faith in Jesus Christ.

If you want a fresh revelation of how important your job is…take the time to watch the movie, Schindler’s List. As you watch the movie, notice the details and observe how Oskar Schindler spent the fortune he had made to buy lives from Hitler’s death lists. 

One more soul matters. Every life matters. Without Christ, every soul will perish. 

You are called and anointed by the Spirit of the Lord to preach the gospel of hope to the poor. You have been sent and empowered to heal the brokenhearted and to proclaim liberty to the captives. You have been given divine authority in Jesus’ name to open the eyes of the blind and to set at liberty those who are oppressed of the devil. (See Luke 4:18-19)

Look for opportunities to point people to Jesus through sharing what God has done in your life. Be a problem solver—don’t attack people. Love God, love people, and share the Good News!

You are anointed today, cleverly disguised in whatever sphere of influence you find yourself, to proclaim the “acceptable year of the Lord”!  I don’t know about you, but I am expecting the media and news to be filled with amazing reports of what God is doing and miracles that will give others hope.

Are you prepared to do what Jesus has commanded you to do?  We must be prepared to pay the price and say with Jesus, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing” (Luke 4:21). 

We all need God’s grace. Proverbs 3:34 says that God “…gives grace to the humble.” We must choose to humble ourselves through prayer and fasting so that our hearts are pure and there is no mixture in our motives and lives. The biblical path to humility is through prayer and fasting. 

Genuine humility is not what you are wearing or not wearing. It is an attitude of the heart to please God at all costs. It is thinking the best and being patient in His presence—knowing if it had not been for the grace of God…need I say more. Humility is the position for triumph. 

Take time to read Philippians 2:5-9 today and learn from Jesus, our ultimate model of ministry, discipleship, and leadership. Ask God to give you a pure heart as you spend time in His presence. 

When Jesus speaks of purity, He is speaking of someone whose sins have been forgiven and whose heart has been made new, whose purity comes, not from themselves, but from the presence of Jesus in their lives. It’s all about Jesus and being so in love with Him that you are hidden in Christ —totally abandoned to Him—with your heart on fire for God. You begin to see what He sees and have understanding, perception, and discernment that you wouldn’t have otherwise into the heart of people and situations to be a light to the world, pointing others to Jesus because He holds first place in your own life. 

The tugging in your heart is the Holy Spirit fanning the flame for you to cooperate with Him in the most wonderful adventure of sharing His great love and amazing grace with all you encounter.

HIS LOVE and mine,

Deborah Starczewski