‘Move, I pray Thee, upon my disordered heart; take away the infirmities of unruly desires and hateful lusts; lift the mists and darkness of unbelief; brighten my soul with the pure light of truth.’ - Valley of Vision
My heart is divided, deceitful, and desperately sick, it springs with life and death (Psalm 86:11, Jeremiah 17:9, Proverbs 4:23, Ezekiel 36:26). The heart is complex, and confusing - who can understand their own heart, much less the heart of another (Jeremiah 17:9. Proverbs 20:24)?
I am incapable of changing my own heart, because I do not have a bad heart that needs to be made better, but a stone heart that needs to be made flesh (Ezekiel 36:26). And this only occurs from Without, not within. I am only made alive by the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 16:13).
The hope of my heart is not trying harder, being better, doing more, but becoming Christ’s. I need my heart to be transformed to look like the heart of Christ: gentle and lowly (Matt 11:29).
Lord, make my dead heart alive. Make my calloused heart tender. Give me a heart like Yours, Lord Jesus. In Your name, amen.
Asking,
AB