Who will I give my heart to?

Who Will I Give My Heart To?


Morally, it may be a question of life and death, where it can be an organ transplant with implications of improving the quality of someone’s physical life. Personally, it may be who will I spend my life with in marriage or in friendship with implications of living a life filled with joy and happiness. Vocationally, it may be how to choose between a career and a calling from God. Spiritually, it may be focusing on our inner life about the purpose of our existence of this earth and who we are.

Has it occurred to you that God has been doing heart transplants over these years? Do you know that the heart God has given us is filled with the fruits of the Holy Spirit which is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS AND SELF CONTROL. If someone were to ask you who will you give your heart to today, try starting the day with one of the fruits as the goals, you will be surprised that your actions will be aligned to the fruit of the day.

For instance, if at the start of today, we choose to give our heart to LOVE, then we begin the day with loving thoughts/actions towards our family members, colleagues and loved ones. Even to the strangers we meet, a simple greeting or smile will be aligned to the fruit of LOVE. In life, there are instances where on a day all things could be going wrong for you, pause for a moment and ask yourself who will I give my heart to – to the good side or to the bad side? Try remembering the fruits of Holy Spirit, maybe in this case, the choice made will be I give my heart to SELF CONTROL, then maybe we are able to deal with the situation in a peaceful manner.

It is critical to examine the condition of our heart. Are we driven by anger? Are we driven by feelings of revenge? Is there a tinge of hatred clinging to our emotions? Are there unresolved problems that continue to undermine our best efforts in trying to do the right thing? In fact, if we know God and worship God, our worship of God can be rendered unacceptable by God if the condition of our heart is not right. Many times life’s defining moments take place in the midst of a broken heart or as we confront a terrible temptation. We will either decide to do what is right or do what is wrong. Remember the condition of our heart will establish our defining moment. Will our response be God-centered or other centered?

If you believe in the Living God, you will be compelled to act decisively in those defining moments. Our destiny on this earth is realized as we work together for the good of our fellow man. Our destiny is realized as we monitor the condition of our heart. Our destiny is fleshed-out as we are called upon to make important personal decisions that will impact the lives of others. We can accomplish God’s good purpose with the proper attitude of heart with a grace-filled spirit.

If you haven’t already invited God to your life, why don’t start today, ask him to for that new heart filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. For he has said: “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.”(Ezekiel 11:19)