In order for us to have true fellowship with others and with God, He has to piece or melt our hearts of stone. In our fallen condition, we are like medieval knights in armor, peering out through slits in our helmets to slash and poke at one another, secretly wishing that the other fellow would open up so we could rally meet him.
A HEART OF STONE is a defense mechanism, a hiding place we believe will protect us from hurt, but which in fact makes us the loneliest people in the world. The Church is filled with hearts of stone, people who can love and serve others but who cant allow others to minister to them. Healing is heard work; it requires time and the understanding and support of family and friends.
Inner vows are one aspect of a stony heart. Although they are made early in life and are often forgotten, they act as commands which control our responses to situations and people around us.
You built a spiritual wall by listen to the lies of satan, use it a brick, and because you believe it (take it for yourself) you supply the cement and very soon you will discover a wall in your life.
A better way to describe a heart of stone is that its a hidden defense mechanism which keeps us from being vulnerable or seen. Its like a secret hiding place, a wall we believe will protect us from hurt, but which really makes s lonely and miserable.
Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
If you feel like you are having a problem with a stony heart pray this little prayer
Heavenly Father, I have developed a defense to keep myself from being seen. I have built a hiding place to protect myself from hurt. I know that this protection blocks out the love, warmth and nurture I long for. I come to You because I am helpless to change. Come into my life and take down the wall. I want You to be my defense. Lord, help me to become vulnerable to risk love. Amen.
A HEART OF STONE is a defense mechanism, a hiding place we believe will protect us from hurt, but which in fact makes us the loneliest people in the world. The Church is filled with hearts of stone, people who can love and serve others but who cant allow others to minister to them. Healing is heard work; it requires time and the understanding and support of family and friends.
Inner vows are one aspect of a stony heart. Although they are made early in life and are often forgotten, they act as commands which control our responses to situations and people around us.
You built a spiritual wall by listen to the lies of satan, use it a brick, and because you believe it (take it for yourself) you supply the cement and very soon you will discover a wall in your life.
A better way to describe a heart of stone is that its a hidden defense mechanism which keeps us from being vulnerable or seen. Its like a secret hiding place, a wall we believe will protect us from hurt, but which really makes s lonely and miserable.
Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
If you feel like you are having a problem with a stony heart pray this little prayer
Heavenly Father, I have developed a defense to keep myself from being seen. I have built a hiding place to protect myself from hurt. I know that this protection blocks out the love, warmth and nurture I long for. I come to You because I am helpless to change. Come into my life and take down the wall. I want You to be my defense. Lord, help me to become vulnerable to risk love. Amen.