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Sometimes I think we become "hard" in our thinking rather than having "soft hearts."
I had gotten to the point that I just felt I was going through the motions. I was not "undone" by my sin. I was still trying to love people. I was still trying to do God's will. But something was wrong. My faith felt stale. It had become arguments and propositions rather than feeling it in my heart.
I sensed something was not right. So I cried out to God asking God to make my heart soft again. I did this last night.
Then, today, I was surprised at what I was feeling. God just completely wrecked me when listening to this song.
I heard the lyrics. I took them in. I made them part of my spirit. I started weeping. God was answering my prayer. It made me reflect on the blood of Christ. I meditated on what it was like for Him to have his flesh torn apart as they were scourging Him. Such a high price. Such a high price Christ paid for our salvation. And a lot of Christians live like the devil in the name of "grace." They take for granted the blood of Christ.
I want to urge you: if you feel you haven't been right with God--if you feel you have just been going through the motions. Give it to Jesus. Ask Him to soften your heart. Maybe you need to forgive some people who have hurt you. Maybe those are even people in the church. Maybe they are even people on this forum. Ask God to soften your heart and Christ will have mercy.
I had gotten to the point that I just felt I was going through the motions. I was not "undone" by my sin. I was still trying to love people. I was still trying to do God's will. But something was wrong. My faith felt stale. It had become arguments and propositions rather than feeling it in my heart.
I sensed something was not right. So I cried out to God asking God to make my heart soft again. I did this last night.
Then, today, I was surprised at what I was feeling. God just completely wrecked me when listening to this song.
I heard the lyrics. I took them in. I made them part of my spirit. I started weeping. God was answering my prayer. It made me reflect on the blood of Christ. I meditated on what it was like for Him to have his flesh torn apart as they were scourging Him. Such a high price. Such a high price Christ paid for our salvation. And a lot of Christians live like the devil in the name of "grace." They take for granted the blood of Christ.
I want to urge you: if you feel you haven't been right with God--if you feel you have just been going through the motions. Give it to Jesus. Ask Him to soften your heart. Maybe you need to forgive some people who have hurt you. Maybe those are even people in the church. Maybe they are even people on this forum. Ask God to soften your heart and Christ will have mercy.
