O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You. 1 Chronicles 29:17 (NKJV)
Many times since I have been a Christian, God has put a person, a group of people, or a specific action on my heart. Sometimes I have simply prayed for the situation or person and other times I have felt led into action. Looking back now at times God has revealed to me His purpose and why He placed the things He did on my heart; other times I am still not sure what purpose it served, only that I was moved to prayer and action.
When we direct our heart towards God and His will we find ourselves begin to change. Our goals, our visions, our aspirations begin to move toward God and His purpose. We start to look at people differently; we are moved with compassion that we have never felt before. As our heart starts to look more like God’s, things that we overlooked and people that we took for granted before start to take priority.
So what’s on your heart? You will find as you edge closer to God that your heart will reflect His more and more. Use these feelings and thoughts of your heart to glorify Him, lifting up, encouraging and furthering His kingdom. If someone is on your heart, pray fervently, reach out to them if possible, and allow God to work in their life through yours. Follow your heart, but only after it is fixed on Jesus Christ!
