Matters of the Heart

The heart of man is the interface between the spirit, soul and imagination. The things that dominate the heart will crowd your life and determine your destiny (Mark 7:20-23). If fears, worries and frustrations dominate your heart then your life becomes crowded with fears, worries and frustrations. And if these are left unchecked then eventually they will lead to an unfortunate end.

David was known as a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). What does this mean? It means that David allowed God to do a work in him so that the heart of God resonated with his own. These matters of the heart are issues of Christian character and they reveal the nature and image of Jesus in us. Examples of matters of the heart are honor, sacrifice, kindness, courage, servanthood and they are of far greater importance than anything you can do for God.

Character and obedience are the only two things you can take into Heaven with you and your obedience is worthless unless it is visible through the lens of your Christlike character. That’s why a person can stand before Jesus on Judgement Day and claim to have done many wonders in His name and still be denied entry into eternal life – because their obedience was not tempered with Christlike character traits such as humility and compassion (Matt 7:21-23).

As a born-again believer, you are identical to Jesus in your spirit (1 Cor 6:17). You are just as holy, righteous, blameless, victorious and sinless as Jesus in your spirit (1 John 3:9). But unless you can find a way for what’s inside to flow out to your soul and body, you will look and act like an unchurched person. But when we find a way then the life of Christ flows out and heals our bodies, changes our thinking and transforms our lives. 

There is so much more to say about this issue and the following audio files go into far greater detail:

Matters of the Heart - Part 1: Integrity

Matters of the Heart - Part 2: Humility

Matters of the Heart - Part 3: God's Love

Matters of the Heart - Part 4: Experiencing God's Love

Recorded at Transformers Christian Church