Have you ever heard someone say not to let anger or bitterness harden your heart? I had heard the phrase over the years, but never really understood it... until my heart had stones in it. Too many trials and obstacles hardened corners of my heart and threaten to fully turn it to stone. But... God rolled the stone away. The tomb was empty. If he can do that, He can remove the stones from my heart and make it soft again. He has - over and over again. But first I have to be willing to let Him. Having the stones removed is painful. Letting the heart get soft again despite the scars can hurt deeply. But those are temporary pains that are replaced with joy unthinkable, peace unspeakable, faith unstoppable. It's so worth the momentary pain for the Christ-filled heart that replaces the damaged one. The kicker is, the sooner we let Him remove the stones while they are still tiny pebbles, the less painful it will be. The longer we let the anger, bitterness, grief, shame, guilt and other things harder our hearts, the thicker and bigger the stone, the more it covers, and the more painful it is to remove.
What are you holding onto that is taking your healthy heart and turning it to stone? What do you need to let go of and let Christ remove and replace?
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