GDW- (Excerpt from Da Word lol ) What's the condition of your heart?

So every now and then you'll see me post sum a lil religous/spiritual... especially if it's something I feel very strongly about or feel the need to share cause aint no tellin who's checkin out da spot u know N who knows... might just be sum they needed to read, lol but anyways.. here's a lil excerpt from today's word.. I had to post since I feel that a lot of ppl are confused about what they do/say to be closer to GOD in their lives and think that going to church every Sunday or reading a piece of the bible every day should suffice... NOT... what's the condition of your heart? are you offering your heart to HIM full of love as it should be?

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The Pharisees had forgotten that the purpose of everything they did was to worship God and glorify His name. Instead, they began to focus on their outward appearance as they sought to look holy and obtain the approval of others; "You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self indulgence" (Matthew 23:25).

This problem was definitely not new. Over 700 years earlier, God's children had lost their heart for worship: "These people come near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is made up only of rules taught by men" (Isaiah 29:13).


Unfortunately, this problem is still with us today. We've created a list of rules and religious activities which somehow define our relationship with God. We define our "Godliness" by our church attendance, our acts of service, or even our time spent reading His Word. But all these good and worthwhile actions do not define our relationship - they do not define our love. Our love is, and always has been, defined by the condition of our heart; "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). All our actions simply flow as an outward expression of the condition of our heart.


EVERYTHING we do must be motivated by a desire to praise and honor our Heavenly Father. Our religious acts mean absolutely nothing if not accompanied by a heart full of love and thanksgiving. Let's become true worshipers who express our love for God in all we do and say! Let's never allow our lives to be driven by the look of holiness.

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