Sowing Seeds of the Heart

Chapter Five
Reaching Into The Heart of God

James 4
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you....

As I began to write this book I knew that I would experience further change in my life as God ministered to me what He wanted to share with others. He spoke quietly though His voice in the scriptures and to my heart. There have been so many times where He reached into my heart to change me so that He may move my life closer to Him. All the while it was my own hearts desire to reach into His heart. I wanted to know and experience His desire to touch lives that I may understand how to describe His heart. Through the scriptures and my own life I have seen how personal God is. I have found His heart to be all that I desire in my own life. While we are in pursuit of Him there are so many influences that seek to grip our soul and separate us from the closeness that we should experience. Seek to strengthen the weak areas of your life through His Word and choose His Will for your life.

Romans 8
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

We must desire to walk with God and strive to continue that walk. When we consider that He gave everything to redeem our souls, will you give Him everything? Will you give Him your life? So many of God's promises are conditional through His Word. He seeks a vessel that is prepared for Him.

So many people want revelation from God and for Him to be close to them. Some find Him in times of revival and others in times of tragedy. We seem to be able to hear Him more in these focused times. We should ask ourselves why we do not hear Him all the time. Our entire life is a journey towards eternity and its course is often uncertain. We could enjoy the journey if we walk with God and obey His voice.

Many times we seem to struggle for a Word from God that would bring us revelation and direction for this journey. The Lord wants to speak to us but oftentimes is limited because of the condition of our heart. The challenge to walk with God is thought of as difficult by some and impossible by others. Remember that when you begin a walk with God, He will be with you along this journey to lead you to His destination. Be a follower of Jesus Christ.

Deuteronomy 28
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

The Lord wants to establish you unto Himself. He has placed an image of Himself into the Word. He desires for us to conform to this image. We must learn how to be obedient unto Him and allow our life to be fulfilled in Him. Our relationship through obedience to God will cause us to seek more of His heart.

2 Corinthians 3
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Through prayer and searching in the scriptures we can reach the heart of God. However, we must seek Him with all of our heart. There is so much that He desires to share from His heart to yours. His real desire and focus upon this earth is His children.

God is in search of those that are in search of Him. David was such a man who had a desire to do the Will of God. The scriptures testify when God declared that David was a man after God's own heart

Acts 13
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

The Lord was pleased with David and chose him to be the lineage of the Son of God. What a testimony to a man! He was once an adulterer (2 Samuel 11:1-4), and a murderer (2 Samuel 12:9). David did not posses the ability to serve God as he desired, but he pursued a relationship with God that was greater than himself. His pursuit brought him the mercy and forgiveness of God. To receive such a relationship is to know that all God desires for us is available if we simply open up our life to Him. Without God we cannot change our heart, but we can change our pursuit and will to follow Him at all costs. We should be a people of repentance and have a desire to do the Will of God.

Psalms 19
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

David had reached into the heart of God to such an extent that God had indeed reached into his. Many desire the same for their life but lack the ability to continue the pursuit. Each step that we take must be a step of obedience and a founded knowledge of the redemptive nature of God. Each step will take you closer to the heart of God and give you the ability to take the next step. His strength is in the pursuit, and the closer that you allow Him to bring your relationship the more of His heart that you receive and the greater the ability to continue the pursuit. David discovered this and pressed into the very heart of God. He trusted that his relationship was greater than the sinful nature that sought to destroy him. David discovered that God would change what he had not been able to change. How beautiful to know that God will not only change our nature but forgive our sins. God has made the journey into His heart possible by His own nature!

Psalms 26
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Chapter Five Reaching Into The Heart of God

Chapter Five
Reaching Into The Heart of God