HOW AUTHENTIC IS YOUR HEART?

Submitted by bubot0407 on Mon, 11/09/2009 at 1:14am.

"Line up Your Heart"

"…The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart"
(I Samuel 16:7, NIV)

 

When the Lord looks at your heart, what does He see? Every one has an outer life and an inner life. The outer life is our public life that people around us see. The inner life is made up of our thoughts, attitudes, and motives. Only you and God know what's going on inside of you.

Too many people go around today pretending—acting one way, yet on the inside they're thinking something totally different. Their heart and their actions don't line up. We have to understand that God looks at the inside. We can fool a lot of people, but we can't fool God. God would rather us be open and honest than go through life pretending.

Take inventory of what's going on inside of you today. Are you at peace? Are you overlooking offenses? Do you believe the best in people? Are your heart and actions lining up? If not, submit your ways to the Lord today and ask Him to give you an undivided heart. Line up your whole being so that you can live pleasing Him all the days of your life!

A PRAYER FOR ALL KINGSMEN:

"Dear Father, we humbly come before You today and ask that You search the deep places of our heart. Show us if there is any area where we need to line up my heart and actions. Help us to be authentic in You today. In Jesus Name. Amen."

 

Comments:

by bubot0407 - 23 days ago
sta.barbara,pangasinan Philippines
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 999

thanks for that prophetic insight chessangel2001!

by fireheart911 - 24 days ago
Southern Oklahoma United States
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 98

                                      DAY OF THE WHIRLWIND  { Part One }

Looking at the world today it seems theirs little doubt.

The Death Angel is upon as the Sixth Trump begins to "shout !

"Woe" To the inhabitants of the earth as Michael cast Satan out.

With seven thousand of old before,the Fallen Angels and the Babylon Whore.

Disguised as Angels Of Light to corrupt your soul "Day and night.

Peace and prosperity and miracles in the sight of man

Creating a "One World System" through out all lands.

World Identification and the "Healing Of The Deadly Wound "

That "Day Of The Whirlwind" in conjunction with the moon.

The "Mark Of The Beast" To deceive your soul,

The "Beast and The False Prophet "Take Their Toll !

We were made in their image "so they look like man,

From the "Four Hidden Dynasty's "They work their plan.

Will you be willing to accept whats wrong as right as "Politically Correct,

As they "Place Their Yoke "Around Your neck,

To " Drag you through the perversion of their "Empty Lies.

Deceiving The World "Before Your Very Eyes!

Let their "Greed And Corruption" Be "Their Demise

And "Let The Spirit 'Set You Free" !

 "This is a revelation "To the Nations, "Elijah's Gonna "Set You Free

And " Turn the hearts, "Back to the Fathers.

And "Bring The Wicked "To Their Knee's

For the Spirit Of Elijah's "Just Around The Corner,

For  "All Those "Who Believe,

So Let The "Spirit Of Elijah "Dwell Inside Ya

And "Let The "Spirit" ""Set You Free ,

I Said " Let The " Spirit Of Elijah "     "Dwell Inside Ya "

And "'''' Let The ""Spirit "  """Set You Free !!!!!!!!!

by chptr12 - 34 days ago
Kingman, AZ United States
Member Since: Oct 2009
Member Points: 1218

ty, my friend, and AMEN!!!

by nubianprince - 35 days ago
TWINSBURG, OHIO United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 607

great touching testimonychptr12. my prayer for us all is that God would help us with presumptuous sins, as well as sins of commission. I myself have deceived myself, thinking I was okay...but not really.  It's about returning to our first love...where the kingdom of God is again the priority. guarding our hearts with all diligence because evry issue in life come from the heart.

by tuaku - 39 days ago
Melbourne Australia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 15

Yes, submit not only our ways to the Lord but our whole sinful self because without this total surrender it is impossible to live an authentic life on earth.

by chptr12 - 40 days ago
Kingman, AZ United States
Member Since: Oct 2009
Member Points: 1218

What God "knows" of my heart is that it is very sorry for having ever been conditioned to as it had since I was 12 years of age, and I presently am 40. Being I was at that age erroneously influenced to the lust of the flesh. My Dad, who had no idea his son would be needing to use the restroom late at night, never meant for his son to see the foul sensuousness he had been viewing on the t.v. screen, as his child was going down the hallway to the restroom.

When I went back to bed, I waited for him to call it a night so I could go watch what apparently was ok for my Dad, why shouldn't I go see. I went into the living room and got very enthralled to the pleasing of the eyes, that I had NOT EVER been accustomed to, and it began to mold my way of viewing what became my interests in life. The older I would get, the more I would fall further away from my WONDERFUL upbringing in my Father Mother God Good.

I got so involved with female that I almost began a business in making OBSCENE movies, as my friend I knew had been in the business and offered me an oppertunity to join. But God, my WONDERFUL Father, had a better blessing under disguise that introduced me to my "now X" wife, yet at that time it was an EXTREME blessing, regardless the hell I encountered through my relationship with her.

Our second year into our marriage I almost committed suicide, by running into a wall, in my car, at the speed of 80mph, with no seat belt, and God once again came to my rescue, HIM knowing my heart was desiring such due to I not wanting my "son" to have to endure the miserable relationship of the two so called parents of his' heat they threw at one another. You see, I loved my wife, yet was NEVER in love with her and married because I did not see it fare for my WONDERFUL son to be left without that proper establishment. And I am so very grateful that she has remarried, for my son deeply needs both "figures" of the "parent role" of Father Mother God's love.

This could go on and on, yet my reason for this is that I am struggling deeply with my tormented hell that I have created for my own self and had never meant to. And for the past 7 years I have been living on the streets of Waikiki, panhandling, though at first was eating directly out of the waist baskets on the main strip called "Kalakaua Ave."

Through these years on the street I have been trying to refulfill what I MUST as God has brought to my attention what would swallow up death unto victory, which is me fulfilling another 40 day fast without food nor water, that would REBUILD the house it speaks of in Isaiah 66, the house of Israel (Be ye HOLY, for I am HOLY, my Father most assuredly is).

I fight the dragon referred in Revelations and is why my user name is "chptr12", being I am the woman in travail that patience must have her perfect work in. This IS Peter, the stone referred in Isaiah 28, and my "VEXATION" is the hell that I MUST swallow up, unloose the belt of Orion.

I have always been an open book to all, and ever shall, though I am worn down immeasurably as spoken in Daniel, yet I will NOT give up, yet ask EVERYONE to PLEASE pray for the house of Israel. It is the strength of all that know the One altogether lovely, Father Mother God Good, of love around the world that can make a great impact of helping another, that in return shall help every last soul escape the captivity (seperation) they have grown to only know.

Isaiah 42 (King James Version)

 18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

 19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?

 20Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

 21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

 22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

 23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

 24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.

 25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

Howbeit I meant not to, nither did my heart think so, but it was in my heart as I have shared with you and as written in Isaiah.

by frr - 40 days ago
Ireland
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 26

Thats is very true brother, as it actually happens in my own life, people looks at my appearance before, my bad smell, my mistakes , my sins, my financial status, my status in my family, in short i am totally rubbish in the eyes of so many people, so many looked at how i looked like and what i have done in my life , that was 1996 when i learned to read the words of God , it all started in an old bible that my auntie handed to me. If we really seek God with all our hearts then we can find him in within our heart. For his favourite dwelling is always in the heart of his most wonderful creation. God sees before how i lived my life and how it was before, but he knows me very well how my life was devastated by many people that i gave love, friendship, care. He knows how i cried in tears for i only wanted to have a good friends, family , he knows i never looked at the appearance or the amount of money in the pocket that a man has, the clothes they wear or the house they dwelled at i socialised in every levels of peoples life and whatever i can i always help and give a lending hand. Until the time that i have to know and encounter God in my life, people that mostly i thought friends when i am in terrible burden they all just laughed at me branded me as rubbish, crazy man, they don't like me anymore for i ahve no more nothing to give, all and everything is gone and thats the time that the words that the worshippers are saying and before i am ignoring and laughing at came into my life, God came in and introduced his self to me through his words, his words are true every single words are true, nobody is on my side family, friends, nobody . thats the time i learned the relationship of money and people. But God made a relationship with me but he didn't ask for money or anything that i have but only myself, my mistakes, mysins , my faithfulness to him by his words we made a very good relationship i made covenant with him and wait for his promise, people that are laughing at me, and called me a rubbish person was now reversed but i never laughed at them but i forgive them for once i also laughed at others even people worshipping the goodness and words of God. God showed me so many things and helped me as i helped myself , that i could help also others, what was stripped off in my life God returned abundantly , that i fed , clothed, helped to finish school, give moneys to my neighbours and helped them have an income to feed themselves, give helped to be able to go hospital and medications and so many things, i was able to support charities and foundations all because of the strength given to me by God to rise and help myself that i may able help others to rise again and here i am now , inever thought i could come here in Ireland and fulfilled almost all my promises to God , God is a very good friend of mine and so of people, Thats only what i used in my life " Hope , Faith, Love" and i am here writing my story and about my life and experienced with God, EVERY WORD OF HIM IS TRUE AND IT IS A SHIELD FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVED AND TRUST IN HIM. God Bless us all

by bubot0407 - 40 days ago
sta.barbara,pangasinan Philippines
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 999

thanks elysium_chesstar777! that's why we should always go to God's throne of grace where we always would find help, mercy, forgiveness and blessings in times of our need.

by Elysium_ChessStar777 - 40 days ago
Providence, RI United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 170

This is so true. In the book of Jeremiah, it is said, "the heart is deceitful above all things."

We should take a lesson in that. Without God in our hearts, we would all be deceitful and liars as to how we present ourselves.

 

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