check your heart & your wallet

If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

Your heart is tied too much more than just what you feel. It is tied to what you do and even who you are. In fact your wallet and your heart are inseparable. Think about it. Better yet, go look at your checkbook and what you have spent money on as of late.

What you care about is what gets your time, your money and your energy. Now check your calendar because it shows your heart as well.

Someone reminded me of the old line "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions", and all of us know that is true. We are judged by others not by what we think or our motives but by our actions. Praise God that He looks at and knows our heart.

I ask you to take a few minutes and see how close you believe that your wallet and your heart are tied today. Give yourself some kind of test. Write down the things you really care about. Chose a few things that stand out in your mind. Now go look at your calendar and your wallet. Did the things you say you care about get the best parts of you?

My prayer is that God will get my heart and not half my heart. My prayer is that God will use what I have to help more and more people. My prayer is that my family will know that they are first in my life. Saying that is true is one thing. Living it is another.

Check your heart! May God use us to impact lots of people as we live the truth and use what we have to show our love to God, our families and to what we are passionate about!

Proverbs 21:26 NLT

Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

Matthew 6:33 GWT

But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.

Comments

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Michael Harrison's e-devotion

Search This Blog