There are times you
just have to stop and have a talk. This
is true in ever relationship. You will
not have a great marriage unless there conversations, heart to heart ones, in
the easy and the difficult times. They
aren’t always easy to have, but these talks are important.
Between
spouses. Between parents and
children. Between bosses and
employees. Between me and God.
The ones between
God and one of His kids happened often in the Bible. Below is part of a conversation between God
and David. As you read through this
conversation note the results David comes to.
Psalm
51 NLT
Have mercy
on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins. 2 Wash
me clean from my guilt. Purify me from
my sin. 3 For I recognize
my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done
what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say, and your
judgment against me is just…7 Purify
me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow…10 Create in me a clean heart, O
God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. 11 Do not banish me from your
presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me
willing to obey you. 13 Then
I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you… 16 You do not desire a
sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do
not want a burnt offering. 17 The
sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God…
My
Father has great compassion
Getting to know God
means we will come to know His compassion and his love. Compassion is something that makes every
relationship stronger.
Purify
me from my sin
Acknowledge your
sin. Confess it. Turn from it and move toward God.
Sin
separates us from God
We will confess our
sin only when we understand that sin keeps us from seeing and following
God. Separation is what puts up a wall
between us and God, hampers conversation, and doesn’t allow you to get as close
as you can be.
A
clean heart comes from God and is important
We can try to clean
our own hearts, but it is futile without God doing the cleaning. The closer we get to God the more He cleans
us making us more like Jesus.
Joy
is an option and comes with salvation
Joy makes life so
much better, but we have to realize that joy comes from contentment with who
God has made us to be. Joy is possible
because God completes us as we allow Him to work in our lives, to forgive our
sin and to clean our hearts.
The
sacrifice God desire is a broken spirit, or humble heart turned to God
A broken spirit is
a good thing. It is a heart that is
humble and pointed toward God. It has
been touched by and even molded by God.
The heart that can be molded best is one that has been cleaned of sin
and filled with His joy and strength.
Each of these came
out of a conversation with God that changed the person talking and listening to
the one who matters. We need to have
talks with God every day. It will make
us more like Jesus.
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