The “Heart Shot”
(4 minutes)
Why do we do what we do? This is the question that we're seeking to answer. Have you ever stopped long enough to ask this question?
Why do I like what I like?
Why am I drawn to what I'm drawn to?
Why do I choose what I choose?
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23 NKJV)
So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life. (Proverbs 4:23 TPT)
"So above all...before you seek a spouse, a job, before you find out what you're good at, before you do anything else in life, guard the affections of your heart for they affect all that you are. Your heart determines everything about you. Why you like what you like. Why you do what you do. Why you say the things you say." (Pastor Tim)
All that we are flows from the heart. The truer translation of Jeremiah 17:9, tells us that the heart is deep beyond all things, and it is the man. Each one of us is the perfect representation of our heart. But Pastor Tim posed a great question this past Sunday, what happens if you pray a prayer but never have your heart healed?
There's a hunting term that describes the ideal shot that a hunter seeks before killing an animal - it's called the "heart shot." It's the shot that will guarantee the immediate collapse of whatever is being hunted. "Our adversary is the same way. He's not trying to blow your tires up on your car or destroy your washing machine, he's trying to steal your heart. He's trying to break your heart. Do you think you're making decisions in life? You're not. Your heart is, and if it's broken every decision you make in life will be broken." (Pastor Tim)
If deep cries out to deep, broken calls out to broken. This is why the heart must be healed. If it remains broken, we will constantly call out, search for, attract, and find ourselves mired in brokenness. The condition of our heart will affect all that we are.
Abba is bringing our Kingdom family on a journey into healing waters. Why? Because He is committed to seeing us brought into complete wholeness. This is the meaning of the peace, the shalom, that Jesus is inviting us into. It's total harmony. Our heart, whole, as it should be. It's the very next work of Yahweh in Isaiah 61 after good news is sent - He restores the brokenhearted. He binds them up. He heals every "heart shot" that the enemy and his weapon of choice, religion, has inflicted upon us, until we are whole as we were in the beginning - innocence restored.
Beloved One, can you be honest with Abba about your heart? Are you willing to invite Him into every moment to address what's happening in your heart? At some point today when you see yourself respond or act out of a place of brokenness...stop...and in that moment ask Him, "Abba, why did I do that? Where did that come from? Why did I respond that way?" Turn your heart to Him and listen to His voice. This is how the heart gets healed - by hearing Abba's voice for yourself.
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