With All My Heart...

I am sure that most of us have at one time or another said to those we love...."I Love You with All my Heart." Now that saying is powerful when said to a spouse or loved one. What we usually are trying to say is that we love them from the greatest depth of our soul. From way down deep in our being we are communicating the depth of our love.

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For you guys out there I highly encourage you tell your wife you love her frequently. If her love language is not verbal then say it with your actions!!! Amen ladies!!!???

Now on with our blog.... I was thinking on that statement "with all my heart." I ran across it today as I read in Psalms 119 and found it in verse 10. Here is what it said...

With my whole heart I have sought You...Psalm 119:10

As I considered this simple yet awesome verse I wondered???? Am I seeking HIM with all my heart? Am I honestly pursuing the Lord with all I am? I must admit, I was challenged. Even as I write this blog I am pierced at the honest evaluation that statement causes.

With my Whole heart! As I contemplate that powerful statement, I must consider other things this verse might have said. Could the Psalmist have said....With 1/2 my heart I have sought You? Or perhaps with 2/3 rds of my heart I have sought You? How about with 1/4 th of my heart I have sought You. Fellas what if you said to your wife...I love you with 1/2 my heart? What do you think she would say??? Or would she say???? You may just get the silent treatment! Reading it in that manner we see that what HE was really saying is, that in his seeking of the Lord, he was fully committed to pursue God.

MMMMMM.... Fully committed. Just what is that to us? I am sure some of my Independent brothers could give us a list but I want to go deeper. It is not the things HE is concerned with (as HE will take care of those things Himself) but more with the HEART of HIS children. Time after time in the NT Jesus dealt with the issues of the heart. He doesn't want 1/4, 1/2 or even 2/3 of the heart of HIS children but wants it ALL!

How much is ALL??? Everything, every area, every part!!!! Nothing held back.
As we look at today's Church, do we see heart's fully committed to HIM? Honestly, no. What I have heard over and over from chruch leaders is why is there such apathy in the church? The truth is, there is NO committment. Could it be the opposite of committment is complacency?

Last evening at the Church we sang "I surrender all." As we were singing I was praying "Oh God make it so in our Church, make it so in my heart."

I recently read a quote that I wrote on my board in my office. It reads... A commitment to growth kills complacency. WOW! Let's bring that into our thoughts for today. How committed are you to growing in your relationship with God? I mean making some huge decisions to seek HIM with all of your heart! With 100% of your heart going for it! Pursuing HIM?

Make a decision and the necessary changes to your life and lifestyle to place your relationship with Christ first and foremost. Make HIM the first person you speak with each day, the first person you turn to during the day when problems arise.

Now I would be negligent if I failed to share with you where this passage fits in contextually. Our verse for the day is nestled comfortably in Psalms 119. If you know anything at all about this chapter you know it is all about the Word of God! The place where we can seek HIM the most is in reading and studying the Word of God! Your Bible is THE place where you can pursue HIM with all your heart!

So how much time are you spending reading HIS precious word? How many verses are you working on memorizing? How faithful are you to HIS house (aka the church) where you can hear the Word of God faithfully proclaimed? How much time are you spending meditating on the things you know from His Holy Scriptures? You see, these all are a reflection of our hearts. If we love HIM with all our heart, it will be proven by how often, how much, what we have done in and with HIS book, the Bible!

Oh, my brothers and sisters. May HE grant us a love for HIM like we have never known. May we love HIM so much we spend every waking, spare moment infatuated with HIS biblical truths. So much so, HE hears us saying.......I love you with all my heart!

Blessings
Bruce