The Heart is what God wants

A couple months ago I listened to a sermon by Andy Stanley. It was on how God wants our hearts more than anything else. When God has our hearts, He truly will have our obedience. This sermon has stuck with me. It has changed how I read scriptures. I have started noticing how much God talks about the heart. I was reading in Matthew today. Jesus talked about how from our heart comes our sin. This is so true in my life. I know when I am tempted it comes from in my heart. It always starts as a thought that comes from my heart and then moves to actions. I hate sin. I hate that my heart is so wicked. I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that I have not sold all that I own to follow Jesus. I was reading earlier this week about the guy who found treasure in a field. After he found it, he sold all that he had and bought the field that had the treasure. Have I really sold all of my old ways. Have I truly given all that I am to Jesus. Do I live a life of surrender. I think this is going to be a constant question I face in my life. I want to surrender to God. I want to give God all that I am. I wanted to be used by God. My biggest hindrance to that is me and my heart, me and my selfish desires. Oh God, that I might walk in your ways. That is my desire.