"'I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.'" -Ezekiel 36:26
The phrase I have been pondering a lot lately is "You have my very heart." When God speaks to me, He calls me by a variety of names-- but one He has called me often lately is "beloved heart." Years ago He would sometimes call me "heart", and when I began to ponder why this was that phrase came into my mind: "You have my very heart." In the book of Ezekial there is a scene where God says the author's heart of stone will be replaced with a heart of flesh. I realized, when we accept Christ and become new creations, God puts His spirit inside of us, and this enables us to feel what He feels. We are also called Christ's ambassadors. We are called to show God's love to those around us. What often motivates love is compassion-- seeing those who are hurting and broken and being moved by compassion to love them.
Recently one of my friends was having a hard time emotionally, and even though I didn't know the context of what was going on with her I felt an incredibly deep sadness and sorrow. As I was pondering over this and wondering why, I felt like God was telling me "That is how I feel, too." Opening my eyes to understand how He sees and feels towards those around me, even when I don't always know or understand the little details. Thus moving me to intercessory prayer, to love and to action. Longing to love. Longing to fight. Praising my heavenly Father even more because I understand more and more the magnitude of the work He has done, and the magnitude of the work He wants to accomplish through us as His ambassadors-- as those with His very heart.
