Thought for Today: “A Heart After God”

Paul tells us that we are to contend for the faith (Philippians 1:27), and to his protégé Timothy he gives this advice.

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” (1 Timothy 6:12)

David had a heart after God’s own heart because he trusted God rather than fearing man. He walked in humility rather than in pride. He willingly repented and confessed his sin rather than making excuses and rationalizations. And finally, he yielded to God’s will and fought God’s battles and not his own.

Until we start to have that kind of a heart, we’ll never make a positive impact in our church, communities, or workplaces. What we need to realize is that this type of faith and this type of heart doesn’t come easy, but it will be productive.

We are living in a dying world, where more people are finding themselves in distress, in debt, and discontented with life. But, when we start living our lives by faith having a heart that is after God’s own heart, then we’ll draw people from out of this lost and dying world, and into everlasting life in heaven.