– Scripture:

             What Moves Your Heart

Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, or criticize their faults unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don’t condemn those who are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you’ll find life a lot easier. Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back, given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.

                          Luke 6:37–38 MSG

Key Verse – Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity.

– Reflection:

We’re all created for good works. But, as individuals, we aren’t made for every work. We couldn’t possibly be. We’re all called to help those in need. But, as individuals, we aren’t called to every need. The movements of our new hearts are one way God teaches us what is ours. Our hearts are made to notice, care, and move more for specific people and particular needs: when their needs are met, our hearts are satisfied; when they aren’t, our hearts hurt with their hearts.

Where do we go from here?

Continue to bend your focus away from yourself. Take some time to consider your heart. Can you identify the particular people and particular needs for which it moves, uniquely? So here’s the good part—when we become aware of the movements of our new hearts, and begin working ourselves to meet the needs of people who are ours to help, we increase not only their joy, but ours too.

Our Prayer for Today

Father, thank you for making new hearts for us, it is those hearts that we will use to ensure that the work you have placed on them gets done. Amen.