What Is On Your Heart?

Hebrews 8:10
10“… I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts…”

“Pastor, I don’t know what I want to do?”

“What is on your heart?”

“I would love to work among children.”

“Then work among children!”

“But I am waiting on the Lord to show me.”

“Well, He has given you the desire, so go and work among children!”

“But the desire comes from my heart, Pastor Prince.”

You see, many of us have been taught that we cannot trust our hearts. We quote verses like “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…” (Jeremiah 17:9), not knowing that Jeremiah was referring to the man who had not received Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. But once you are saved, you have a brand new heart (Ezekiel 36:26), and you can trust the promptings of your heart because God dwells in you and He leads you from within. And don’t worry because His promptings will never contradict His Word. It will lead you to good success.

Often, you find that when you follow your inner promptings, it is actually God who put those desires in your mind and wrote them on your heart. I remember years ago when I approached one of our church leaders and told him, “I really think that you are called to become a full-time pastor.” It turned out to be a confirmation of what he already knew on the inside. You see, God was already leading him from within. And today, he is one of our full-time pastors.

If you enjoy something and desire to do it, then go for it! Go with the flow. God Himself says that He will guide us from within. Let’s not doubt Him. And don’t worry about the outcome. Leave the results to God. Your part is just to follow the flow. God’s part is to work in you both the willingness and the performance of it! (Philippians 2:13)

Jesus said that when you believe in Him, out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. (John 7:38) Follow the flow and you will come alive. You will bring forth fruit, and not wither and die. Whatever you do will prosper!