On Sunday the lesson of The Story was on David and the issues of the heart. David was not the first pick of or anyone else. They did not see the potential that David had but God saw the potential that David had in his heart. I Samuel 16:7 teaches the principle that man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart. Being human we have the tendency to see things mainly through physical eyes and that environment which means we do not always see the potential that someone has and in fact we do not always see the potential we we have. David the youngest of eight boys was chosen over his brothers. God placed something in David that was not in his brothers, God called him to be king. God did though place something in each of son of Jesse. The potential that is in each of us comes from God. In order to reach that potential we must first of all realize it comes from the heart and therefore we must learn to handle the issues of the heart. Solomon in Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." In order to live out what God has placed in us we must allow God to define my heart, refine my heart and then to mature my heart. The is done by loving God with our whole heart and beginning to serve Jesus and His church in whatever area that is presently available. God has called you and placed a great desire upon your heart that will make a difference in the world of your influence. In order to see this become a reality I must deal with the issues of life with a heart that runs after God's heart.
May the Lord who loves us grant His grace to strengthen our heart.
Pastor John
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