A continuation on love from Bob Moeller’s talk. Why is a recognizing a hardened heart so important? For one, unresolved pain will block our ability to give and receive love. We will look to the other person to fix us. We will step on each other’s pain for a lifetime (or choose to leave). And, if we do marry, we may spend years feeling like we married the wrong person.
Bob had a pretty interesting insight: If we come from a troubled or dysfunctional home, 90% of us will marry our most difficult parent.
I have definitely seen this. Unfortunately…
Is there hope? Yes there is!! A softened heart is the way back. God’s solution is to bring healing. Bob goes into many verses.
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me…He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted…” Isaiah 61:1
“I will give you a new heart and a new spirit in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26
Ask God to examine your heart (Psalm 139:23-24). Confess every area of hardness of heart and sin to God and to someone you trust (James 5:16). Forgive people who have damaged your heart. Ask Him to soften and heal your heart (Psalm 51:10).
This blog entry is for all the broken people out there in the world. I wish the misery would stop. We all need healing.
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