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Harden not your heart despite how you feel the need to protect yourself from disappointment or pain.โ€จโ€จOur anchor verse today comes from Psalm 95:8:โ€จโ€œDo not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness.โ€ Lets face it, we get hurtโ€”by people, by life, by disappointments that cut deeper than we expectedโ€”and a part of us quietly goes: "Never again." We start pulling back.โ€จWe become cautious with our kindness.โ€จGuarded with our emotions.โ€จAnd before we know it, weโ€™re not just protecting our heartโ€ฆ weโ€™re hardening it. It feels safer that way.โ€จBut hereโ€™s the thingโ€”โ€จA hardened heart isnโ€™t safe.โ€จItโ€™s just lonely.โ€จAnd heavy.โ€จโ€จWhat Does a Hardened Heart Look Like? It doesnโ€™t always look angry.โ€จSometimes it looks like indifference.โ€จAvoidance.โ€จSilence.โ€จA slow drifting away from God, from people, from purpose. But hereโ€™s a heart check straight from the Word: Ezekiel 36:26 โ€”โ€จโ€œI will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.โ€ A heart of flesh.โ€จTender. Responsive. Alive.โ€จThatโ€™s what He offers us.โ€จBut we have to be willing to receive it.โ€จโ€จWhy Softening Matters Softening is not weaknessโ€”itโ€™s warfare.โ€จItโ€™s choosing to stay open in a world that teaches you to shut down.โ€จItโ€™s choosing love over fear, faith over cynicism. Proverbs 4:23 says,โ€จโ€œAbove all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.โ€ Noticeโ€”it says guard, not harden.โ€จThereโ€™s a difference.โ€จGuarding means being wise with what enters and exits.โ€จHardening means sealing it off completelyโ€”even from God. An Invitation to Open Maybe today, the invitation is simple:โ€จLet God in. That hurt youโ€™ve buried?โ€จThat numbness youโ€™ve normalised?โ€จHe can handle it. Psalm 34:18 โ€”โ€จโ€œThe Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.โ€ He doesnโ€™t shame your sorrow.โ€จHe sits in it with you.โ€จAnd slowly, gently, He starts to soften the parts you thought were beyond repair. Closing Words So todayโ€”if you hear His voice...โ€จIf you feel that gentle tug on your spirit...โ€จDonโ€™t harden your heart. Lean in.โ€จLet go.โ€จLet God. Lamentations 3:22-23 โ€”โ€จโ€œBecause of the Lordโ€™s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.โ€ In the Book of Revelation, we are told that the Lord Jesus Christ is standing at the door, knocking and all we have to do is to open the door to let Him in. I pray that you will swallow your pride and open the door, answer His call and let Him in. Thank you for sharing this quiet moment with me.โ€จUntil next time, may your heart remain open, your soul anchored in grace, and your life rooted in truth.โ€จThis is Harden Not Your Heart. Be blessed. ย  ย 

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