Harden not your heart despite how you feel the need to protect yourself from disappointment or pain.โจโจOur anchor verse today comes from Psalm 95:8:โจโDo 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 hurtโby people, by life, by disappointments that cut deeper than we expectedโand a part of us quietly goes:
"Never again."
We start pulling back.โจWe become cautious with our kindness.โจGuarded with our emotions.โจAnd before we know it, weโre not just protecting our heartโฆ weโre hardening it.
It feels safer that way.โจBut hereโs the thingโโจA hardened heart isnโt safe.โจItโs just lonely.โจAnd heavy.โจโจWhat Does a Hardened Heart Look Like?
It doesnโt always look angry.โจSometimes it looks like indifference.โจAvoidance.โจSilence.โจA slow drifting away from God, from people, from purpose.
But hereโs a heart check straight from the Word:
Ezekiel 36:26 โโจโI 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.โจTender. Responsive. Alive.โจThatโs what He offers us.โจBut we have to be willing to receive it.โจโจWhy Softening Matters
Softening is not weaknessโitโs warfare.โจItโs choosing to stay open in a world that teaches you to shut down.โจItโs choosing love over fear, faith over cynicism.
Proverbs 4:23 says,โจโAbove all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.โ
Noticeโit says guard, not harden.โจThereโs a difference.โจGuarding means being wise with what enters and exits.โจHardening means sealing it off completelyโeven from God.
An Invitation to Open
Maybe today, the invitation is simple:โจLet God in.
That hurt youโve buried?โจThat numbness youโve normalised?โจHe can handle it.
Psalm 34:18 โโจโThe Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.โ
He doesnโt shame your sorrow.โจHe sits in it with you.โจAnd slowly, gently, He starts to soften the parts you thought were beyond repair.
Closing Words
So todayโif you hear His voice...โจIf you feel that gentle tug on your spirit...โจDonโt harden your heart.
Lean in.โจLet go.โจLet God.
Lamentations 3:22-23 โโจโBecause of the Lordโs 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.โจUntil next time, may your heart remain open, your soul anchored in grace, and your life rooted in truth.โจThis is Harden Not Your Heart. Be blessed.
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