Stirred By The Scriptures

A friend wrote me recently to ask about discerning God’s direction for his life. I think it is a question many of us wrestle with multiple times during our lives. Usually it revolves around the where and the what. Where would God have me to live and what would he have me do become the focal points. Those questions certainly are important and sometimes circumstances provide no options so the choice is made for us. I am convinced however that seeking to answer those questions can take us away from what I believe is God’s primary concern - MY HEART. David says in Psalm 51, “a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”God always has and always will want my heart before anything else. It is easier to explore where he might be taking me or what he would have for me to do but we need to never forget his main concern is the condition of my heart.