“It wasn’t until the pain exposed how much was hiding under my surface of being a ‘good Christian’ that it hit me: whole layers of my emotional life had lain buried, untouched by GOd’s transforming power.”- p. 11
As we begin this journey towards spiritual growth, its important that you and I come to God in honesty and vulnerability. He may want to open our eyes to see where we have been pretending. He may try to speak to us about destructive habits and attitudes that we have neglected to deal with. There could be a truly miraculous experience of healing, forgiveness and freedom in Christ… if we let Him in.
Inviting God to search your heart this lent would be more profitable than any amount of reading you try to do. So pray the following scripture this morning; let your walls down; slow down enough for Him to speak to you; and trust God with your honesty and vulnerability.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV):
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.