Pure In Heart

When we come into a recovery program, one of our priorities has to be sorting life according to what is true.  The truth is, we are sick and in need of healing.  We are weak, sinful, and sometimes crazy.  We need to be forgiven, cleansed, and enlightened by the truth of God’s word.  If we are to live from a pure heart, we need to let the Bible be our handbook and do what it says without any compromise. 

God sent His son Jesus into the world to take on human flesh.  Jesus, who never sinned, died for our sin so that we might have a new life purified from sin by His blood.  When we admit our sin, and accept what Jesus has done in our place, His Holy Spirit comes to live within us.  He is the “Higher Power” who will give us the will and desire to live in a new way. 

God’s agenda needs to become our daily priority if we are to live our lives from a pure heart.  We need to guard what we have been given.  The evil one will prowl around seeking to turn our hearts away from God.  Through prayer and meditation, we need to be in conscious contact with God, praying for the knowledge of His will for our life and the power to carry it out.