A New Heart for the Valley Week 1, Day 4
by David Joynt on February 21, 2018
Stress Test Devotional April 20
April 20, 2024
A NEW HEART FOR THE VALLEY
What stands in the way of a new heart? We do! If we see the future as determined by the past; if we expect the constraints of this moment to overwhelm the creativity and commitment God can call forth from us, then we do. If we are passive and fail to respond to the proddings of the Holy Spirit; if we hold onto old hurts, past grievances, and previous failures, then we do. If we don’t set aside or revise ideas and programs that demand much and yield little; if we treat the familiar as sacred and refuse to embrace the new, then we do! If we forget the promises of God or underestimate his power to work renewal in us and through us, then we do! If we don’t pray for new hearts, if we don’t expect revival, if we don’t seek and dream; and if we don’t discover fresh ways to celebrate and serve and grow—then we do!
Read our passage and claim God’s forgiveness.
What promises of God do you treasure?
What negativity do you need to set aside?
FAMILY TIME
Do you know anyone old who is young at heart?
What makes them this way?
