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 Intentions of the Heart

Paul said in Romans,  “For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”
The judgments that come from our brothers and sisters comes from my actions;
I sow the seeds and then the harvest comes, as I get my just desert in this world.
My Lord looks not into this realm of action, but to the intentions of the heart.

My heart is born afresh bathed in  the Holy Spirit of the Most High God;
Yet when the rubber meets the road, I am so carnal, so motivated by the fleshy things.
The Spirit of God keeps the purity of my heart and allows me to begin to change;
This is the slow process of the sanctification of my life by the intentions of the heart.

Step by painful step, I let my Lord down so many times in this daily walk with Him.
I am learning that I must die to the self and become alive to this new heart within my chest.
No, I'm far from the perfection of the Lord's example, I stumble, but begin to walk again.
I look not the my faults which are many, but to the reflection of the intentions of the heart.

Each day that gap between action and heart can close with my constant attention;
Or by looking back to the life of the flesh, I separate farther away beginning to wander.
This life of hills and valleys in the roller coaster ride of faith shakes loose so many souls;
Remember, God looks at you through the filter of Jesus and the intentions of the heart.

This pathway has many twists and turns, but my heart is reborn perfect in Christ.
The power of God's mercy rains down on my eternal soul, His power holds my heart.
The journey across this world is the destiny I must fulfill while exploring the full reality;
I am so thankful that as I wander, God sees Jesus in the intentions of the heart.

As I take my last breaths on this worlds plane before I wander on to the next life,
I know that the deeper I begin to look, the more sin I see lingering throughout my life.
The blood of Christ's love purifies me as a gift, without the stress and strain of work;
My self righteousness is dung, as it  is the Lord that changes the intentions of the heart.

Praise God for His plan as my destiny can only be achieved through His power and love,
For within my chest beats the beautiful new creation full of His intentions of the heart.


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