Makeover of the Heart Week 2 " A Heart that Delights in the Lord"

This week I once again joined At The Well on this Journey of Making over my heart. This week our challenge was A heart that delights in the Lord. Psalm 37:4 says"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." What does it mean to delight oneself in the Lord? To me it means finding God in your everyday life. Washing dishes, changing diapers, vacuuming, cleaning, making food, in relationship with friends and family around you. These are all opportunities to delight yourself in the Lord. It also means coming and sitting at his feet seeking out His Word, praying, and just listening to what he may be speaking to you, it may be sitting and listening to worship music. I want and desire to delight myself in the Lord. I desire to be his hands and feet. I desire to know him more. I have just recently been at this place where I am desiring more and more of God. I am excited for what he is doing in my heart and life.
The story of Mary and Martha in really convicted me this week.
Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. ³⁹ Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”

⁴¹ But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! ⁴² There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”

I want to learn how to sit at Jesus feet like Mary did. I want to be at a place in my relationship with Jesus that I am willing to stop and seek his face in the business of my day. I want to learn how to not worry about how things look around my house if I feel God is calling me to be with him. I don't want to miss anything he may have for me. You see, I see God seeking me to be with him.

I challenge you To Be, sit at his feet and soak him in. He is waiting for you.

Makover of the Heart

When you think of makeover what does it make you think of? For me a makeover makes me think of doing something to look better. I usually think of an exterior makeover, like a beauty makeover. Except this time I am talking about a heart makeover. I am talking about going deep into the depths of my heart and seeking out what God has for me. Seeing what way he can transform the mess that has been created there and help me to become more like him. This has been a desire of my heart for some time and now I am really partaking of an awesome opportunity. I am seeking God to make my "after picture" of my heart much more like His. I want and desire to get rid of the crust that has formed around my heart and to tear away at the walls that don't belong there.
In light of this desire I am excited to have joined this new Bible Study going on over At The Well called A Makeover of the Heart by Tracie Berta. I am excited because I feel like my heart needs a makeover in so many ways. I think this six week study will be a good challenge for me and am looking forward to what God will do in me.
She started out this week's study with a couple of questions for us to take and ponder and spend time listening to what God may have for us in these questions. So these questions were:
1. God’s Word says that “when we delight ourselves in Him, He gives us the desires of our heart.” Have you taken any time to ponder WHAT the desires of your heart are? What are your dreams? Aspirations? Hope against all hope? What are your passions? There is a wonderful song by Michael W. Smith called “Secret Ambition.” When I first heard this song, God awakened a desire in me to bring a woman’s conference to our church for the first time. He then drew me into a speaking ministry as He called ME to be the speaker at the conference. I had no idea that this passion was inside me until God awakened it. Ask God to awaken you to the secret desires of your heart…..the plans He has for you….the dreams He has given you.

2. Make a list of ways you would like to be transformed during this bible study. How do you want God to change you? What are your personal goals with this study? What are your personal expectations? Why are you reading this? What do you hope to accomplish? What are things in your heart that you want God to remove? What are things you want Him to place in your heart? How do you see yourself changed at the end of the six weeks? What drew you to the study in the first place? What does this “Heart Makeover” mean to YOU?

So I asked myself God what are those desires in my life, what do I have a passion for, what is stirring up in me....A desire of my heat is to be the kind of mom that my boys really see God at work in her life. I desire to live my life in such a way that no one questions who I serve. I desire to really know what I believe in(you know really have that answer ready about why I believe what I believe. I desire to have a constant growing relationship with the man God has blessed me with for the last 8 years (2 dating, 6 marriage). I have a deep passion for marriage and I would like to see God really grow that into something amazing and beautiful. I desire to see marriages blossom. I believe God can do miracles in the hearts and lives of those you wouldn't ever believe he could. I dream of taking my family on mission trips someday. I have a desire for them to see the things that really break the heart of God. I could really just continue with so much but I think this about all I am gonna share here on this question.
In the second question she asks what I want God to transform in my life in this study. One of the biggest things I would like to see God transform is the way I speak to others. I would really like to see God bring me to a place where I can learn to better control what comes off my tongue, where I can hold my rising temperature in check. I want to see God draw me closer to him and to come to know him more. I want God to teach me more of how to love him heart, soul, mind, and strength.
I am excited about this journey that God has me on. I am excited about the ignition he has placed in my heart. I am excited to see what God is gonna do. Thank you Lord for your faithfulness to finish what you have started.

Chicago

FIRST REAL TRAIN RIDE TO CHICAGO

NAVY PIER

DINNER AT A LIVE JAZZ CLUB

WALKING HAND IN HAND FOR MANY MILES AROUND THE CITY

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

SWIMMING AT OUR HOTEL

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND HAVING EVERYONE ELSE DRIVE ME AROUND

FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THAI FOOD AT A LITTLE PLACE CALLED "DUCK WALK"

LIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE BLUE MAN GROUP

WALKING MANY MORE MILES HAND IN HAND

UNINTERRUPTED SLEEP!

That my friends is what sums up the weekend I had with my husband in Chicago.