Greater Than Our Hearts
The short excerpt is by Tim Keller, and the Scripture is 1 John 3:20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
The thrill that you usually call being in love is basically an ego kick. Here is somebody that I think is admirable to other people, and he or she digs me. That is enough to give you a kind of rush for a while, and it will last several weeks at least. Eventually, you will begin to realize that there is a decision that has to be made. You have to move on and let the thrills die and realize that the more that you act in loving, the more that you give, the more that you serve, the more that you will find yourself falling truly in love. There has to be a death of the thrills to move into real love, and a lot of people never ever let that really happen. Love is commitment to serve people first; and love is an action first that leads to feeling and not a feeling that leads to an action.
Jesus Christ is the one who says, A bruised reed He will not break and a smoking flax He will not quench until He brings forth judgement to victory (Matthew 12:20). If you are so bruised like a bruised reed, He will treat you so gently that you will not break off. If you are so dim that you are like a smoking flax, like a candle that has basically gone out but there is just a glimmer of flame there, He will not quench you. He is someone who will bring you to victory and who will not let you go. He will tell you about your faults but at the same time He is so completely committed to you, and He continues to say to you, I love you and I care for you. He is greater than your hearts, and He overcomes everything that anyone else has ever said of you. You are His bride, and He sees you through the rags and says, I am going to make you pure and spotless, and I am devoted to you. I love you, and I will complete you.
Champions, have a great week!-David Vining
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