What Truly Breaks My Heart

I think you can truly get to know someone deep inside their heart, mind, in soul, by two things; what they find entertaining, and what breaks their heart. Now I won’t argue that you can truly get to know a person by other or more means. But I would argue that these two issues reveal their true heart in relation to God. Now it’s no one’s place to judge but you can pretty much discern a person’s faith and relationship in Christ is not where it should be when worldly fun or desires of the flesh entertain them. This could include anything from adultery or drunkenness, to gossip or television that certainly is not Godly material. I will even admit myself my spiritual life is not where it should be as I struggle with lust, lying, envy, sexual jokes I make at times, pride, and my own entertainment choices on television. Imagine though, just how different and God Glorifying our lives would be if our hearts were actually centered on God. This kind of life can never come out of simply trying to avoid sin, it doesn’t even come from legalistic and ritualistic living, it comes out of love. We see this in John 14:15 when Christ says “If you love me, you will obey what I command.” He continues later saying in verses 23 and 24; “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.”

In this day and age it has become so easy to pretend to be spiritual and to have a relationship with God. If we truly treat God as a relationship we will do what he commands out of our dear love for Him. An adulterous wife does not truly 100% love her husband. The same applies for us. If we loved Christ as much as we claim to we would not deliberately and knowingly disobey Him. Now as we read in Romans no one is righteous except for Jesus Christ. The difference however lies in if we legitimately admit to our transgressions, are sincerely apologetic and turn away from what we have done. There is a danger today in hiding our sins from ourselves in our own denial, and hiding them from those who can help hold us accountable. There is also a danger in not holding each other accountable. Hebrews 10:24–25 says; “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” I don’t believe we do this as often as we should or in a Godly manner. Often times the matters are ignored and we allow our brothers and sisters to continue in their destructive behavior. And more often than not I think when someone earnestly expresses concern and confronts another’s sin, the person confronted is not humbled and claims the other person is judging them. In many times this may actually be the case. I would argue though with our rebellious nature we are not always open to our convictions.

To be open to our convictions and admitting our sins, to have your heart broken for what breaks God’s, and to have the courage to hold a brother accountable reveals our great love for our Father. It breaks my heart when I reject convictions on myself, and it certainly breaks my heart to see friends blatantly reject God’s commands. We are trading in our own morals for a spur of fun and chasing unGodly desires. What Would Jesus Do? and Glorify God are not just some catchy slogans. If you can’t say that what you are doing is what Christ would do or that it is God honoring, don’t do it. And believe me I am certainly speaking to myself in this matter. We can’t continue to worship God on Sundays and spit in his face on Mondays. My prayers go out to all whose lives are not reflecting their faith. And I hope we all have the courage to build up one another.


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