Keep your heart tender....

"They refuse to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways." Judges 2:19b

Our life's experiences either make us or build us. It's really easy to intentionally n consciously harden our hearts especially as young people. Why? So that we will not be hurt by others..so that we can protect ourselves from heartache....so that we do not need to feel lonely anymore....so that we can just do whatever we feel like to numb the realities of life....Life for you at this transition n growth season....is really complicated..at least, this is how many of you feel....

The above verse speaks of the new generation of Israelites - who grew up not knowing God nor what God has done for Israel. They decide how they want to live and what they want to do with the ONE LIFE they have. As they carried out their own ways, they also fall out of God's ways which took them out of God's protection n covering. This then led to different attacks from the enemy. However, after God came to their rescue and crisis is over, they go back to their old ways...

Why is it so difficult for us to live a life of holiness and purity?

I believe that one of the answer is found in the above verse - because we refuse to give up our own ways and choose either consciously or unconsciously to remain stubborn. When we choose this path, what happens is there's a process of hardening of our heart that takes place. Some of us, out of desperation - choose to harden our hearts to the voices n situations around us deliberately so that we can fulfill our dreams. 

Friends, we may always plan and want a great future. But, if we allow our hearts to be harden in the process of it, you will somehow come to a realization one day that I may seem to have it all on the 'outside' but on the 'inside' I really am struggling. The hardening of our hearts take place bit by bit, sometimes in your world of busyness and the need for multitasking and major decisions making with such limited time, you won't even notice that your heart is becoming harden ----- unless, u take a kit kat, reflect on your life and allow the Holy Spirit to examine your heart and your ways. 

Choosing God's ways and plans do not make your life boring. Nor does it take your happiness away. God is not one who is waiting for an opportunity to take away what you love or enjoy. In fact, He wants you to enjoy your life with Him while still pursuing and living a holy lifestyle. It is possible for us to choose to keep our fragile, little but powerful heart tender before God all the time.

How? Refuse to remain stubborn and set on your own ways. Be open - open to God's voice and check out His plans for your life. After all, He has been around for such a long time..He sure knows what He's doing.

Choosing to keep our hearts tender before God everyday is one of the wisest choice we can ever make in life. He holds our yesterday, today and tomorrow. He only wants to give us the best cause He can see ahead of time. Will you be bold and courageous at this young age of yours to choose to take time to get to know Him?

Let's be a generation who grow up knowing our God and also remembering His acts. If your heart is tender before Him, your life will be full of excitement..just like what I've tasted and experience thus far =)

LIFE WITH GOD IS NEVER "SIEN" OR BORING. It's always filled with EXCITEMENT & SURPRISES!!