A Heart, Not a Resume

Maybe you feel too far from holiness. Or maybe just too “dirty,” with a list of mistakes as long as your monthly grocery list.
But you know what? God isn’t the type to dig through your past just to judge you. He’s not looking for your spiritual résumé, He’s looking for your heart.

A real heart. An honest one. One that doesn’t pretend to have it all together, but is willing to start fresh every single day.

He didn’t ask you to be perfect. If that were the requirement, we’d all be benched before the first round. He’s asking for availability. Openness. Humility. The kind that says: “Lord, here I am… I made a mess again today, but I’m still here.”

Look at David, not exactly your go-to model for perfect behavior. Yet God calls him “a man after My own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14 KJV). Why? Because David, despite all his crashes and burns, always came back. He didn’t run from God; he ran to God. He admitted, he wept, he got up again. He was transparent, not flawless. And that’s where God saw beauty.

The holiness God loves isn’t about neat lives and fake Sunday smiles. It’s about hearts that let themselves be washed. Hearts that aren’t ashamed to confess, to open up, to be vulnerable in front of Him.

In a world obsessed with appearances, God looks within. And if He finds someone who, even in their brokenness, wants to walk with Him... then He’s already found genuine holiness.

Yes, even in you.

Pray this simple prayer:
Lord, here is my heart, even when it’s messy and worn out. Create a new one within me. More than a holy image, I want a true soul.