A Heart After God: Living From the Inside OutSample

The truth can cut through the noise of your life and get right to the heart of things. Sometimes it's easy to assume you know yourself, your motives, your reasons, your righteousness. But then, a moment comes where truth confronts you, not harshly, but precisely. Like a mirror that doesn’t distort, it reveals what’s real beneath what’s rehearsed.

That’s the power of God’s word. Not just ink on pages, but a living force that goes beyond behavior and digs deep into the intentions behind it. It separates what you pretend from what you believe, what you show from what you're truly holding onto. And it does so not to shame you, but to bring clarity. To expose the wounds you've hidden, the bitterness you've justified, the fear you've masked as control. It doesn’t leave you there; it illuminates so healing can begin.

Think it over

What area of your heart might you be overlooking that needs truth to shine on it?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me enough to confront me with truth. Help me not to shy away from, but to lean in and let Your word shape me. Cut away what doesn’t belong, and bring to light what needs Your touch. Give me the courage to be honest with You and with myself. In Jesus’ name, Amen.