02/26/2026
What’s Inside?
Throughout God’s Word, we see a lot of attention paid to the human heart. In fact, in Scripture, the heart was thought to be the center of physical and spiritual life.
In our current culture, the heart is often a metaphor for our emotions. But in the Bible, the heart represents the soul and mind—it’s a way of displaying wisdom and character. The heart in the Bible is a lot like how we think about the brain today, or a combination of the head and the heart.
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
Luke 6:45 NIV
When Jesus speaks of the heart being a source of good or bad, He means that the things that we think about have a way of showing up in our lives. Our thoughts influence our outward actions.
Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
If our inward thoughts are true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and admirable, then we will produce outward good for God’s glory. These traits are cultivated through prayer and personal time spent with God.
Our thoughts and desires are not always the same as God’s thoughts, but as we deepen our relationship with Him, our desires begin to look more like His. When we delight in God, God loves to give us what we desire, because what we want will reflect who God is.
So take a moment today and praise God for who He is. As you worship Him, let God reshape your heart and renew your mind so your desires better reflect His will.
