“On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.” — 1 Thessalonians 2:4 NIV
The fact that God searches and knows our heart is both beautiful and scary. He knows our actions, intentions and thoughts, which presents us with a choice. What do we want our actions to look like? Just because we are known and loved by God does not mean we should continue living in sin (Romans 6:1-2).
We should strive to live out our lives in manners that pleases him and brings glory to him. When we are struggling with this, we can always come to him in prayer and ask him to search our hearts and “lead us in the way everlasting,” (Psalm 139:24 NIV). He is faithful to help us and wants us to have mature Christian walks.
Through him, we can live a life pleasing God, our Lord Jesus, one that honors and glorifies him. Our hearts should reflect this. We cannot hide anything from him, but when we live a life that strives to follow his word, why would we want to? We, like David, can celebrate in the wonderful knowledge that God knows us.
“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” — Psalm 19:14 NIV
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Approved by the local outreach coordinator of the Office of Spiritual Life on April 5, 2023