Gospel.com Topics Feed - Heart 2013-12-06T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/heart/ Allow God to Be God http://faithgateway.com/allow-god-to-be-god/ 2013-12-06T06:00:04-05:00 …hallowed be Thy Name. — Matthew 6:9 When you’re close to death, you tend to see your life flash on the movie theater of your mind. Which I did. But I also saw Jesus. Not in a He-is-standing-right-there way but in a majestic way. I flew from South Africa to Washington, DC, after Cape Town 2010, […] You May Be the Only Jesus Some People Ever See http://faithgateway.com/you-may-be-only-jesus-people-ever-see/ 2013-10-18T06:00:04-05:00 The Hands and Feet of Christ “As You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world.” — Jesus in John 17:18 As followers of Christ, we bear the responsibility of demonstrating to the world what Jesus might look like were He to walk the earth today. Those who will never enter the […] The Heart of a Woman http://faithgateway.com/heart-woman/ 2013-10-04T14:51:26-05:00 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. — Proverbs 4:23 * * * I’m trying to remember when I first knew in my heart that I was no longer a girl, but had become a woman. Like so many other women I was left alone to navigate my way through […] God is Jealous http://faithgateway.com/god-is-jealous/ 2013-10-04T14:50:04-05:00 You shall not make for yourself an [idol] in the form of anything. . . . You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. — Exodus 20:4-5 Wouldn’t it be interesting if people were not only called by their given names but also […] God Changes Hearts http://faithgateway.com/god-changes-hearts/ 2013-10-04T14:49:48-05:00 When grace happens, we receive not a nice compliment from God but a new heart. Give your heart to Christ, and he returns the favor. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you” —Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) Some years ago I underwent a heart procedure. My heartbeat had the regularity of a telegraph […] Connect with People: Heart Before the Head http://faithgateway.com/connect-with-people-heart-before-head/ 2013-10-04T14:45:34-05:00 I used to tell my staff, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” They would groan because they heard me say it so much, but they recognized that it was true nonetheless. You develop credibility when you connect with people and show that you genuinely care and want […] A Better Way Home http://faithgateway.com/better-way-home/ 2013-10-04T14:44:21-05:00 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” — Hebrews 3:7–8a Thought for the Day: I can’t keep driving through the dangerous intersection of reality and think it won’t ever affect me. My pastor made a statement recently we’ve all heard: Over 50 percent of marriages are ending in […] 21 Uplifting Billy Graham Quotes http://faithgateway.com/21-uplifting-billy-graham-quotes/ 2013-10-04T14:41:53-05:00 My father, Billy Graham, is known for speaking out about the one and only thing that matters in this world: the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He remembers the call of God more than seventy years ago to preach the Word of God to all those who would listen about salvation that comes only through Christ. He took […] Your Share of the Load - #6798 http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/your-share-of-the-load-6798 2013-01-30T09:46:44-05:00 God has a part of His load for you to carry. No child of God is exempt. "To whom much is given, much is required." So begin on your knees, "Lord, break my heart for something that breaks Yours." Take some ownership for one of those needs. And what will God do with your willing heart? I don't know, but He'll make your life bigger as you get beyond caring about what just concerns you. Intent, Not Tentative - #6789 http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/intent-not-tentative-6789 2013-01-17T10:04:54-05:00 One of Jim Elliott's mottos went like this (you ready?), "Wherever you are, be all there." Somebody may have said to you, "You're not all there." Well, yes, wherever you are, be all there. If you've got something to do anyway, why not do it with all you've got? If you've got to be there, why not be there with all your heart?