Why do we find it so challenging to maintain a tender heart? Let’s face it: Life can be tough. It can harden us, hurt us and leave us broken. But here’s the thing: our hearts don’t have to become calloused. We can choose to remain tender, to stay soft and to keep loving—even when it’s hard.
To remain soft and compassionate in the face of adversity is truly difficult. While our instincts scream at us to retaliate, to cling to hurt, and to harden our hearts, God says: Take up your cross and follow Me.
As I attempted to bring the cares of my heart to God. The quite taunted me with a litany of all I had left undone (a prime subject for prayer—yet one that overwhelmed me with shame) Exacerbated by my short attention span, my confession of inability broke the silence. Tears and sighing accompanied my now out loud prayers, an addition that shockingly moved me from monotonous formality to worship .
Rather than dismissing or retaliating against the hurt, God asks us to feel its weight. By remaining tenderhearted we get to experience a profound gift: a deeper understanding of the magnitude of our own forgiveness in Christ. 🙏 And as we worship, we are strengthened to cultivate hearts that are soft, merciful, and forgiving—just as God in Christ has forgiven us.
Friends, May our worship transform us into vessels of His love and compassion, empowering us to extend the same kindness and pardon to others that we have received from Him. Amen! God bless!🤗🙏❤️
Blessings and love…🤗❤️🙏
