Seeing With Your Heart

The secret to greater perception is how we take care of our hearts. We see through the “eyes” of our hearts. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall ‘see’ God" (Matthew 5:8) (to see means to know God better) On the other hand, corrupt or impure hearts become blinded by impure motives. They become self-focused, progressing to deception, and mind control.

Our hearts were created for love, connection and empowering others, but we’ve all faced broken trust which isolates and disconnects. Fear, doubt, bitterness and other heart issues can result. Jesus knew how betrayal, abuse and rejection feels. Yet with a pure heart, He could see what God was doing with the darkness that surrounded Him. Jesus wants us to trust Him, so He can show us how He trusted the Father with the injustice He suffered.

There are many scriptures that refer to hearts, motives, and perceptions:

"As a man thinks in his heart so is he." Proverbs 23:7

"Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life." Proverbs 4:23:

"For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light." Matthew 6:21-22. (We embody God’s light, but our hearts can dim that light.)

Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Psalm 34:8 (Taste is an experience, not just an observation or judgement.)

Our fearful hearts need healing. We need a relational experience with a spiritual Father we can trust. True transformation comes through brokenness, not pride; vulnerability not disguise.

For many years I was spiritually blind because I avoided my heart issues. In hiding my pain from others, I also hid them from myself in ways I self sabotaged. My own denial caused “blind spots” in my thinking. Avoiding our heart issues affects our ability to see, to love and connect deeply.

Faith and trust may not have been a necessity until now. Many are coming to a crossroad and are about to see what they didn’t see before. It’s a time when lies meet truth, dark meets light and when human inability meets Gods ability.

Acts 26:17; “to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.”