Episode Summary: Jonathan Edwards, the brilliant American theologian and student of human behavior once said, “Every decision you make is determined by the strongest desire reigning in your heart at the time of the decision.” In other words, your heart shapes every decision you make. So, living a godly life is the result of our hearts wanting the right things. But those heart desires are shaped by the lens through which we see life. This episode examines first how to build the habit of heart alignment, so we keep our passion to want to please Christ first place in our hearts and, second, how to build the habit of putting in our spiritual contact lenses so our hearts see life from God’s perspective.

For Further Prayerful Thought:

Why should Christians watch over their heart with all diligence?
If you were explaining to a young believer how we need to go about delighting ourselves in the Lord and why, what would you say?
What were the most persuasive arguments to convince you to spend time in God’s Word?

Resources Mentioned:

Knowing God, by J.I. Packer
The Holiness of God, by R.C. Sproul
Objects of His Affection, by Scotty Smith

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