Episode 403
The Power of a Repentant Heart
“God doesn’t care about outward displays of repentance but about the true condition of our hearts. Repentance begins within, not in outward actions.”- Wesleyne
Bible Verse as the Word of the Day
“Do not tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead. Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.”-Joel 2:13 (New Living Translation)
Summary
In this episode, the focus is on the importance of genuine heart repentance over external displays of grief or remorse.
This podcast emphasizes that God values the condition of our hearts more than our outward actions.
True repentance involves a heartfelt turning away from sin and returning to God, who is merciful, compassionate, and slow to anger.
This discussion highlights that God’s love is unwavering and that He does not seek to punish us.
Instead, He desires a sincere change of heart and encourages us to reflect this divine mercy and love in our interactions with others.
Takeaways
- When feeling defeated, remember that God is not a God of defeat.
- Negative emotions are tools of the enemy and should not be embraced.
- Letting go of control and surrendering to God allows Him to work in our lives.
- Fully surrendering to God means taking our hands off the situation and trusting Him completely.
- Continually release worries and anxieties to God, trusting that He will take care of them.
Chapters
- 00:00- Feeling Defeated
- 00:58- God is Not a God of Defeat
- 03:18- Fully Surrendering to God
- 05:11 -Continuing to Release and Trust
Call to Action
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Transcript
Do not tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead. Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. Joel 2 verses 13, and I read that in the New Living Translation.
Oftentimes you'll see people that have physical manifestations of them repenting. They are taking all of their sins and physically putting them at the altar and they are turning people away and saying out loud, I rebuke this and I'm repenting from this. But in the next day, in the next moment, they go right back.
to their sinful ways. This verse says, don't tear off your clothes in grief. Don't show me a physical act that you are doing, but turn your hearts. Make sure your heart is repentant.
Wesleyne (:Our heart, the condition of our heart is the most important thing that we can do.
that we can, no. Having a repented heart is so important. God cares about our hearts. He doesn't care about what we say or do on the outside, but if we repent with our hearts and confess, Lord, I have sinned against you and I ask you to take this burden from me, I ask that.
all of the things that I have done wrong that you cleanse me. That is how we return to God and he is merciful. Our God is slow to anger and he is filled with so much love.
He doesn't punish us. So when you sin or when you do something that you're not pleased with yourself and you're like, God is gonna punish me. He doesn't like what I did. We don't have a God that punishes us. He is very slow to anger. He doesn't get angry when we are doing things that maybe he's not pleased with because he's filled with this
everlasting love.
Wesleyne (:So how do we apply this verse to our daily walk with God?
Wesleyne (:Focus on the condition of your heart. Focus on how you operate, how you treat people, what you do. Focus on truly repenting internally.
to.
as people are entering your life. See if they are slow to anger, how much love they are filled with, and if they want to punish you for the things that you may have done, that person is not Christ -like. That person is not someone that you need to keep close in your fold of friends or loved ones or even family members.
Because our God doesn't punish us. So why should people punish us? Our God is slow to anchor. So why should people be quick to anchor? Our God is filled with unfailing love. So why should we not have people that are filled with unfailing love around us?
