How's Your Heart?

What comes to the surface when you hear the question, "How's your heart?" First off, most people would not even know how to answer this question. They go to other questions that have nothing to do with a fulfilling, heart connected life: How much money am I making? How is business? Am I looking successful? Is my religious performance looking good? How does our family look to everyone? How are my social media interactions going? Is my ministry work getting a lot of positive feedback? How good do I look in a bathing suit? Have I lost the weight I want to lose? Are my kids involved in lots of activities and showing that I am a good parent? How do I look as I am answering this question? These questions lead us on a trail to nowhere, linking us to values that don’t enhance the life of our hearts. They also tie us to a standard that is not based on what God sees as important. But let’s be honest, we spend a lot of time invested in activities that keep us busy, but don’t exactly add value and life to our hearts.. We know our lives are not perfect, but yet we invest so much energy making them look perfect, comparing ourselves to shallow standards and sacrificing blood, sweat and tears to factors that imprison us more than empower us. But most of all, too many are just settling. We settle for the shallow end and do the least amount possible, so we can just “get by.” Some better to questions to ask, may be: Have I been able to receive love today? Am I able to sense God’s love for me? Am I making time to experience love, joy and peace? Am I aware of the predominant feelings I am experiencing? Am I dealing with pain in life effectively? Is my heart alive and fulfilled? How are my relationships? Am I connecting to God and people in meaningful ways? What’s God saying to me in this season? For more insights, check out my book, The Heart Healing Journey: https://markdejesus.com/the-heart-healing-journey-book/ Takeaway: Ask yourself, how is your heart? What further questions can you begin asking that will help you move towards greater healing and wholeness?