The interaction between Jesus and the disciples to explain what He meant by our evil actions was a blunt and confronting tone. But I wonder how many times Jesus has been blunt with me, or could be, as He sees my foggy view of what He is doing. I often minimize the impact my son has made in my life, how I allow the world’s non- God view to infiltrate my thinking. I catch myself judging others, manipulating a story to make myself look b good, or interjecting my own story into a conversation when I should be listening. May we have sit hearts, not hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
“People who have come to know the joy of God do not deny the darkness, but they choose not to live in it. They claim that the light that shines in the darkness can be trusted more than the darkness itself and that a little bit of light can dispel a lot of darkness. They point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other that they reveal the hidden but real presence of God.” — Henri Nouwen, the Return of the Prodigal Son
“Jesus focused on the heart. He understood that all relational and moral problems—fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly—grow out of what is in the human heart. These things cannot be controlled by laws, rules, or moral codes. The heart must be cleansed and transformed.” - Excerpt, Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark by Steve Langford
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