MIRACLES ALWAYS BEGIN IN THE HEART.
Billy Joe Daughtery
When confronted with a new opportunity or challenging situation, I like to ask myself, “Do I have a pure heart and a right spirit?” Psalm 139:23-24 prays, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
The weapon of the brave resides in their heart. Horace Rutledge said, “When you look at the world in a narrow way, how mean it is! When you look at it selfishly, how selfish it is! But when you look at it in a broad, generous, friendly spirit, how wonderful you find it!” The Bible counsels us to prove all things and hold fast to that which is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
If a person’s aim in this world is right, he will miss fire in the next. Too many children are afraid of the dark, while too many adults are afraid of the light. William Hazlitt remarked, “If mankind would wish for what is right, they might have had it long ago.” Roger Babson added, “If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.”
To know what is right and not do it is as bad as doing wrong. Invite trouble, and it will show up early. Save yourself a lot of trouble by not borrowing any. Here’s more insight about trouble: you don’t have to get rid of old problems to make room for new ones. Nothing costs more than doing the wrong thing.
As you look toward 2026, I invite you to pray one of my favorite Bible verses from Psalm 51:10,11 NKJV: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.”