Desires of the Heart
Desires of the Heart
Desires of the Heart
Desires of the Heart
The greatest need you and I have—the greatest need of collective humanity—is renovation of our hearts. - Dallas Willard
Desires of the Heart
The greatest need you and I have—the greatest need of collective humanity—is renovation of our hearts. That spiritual place within us from which outlook, choices, and actions come has been formed by a world away from God. Now it must be transformed. - Dallas Willard
"You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it." - Oprah Winfrey
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs
“No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need.” - Keith Richards / Mick Jagger
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” - Psalm 37:4
Distractions Of The Heart
“What is in our “heart” matters more than anything else for who we become and what becomes of us. ‘You’re here in my arms,” the old song says, “but where is your heart?’ That is what really matters, not just for individual relationships, but also for life as a whole. - Dallas Willard
"You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” – Winston S. Churchill
“When something is important enough you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon Musk
"Our greatest fear should not be of failure ... but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter." - Francis Chan
"Disagreements have only to do with what in our spirits needs to be changed and how that change can be brought about." - Dallas Willard
“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” - Romans 8:5
“Over the course of our lifetime, we will spend a total of 3,680 hours or 153 days searching for misplaced items. The research found we lose up to nine items every day—or 198,743 in a lifetime. Phones, keys, sunglasses, and paperwork top the list.” - The Daily Mail
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” - Psalm 139:23-24
“The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' “Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I'll say to myself, [my soul] “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” “But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” - Luke 12:16-21
“But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.” - Philippians 3:7-8
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” - Matthew 13:44
The Results of Our Heart
"It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket." - Elon Musk
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis
"Justice is not always done in this world; we see that every day. But on the Last Day it will be done for all to see. And no one will be able to complain by saying, 'This isn't fair.'" - Donald A. Carson
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' - Matthew 25:23
The Rest Of The Heart
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” - Augustine of Hippo
“Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.” - Psalm 24:3-4
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30
Desires of the Heart
The greatest need you and I have—the greatest need of collective humanity—is renovation of our hearts. That spiritual place within us from which outlook, choices, and actions come has been formed by a world away from God. Now it must be transformed. - Dallas Willard
"You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it." - Oprah Winfrey
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs
“No, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime you'll find
You get what you need.” - Keith Richards / Mick Jagger
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” - Psalm 37:4
Distractions Of The Heart
“What is in our “heart” matters more than anything else for who we become and what becomes of us. ‘You’re here in my arms,” the old song says, “but where is your heart?’ That is what really matters, not just for individual relationships, but also for life as a whole. - Dallas Willard
"You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” – Winston S. Churchill
“When something is important enough you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon Musk
"Our greatest fear should not be of failure ... but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter." - Francis Chan
"Disagreements have only to do with what in our spirits needs to be changed and how that change can be brought about." - Dallas Willard
“Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” - Romans 8:5
“Over the course of our lifetime, we will spend a total of 3,680 hours or 153 days searching for misplaced items. The research found we lose up to nine items every day—or 198,743 in a lifetime. Phones, keys, sunglasses, and paperwork top the list.” - The Daily Mail
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” - Psalm 139:23-24
“The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' “Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I'll say to myself, [my soul] “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” “But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.” - Luke 12:16-21
“But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.” - Philippians 3:7-8
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” - Matthew 13:44
The Results of Our Heart
"It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket." - Elon Musk
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis
"Justice is not always done in this world; we see that every day. But on the Last Day it will be done for all to see. And no one will be able to complain by saying, 'This isn't fair.'" - Donald A. Carson
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.' - Matthew 25:23
The Rest Of The Heart
“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” - Augustine of Hippo
“Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.” - Psalm 24:3-4
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30