Quotes About Heart

Kingdom praying and its efficacy is entirely a matter of the innermost heart's being totally open and honest before God. It is a matter of what we are saying with our whole being, moving with resolute intent and clarity of mind into the flow of God's action.

The reason we don't want to feel is that feeling exposes the tragedy of our world and the darkness of our hearts.

Godly despair cries out for perspective but allows the hollowness of loss to move the heart to seek God.

But if we honestly name the passionate desires of our heart, and if we risk seeing those desires come to be, the plot of our life story will begin to move with greater intentionality. Yet the only way we can keep walking on that path is to allow our self moments to rest and celebrate the temporary climax of a story in denouement.

The only parameter that is to guide our Sabbath is delight. Will this be merely a break or a joy? Will this lead my heart to wonder or routine? Will I be more grateful or just happy that I got something done?

Repentance is an internal shift

2) The reason for looking inside is not to effect direct change of negative emotions to positive emotions. Instead, we are to listen to and ponder what we feel in order to be moved to the far deeper issue of what our hearts are doing with God and others.

Instead, the Psalms invite us to question God. But they do this in the context of worship—they were the hymnal used in public worship. God invites us to bring before Him our rage, doubt, and terror—but He intends for us to do so as part of worship. This is the kind of emotional struggle we must engage in if we are to fathom the nature of God's heart for us.

It is not wrong to petition God on the Sabbath, but the heart of the Sabbath is to delight in all he has given us, rather than to ask for what has not yet been fulfilled. Prayer on the Sabbath might well fit into the categories of praise or invitation.

The presence of disruptive emotions that feel irrational or out of control is not necessarily a sign of disease, sin, or trauma. Instead, it may be the signal that the heart is struggling with God. Therefore, we must view the ups and downs of our emotional life not as a problem to be resolved, but as a cry to be heard.

People often think they can hate some people and love others fully, but it's hard. Love and hate can't live in the same heart.

Sometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows. Angels and Demons p. 484

Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I'll never understand God. My heart tells me I'm not meant to. [Vittoria Vetra]

Love is not a finite emotion. We don't have only so much to share. Our hearts create love as we need it.

It's the conflict between Apollo and Dionysus—a famous dilemma in mythology. It's the age-old battle between mind and heart, which seldom want the same thing.

Sometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows.

Science tells me that God must exist. My mind tells me I will never undertand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to

Remember death. Even for those who wield great power, life is brief. There is only one way to triumph over death, and that is by making our lives masterpieces. We must seize every opportunity to show kindness and to love fully. I see in your eyes that you have your mother's generous soul. Your conscience will be your guide. When life is dark, let your heart show you the way.

A veces, nuestras mentes ven cosas que nuestros corazones desean. (Cardenal Mortati)

Dilema yang sangat terkenal dalam dunia mitologi: pertarungan abadi antara otak & hati, yang seringkali menginginkan hal yang berlawanan. (Apollo-Dionysus)

The man was no stranger to deception, and yet his heart was pounding wildly now. He took another deep, throbbing breath. You've been deceiving people for years, he reminded himself. It's what you do.

how tragic it was that so many Americans pictured Baghdad simply as one of those many dusty, war-torn Middle Eastern cities in the news, never knowing it was once the very heart of human scientific progress.

Let your heart show you the way…and seize every opportunity to love fully!

Love is not a finite emotion. We don't have only so much to share. Our hearts create love as we need