Heart Attack

The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those
whose ways are blameless.

 -- Proverbs 11:20



Wow, I surely wouldn't want to be on God's "I detest" list! Such people are an abomination to him. But what is a perverse heart? It is a heart that allows what is evil, impure, warped, greedy, dishonest, or violent to hold sway MY attitudes, views, and opinions. Ultimately, Jesus reminds me, such a heart shows up in MY outward actions. How is my heart changed? By coming to God in repentance, confessing my connection with what is evil and ungodly, and asking God to cleanse me and make me new by his Holy Spirit.


Create in me a new heart O God and renew your Holy Spirit's presence in me.