Who You Truly Are

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26 The heart is your will—it represents who you truly are on the inside. It’s defined by what you want and choose to do. For example, imagine a person on a diet faced with a tempting chocolate cake, topped with a scoop of Madagascar vanilla bean  ice cream. If the person desires the cake but refuses to eat it, what does that reveal about their heart? Their decision shows the heart of someone committed to health and discipline, if that’s what they truly value. You shouldn’t feel guilty for having certain feelings, but rather for acting on them in the wrong way. Ultimately, it’s your actions that matter.  Consider the recent example of Saul versus David. Saul did