Change of Heart

I love fall; it’s by far my favorite season. I love the smell of the chilly, crisp air; the red, yellow and orange leaves; the start of a new football season; the start of a new school year; the hayrides and campfires; the carved pumpkins; pumpkin pie; caramel apples; apple cider; and sweaters, jackets, and boots. Fall brings many changes to your summer routine that you have gotten used to over the last few months. It starts a new chapter of the year.

Life is filled with chapters and changes. Summer to fall is just one of those many changes. In the last few weeks, I have been contemplating what it means to change and grow as a person, outwardly and inwardly. Specifically, what it means to have a change of heart. One of my favorite Bible verses is 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” We, as sinful human beings, are daily striving to become more like Christ. Each day, I believe Christ calls us to change and grow in Him. He does not want us to stay the same. He wants us to be “transformed into his likeness.”

As we spend time with Him and draw from His infinite wisdom, He lovingly and patiently asks us to let go of things that we might be holding onto. So, what does God want to change in your heart this fall? What has He been whispering to you? What does He want you to surrender and let go of? What in the past does He want you to forget? Does He want you to forgive? Does He want you to be more of a servant? Whatever He is asking for you to change this fall, don’t be afraid of it. Don’t be scared to let the Most High God into the deepest corners of your heart. He will take care of it, for He created you and loves you deeply.

“But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”

~Isaiah 43:1