WEBVTT 00:04.334 --> 00:14.388 [SPEAKER_00]: In the last devotional of this series, on God's pursuit of our hearts, we're wrapping it all up by looking at what it means to live from the heart. 00:14.408 --> 00:19.896 [SPEAKER_00]: There are so many places to live from, so many different ways to go about a day. 00:20.877 --> 00:33.295 [SPEAKER_00]: But God, in His power and love, wants to free us to live from the heart, to share with the world who we truly are, and how He is fully meeting with us. 00:33.275 --> 00:41.015 [SPEAKER_00]: May God use our time today to empower us to advance His kingdom in meaningful, authentic ways. 00:41.977 --> 00:44.263 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast. 00:59.212 --> 01:28.662 [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 62 verse 8, Scripture says, trust in Him at all times. 01:32.219 --> 01:35.770 [SPEAKER_00]: God has formed us to be creatures of the heart. 01:36.914 --> 01:45.722 [SPEAKER_00]: He made us to live from a place of communion with Him, any eternal relationship with our hearts deeply connected. 01:46.816 --> 01:52.766 [SPEAKER_00]: And in response to the communion you have with God, you can choose to live from your heart. 01:54.349 --> 02:05.989 [SPEAKER_00]: You can choose with confidence to think, feel, act and believe, not just with what's logical, but with what God's spirit is speaking to you. 02:07.589 --> 02:12.399 [SPEAKER_00]: Often times, we exclude our hearts as if they are unfounded and fickle. 02:13.461 --> 02:18.732 [SPEAKER_00]: We stop paying attention to our emotions because we doubt their validity and value. 02:19.975 --> 02:27.370 [SPEAKER_00]: But God formed you with emotions, and it's often times your emotions that best reveal your beliefs. 02:28.463 --> 02:33.412 [SPEAKER_00]: You don't feel stress, worry, doubt, or anger without cause. 02:34.754 --> 02:40.064 [SPEAKER_00]: You don't experience joy, peace, passion, and purpose for no reason. 02:41.446 --> 02:45.273 [SPEAKER_00]: Your heart is the window to your beliefs. 02:45.293 --> 02:48.659 [SPEAKER_00]: It reveals where you've placed your trust and hope. 02:49.901 --> 02:52.446 [SPEAKER_00]: It reveals what truly matters to you. 02:54.198 --> 03:02.550 [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm 62-8 says, trust in Him at all times, O people, pour out your heart before Him. 03:03.331 --> 03:05.213 [SPEAKER_00]: God is a refuge for us. 03:07.677 --> 03:09.800 [SPEAKER_00]: God belongs to hear your heart. 03:11.101 --> 03:19.253 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs for you to so trust Him that you honestly and truthfully assess your heart and pour it out before Him. 03:20.655 --> 03:23.158 [SPEAKER_00]: He cares about the way you 03:24.320 --> 03:31.677 [SPEAKER_00]: He's not all right with you going through live stress, angry, doubtful, worried, or unconfident. 03:33.120 --> 03:42.160 [SPEAKER_00]: He wants your heart to be filled with the fruit of communion with him, that you might live an expressive, passionate, and satisfied life. 03:44.182 --> 03:55.801 [SPEAKER_00]: acknowledging your emotions isn't weakness, rather it's a sign of confidence and security that you can take an honest look at your life and assess how you're doing. 03:57.685 --> 04:03.274 [SPEAKER_00]: Living from the heart is a crucial aspect to authentic abundant Christianity. 04:04.957 --> 04:07.000 [SPEAKER_00]: God doesn't want robots. 04:07.672 --> 04:12.057 [SPEAKER_00]: He doesn't just want to influence our minds or just make us work for him. 04:13.098 --> 04:14.219 [SPEAKER_00]: He wants all of us. 04:15.561 --> 04:24.330 [SPEAKER_00]: He wants your mind to be renewed and your hands to be set to good work from a place of wonderful life-giving communion with him. 04:26.653 --> 04:32.419 [SPEAKER_00]: Take time as you enter into guided prayer to value your heart. 04:32.439 --> 04:34.101 [SPEAKER_00]: Assess how you've been feeling. 04:35.465 --> 04:40.433 [SPEAKER_00]: Pour out your heart to your loving, patient, and understanding Heavenly Father. 04:40.493 --> 04:52.073 [SPEAKER_00]: And go out today in confidence that you might live openly, receptively, and passionately. 05:22.833 --> 05:27.923 [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, meditate on the importance of living from the heart. 05:29.467 --> 05:34.778 [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm 62, 8 says, trust in Him at all times. 05:35.880 --> 05:38.906 [SPEAKER_00]: O people, pour out your heart before Him. 05:39.988 --> 05:42.293 [SPEAKER_00]: God is a refuge for us. 05:53.005 --> 05:54.510 [UNKNOWN]: you 06:20.680 --> 06:23.828 [SPEAKER_00]: And next, assess how you've been feeling. 06:25.131 --> 06:26.554 [SPEAKER_00]: What's been bringing you life? 06:27.757 --> 06:31.486 [SPEAKER_00]: What's been causing you stress, anger or frustration? 06:32.428 --> 06:34.453 [SPEAKER_00]: What do your emotions tell you? 06:53.890 --> 07:22.362 [SPEAKER_00]: In last, take some time to journal about your emotions, pour out your heart to God on paper, 07:23.658 --> 07:28.021 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask the Holy Spirit for revelation about anything you don't understand. 07:28.061 --> 07:30.816 [SPEAKER_00]: Write down his responses. 08:14.502 --> 08:23.059 [SPEAKER_00]: Oftentimes, if we will begin our quiet time by assessing our emotions, we'll be able to go deeper with God quicker. 08:24.481 --> 08:29.531 [SPEAKER_00]: God longs for our time spent with him to be open, vulnerable, and honest. 08:30.533 --> 08:35.683 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to help us with those things that are truly robbing us of abundant life. 08:36.845 --> 08:45.942 [SPEAKER_00]: And because emotions are often windows into our beliefs, they are a great way to assess where we need a fresh revelation of what's true. 08:47.565 --> 08:54.297 [SPEAKER_00]: May your life be filled with the fruit of the Spirit today, as you choose to live from the heart. 09:20.483 --> 09:23.810 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for listening to today's podcast. 09:23.830 --> 09:25.293 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh with First15. 09:26.315 --> 09:39.403 [SPEAKER_00]: If you didn't know there are so many ways to experience First15 wherever you are, you can sign up for our daily devotional email at First15.org or download our app on your phone's app store. 09:39.383 --> 09:45.232 [SPEAKER_00]: And then you can also follow us on Instagram or Facebook where we post encouragement throughout the day. 09:45.973 --> 09:47.935 [SPEAKER_00]: However, you connect with First Team. 09:48.376 --> 09:51.060 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for being a part of what God is doing here. 09:51.861 --> 09:56.548 [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you see Kim.