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PSALM 139:23 "Search me, O God, and know my heart, try me, and know my thoughts."

The heart of a man is desperately wicked. It is deceptive and often enables me to masquerade as a caring, compassionate, active, hard-working Christian, when I am seeking position, holding grudges, or just wanting things, rather than Jesus. But unless God searches me, I can only hope my actions will be judged in light of my intentions. Paul reminds us in Romans that no good things dwell in our hearts. There is a law working in my members, a law of sin and death. And because of my innate ability to rationalize and justify, I am trapped in the miry clay of sin, covered over by my deceptive, lying heart. Unless God searches me, I can not truly see myself in the harsh light of truth. God's light reveals the darkness in my heart. His truth reveals the lies in my heart. His love reveals the lack of love in my heart. His righteousness reveals the wickedness in my heart. Only then, can I repent and turn from my sin, and be saved. But then the challenge becomes different. I am to serve God with my whole heart, and by my mind I serve the law of God. I must be transformed by the renewing of my mind. Out of the abundance of the heart a man speaks. My words are a reflection of my thoughts. My thoughts must be a reflection of the work that God has done in my heart and is doing in my life. He gives me His Spirit to lead me and guide me into all truth. He gives me His Word to establish my focus. When I can get my thoughts and intentions of my heart, synchronized with the love that God has shed abroad in my heart, then and only then, will I be on the path to success. The Bible states clearly that I am to think on things that have virtue. Look for the good, find words to encourage, express love, and then when the Lord searches me, I can be at peace, because my heart and mind are anchored in Him.