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.

There are so many places to live from, so many different ways to go about the day.

But God, and 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.

May God use our time today to empower us to advance his kingdom in meaningful, authentic ways.

Trust in him at all times, oh people, pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us,

Psalm 62-8. God has formed us to be creatures of the heart. He's made us to live from a place

of communion with Him, an eternal relationship with our hearts deeply connected. And in response

to the communion you have with God, you can choose to live from your heart. You can choose

with confidence to think, feel, act, and believe, not with just with logical, but with what

God's spirit is speaking to you. Oftentimes, we disclude our hearts as if they are unfounded and fickle.

We stop paying attention to our emotions because we doubt their validity and value.

But God formed you with emotions.

And it's oftentimes your emotions that best reveal your beliefs.

You don't feel stress, worry, doubt, or anger without cause. You don't

experience joy, peace, passion, and purpose for no reason. Your heart is the window to your

beliefs. It reveals where you've placed your trust and hope. It reveals what truly

matters to you. Psalm 62.8 says,

trust in him at all times, O people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us.

God longs to hear your heart. He longs for you to so trust him that you honestly and truthfully assess your heart and

pour it out before him. He cares about the way you feel. He's not all right with you going

through life stressed, angry, doubtful, worried, or unconfident. He wants your heart to be filled

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