In the middle of reading Mark Batterson's book, Primal - A quest for the lost soul of Christianity, and I have to say that I can understand why they think this ought to be the first book for Christians to read in 2010! Mark does a great job at igniting within you a desire to get back to the basics, which is, Mark 12:30 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
One quick thing that has stuck out to me the most so far, in the first part of the book he is speaking of the many needs around us and that God has placed inside of each of us a passion for something, and when we begin to get closer to God these passions get stronger, because God placed them there, he has placed inside of us part of his heart!!! And before that he talked about how when a person has a heart transplant, that with that new heart comes new desires, cravings, and passions. And so it is when we give our heart to Christ, he places His heart inside of us, so naturally we have a new set of desires, a new set of passions and the things that break God's heart, break ours as well.
So, if the things that break God's heart don't break yours, have you given all of your heart to Christ and accepted His, or are there some things you need to get rid of and some others you need to allow into your heart?? Let God give you a new heart!!
God Bless,
Nathan
