Hearts

“Would God not search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.” Psalm 44:21

How many wish someone knew how broken their heart was? How many pieces is your heart in right now? Do you feel it is ripped, torn, tattered and bruised? Is there anyone who cares?
There is the child that may not understand all her letters or numbers like the other kindergartners and has changed schools twice this year and it’s only October. Her Mommy has an addiction and her “new” dad doesn’t act much like a dad should.
What about the teenager living in a house worth a half a million dollars, flat screens in every room, drives a brand new BMW and drinks every night alone in his room while he looks on the internet for love?
Maybe that single mom raising kids, working full time, having to make choices about whether to eat or pay the heating bill.
Who is sleeping in their car? A mom, a teenager, a dad, a son, a daughter, a baby, your niece, your sister, you?

The Lord knows the secrets of our heart.

He knows how upset you are about your boyfriend spreading those awful lies about you because you set a boundary.
He knows how hard it was for you to leave after he hit you.
He knows that you have a difficult time with that verse about feeding the sparrows you learned in Sunday school when you get your meal out of a dumpster behind that Mom and Pop diner.
He understands the pain you are in when you just can’t say no to the addiction and you want to so bad!

I don’t know the details of who He might bring into your life. I don’t know how He is going to take each piece of your shattered heart and take His super glue and put it all back together again. I don’t know how He wraps your heart in His hands and watches it beat again.

I imagine He puts it in a red velvet box and wraps it with the prettiest bow you have ever seen. He makes it new and gives it back to you.
He just asks that you guard it and keep it protected. Don’t just give it to anyone, choose wisely.

Maybe you should just give it back to Him…

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart…”
Proverbs 3:5 a