When my nephew was born, my brother and sister named him Ezekiel–a great Biblical name that I loved…..but I realized that I did not know that much about Ezekiel’s writing—-so I read it and began to read it and speak it over his “Zeke”’s life.

 

A verse that struck me when I read it was:

Ezekiel 36    26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

 

At the time, I was just reading a verse in a book and thinking about my nephew…..But reflecting today—-God has put this very thing in my nephew.  He competes with HEART……And, in fact, from the time he was very small….he has been incredibly competitive….

  • He HATES to lose
  • He always competes at an incredibly high level
  • He returns to the “game” to get better daily

 

Whether it is pole vault or wrestling or football …. or checkers…… He is a competitor who hates to lose and strives to win.

 

All of us value heart in sports.  It is something that is important to us as we watch or coach or compete.  And we soon realize that as we look for heart

In sports:

  • It is impossible to measure heart…..but you can see it.
  • It is impossible to see the actual amount of heart a player plays with…..but you can see it.
  • It is impossible to compare, between players, who plays with more heart…..but you can see it.

 

For the last three weeks, I have gotten out of bed and it has been a common theme for me to ask the Lord to soften my heart……In the grind of life, I find myself sometimes becoming hard-hearted.  How do I know that?  I can see it…..and inside my head—I can see it.

 

The Lord has the answers for us….and as I have said before—He has the answers because He is the Answer:

 

If you are like me…..and you wander “out of the Spirit” then I encourage you to cry out for the same thing in accordance with Ezekiel 36:6:

Ezekiel 36    26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

 

Ask Him to come and restore and rejuvenate and replenish……Because the Lord’s Word trumps the world 100% of the time……and He will……

 

Lord~

Come right now …. And put a new heart in me.  Restore me and convict me.  Put compassion in me and put love in me.  Take my iniquities and cast them away that I might have a heart like Yours!  Help me to be who You have called me to be!

 

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J