In new seasons, we often focus on what we should do more of. But sometimes, just need to simplify. In our series, Habits of a Healthy Heart, we’ll take a deep breath, make space for God, and allow Him to work in our lives.
Series: Habits of a Healthy Heart
Message 1: The Habit That Will Heal Your Heart
Text: Psalm 139:23-24
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Jeremiah 17:9 NLT
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”
If you want to change your life, change your habits.
If you want to change your habits, let God change your heart.
Habits of a Healthy Heart
Today: The Habit of Self-Examination
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT
23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
2 Samuel 11:1 NLT
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. … However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Psalm 36:2 NLT
2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.
5 Indicators of Self-Deception
· Addiction to Distraction
· Manic Cheeriness
· Judgmentalism
· Defensiveness
· Cynicism
2 Samuel 12:7 NLT
Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man!”
What problem are you denying?
What sin are you rationalizing?
What issue are you hiding?
3 Warning Signs
1. Watch for what others have tried to tell you.
2. Watch for what you rationalize.
3. Watch for where you’re most defensive.
The more convinced you are that you don’t have a problem, the more likely it is that you do.
You cannot change what you won’t confront.
Psalm 51:10, 12 (Paraphrase)
“Create in me, God, a pure heart.” I’ve been lying to myself. I’ve been deceiving myself. I’ve been pretending like I was seeking you when I wasn’t. I’ve pretended like I was righteous when I was sinning against you, God. “Create in me a pure heart. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT
23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.