Needs of the Human Heart

This morning we had the opportunity to hear from Paul Schumann our life group pastor who has years of pastoring and counseling experience under his belt. One of the key components that Paul shared was the condition of our heart. For many years I can admit I generally assumed that at their core people were generally good people. I made the assumption that when people did bad things it was because of some event in their lives that made them angry or frustrated.

Deep down I wasn't really concerned with others and how good they were but I was really concerned about myself. I wanted to believe that at my core I was a good person. Of course I wanted to believe that because the evidence in my life would not have suggested I was a good person. In fact I was selfish, focused on my own pleasure and my own good the grand majority of the them time. Do you spend time thinking about where your heart is? What are the deepest desires of your heart? Do your desires reflect a heart that longs for the things of God or do they long for the things of this world?

Once I realized that my heart was basically bad it made me realize more and more how much I needed Jesus Christ as my savior. It's really not easy for people to accept that reality. Most of us want to believe that we can pick ourselves up, work our way out of things and the world tells us that we can self help our way out of just about anything. Where are you at. Are you furiously working your way out of sin? Doing your best to do good works and help others?

Keep following the blog as we approach Easter Sunday and the message that comes with Jesus Christ.

Bryan