Stopping For The One

Experiencing how God's love transforms us to love others

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“Intimacy with God that doesn’t lead to a heart for the lost is self-delusion”
Dave Wooldridge

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”

— Psalm 51:10-12

A transformed heart

This afternoon, I had a tangible reminder of how much God has changed my heart.

I was heading home after a quick trip to the local stationery warehouse when I saw a woman walk up to the traffic lights to cross the street. She was thin and gaunt, with telltale marks of a long history of addiction. Her gait was awkward and unsteady, her eyes sunken, her skin and hair dried up from what looked like years of substance abuse. She was actually the spitting image of one of the meth addicts on Breaking Bad. A mere skeleton of who she was created to be.

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