If You Could See Your Heart.......

So last year in South Africa I discovered my favorite commercial. It's for a butter company and their slogan is "love you heart." Here is the link for the commercial:

http://www.loveyourheart.co.za/Consumer/TVAds.aspx?Path=Common/Footer/FooterArticles/TVAds/IfYouCouldSeeYourHeart

The whole idea of seeing your heart and treating it differently really got me. So in one lifegroup last year and in a leadership meeting, I made my group draw a picture of how their heart currently looked toward God. Last night I did the same thing with my lifegroup here. I really enjoy this idea. I like having to be honest with myself and put on paper how I am actually doing with God. I must say this year was a lot better looking of a heart for me.

Here is my heart from last year:


The blue spots represent areas where I have been cold toward God. But then on the edges you can see God's fire coming in and melting those spots. There are a few spots that are on fire in my heart. And there are also a few dark spots for where my heart is hardened from things that have hurt in the past.

Here is my heart from last night:


There is a noticeable difference in my heart from last year and now. Now my heart is engulfed by flames (yes those are flames on the bottom). My heart also has a smiley face and wings. I feel happy and like I am soaring and learning with God. The little yellow things are light bulbs representing what I am learning with God. And their are band-aids with the light bulbs because sometimes it is painful when God teaches us things. Also the purple bricks represent walls I have from previous relationships and just life. But you can see at the bottom that the flames are starting to engulf and melt some walls too. And along the bottom the blue represents puddles of water where all the cold spots have been melted. And my heart is lined in gold to represent that I don't always do what is right but my intentions are in the best place. Ohh and the purple blob in the upper left hand corner with a band-aid on the bottom is Africa. Because I love and miss Africa dearly (and it is backwards because I took the pic with my comp which flips pictures and I don't know how to fix it)

So that's my heart. It doesn't mean life is perfect, but it does mean my heart is happy and things are good with God. Until then......