Heart of Gold

This morning as I was reading in Malachi I began to think about how do you have a heart of gold? One of the things the Lord is talking about in Malachi is that the people did not have a sincere heart! So I began this morning by looking at my own life and asking myself, do I have a sincere heart? I would have to say that most of the time I do. There are those few moments in life where people tend to get on your nerves, or they say the wrong thing, or even do a wrong thing towards you that makes you say, what were they thinking? Then you have to walk through a process but the beginning stages are not always pleasant. I want to retaliate and be wounded but that's not the Lord! I am blessed by people who tell me that they enjoy me because I am a friendly person and that I have a sweet spirit. Thank you to any person who has ever told me that!!! When people say things like that to me it is a true testimony of what only the Lord can do in a person's life!!! When I look back over my life, my life tells the story of I should be a bitter, angry, old woman. Life has never really ever gone my way but in the midst of all of that the Lord has always shown himself faithful to me. I was reminded this week when I didn't get a job I wanted, people around me encouraged me by stating that the Lord has always been faithful to you Doris. (I cry as I write this because its something I am working through this week). The Lord continually shows me that He made me to have a heart of gold and He makes that heart of gold possible by keeping me in the safety of who He is and ALWAYS proving himself faithful to me!!!!