“Take my heart oh God, make it ever true. Take my heart oh God, may I be like You.” These words from the chorus, “Take my heart oh God” are the words which come to me as I begin this entry. My devotional message and my scripture reading all focus me away from the actions of man to the Actions of God. God will use all things to His Honor, but it just has to be so much better when our actions don’t have to be turned around from “hurt to benefit” because of our selfishness.

Yesterday a man I meet with in sessions sent me a lengthy text describing the sadness and shame he carries due to his past actions. He is working to turn these behaviors around, but his wife is struggling to believe his efforts and for good reason. However, this is a perfect case for one of the times when God can and will use all of the past to His Glory if we will stay tender and obedient to His continuous voice within us from His Holy Spirit. I have known this sadness and regret, but today I also know the joy of God using the past as a tool in His Hands. How Good our God is!