priceless.

the price you have to pay to get a clean, healthy, tender and pure heart is HIGH!

let's be honest, it isn't easy to not listen to your latest critic or be angry at the newest villain. but i think in order to keep a clean heart i have to make conscious choices to fix my eyes on Christ, tune my ears to His heartbeat and share the dreams, hurts and fears of my soul.

how priceless it is though to stand in the middle of an incredible journey where i am beginning to feel on the winning side of such a heart. a few days ago a tear filled my eye and i couldn't cry because i was shocked and so happy that something had finally touched a place i had made so guarded.

i am seeking to walk into every situation, wow i typed that and almost deleted it, and be willing to be hurt as opposed to going in guarded or gun in hand. there are still a few scabs on my heart but i haven't stopped the process. in fact, thursday i am going to begin some invasive surgery on healing wounds and cleaning out the poison of bitterness.

a clean heart before God and a tender heart towards people is priceless... and i am glad i am okay paying the price!