A Missing Heart
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Proverbs 23:7
We have all heard of half-hearted attempts. But have you heard of "no hearted" attempts? Solomon clearly defines such a situation above and if we are observant, we will see such behavior on a daily basis. At least with a half-hearted attempt, some of the heart is committed to the action being taken. But Solomon is describing a situation where there is no heart in the effort. In fact, the opposite action is desired by the heart and occasionally, it shows.
A perfect example is the distracted sales person who looks up from their texting/conversation/television watching/anything but desiring to help you activity and listlessly asks, "Welcome. How may I help you?". If you are gullible to ask the location for a piece of merchandise that is not within arms reach, you receive a response as if you had asked them to stop the world from turning! Does it leave any question in you mind if they had even the slightest inkling of desire to assist you in shopping? My most recent example occurred when I asked a sales rep for an item that was not stocked in the designated space on the shelf. He looked at me and said " Do you see any? Well, neither do I" and walked away!
Do we treat non-believers in such a manner? Is our heart truly in it when we invite others to church? Are we genuine when we welcome someone at church who just don't seem to fit the mold of the rest of the congregation? What do our actions display when we tell others of our salvation? Are we happy to share His mercy and love or are we embarrassed and timid?
Don't let your actions speak louder than your words - put your heart in to showing others the love of Christ!
Proverbs 23:7
We have all heard of half-hearted attempts. But have you heard of "no hearted" attempts? Solomon clearly defines such a situation above and if we are observant, we will see such behavior on a daily basis. At least with a half-hearted attempt, some of the heart is committed to the action being taken. But Solomon is describing a situation where there is no heart in the effort. In fact, the opposite action is desired by the heart and occasionally, it shows.
A perfect example is the distracted sales person who looks up from their texting/conversation/television watching/anything but desiring to help you activity and listlessly asks, "Welcome. How may I help you?". If you are gullible to ask the location for a piece of merchandise that is not within arms reach, you receive a response as if you had asked them to stop the world from turning! Does it leave any question in you mind if they had even the slightest inkling of desire to assist you in shopping? My most recent example occurred when I asked a sales rep for an item that was not stocked in the designated space on the shelf. He looked at me and said " Do you see any? Well, neither do I" and walked away!
Do we treat non-believers in such a manner? Is our heart truly in it when we invite others to church? Are we genuine when we welcome someone at church who just don't seem to fit the mold of the rest of the congregation? What do our actions display when we tell others of our salvation? Are we happy to share His mercy and love or are we embarrassed and timid?
Don't let your actions speak louder than your words - put your heart in to showing others the love of Christ!
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