The joy and transformational power of Christian heart connection

Can contemporary Christianity step beyond the addiction to religious curriculum and pulpit lectures that doesn’t “add up to transformational living” and to begin to experience ongoing heart connection? I believe that the answer is yes! Christian heart connection requires that we train ourselves to frequently open our heart to other believers and to God.

My heart opened to God and to people when I first heard someone humbly, tenderly, and publicly tell how they first encountered and surrendered to the risen Jesus. At that moment a vail was torn inside of me and I’ve never been the same. I began to attend a Spirit-led meeting in a college dorm where people opened their hearts to one another. I was being beautifully led into transformational living and became so hungry to be among open hearts that I have sought them out all of my adult life by intentionally opening my heart to people and making them feel welcome to open theirs to me. I discovered that when I humbly and honestly open my heart to people, they begin to reciprocate and suddenly I am banding and bonding with them at a transformational level.

I frequently experience Christ-centered heart connection with both friends and strangers, both as individuals and in groups. When I sincerely open my heart to them, they open theirs to me. They show me love and compassion and they share their struggles and joys with me in ways that touch me deeply.

An open heart is the key. If you want more Christian heart connection, open your heart to God and ask the Holy Spirit to prompt you when He wants you to verbally open your heart to people. Then courageously obey when He prompts you to testify, to pray, to confess, to cry, to sing, to show compassion. to forgive, to prophesy, to humble yourself, to quote a Scripture, etc. A band is a good place to begin, but there’s no need to only open up to a few. Open your heart in all you say and do and let Jesus connect your heart with people in every area of your life.

O that the body of Christ would begin to gather like the ancient Greek ekklesia that met like a town hall meeting as a group of equals where everyone present could openly share and testify. Perhaps it’s time to make church ekklesia again.

Let the Creator of the Universe connect you heart-to-heart with people and begin to experience the joy and transformational power of Christian heart connection. (In order to avoid taking the name of God in vain, the ancient Jews called Him Lord. To proclaim, “Jesus is Lord!” is to say that the Creator of the Universe became a human being.)

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