30 Days of HeartworkSample

Adopted

HEART //

The truth that Psalm 68 speaks is that God is a Father to the orphan and defends the lonely and the hopeless. While it is easy to see this truth when we hear about an abandoned child being physically adopted into a loving family, there is an adoption that every human heart is in need of. Jack Frost wrote in his book Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship, “We all were born with an orphan heart that seeks to independently do everything our own way. We never feel at home, we’re afraid to trust, afraid of rejection, and afraid to open up our hearts to receive love.” He goes on to say, “This orphan heart must be displaced by being introduced and submitted to a loving Father.”

One of the most shocking and thrilling lines in today’s verse is that God “leads the prisoners out with singing.” He loves to take the most oppressed lives and restore them. We never need to fear that living as a child of God could lead to a boring, stifled existence. He sets the lonely in families and gives us our hearts’ greatest desires. He loves us so well that we can’t help but love those around us... as we learn to be like him.

WORK //

We all have something to offer this world. God might have a plan for you that involves your strengths, but it may also involve the broken areas of your life. God loves redeeming our pain! Brokenness is everywhere, inside of us and in some of our outer bodies. But in God, we are not defined by what we cannot do, our shortcomings, or our limitations. We are more than enough in him. Spend some time today singing to God. All alone, just you and him. It may feel strange if this isn't a gift in your life. But open your heart to the healing and freedom that can come with opening our mouths and letting what's in there come out. It may be a lament, a prayer, or an adoration of who he is in your life and all that he's created. It may feel vulnerable. That's great! Remind God today that you receive his love, and you love him, too. Today could be a reminder to you that your pride will never stand in the way of what God may want to do in your life. So often, your future gifts start in prayer... In time with our Father. Singing is just a representation of offering him a gift from the depths of who you are becoming. Enjoy your time with the Lord today!