Is God’s Love Stored in Your Heart?

We know of God’s love and how we are to show that love to others, but is God’s love coming from our hearts?

“45The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” – Luke 6:45 (ESV)

What is in our hearts will show itself when we are pressed.

“43For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.” – Luke 6:43-44 (ESV)

We will produce what is at our heart. If evil, we produce evil, if good, we produce good. When we are filled with God’s love, we produce God’s love.

What is at my heart? That is the question I have to ask and you should also. There are days that I am fully worn out and I have to wonder, am I faking it, what is really at my core and in my heart? If I am living as an example of God’s love, shouldn’t it be easier, if it is indeed in my heart?

I have to think back to my study of God’s Word and remember that being a Christian is hard. We are persecuted each day, sometimes overtly, and others behind our backs. Our job is to continue to show the love of God at all times. The fruit at our hearts will manifest as God sees it.

When you are challenged, what is at your heart? Are you able to show the love of God? What is the fruit that you produce? Is God’s love stored in your heart?