A difficult statement/question this is as God will do so and not always as I believe with my head. It is that within my heart that God will act on, and not that which I want to happen.
“38whatever prayer, whatever plea is made by any man or by all your people Israel, each knowing the affliction of his own heart and stretching out his hands toward this house,” — 1 Kings 8:38 (ESV)
Solomon is clear here in his prayer. He is stating to God and reminding those in attendance that it is indeed that which is in the heart that God will be acting on. I can want for something to happen, but until that something is truly in my heart, and not just in my head, the action God takes may not be at all what I was looking for.
“39then hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive and act and render to each whose heart you know, according to all his ways (for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of mankind),” — 1 Kings 8:39 (ESV)
Only God knows that which is in my heart. In fact, as a man, I sometimes do not know exactly that which is in my heart. I am driven by emotion and those emotions get in the way of that which is truly in the heart. I may have the emotions saying that something is a certain way and that is driving my head to take certain actions, when that which is in my heart is pushed down and hidden through my actions in an attempt to hide what is really going on. An example would be working with charities and broadcasting the work all around. My head and emotions are driven by the visual sense of the work being done and deep in the heart, I may be looking for the recognition and glory that comes from society for the work I am doing.
I am here to do the work of God and by doing so, God will act according to my heart condition in doing that work. It should not be for me that I act, and God will act according to my heart, not my head nor with what I want from Him. Regardless of what I want, God will act according to that which is deep within my heart, not that which is on the surface (unless those two are in alignment).
What is it that you have in your heart? Are your heart and head in alignment? What if we focused on God and lead with your heart and allow God to act according to our heart?
Trevor's Thoughts 