Tear

Eccl.:  3:7a  A time to tear;

JOEL 2:12-14

¹² That is why the LORD says,
      “Turn to me now, while there is time.
   Give me your hearts.
      Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
 ¹³ Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
      but tear your hearts instead.”
   Return to the LORD your God,
      for he is merciful and compassionate,
   slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
      He is eager to relent and not punish.
 ¹⁴ Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve,
      sending you a blessing instead of this curse

In Biblical times the proper and acceptable way to show one's anger or grief was to tear your clothes.   This was demonstrated when you grieved the lost of a loved one, and even when the judgement of God was against you or your people.  But the prophet Joel instructed the people of God to consider tearing their hearts....and not their clothes.  One of the definition of tearing: is the act of  violently dividing and disrupting...and when you think of how our hearts mislead us to doing things that our flesh wants....what greater picture is there than disrupting this pattern of thinking.   What is it that your heart is really set on?

Whatever it is, in most cases it's selfish and selfishness.  You want what you want, when you want it, how  you want and you don't want anybody telling you any differently.  Does that sound like the heart of Christ?  You have roughly about 14-18hrs left in this day, and your heart will try to tell you what you want for lunch and lust.  I submit to you today these scriptures and that you try to steer your heart towards GOD.   Feed your heart devotion with Him.  Change your radio listening programming to maybe JOY FM, or BOTT radio, or even Gospel 1600.   Tell your heart that you're gonna spend time repenting over your thoughts, or how you've treated others, because GOD has given you today to come clean...to give Him your broken heart, so HE CAN MEND IT, and soften it towards His will and His ways.

People don't be decieved....GOD gave you this day for a reason....and just maybe you too, need to tear your heart away from the things that will cause you death....not bring you life!  LGLP