Two years ago I went to the Emergency Room twice with a rapid heart beat. Subsequently my doctor tried to do a heart ablation to correct the problem, but it was unsuccessful. So they embedded a loop recorder into my chest to record and report abnormalities in my heart rhythm. Everything has been fine until a couple weeks ago when irregular heart beats were reported. Now I am formally diagnosed with aFib and am taking a blood thinner medication.
This got me thinking about the idea of a spiritual heart monitor. It would work by notifying us, by an internal beep perhaps, of our real intentions. So whenever I am tempted to deceive others in order to promote myself, I would hear an internal beep warning me of my bad intentions. Or perhaps when I want to overeat to hide some pain, the beep would sound off. A spiritual heart monitor would help keep me from doing the wrong thing.
Psalm 44:21 says, “For he (God) knows the secrets of the heart.” To be honest, the fact that God knows the secrets of my heart is both comforting and scary. I cannot hide my sins and bad intentions from my holy God. He suffers in my waywardness. This is good in that this knowledge can help me resist temptation. God’s knowledge of my heart’s secrets is also encouraging. He understands my weaknesses and the hurts I have suffered. He feels my pain. In His mercy He eagerly desires to heal my brokenness. I find great comfort in knowing His mercy.
Since God knows the secrets of our hearts, it behooves us to walk in righteousness and integrity. Let us walk in such a way that our secrets will not embarrass us or the God who knows. Proverbs 10:9 says, “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his way crooked will be found out.”
Reluctant Retiree 