Change My Heart First, Oh God

CHANGE … we have all suddenly realized this word is the word of the hour over our country! How many of us are being shaken to the core over what we are seeing and realizing as our country seems to be spiraling out of control under its new leadership. I, for one, have experienced the overwhelming sense of hopelessness and fear in the midst of these ongoing changes before us.

Several weeks back the Holy Spirit began to speak to me very quietly about the sin of our words against the leader(s) who were elected to lead our country. I knew I needed to repent for my own attitude and spoken word. To be quite frank with you, I really didn’t want to. I felt justified in “calling it like I see it!!" I knew I was found guilty, but I did not want to turn as I almost felt like a traitor to the cause of speaking up against wrong doing!

Well, the time has come now to “confess my sin and turn from my wicked ways” … the Holy Spirit has gently but surely moved upon me to follow through with HIS way of confessing my sin and turning back to what HE has called all Believers to do … to honor and bless our leaders with the words of our mouths!  These leaders are not only those in governmental offices, but those who are over us spiritually ... apostles, pastors, and the leaders in the Church.

Our leaders are the ones our country has been allowed by God to rule over us. Whether we like it or not, we MUST turn our words from cursing to blessing, by praying that the Lord will “turn the heart of the king”. I do believe we, the Church, HOLD THE KEY TO BREAKTHROUGH FOUND IN THE WORD OF GOD and when we begin to do this … we will see the REAL CHANGE come about "first in our own hearts … and then the heart of the king” … as we trust our country into the hands of our Almighty God as HE will be the one to answer the cry of our hearts to bring this country back to HIM!



 

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Proverbs 21:1

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

Exodus 22:28

Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

Job 34:18

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked: For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to CHANGE: For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

Proverbs 24:18-22

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Acts 23:5

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Romans 13:1

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

1 Peter 2: 9

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

1 Peter 2: 13-120

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Jude 1:8



Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:21