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For the past few days, I've been wrestling and having conversations with my husband and my sister about the tragic events that have occurred over the last few days and God kept reminding me that transformation cannot come from a heart that is unconverted. I just received confirmation after listening to my pastor's weekly phone call blast of encouragement and love, that this is most certainly "a heart issue" and out of the heart flows the issues of life.
We are placing so much emphasis on humanity to change, our judicial system to change but at the core, we need a change of heart that can only be transformed through the Word of God.(Matthew 28:18-20) In essence, all lives matter because when we consider eternity, we all need to be saved from our sins!
Many may not agree, but what we are witnessing is the manifestation of what's on the inside of an unrepentant heart overall: evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. (Mark 7:21-23)
All these evils come from within........Again, what we are witnessing is a reflection of what's going on in the inner man/woman but through the shed blood of Jesus Christ and the love of God shed abroad in our hearts after we believe, we can have the strength to love our neighbors as ourselves and we can do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God.

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