Heart Deafness

“Therefore, O king, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.” Daniel 4:27

Why is doing what is right so hard sometimes? There are many times when we truly do not know the direction in which to go and then there are sometimes when the neon light is so bright that we must close our eyes to it. This was the advice from Daniel as he implored the king to renounce his sins and be kind to the poor. In the Hebrew translation, renounce means to ‘break off.’

We know in our hearts if we are not doing what is right since God placed conviction in our lives through the Holy Spirit. If our actions go against what is Biblically sound the Holy Spirit will place within us uneasiness and discontent. We may get so entrenched in our own sins of selfishness that the voice of the Holy Spirit is quietened. To quieten the Holy Spirit is to continuously behave in such a manner that our ears are no longer attuned to the conviction of our hearts. Make no mistake that He is still calling, guiding, urging and imploring just as Daniel did but we begin to possess heart deafness for the Holy
Spirit.

By staying in God’s word and remaining in fellowship with Him throughout the day we align ourselves with the Holy Spirit and ensure our hearts are hearing the proper tunes. By ‘breaking off’ our sins of selfishness and opening our hearts to those in need regardless of our obligations we will prosper in love, purpose and blessings.

We become rich in purpose through advocating for the poor in spirit.