Change

Change

When we see the word “change”, many different ideas might come to mind. First we might think about seeing changes around us or in others. Some of us might look at it and think about the nickels and dimes sitting at the bottom of our purse. How about if we look at it both ways? Many of us may look at our lives and see that we need to make some changes. 

Now let’s talk about “spare change”. Imagine your heart as a “change purse”. You know, the kind with a little zipper at the top. First, unzip that change purse (your heart) and dump it out. You may be asking how to do this. Surely, you’ve heard about pouring your heart out, right? Do it! Pour your heart out to the Lord, confessing all of your sins. Then take a look at what kind of change you have been carrying around. Is there any phony money in there? You know like the kind you get at the toy store in the play cash registers. This phony money was put there by Satan. It can be in many forms: guilt, shame, unclean thoughts, profanity, gossip, hatred, unforgiveness, and the list goes on. Next, open your heart and let the Lord fill it with only what is real, what is His. If you will allow Him to, He will fill your purse to overflowing. It will be so full that there will be no room for Satan’s phony money. Not only that, but you will be able to discern when Satan is trying to sneak his phony stuff into your purse!

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Matthew 6:21