From the Inside Out

Lord, change me from the inside out! This has been my prayer for the last month. I have just 'sank' into the praise song, "Inside Out."

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
My heart and my soul,
I give You control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise, become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
(Hillsong copyright)

As much as this has been my prayer, the meditation revealed something far greater and harder to swallow than just the praise of my heart.

Yes, my cry is to change me from the inside out. Create in me a permanent and lasting change Lord. Change my heart first so that the thoughts and actions that come from it are truly a reflection of Christ!

But, if this is my cry, wouldn't it be true that others that share my faith are being changed from the inside out. Doesn't that mean that changes are being made in their hearts that I don't see? Why then am I so quick to judge where a woman's heart is set? Truly God is at work in all of us to change us from the inside out and I must learn to see with God's eyes into the process that all our hearts are making, to be changed from the inside out!