I want a heart...

Psalm 51:10 -- Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

I want a heart that seeks to live as Jesus Christ lived here on this earth.

I want a heart filled with compassion and love.

I want a heart that doesn't mind that, as I am loving a child by holding their hand, my hand is used to wipe off their excess sweat.

I want a heart that willingly sits down and washes feet.

I want a heart that speaks the truth because the truth is all that should ever flow from my lips.

Luke 6:45 -- A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

I want a heart full of prayer, service, forgiveness, and love.

I want a heart that falls at the feet of Jesus and worships him for who he is.

I want a heart that knows it fails without the mercy of Christ.

I want a heart that looks for opportunities to love God's children.

I want a heart that includes the outcast, the lost, and the broken.

I want a heart that isn't concerned at all for the world itself, but for the people of it who need Jesus.

1 Peter 2:1-3 -- So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness.

I want a heart that no longer sees life as a big competition.

I want a heart that has ambitions to be poor.

I want a heart that stops comparing who I am with other people's accomplishments.

I want a heart that is blinded to the beauty of this world and sees only the image of Christ.

I want a heart that is bold and unafraid of what the world may do in response to this love.

John 15:18-19 -- If the world hates you, remember it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.

Psalm 118:6 -- The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

I want a heart that is willing to go.

I want a heart that God trusts to go.

I want a heart that simply goes.

Matthew 6:33 -- But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.