Ezekiel 11:19, 20  
“And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God.” (NLT)

“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.” (NIV)

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God gives good gifts to his children. Among these gifts are those of an undivided heart and a renewed focus on knowing and experiencing God. 

There are mines filled with diamonds yet unexplored. There are deposits of gold undiscovered. Goodness and greatness abound to all who seek them. It is impossible for us to fully explore God’s height and width, his depth and volume on this side of the sky. However much you know God, there is more God than you know. 

Look for him everywhere you go today. Listen for him in every conversation. Ponder the truths you understand with new clarity. Ask him for more of his grace and mercy, goodness and kindness. Ask him for more of these to distribute to others with gentleness and affection. 

God offers us his heart and mind. Think his thoughts after him. Wrap yourself in his compassion. Become ever more like Jesus who was always in the right place at the right time, who always said what needed to be said when it needed to be said, and who always did what needed to be done when it needed to be done. 

Ask God for a single-minded heart and a renewed spirit capable of containing more of his grace than you have ever known, more of his love than you have ever shared. 

Be ready to share what he gives with those empty or wounded souls you will meet along the way today. Embrace the grieving. Speak tenderly to the hurting. Celebrate with those who have discovered God’s positive alternative to the contempt of this age. 

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I will receive God’s good gifts as tools to employ in building a better world.

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Our Father, restore my soul. Teach me more of who you are. Fill my life with your goodness to nurture and encourage others. Overflow my being with your grace and mercy to deliver healing and hope. Place your thoughts in my mind and your words in my mouth. Give me hands that heal and feet that follow wherever you lead. Amen.