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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV Sunday : clean heart Monday : back to the gym, renew that steadfast spirit. If we're renewing something, it's a thing we've had but haven't maintained. It's dusty. Rusty It's muscles we haven't used Atrophy David says my gaze has wandered, my heart has wandered, and my actions have followed. I want to go back to You God. I want my direction, my orientation be fixed on You. And I need Your help. Renew, restore, revitalise my spirit so that it's once more in tune with you. Keep me steadfast in my walk with You. You know I've stuffed up Help me keep my eyes on You, no matter how rough the road is, how big the potholes are, You are my direction and my goal. Renew that steadfast spirit within me. Amen. #sobeit #creatorofcleanhearts #renewerofsteadfastness #psalms #psalm51 #monday #Godsgym

"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse." Mark 2:21 NIV What is Jesus on about here? What you've got is old, worn, damaged, torn. You just want to patch it up. He's talking to the teachers of the law, those who set the cultural and religious tone. The influencers. The thought leaders Jesus is saying to them "you're hearing something new and you want to patch that on your current systems, the way things are done - it's not going to work!" You can't just add a Christian veneer to society, to organisations, even church. Jesus kingdom is a kingdom of the heart and it's not a patch on the outside, but transforming from the inside. If you & I are worn, damaged, torn, Jesus wants to transform us too, not just patch us up, but transform from the inside... #wordsofJesus #gospelofmark #upsidedownkingdom #transform #renew