Heart Transplant-Seeking to have a heart like Christ

My fellow sippers,

I know I have gotten side tracked from my 22 days of Revelation, but I can more than reassure you that I have been keeping up with my readings. I will be posting some  updated notes on that soon.

A few days ago I experienced an amazing encounter with the Lord and I just have to share it with you!

There is a young lady (whose name shall remain anonymous) who I noticed had been trying to build a friendship with me for a while; however, I kept putting a wall up because I believe that I have all the friends that I need. I kept finding reasons to justify why I didn't want to be friends with her and I would literally lose all sight of God and become rude and mean to her. I would find reasons not to hang out with her, but for some reason it seems like she didn't get the picture that I just didn't want to be friends. One day my mom noticed how much this young lady had been putting forth an effort to build a friendship and my constant blocking of a friendship and she gave me a lecture about me needing an attitude change. She said that there was obviously something about me that this young lady liked and that she was gaining from the small talk I would have with her. Then of course my mother brought to my attention that I am suppose to be sharing the light of Christ with others and that my attitude was not Christ-like. Hmmm...ME? Not Christ-like? What? I didn't want to hear it at the time, but when I got alone the Lord slapped me in my face spiritually. That night I prayed the following prayer (or something close to it):

Transform my heart that I will not judge. Extend my hands to those who need me and that my heart will not see with the same sight as my eyes. Help me to be a friend to the friendless for the sake of Your Kingdom. Deafen my ear to gossip and mute my mouth from speaking ill. Let me be acceptable in Your sight.

Immediately after praying this prayer, I set my bible to audio and listened to the entire Book of James and found in the Bible that I was sinning just as bad as the man who kills and steals. Irony is what I instantly thought it was, but in actuality it was confirmation from the Lord. It was confirmation that I don't need to turn my hand away from others because of JUDGEMENT. Who am I to judge? I never know who will need me or more importantly who needs Christ. It's my duty to share Christ with everyone right? Read what James writes below:

My dear brothers and sisters how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?  For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting^[b] dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. ³ If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, ⁴ doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
⁵ Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? ⁶ But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? ⁷ Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name^[c] you bear? (James 2:1-7)

 ⁹ But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law. (James 2:9)

James continues the book, writing  about the evilness of the tongue and I even felt convicted of that. Life is a journey that I am so happy to have grown to understand that I can't do on my own. I can't be ignorant to the Word of God, because it is truly the guide to life. I was sinning and not even realizing it. I did not know that blocking friendships was "ungodly." I am praying for a heart transplant, and I am seeking to have a heart like Christ.

With Love,
The King's Daughter