There are people who were eloquent in unwrapping their hearts. Yet it can be raw and harsh to truly unwrap our hearts.
Many times when unwrapping my heart to person i ended up hurting myself and the other person as well.
Further, I’m not certain if our hearts can be fully unwrapped. If you are someone like me, you will be misinterpreted and misunderstood, not because of their fault, but because you do not know how to fully unwrap your heart.
Thus, I remain silent most of the time. And sadly, if people talk slowly, like a breeze, I can listen. Yet if they speak nonstop and loudly, it hurts my brain. It is rather due to the fact that my brain takes time to truly process what they are unwrapping all in one go.
One thing I have noticed until now is that I might have lost some good people since I am unable to utter the words in the right manner and at the right time. Yet I believe it is for good.
For who is there to turn around their life’s journey by making something out of nothing by themselves?
It might possibly be that I was often told to stay quiet, shut up, in most of the places I have been. I can’t simply present my case. Thus, I chose to keep things in my heart.
How to unwrap your heart?
Too much thought could hinder the unwrapping of your heart. Yet it is worth it. Prov.4, Eze. 36
- Before you unwrap your heart, pay attention, watch closely of the effect it could imposed in other’s mind. The mind will be directed by the Lord once your understanding comes to fruition.
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Keep them close: the person, or God, if you are to unwrap your heart. You could be taken simply as a grumpy young man. Store the word deep in your heart, then think it twice before you unwrap your heart.
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Some of the unwrapping of your heart might well bring healing to your heart. Let the Spirit flow through you first. In that way, you get spiritual and physical healing caused by your bruised and heavy heart.
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Don’t let everything flow out from your heart. Keep it wrapped; keep some portion of it soft. Guard your heart. Or else you might end up empty, losing all your hope once you unwrap your heart, which you have thought is for good.
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Without readying yourself to get something new, which might not be your desire, do not unwrap your heart. You will end up hurting yourself.
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Once you unwrap your heart, if it is to God, your heart of stone will be removed, giving you a heart of flesh. God will give you a new heart and a new spirit in you.
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Unwrapping our heart is a dangerous thing in a relationship. There are expectations and certain adjustments required of you and me.
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Do not hide anything from God once you unwrap your heart; total honesty is the desire of the Lord God.
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Do not simply unwrap your heart; open your heart. For Jesus says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Rev. 3:20
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We are prone to committing mistakes; it is better to unwrap our heart before the Lord God before he confronts us. If you have that inner guilty feeling, it’s the right time to unwrap your heart before God.
How David Unwrapped his heart:
King David unwrapped his heart before God by pouring out his raw emotions, confessing his deepest flaws, and laying his burdens bare through prayer and the Psalms.
He did not hide his pain, fear, or anger. He expressed deep sorrow and disappointment directly to God, treating Him as a safe refuge. At times, he felt like a grumpy young man, but in his situation, without hiding, he was taking it to God.
In his prayers, while he unwrapped his heart, David asked God to create a clean heart within him and to unite his heart to fear God’s name, wanting his entire life directed toward the Lord. Psalm 51,86
His life was marked by a deep desire to obey God, seek His presence, and repent quickly when he failed- his true desire. It is his confession in transgression, priority, humility, and dependence on God that make him a man after God’s own heart.
Unwrapping to transformation of Heart:
Personally, I took delight in reading the Psalms- the raw emotions, the words used, the desire, the trust expressed by the psalmist in unwrapping his heart encouraged me.
There were times I read with tears because the days of his pain in the desert, his wrongdoings, and brokenness in the spirit were all very much relatable to me. Especially after having known God worked wonders in our life – he defeating the giant and me favored among many.
This unwrapping of the heart before God can be painful and hopeful for me. In the process, it somehow transforms our heart with the help of the Spirit in the abiding grace of God.
During trials and temptations, we ought to fail, but we can keep seeking God’s mercy by unwrapping our hearts so that he may hold us in His presence.
Without the spiritual transformation of the heart, we cannot be a true believer and follower of Christ.
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