The 2015 Mutual theme, as found in Doctrine and Covenants 4:2, states: While we may all look at things differently, our hearts beat with many of the same dreams. What if we could really see into each other’s hearts? Would we understand each other better? By feeling what others feel, seeing what others see, and hearing what others hear, would we make, and take, the time to serve others, and would we treat them differently? Would we treat them with more patience, more kindness, and more tolerance?Ī quote from Henry David Thoreau suggests that trying to see into each other’s hearts could truly be something that could benefit our heart health: “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” ( Walden, I, “Economy”). I would like to share that video with you in the hope that it will do for you what it did for me and will start you thinking about the state of your heart. The video really touched my heart and helped me to evaluate how I truly see and value others. Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, for his 2012 state-of-the-clinic address. She had posted a video that had been presented by Dr. I recently saw a Facebook post from a wonderful friend who is a nursing student in Indiana. As used by the Lord, the “heart” of a person describes his effort to better self, or others, or the conditions he confronts. The measure of our hearts is the measure of our total performance. Thus, we describe people as being “big-hearted” or “goodhearted” or having a “heart of gold.” Or we speak of people with faint hearts, wise hearts, pure hearts, willing hearts, deceitful hearts, conniving hearts, courageous hearts, cold hearts, hearts of stone, or selfish hearts. We often use phrases about the heart to describe the total person. Why the heart? Because the heart is a synonym for one’s entire makeup. Ashton, in a general conference talk from October 1988, taught that the Lord measures an individual’s heart as an indicator of that person’s capacity and potential to bless others. With certain variations in the pulse, you may become sick and unable to function.
In order for your body to function properly, it is important to have a continuous, regular, and strong pulse. The heart rate, also known as the pulse rate, is the number of times your heart beats per minute. I thought, “Lord, I’m not going to say that.The heart is a vital organ necessary to maintain life. Give her a $20 tip and tell her that I told you to give it to her because I heard her prayer.
As the waitress skated over to me, I thought I heard the Lord speak to my heart concerning this young woman. I remember when I was first learning to hear from God, I’d always think, “Now was that God, or was that just me thinking that thought?”ĭuring that season of second-guessing the “ear” in my heart, I suddenly had a craving for a Diet Coke with lime, so I pulled into our local Sonic in Lake Worth, Texas. And, you’ll get better at identifying His voice as you listen and obey. No, He won’t sound like Charlton Heston or Morgan Freeman, but your heart will know His voice when He is speaking to you. Once you start spending more time in the Word and taking time to pray every day, you’ll begin to hear His voice all throughout the day. Jesus says in the Scriptures: “My sheep know my voice.” (John 10:27) Well, if we’re born again, we’re His sheep.
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