The Old Testament describes the heart as “deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” In what way has your heart deceived you and encouraged you to turn away from God instead of moving toward Him?

I know my heart is not right with God in some areas. I use my time to ask God to come into me and help strengthen those areas of my life.

It has never been a bold “Follow the world” sort of draw for me. It has always deceived me by taking tiny slips toward sin. Then I look around and realize how far I have gone in the wrong direction. Fortunately, the Lord is faithful.

When I have been lacking in reading the bible and prayer, this is when the deepest sins of my heart begin to bubble up and put separation between me and God.