Here's My Heart, Lord

I have been totally enjoying Sunday School this year. I'm loving the study of The Old Testament. I don't know if it's because I'm maturing or just that my eyes are being opened to more parallels but whatever it is, I'm loving it.

Today we were studying the book of Joshua...which has some real gems.

At the end of the book, after Joshua has become the prophet, helped the people through the waters of Jordan, led them to conquer Jericho, Joshua recounts to the children of Israel all the the Lord has done for them.

He then asks them who they are committed to serve.
They say they choose to serve God.
He asks them again.
They again say they choose to serve God.

He says, "Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him."
And they said, "We are witnesses."

Then Joshua tells them to "put away the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel." (Joshua 24:23)

I have a couple of "strange gods" in my life.
Though not an idolatrous girl in maybe the traditional sense, I definitely have some things in my life that need to be put away.
That get in the way. That make me wander.
And as I sat in class, I felt my little heart want to be more inclined to Him. And I want to be my own best witness that I have chosen to follow the God of Israel.

I love it when I feel that way.

It reminded me of the first time I heard and experienced this (and if you've never seen it, watch til the very very end.). And so I watched it again this afternoon and my little heart. Wow.


Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it.
Prone to leave the God I love.
Here's my heart, [Lord]
Take and seal it.
Seal it for Thy courts above.