Heart Attack

Valentine’s Day is approaching. It’s easy to love those who are kind to us, but what about those who are cruel? How do we love a bully? It takes a conscious effort to show kindness to someone who has deeply hurt us. But when we learn to love even those who have wronged us—without waiting for an apology—we are truly attacking the heart.

This kind of love isn’t normal. It’s outrageous. It means wiping the slate clean, deleting the post, starting over—not for ourselves, but to please God. That’s it. We know that God has forgiven our wickedness, so why can’t we forgive others? This is a love that brings true reward.

We often think we practice this kind of love, but do we really? The next time someone enters a room—the very person you’d rather avoid—what will you do? What if God led you to walk up to them and bless them? Would you do it for Jesus?

The Cost of Heartache

We demand payment for heartaches. We take people to court, punish, divorce, fight, and even kill over them. This has been the way of the world since the beginning of time—just look at Cain and Abel. Abel’s offering pleased God, and Cain’s did not. The result? Cain killed Abel. The first murder in history was over a heartache.

What Does God Say About the Heart?

God detests “a heart that hatches evil plots” (Proverbs 6:18). Jesus described the Pharisees as people who “talk a good line but don’t live it” (Matthew 23:1-3). He called them “spit and polish veneer”—outwardly impressive but inwardly empty. If they lived today, they might have millions of Instagram followers and their own reality show, but underneath the surface, they were nothing more than a facade. Once the polish wore off, their hearts were exposed—dull, lifeless, and disconnected from the truth of God’s Word.

Guard Your Heart

The heart isn’t always as it seems. It is attacked daily—through temptation, bitterness, hatred, and the refusal to love. Who in your life has hurt you so deeply that you can’t imagine loving them? What if God wants to use you to show His grace when they least deserve it?

It’s time to stop hiding behind boxes of chocolates, crawl out from under the bench, and run toward forgiveness. Open your heart to an attack—not an attack of hate, but of radical love.

Say, “Lord, I may not want to forgive, but I will love this person (fill in the blank) just for You.”

Don’t let an opportunity for life-changing love pass you by because you refuse to let go. Do it for Jesus. Attack the stubborn, unforgiving heart. Open it to love, and always, always forgive.

Remember, the Lord doesn’t just want to be gracious—He longs to be gracious toward us. We should also long to be gracious toward others.

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