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An undivided heart begins with wholehearted surrender to God. Based on Psalm 86:11, this devotional explores the tension every believer experiences between pursuing God and being drawn toward the distractions and desires of the world. While our hearts are naturally prone to wander, God's faithfulness continually calls us back, inviting us to rely on His Spirit rather than our own strength.

God doesn't abandon us when our affections become divided. Like the Good Shepherd who searches for the wandering sheep, He lovingly pursues us, reveals the areas where we've drifted, and offers grace to restore us. Through prayer, repentance, and daily dependence on Him, we can ask the Lord to transform our hearts so that our love for Him becomes our greatest desire. His invitation remains simple and powerful: seek Him, and He will meet you.

Highlights:

• Our hearts naturally struggle between surrendering to God and pursuing worldly desires.
• God lovingly reveals areas where we've drifted and calls us back through His grace.
• An undivided heart is cultivated through dependence on God's Spirit, not personal effort.
• Jesus faithfully pursues those who have wandered and welcomes them back with compassion.
• Prayer and surrender allow God to shape our hearts into wholehearted devotion.

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Full Transcript Below:

An Undivided Heart
By Megan J. Conner

Bible Reading:
“Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” Ps. 86:11 (NIV)

How many of us can relate to this scripture? I don’t know about you, but sadly, I have wrestled with divided affections more times than I can count. In the deepest places of my heart, I long for the Lord. Truly, I ache for Him in a way that defies comprehension. Like the Chief Musician in Psalm 42, my soul pants and thirsts for the living God as deer pants for the water brooks. And yet… these innate yearnings can be so easily superseded by the things of this world and the cravings of my flesh. With such a strong inward draw towards my Creator, how is it possible to wander and depart from the One whom I so desperat