TURNING THE HEARTS

TURNING THE HEARTS

Scripture: Malachi 4:6
Topic: Turning The Hearts

"And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."
Malachi 4:6

There is a time when sons are not interested in what their fathers do. These sons are interested in the exact opposite of whatever their fathers desire. This is a condition that leads to a curse. There are many examples of this.

For instance, if a father is a university lecturer, the son may say in his heart, “I do not want to be a university lecturer.” If the father is a politician and the heart of the son is turned away from his father, the son may grow up secretly deciding never to have anything to do with politics. 

Similarly, the father may be a pastor in the ministry and the son will say things like, “I want to be a lawyer or an astronaut but not a pastor.” All these are as a result of the hearts of the children being turned away from the father.

It is important to pray for your child so that his heart will be turned to his father. When children’s hearts are turned away from their fathers, they become independent and rebellious.

Once, I was with a pastor’s family and I got to talking with his daughter. As I chatted with her, she related how she was studying for her law degree. Her plans were for a corporate job in the corporate world. Meanwhile, her father was pastoring a great church with thousands of people but she had no interest in what he was doing. A couple of years later, I came back to that city and was chauffeured around by this same pastor’s daughter. This time all she talked about was the ministry. I wondered where her legal dreams had disappeared to. There was no more talk of the corporate world. It was just God and His work. So I told her, “You have changed! I think a real change has come over you in relation to God and the ministry.” So I asked again, “Have you changed?” She responded, “Yes, I have.” I told her, “I noticed it the moment I interacted with you. The last time I was here, you were very different from what you are now.” She nodded, “That’s true.” 

Then she confessed to me, “I have always wanted to stay away from ministry life. Our family suffered so much because of the ministry and I never wanted to be in it. I can’t even understand why I have changed so much.” 

She added, “I am scared of my new interest in ministry. All I want to do is to travel with my father and help him in the ministry.” But I understood what had happened to her. God had turned the heart of the child towards the father to avoid a curse. 

The turning of the heart is a spiritual thing and only God can do it. It is important for parents to pray for their children otherwise their hearts will be turned away from all that is good and recommended by parents.

There are also times when the father loses interest in his sons. This usually happens when the father is hurt or disillusioned with his children. It brings a curse on the children because they are left without any fatherly input.

One day, one of my lay pastors who had been out of the country for some years came home. Before he left the country, he confided in another pastor. He said, “I think the Bishop has lost interest in some of us.” I just feel that he is not as interested in us as he used to be.” 

I was surprised that he was able to quickly pick that up because he was right. I had been so disillusioned and disappointed in some of the pastors that I had lost interest in them. I wouldn’t call them for meetings and I wouldn’t say much to them. I would just smile to everyone and say, “You are blessed!” But I wouldn’t engage in a deep and substantial discussion with any of them. You see, my heart had turned away from these pastors. 

But God began to turn my heart back to them. He made me pray for them and gradually, I regained the love and interest for these pastors. I then understood first-hand what it meant for the heart of the father to be turned away from his children. It is indeed a dangerous thing and it does bring a curse.

Pray that your father’s heart will not be turned away from you.

Credit: Excerpt from
My Father, My Father
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Renson mamadi22 January 2022 at 03:18

    FATHER lord i came before you this morning thanking you for your wonderful word. I pray that your heart will not be and never be turned away from you. Help me father through this because i really want to serve you to do your will be a subject to your will father. Guide me through in Jesus mighty nmae Amen

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  2. Paskal O22 January 2022 at 03:21

    Oh God, may my Father's heart not to be turned away from me.
    Amen.

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  3. Unknown22 January 2022 at 03:53

    O Lord, may the heart of my father not be turned away from me in Jesus name Amen!

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  4. Elvina omalla22 January 2022 at 04:10

    Amen,lord I pray that the heart of my Father will not be turned away. May I like Jesus care about my father's business

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  5. Syombua22 January 2022 at 04:17

    Holy Spirit may the heart of my father never turn away from me in Jesus name

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  6. Stacey Achieng22 January 2022 at 04:44

    ALMIGHTY GOD, teach me to always walk in the ways of my father. Let no devil come and seperate me from the love of my father. May his heart never turn away from me, instead send him Holy spirit to teach me on how to live a faithful life. AMEN And AMEN.

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  7. Carlos Livoni22 January 2022 at 06:04

    God help me by the power of the holy spirit that the heart of my father to never turn from me or neither mine should.

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  8. Chesang'22 January 2022 at 06:58

    May my heart not be turned away from God and my father and my the heart of my father not be turned away from me in Jesus name

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  9. Beryl22 January 2022 at 07:12

    Heavenly Father thank you for this timely word. Holy Spirit search my heart and in any area my heart has turned away from my father turn it back to my father. In any way I may have hurt and caused my father to be disillusioned, forgive me Lord. May my father's heart never be turned away from me in Jesus name

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  10. Joan Bundi22 January 2022 at 08:58

    It is my prayer that my father's heart will not be turned away from me; may my heart too be turned towards my father and enjoy doing the things he does. Amen.

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  11. Emily Nelima22 January 2022 at 09:07

    Lord Jesus, I thank you for your word. Mighty God help me not to turn away from you and my father, let your Holy Spirit guide my heart not to turn away from you and your will. And may my father's heart never turn away from me in Jesus Mighty name Amen.

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