🌿 Evening Journal — September 13, 2025

Today’s Experience
This evening, I visited a friend who has a beautiful backyard with a cozy gazebo. Another friend joined us. The three of us sat together, sipping warm Sri Lankan Tea and sharing our hearts.

Our Conversation
We talked about how our lives should change to please God. As we spoke, we also admitted the unpleasant things we can see in ourselves — attitudes, habits, and struggles. We realized that only through the power of the Holy Spirit can real change happen in our hearts.

Scripture Reflection — Mark 10:13–16
After coming home, I read these verses. Jesus spoke about how precious children are in God’s sight.

Children are born into sin, yet they have not learned many of the harsh and cruel ways adults do. Over the years, through hardships, rejection, and pain, our hearts can grow hard. We learn to distrust, to hold grudges, and to hide behind walls.

But children are not like that — they trust easily, forgive quickly, and remain open and vulnerable. Jesus said in Mark 10:15:

“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”

Personal Insight
Only when I allow the Holy Spirit to work in my life can I return to having a childlike heart — soft, trusting, forgiving, and full of simple faith.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me walk closer to You. Help me to surrender every part of my heart, so that You may gently change me and make me more like Your child. Amen.

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