Nadat die Kersboom weggepak en die skoolsak reggepak is, kom die tyd wanneer verliefdes vir mekaar sjokolade-hartjies en skattige teddiebere gee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saint Valentine se dag word in volkleur by skole gevier. Vir die seuns in Grey en die meisies in Eunice is dit \u2019n opwindende tyd. Blomme word afgelewer en kaartjies met koerwoorde word uitgeruil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit laat my dink aan die teksvers in Psalm 139, waar Dawid die Here vra om sy hart te deurgrond. Ek verstaan waarom: want die hart is erger as \u2019n stout kind of \u2019n verliefde tiener. Dit wil eenvoudig h\u00ea wat dit wil h\u00ea . . . nou! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit sit \u2019n tirade van jammerhartigheid op as dinge nie gebeur soos dit moet nie. Vir rus en vrede gee mens dikwels vir die hart sy sin. Wetende dat hy dom en ongedissiplineerd is en impulsiewe besluite maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die verstand is meer realisties. Dit storm nie halsoorkop in \u2019n ding in nie. Daarom moet dit die onverstandige hart van seerkry bewaar. Die hart is nes \u2019n klein kind: uiters selfsugtig. Dit deel nie graag met ander nie. Moenie die fout maak en vir die hart s\u00ea om te wag nie . . . oe liewe jitte, hier kom die dinge. Dit gil op die hoogste noot en krul op die grond rond soos \u2019n peuter wat nie \u2019n minuut langer sonder \u2019n karretjie in die winkel kan voortbestaan nie. Ek wens ek kon my hart \u2019n pak slae gee. Salomo was reg as hy s\u00ea die hart is die bedrieglikste van alle dinge op aarde en net God kan dit tem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andersyds is die hart soos \u2019n onskuldige kind dit hardloop oop-arms na Jesus toe. Dit glo maklik. Vertrou maklik. \u2019n Kinderhart maak blitsvinnig maats en vergewe gou ander se oortredinge. Kyk maar na die gr. 1\u2019s van 2024. Die trane wat voor skool gestort is, is vinnig vergete en teen pouse is die lewe \u2019n lied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soos \u2019n weerlose kind word die hart maklik uitgebuit. Maar daardie na\u00efwiteit maak dat hy in Kersvader en die tandemuis glo. Kan ons tog so maklik in \u2019n goeie hemelse Vader glo. Die mensehart word maklik gekwets, maar soos \u2019n mishandelde hond kom dit altyd weer terug. Selfs al word dit sleg behandel, vertrap en van liefde gestroop. Die gebrokenheid van die lewe maak die hart skepties en wantrouig. Maar as God dit aanraak, dit heelmaak en vernuwe, kry jy \u2019n nuwe standvastige gesindheid nes Dawid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laasgenoemde en sy wyse seun waarsku dat die hart bewaar moet word, want daarin l\u00ea die bestaan van die mens opgesluit. Sonder \u2019n hart kan \u2019n mens fisiek nie oorleef nie. Die gebrokenheid van die w\u00eareld verander \u2019n opgewonde kinderhart in klip. As jy nie meer uitbundig kan lag en die mooi in die lewe kan waardeer nie, moet jy die God van die heelal vra om jou wilde hart te laat bedaar. Gee vir Hom jou stukkende hart. Hy sal dit sagkens aanraak en jou weer \u2019n vleeshart gee. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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