The Heart Monitor: A 30-Day Spiritual Evaluation of the Heart

By Kimberly Ray-Gavin

Do you know the condition of your natural heart? What about the state of your spiritual heart? The function of the both is essential for life. The Heart Monitor: A 30-Day Spiritual Evaluation of the Heart by Kimberly Ray-Gavin will help you pinpoint areas where improvement is needed. Each chapter and devotional will enlighten the believer in the area of the heart through scripture, encouragement and prayer, experiencing cleansing, healing and a change of Heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kimberly Ray-Gavin
• Release date: Nov 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781644675663

Kimberly Ray-Gavin

One of Four Evangelist daughters of the late Dr. Angie Ray incomparable founder of Angie Ray Ministries in Matteson, IL. Pastor Kimberly Ray-Gavin has served in ministry for over 33 years with a passion for God and surrendered lifestyle. Pastor Kimberly is a woman after God’s own heart. Seeking to lead the people of God by providing effective strategies and tools to empower the church to be efficient in the ministry of intercession and deliverance. She is graced with her anointing to preach and teach the Word of God with authority, revelation and deliverance. Kimberly serves as Senior Pastor, and currently produces the internationally televised program “A Time of Intercession” viewed on The Word Network in over 200 countries and local stations. She has been called by her peers a standard-bearer, a feminine Warrior in the gospel, and a young woman with an old mantle. Pastor Kimberly’s fiery style and charisma are inscribed in all her endeavors above all her Love for the Lord Jesus Christ and for humanity is constant and exceedingly great. Pastor Kimberly is the Author of Spiritual Intervention, Prevailing Prayers of the Bible; Relentless Faith and her new publication The Heart Monitor - A 30-day Spiritual Evaluation of the Heart.

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I would like to dedicate this book to my God-Mother Mrs. Anne Jean Campbell who has stood for decades as a leading example of integrity, grace and honor in my life. Your resilience and strength has left an indelible impression and has caused a greater desire to serve God with my whole heart. Thank you for loving me as though I were your own daughter.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for blessing me with such a beautiful life; I am grateful. To my husband Victor Gavin for your loving support and for continuously being a strength to me. I praise God for three treasures, my natural sisters Cheryl, J. Denise and Tanya Ray, you all are the best. To my entire family, wonderful staff and Congregation.

Kimberly Ray-Gavin

Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Day 1-The Fixed Heart

Day 2-The Upright Heart

Day 3-The Jealous Heart

Day 4-The Fretting Heart

Day 5-The Bitter Heart

Day 6-The Contrite Heart

Day 7-The Discouraged Heart

Day 8-The Proud and Haughty Heart

Day 9-The Broken Heart

Day 10-The Rebellious Heart

Day 11-The Wicked Heart

Day 12-The Subtle Heart

Day 13-The Fearful Heart

Day 14-The Tender Heart

Day 15-The Pure Heart

Day 16-The Merry Heart

Day 17-The Stony Heart

Day 18-The Impenitent Heart

Day 19-The Honest and Good Heart

Day 20-The Soft Heart

Day 21-The Deceitful Heart

Day 22-The Froward and Perverse Heart

Day 23-The Whorish Heart

Day 24-The Diabolical Heart

Day 25-The Grieved and Heavy Heart

Day 26-The Willing Heart

Day 27-The Compassionate Heart

Day 28-The Perfect Heart

Day 29-The Meek and Lowly Heart

Day 30-The Unblameable Heart

Conclusion

Introduction

Every hospital is equipped with a life-saving device called a heart monitor. This electronic equipment is used for the purpose of continual observation of the function of the heart.

Your doctor may request a screening to see if you have a slow, fast or irregular heartbeat. The results of wearing this monitor will help you and your doctor decide if you need more tests or another course of action. An Electrocardiogram (EKG) allows your doctor to look at your heart’s activity.

One major reason for the heart monitor is to evaluate if your heart is getting the adequate oxygen to meet its needs. The (EKG) is able to check for heart disease, blood flow and find abnormalities.

Just as our natural heart needs evaluation so does our spiritual heart. I pray that this book will empower you to discover the vital need to passionately pursue a heart that will be pleasing to Almighty God. Despite our efforts we must rely upon the Lord to show us our hearts the way He sees it.

We cannot cleanse ourselves; it takes the work of the redemptive blood of Jesus to purify the heart. This book will give you biblical insight as to how to examine the affairs of the heart in light of the scriptures. I pray that your heart will be changed as you embrace each chapter.

I will praise thee, O Lord,

with my whole heart;

I will shew forth all

thy marvellous works.

Psalms 9:1

Day 1

The Fixed Heart

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. Psalms 112:7

During most summer months as small children we had the opportunity to visit with our grandparents in Florence, Alabama. I have the fondest and most beautiful memories as a child of learning how to swim at a local neighborhood swimming pool. After learning to swim I soon became totally and completely captivated with the notion of learning to dive from the high dive board. I was so determined! I remember being so eager to get on the diving board. It was as if every step up the ladder became magnified as I began my attempt at diving. Nothing was going to stop me.

After mounting the long diving board I remember thinking about how far the water looked from that perspective. I jumped on the board a little at first and then I found my footing and courage to jump a little higher and then in the water. My greatest joy after the dive was seeing my grandfather with his hands clasping the metal fence on the outside of the community pool, you can’t imagine the wonderful rejoicing I did, exclaiming, Granddaddy did you see me? I did it! Even now I can still see his exuberant expression of excitement at my little accomplishment that day.

I thought of these moments as I begin to write about a fixed heart. A fixed heart is a description of the inward self. This is inclusive of our thoughts and intentions and affections of the heart. The psalmist states, My heart is fixed! It means a settled determination. David had a fixed resolve to cleave to God and to love him.

David had a desire to sing and give praise to God. He knew that God loves the praise of his people. A fixed heart is descriptive of a heart that is