"Softening Your Heart"

This was the title of my devotional this morning and it "softened" my heart

"When you are continually on your face before God, seeking Him in His Word, His presence will saturate your heart and make it sensitive and teachable. "

It makes me think of when you water flowers The ground at first is hard but the more you water the softer the ground gets until it's saturated and soft
Your heart needs to be soft in order to allow God's love and spirit to saturate it

"If you believe that God might be leading you in a certain direction, take the time to earnestly seek His mind on the matter, and open your heart to listen to Him. Be careful about getting "busy" with a substitute for what He originally called you to do. It would be tragic to work extra hard doing what you and others consider good, only to discover that your effort was expended in accomplishing something that was not God's intention.
Resisting the Lord's will often amounts to putting your life on the shelf, which leaves you feeling that something is missing. There is no substitute for God's will, even when His plan might seem difficult or impossible. But when you trust Him with a willing heart, there is no limit to what God can do through your life. "