A fickle heart vs a strong heart

 

A fickle heart vs a strong heart 

Ezekiel 36:26-27 "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances faithfully."

1 Thessalonians 3:13 "So that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints." 

Aspect	Fickle Heart	Steadfast Heart
Meaning	A heart easily changing, unstable in emotions, relationships, and spiritual matters.	A heart made firm and stable in God, not easily shaken, rooted in faith and love.
Reason	By nature, man’s heart is deceitful and restless (Jer. 17:9). Our natural life is like fragile glass—unchangeably fragile.	Only God can give us a new heart and put His Spirit within us to make us steadfast (Ezek. 36:26–27).
Difference	Unreliable, easily swayed by environment, emotions, or circumstances.	Reliable, trustworthy, grounded in God’s Spirit and Word.
Example	A brother may treat his wife kindly in the morning but become irritated during breakfast. Similarly, believers may be fervent today but cold tomorrow.	David: “My heart is steadfast, O God”  (Ps. 57:7). Paul desired the Thessalonians’ hearts to be established in holiness  (1 Thes. 3:13).
Application	Do not trust in your own heart, which is changeable. Recognize its weakness.	Allow the Lord to strengthen, establish, and build your heart on solid ground. Pray for God’s mercy and grace daily.
Scriptures	Jer. 17:9; Matt. 26:33–35, 74–75 (Peter’s denial); Heb. 13:9	Ezek. 36:26–27; Ps. 57:7; 1 Thes. 3:12–13; 2 Thes. 2:17; 2 Thes. 3:5
Detailed Scriptures	Ezekiel 36:26-27 "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances faithfully." 1 Thessalonians 3:13 "So that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints." Psalm 57:7 "My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody." James 1:6-8 "But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."

 

 Conclusion: 

l   Core Point: The human heart by nature is fickle, deceptive, and unreliable (Jer. 17:9). No matter how determined or emotional we are, our natural heart cannot be made steadfast by itself.

 l   Application: Only God can give us a new heart and establish us in Christ by His Spirit (Ezek. 36:26–27). We must daily turn to Him, pray for His strengthening, and allow His Word and Spirit to build us. Then, our hearts will be steadfast in faith, love, and holiness.

 l   Summary: Do not rely on your own unstable heart—rely on God’s steadfastness.

  

*Please refer to the June 2025 Summer Training, General Topic: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Manifesting Christ (III), Chapter 5, for the reasons for our blameless holiness and the reasons for our complete sanctification of spirit, soul, and body.