From a secular point of view, cold hearts are not ignored. A classic written by Foreigner speaks to this topic in the song Cold as Ice. The soundtrack for Cold as Ice inspired a skit on the March 25, 1978 broadcast of Saturday Night Live. While mild by today’s standards, this illustration demonstrates how cold hearts negatively influence attitudes, behavior and words.
Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them,’ Matthew 13:14-15.
The Christian group Casting Crowns attempts to explain why hearts grow cold in their song Does Anybody Hear. According to the lyrics, “But the canyons ever widening in the depths of her cold heart” suggest this is a spiritual dilemma. Instead of addressing, correcting and dealing with wounded hearts, human nature causes individuals to set out on another misadventure to cover up their pain. Instead of turning to Jesus to fill this void, temporary substitutes are found.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart, Ephesians 4:18.
The question few people ever ask is what‘s wrong with me? How can I stop the slow death of a cold heart? The apostle Paul suggests cold hearts are a byproduct of being alienated from God. This may explain King David’s prayer in Psalm 51, “create in me a clean (pure) heart.” The longer people ignore situations, hearts will continue to grow cold; hardening, without care. Yet, the moment you confess, beg and plead with God for forgiveness and mercy, change is possible. May this blog revive your soul, turning a cold heart into a heart of gold.
by Jay Mankus
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