{"id":3023,"date":"2016-07-06T08:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2016-07-06T08:31:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:31:39","slug":"prayer-change-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2016\/07\/prayer-change-heart.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for a Change of Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>\u201cChange Your hearts and stop being stubborn.\u201d Deuteronomy 10:16<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A stubborn soul refuses to see the need to change. A person who is stubborn can certainly see areas where others need to change but will stop short of seeing the need for adjustment or conversion\u00a0in him or herself. Today we will put stubbornness away, asking for a change of heart \u2013 or better yet, a new heart.<\/p>\n<p><em>Father,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m done with being stubborn and unwilling to see my need for change. Give me a new heart. Put a right spirit within me. Take my heart of stone and give me a heart of flesh. Speak to me today about the state of my heart, and I will listen, repent, and obey&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In Jesus Name Amen<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>\u201cI will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit within you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.\u201d Ezekiel 36:26<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cChange Your hearts and stop being stubborn.\u201d Deuteronomy 10:16 A stubborn soul refuses to see the need to change. 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