Sometimes people can go through the most intense surgery—open-heart surgery. The process is delicate, intentional, and life-saving. The surgeon must first open the chest cavity, carefully exposing the heart. They stop the heart from beating, placing the patient on a bypass machine to keep oxygen flowing through the body while the heart is repaired. Every blockage, every damaged valve, every lifeless area is attended to with precision. And when the surgeon’s work is complete, there comes a sacred moment—where the heart and your mind must connect and you must tell your heart to beat again.
In the story of Daney Gokey, he tells the story of a patient after gone through the surgery, her heart did not start beating automatically. He says, the surgeon got down on his knees like Jesus is doing now for us. He gently leans over and says, “Tell your heart to beat again.” Slowly, the heart begins to pulse. Life returns, rhythm resumes, and the healing process begins.
Spiritually, many of us are right there on the operating table. Christ, the Great Physician, has us under His divine care. Some of us have already gone through the incision—He’s opened up the deep places of our hearts. Others are still in recovery, tender and sore from what He’s had to remove. But no matter where you are in the process, God is saying to you today, “Tell your heart to beat again.”
My heart has taken severe blows of disappointment and despair—enough to shut me down completely if I didn’t know how much God loves me. The Word says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:12). When hope feels delayed, our hearts can grow weary, wounded, or even numb. That’s why the Bible reminds us to guard our hearts, because out of it flow the issues of life.
Some of us have spiritual blockages—unforgiveness, bitterness, or disappointment that have stopped the blood flow of God’s love. But the Holy Spirit is ready to perform surgery, removing what’s been clogging your ability to receive His kindness and extend it to others. Let Him heal the trauma—the blunt force wounds caused by rejection, betrayal, or grief.
Jesus is still praying for you, just as He prayed for Peter: “I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail.” Don’t let your faith fail. Let Him lay His hands on your heart again. Allow His blood to flow freely—cleansing, forgiving, restoring.
When Mary and Martha’s brother Lazarus died, Jesus didn’t rush to the scene. He waited. To the human eye, it seemed too late. But Jesus knew—resurrection power works even in delay. When Martha confronted Him, she spoke of faith for the future: “I know he will rise again in the resurrection.” But Mary—Mary fell at His feet in worship, weeping. That’s where healing begins—in the posture of surrender.
Maybe your dream died.
Maybe the one you loved and planned forever with was taken too soon, like Danny Gokey’s story.
Maybe the degree you started but never finished buried your confidence and your purpose.
You’ve been surviving, but you haven’t fully recovered.
But I came to remind you—He is the Resurrection. Even now, Christ is able to raise that dead dream back to life. He’s able to restore your faith, repair your heart, and cause you to breathe again.
Let His love start the rhythm.
Let His mercy be your oxygen.
Let His grace be your heartbeat.
Tell your heart to beat again. 💗