From scripture's perspective, the heart is center of our emotions, our desires, our feelings, our values. Having a "healthy heart" is vital to having a healthy relationship with God and also to having healthy relationships with other people. So what happens when something "unhealthy" takes control of my heart? What do I do when there are spiritual toxins that begin to pollute and corrupt my heart? How do I experience a heart detox?
Sometimes we need a physical detox – a cleaning out of toxins and contaminants that are causing us to be physically unhealthy. Many of us may also find ourselves in need of a “spiritual detox.” We’ve allowed habits or addictions or attitudes or relationships to contaminate our heart and pollute our relationship with God. What does a spiritual detox look like? How do I identify the things that might be poisoning my soul? And how do I begin to actively clean out the things that are corrupting my faith and corroding my connection with God?
