KEY POINTS:

• He honestly brings his needs to God, trusts Him, and asks for: God’s help and mercy, Joy and forgiveness, A heart that is undivided, fully centered on God.

• Our hearts were originally whole and undivided (Genesis 1–2). Humanity was created to live in perfect relationship with God.

• Distractions still divide our hearts today. Busyness, bitterness, apathy, comparison, unhealthy habits, or people-pleasing can quietly wedge between us and God.

• We maintain an undivided heart by inviting God to search us (Psalm 139:23–24). We regularly ask God to examine our hearts, reveal anything unhealthy, and lead us back to His way.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. Psalm 86 shows someone talking honestly to God about their needs. What feels hard about talking to God honestly—and what feels comforting about it?

2. David asks God for “an undivided heart.” When you hear that phrase, what do you think it means in everyday life?

3. The Israelites struggled to clear out things that distracted them. What “distractions” in your daily life make it harder to think about God or grow spiritually?

4. God promises to give people a new, soft, responsive heart. If God could change one thing in your heart right now—what would you want Him to work on?

5. Acts 2 talks about forgiveness and a fresh start with God. What does a “fresh start” with God look like to you? What questions do you still have about that?