“know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.”
Psalms 44:20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
Psalms 7:3-5 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
Job 31:4 Does not he see my ways and number all my steps? “If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit; (Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!) if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands, then let me sow, and another eat, and let what grows for me be rooted out.
16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering, if his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep, if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate, then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.
24 “If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence, if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much, if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor, and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,
Jeremiah 17:10 “I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Jeremiah 23:24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Romans 2:16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
God sees the intents of our heart and mind. He sees the secret places we hind within ourselves that no one else sees. In Hebrews it tells us that His word is living and is able to discern our thoughts and intentions of our heart. This is true if we stay in His word. Reading it, meditating on it, and seeking understanding from it. If this is not something you can you every say ” if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes,”? I see the problem all around where people who proclaim to be a follower of Christ do not spend more than once a week in His word. The natural result of this is the culture around us will then dictate what the intent of our mind and heart is – it has no other influence. I can give example after example of seeing this: Men who think only of themselves and their activities at the expense of their wife, children, family. Their free time is only given to themselves and what they want to do without any thought given to others in their family. Men will golf, hunt, fish, play sports, cars, trucks, etc…. and expect they are fulfilling Gods call in their life to lead their families. How will men give account before God for the time they have wasted away. I am not saying any of these actives are bad, however if they discount God given obligations in the home and family then they are bad. All of us men can take heed to this and improve. I am the last one to make recommendation. Too often I get side tracked and focused on me, myself, and I forgetting to appreciate the family God has given me. Ask God to reveal to your heart His intent for you in regard of your family, wife and children. Ask Him to convict you of selfish actions. Be humble enough to confess and change. Remember our purpose this side of eternity is to humbly serve, honor and obey Him in all aspects of our lives.