This guided Christian meditation on Ezekiel 36:25–27 invites you to pause, breathe, and open your heart to God’s transforming work.
Through Scripture meditation, reflection, and guided prayer, you’ll be reminded that God promises to remove our stony, stubborn hearts and give us tender, responsive ones.
This meditation connects with Step Six of the 12 Steps, which says: “We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.”
Step Six is all about willingness — being ready for God to do what only He can do. Transformation doesn’t come from trying harder or following a self-improvement plan. It comes from opening ourselves to the Spirit and allowing God to change us from the inside out.
Even though God does the transforming, we still have a part to play. We participate by showing up, making space for Scripture meditation, confessing to someone trustworthy, and surrounding ourselves with people who point us to Jesus. But the heavy lifting belongs to God. He is the One who changes hearts.
Take a deep breath, and let this meditation on Ezekiel 36 remind you:
God is bigger than your sin.
Jesus is better than every substitute we chase.
And the Spirit is stronger than anything that pulls us away.
God is ready to transform even the most hardened parts of your heart into something new and tender.
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Meditation Scripture: Ezekiel 36:25–27 (NLT)
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.”
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