Pure Intentions Proverbs 16:2 - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.

I have learned to look past what glitters, past what the world applauds and calls success.

I am no longer impressed by what you carry in your hands if your heart cannot stand upright in the light. For me, it has always been about intention—the quiet place where motives are formed, where truth lives before words ever speak.

I care about the way your heart leans when no one is watching. About whether your kindness is instinct or strategy, whether your love arrives clean or conditional. You may have little, or you may have much, but if your heart is pure, if your intentions are honest, you already speak a language my soul understands.

I am drawn to hearts that move gently, that do not manipulate affection or barter loyalty. Hearts that choose integrity even when it costs them comfort. I have learned that the soul recognises safety long before the mind can explain it. And my soul listens closely now—it has been bruised by charm without substance, by promises that sounded holy but were hollow at their core.

I am not searching for perfection.

I am searching for sincerity.

For someone whose intentions are not divided, whose heart does not perform righteousness but lives it quietly, consistently. Someone who understands that love is not proven by what is displayed, but by what is protected.

Jesus taught me this. He showed me that purity of heart is not about flawlessness, but about alignment.

About choosing truth when deception would be easier.

About loving without agenda.

About standing before God without masks and before others without manipulation.

So now I choose differently.

I choose hearts that are soft yet strong, that repent quickly, forgive freely, and mean what they say.

I choose intentions that do not rush, that do not force connection, that honour timing and respect space. I choose love that arrives clean-handed, not carrying debt from unresolved places.

I no longer chase what looks impressive. I wait for what feels honest. I wait for what reflects God’s character—patience, humility, truth, and reverence. Because I know now: a pure heart can build a future, but a polluted intention will eventually destroy one.

If you come to me, come whole in your purpose, not perfect, but willing.

Come with steady intentions that do not shift with circumstance or convenience. Come knowing that I will see you—not your accomplishments, not your image—but the posture of your heart.

This is where I stand now: valuing depth over display, truth over performance, intentions over everything else the world tells me to want.

Because when hearts are pure, love does not need to be proven—it is simply felt, and it is safe.

All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.

Proverbs 16:2

Lord,

Teach me to discern hearts as you do. Help me to value intention over appearance, truth over charm, and purity over performance.

Guard my heart from being swayed by what is impressive and anchor me in what is honest.

Shape my intentions to reflect your love— clean, steady, and without agenda.

May I give my heart only where sincerity lives and receive love that mirrors your truth.

Amen.

Pure Intentions Proverbs 16:2 - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.

Pure Intentions Proverbs 16:2 - Personal blog of Trisha Rapley, Australian Author.