Son of an NBA Hall of Famer has a heart condition.
Shareef O’Neal, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal will miss his freshman season due to a heart ailment. The doctors at UCLA discovered it early, and informed Shareef that he will need surgery.
Over the summer Shareef stated that he ‘felt funny’ during team workouts. He received a heart monitor from the UCLA doctors. Shareef expects to return to the Bruins next season. Over the weekend Shareef tweeted this
Blessed to be here living today, one of those moments on the court could’ve been my last… I will be back basketball world .. just wait on me ❤️ I’ll miss you this year but you will always be with me ❤️ https://t.co/YP4zZwg1FF
— Shareef O’Neal (@SSJreef) September 28, 2018
There are many Bible verses discussing the heart because God’s word is clear that the condition of your heart is critical in your walk with the Lord. David writes in Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
This chapter in the Bible talks about repentance and it points to Who is the One Who creates a clean heart in us. God and His forgiveness can renew us to a steadfast spirit. David uses the word steadfast because it means to have a new resoluteness, to stand more firmly in purpose.
God’s greatest commandment to us it to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. How do you love God daily?
