PSALM 24:6 · A GENERATION THAT SEEKS HIS FACE
When the heart changes,
everything changes.
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
Proverbs 4:23
Your home. Your work. Your community. Your walk with God. All of it flows from the condition of one thing. Awakening Hearts is a movement built around that truth — equipping people to surrender daily and watch what God does with a yielded life.
THE MOVEMENT
One truth. Everything flows from it.
Awakening Hearts is not a program. It is not a church. It is a movement built around a single diagnostic truth that has been true since Genesis 3 — the heart is where everything starts.
People don't have a behavioral problem — it's deeper than that. They have a heart problem. The pressure showing up in your leadership, your family, your church, and your walk traces back to the same root — a heart that hasn't daily surrendered.
This movement exists to name that root, apply the only remedy that works — daily surrender to Jesus — and equip people to live from a changed heart in every room they enter.
"I have a heart condition. So do you. The question isn't whether you have it — the question is whether you're ready to let Jesus treat it. Because when the heart changes — everything changes."
— Dan Ziegler · Founder, Awakening Hearts
THE HEART DIAGNOSTIC
Five drivers. One root.
Every leadership failure, every family breakdown, every spiritual plateau traces back to one of five heart drivers. Recognizing yours is the beginning of surrender.
Control
The need to manage outcomes and people
Approval
The hunger for validation from others
Comfort
Avoiding pain at the cost of growth
Pride
Self-sufficiency that resists surrender
Anger
Pain that turned inward or outward
You cannot surrender what you won't name. And you cannot lead, parent, or walk with God from a heart running on any of these drivers. Daily surrender is the only remedy — and it starts with honesty.
RESOURCES
One message. Three rooms.
Every resource in the Awakening Hearts library flows from the same diagnostic truth — the heart drives everything. Explore by the track that speaks to where you are right now.
Faith Track
Heart of Revival
"The Missing Ingredient"
What if your sphere of influence genuinely shifted — not because you tried harder, but because something changed in you? This is the track for the person hungry for real transformation in their walk with God.
I Have A Heart Condition
30-Day Devotional · Available Now
Small Group Curriculum
8-Week Church Study · Available Now
Awakening Hearts Community
Join the Movement→
Family Track
Heart of Your Family
"The Rod of Leadership"
Families don't need better techniques — they need parents leading from a surrendered heart. This track equips parents and kids simultaneously with the Authority + Grace framework.
The Rod of Leadership
Book for Parents · Available Now
Choose Well Curriculum
Kids Ages 8–14 · Available Now
Parent Night Workshop
Bring to Your Church→
Leadership Track
Heart of Leadership
"Pressure-Proof"
Pressure doesn't create character — it reveals it. This track helps leaders identify what's actually running them beneath the surface before it costs them everything they've built.
I Have A Heart Condition
For Leaders · Available Now
Pressure-Proof Workshop
For Organizations & Retreats
Coaching
Leaders & Pastors · Inquire→
THE AWAKENING HEARTS SERIES
A six-book journey. One lifelong surrender.
The Awakening Hearts Series is a complete arc — six books designed to walk you from first diagnosis through full surrender, mission, calling, spiritual battle, and legacy. Start wherever you are.
I Have A Heart Condition
A Devotional Journey to a New Heart and a New Life
By Dan Ziegler
THE COMPLETE SIX-BOOK ARC
01 I Have A Heart Condition Available Now →
02 I Have A Heart for Peace Coming Soon
03 I Have A Mission Coming Soon
04 I Have A Calling Coming Soon
05 I Have A Battle Coming Soon
06 I Have A Legacy Coming Soon
COMMUNITY
You don't surrender alone.
The Awakening Hearts movement is bigger than one book or one speaker. It's a community of people choosing daily surrender — in their homes, their workplaces, their churches, and their walks with God.
Find your next step below. Whether you're just starting the 30-day journey or looking to bring this message to your community — there's a place for you here.
Start the 30-Day Devotional
Begin with I Have A Heart Condition. Read it alone or take your small group through the journey together.
Join the Community
Connect with others on the same journey. Share what God is doing as your heart surrenders daily.
Bring It to Your Church
Use the small group curriculum or parent seminar to bring the heart message to your congregation.
Equip Your Kids
The Choose Well curriculum brings the heart message to children ages 8–14 through eight core virtues.
START HERE
Revival starts in one surrendered heart.
It might start in yours today. Pick up the book, join the community, or bring the message to your church. Whatever your next step is — take it.
Want to bring Dan to your church or conference? Book Dan to speak →
"When the heart changes, everything changes."