Wednesday, September 30, 2015

I don't mind if no one hears my heart. I care about humanity. I care about souls, I want people to spend eternity in Heaven. So I'm going to keep posting about Jesus. I am going to keep posting scriptures. Because this is not a joke. It's not some fad. It's the ONLY constant in my life. GOD. That's it. All other things fail in comparison. I don't always get life right and that's okay, that's why He died. But I try. Not because I want to impress the world, but because I don't want to disappoint my Father. It actually gives me an ill feeling inside when I know I have done something He would disapprove of. That's the beautiful thing about His grace though, if we just admit our short comings to Him, we are forgiven. It's not that we will never make another mistake, that's a given because we are broken. The world is broken, we don't live in Eden anymore, so living by His commandments perfectly is impossible. But God reads the heart. When we do something wrong, do we feel remorse? Does it bother us deep down? Or are we someone who sins with blatant disregard to how it makes God feel, or the fact that it is wrong? Which person are you? Do you continue in sin without regard or do you care? Do you aim to do better? That is all God asks of us.... not perfection. I can't stop sharing God's word and praying for souls to come to Him because I know how obliterated my soul was before I came to know Him. How there was such an empty space that nothing would fill, I remember how I felt when I literally felt the hand of God on me and began to speak from my lips, not of my own control, words that no man could interpret. That is the encounter I had with Jesus. He changed me for the better. He healed and is continuing to heal the deepest wounds I have not only inflicted upon myself but the afflictions others have caused my soul. I did not change myself, this isn't some false ego. I didn't change my own character. I had such anger inside me before He replaced it with forgiveness. I had a proud and haughty, know it all heart and He broke me to a place of humility and gave me compassion for others. These things He has done only scratch the surface of how He has transformed my being. And these changes did not happen overnight. I got saved a long time ago and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior but it was not until years later that I actually formed a relationship with Him, and I was finally able to have this relationship by learning what it means to live a life fully surrendered. I do not have to depend on myself alone. I do not have to carry the burdens of my transgressions anymore, I don't have to live under a cloud of guilt and shame or live in condemnation because there is NONE when you live in Christ. IN. I didn't understand why that verse said IN instead of WITH Christ until I recognized the power of surrender. I am not just walking with God, but IN Him. All that I do is no longer a reflection of my own character but His also. And in knowing that, I recognize that what I do holds a greater importance than just that of my own consequences. I'm not just living for me anymore. It's an amazing thing. It's beautiful. And I want others to receive the freedom that comes with repentance and surrender. I don't have to know all the answers, I just have to Know the God who has them. I am sure I will still make mistakes in the future because I am imperfect. But when God formed my soul, He formed perfection. The flesh it is temporarily homed in is unfortunately not. But at the root of my being is Light. Love. Kindness. Compassion. All things that God is made up of. He formed all of us in His image and His image is perfection. That image, despite our brokenness, is not distorted in God's eyes, He still sees us as His perfect masterpiece. I just want you to know that. Whether or not you like what I am saying is of no consequence to me. But I pray with everything that I am, that you hear me when I say you are a child of God and all He wants is your heart and soul. Not perfection, just your love. He stands and knocks at the heart of every man/ woman and whoever opens the door, He will enter in and He will dwell there. He LOVES you, right where you are, you don't have to change to come to Him, you come to Him and He'll change you. You'll find that you'll have to 'TRY' to do what's right less, and less, because as the walls you've built up with the struggles of life begin to break down, the person He created you to be is revealed, and your desire to do what is right will surpass the desire to impress the world. You won't have to pretend to be strong anymore or be reliant solely upon yourself but instead the heavy weight you carry will be replaced with an easy yolk.... the Grace of God. And that transformation leads to an eternal life of peace, and everlasting joy. If we stay on a prideful path, it leads only to destruction and death. CHOOSE LIFE. God gives us free will because He doesn't want our forced admiration, He wants us to choose to Love Him because of who He is. If you have tried everything under the sun to feel complete and not lacking and you still feel as though you are missing something, then why not try Jesus. I'm not talking about going to a church building on a Saturday or Sunday, and putting on a facade of religious appearance and terminology to boast yourself  better than any other human being. No. I'm talking about having a true relationship with the Living God who has the ability to transform every aspect of your life for the better. I'm talking about a Water that will quench that which your soul has thirsted for since birth. A loving two way relationship with Jesus, The Father. Where you can literally feel Him working in your heart. If you will only try Him, you'll begin to see yourself wanting to keep His commandments not because you have to or by some religious sense of obligation, but because you want to, because you Love Him. I love you all and I hope that you have read this and somehow my words have struck a cord with you, with even just one person. The difference between the world and God, is the world will take everything from you until there is nothing left, God only wants to Give of Himself to you, take upon Himself your burdens, and spend not only this life but the one that follows in your company, simply because you mean that much to Him. Not because you did anything right but because you are His child and He loves you. Won't you open your heart today, and make the decision to let Him in?


"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him." - Psalm 34:8

God bless.

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