Heart

My darling Husband accidentally published this post with black text, so he wanted me to republish it so people wouldn't miss it. So if you're read this already, sorry.

Before we go back into the heart of the matter, just wanted to share that I had a beautiful day with my husband and children today. Full of the wide open spaces, God made wonders and beauty and much good food. And a nap after some Afternoon Delight. I love my life, I'm so free and happy! It's amazing, I am so glad to finally love the one I am married to. I feel so blesssed.

...and now, The Heart:Repost.

What do I mean by heart? John Eldridge has a great book "Waking the Dead The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive", which talks much more eloquently than I can here but I will try to sum it up as best I can. See , your heart is the center of everything. God, life, and your happiness. Look through the Bible and you will see more references to the heart than you ever would imagine. Here are just a few:


Det 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Det 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.


There are many many more but as you can see, throughout the Bible God tells us that he wants our hearts. He does not care one bit for the Pharisees that have obeyed every command, every law, and every verse to the fullest extent, because their hearts have been lost. They have hearts full of pride, worry, and judgment of others.

When asked what is the greatest, biggest, best thing in in the entire Bible, Jesus responds with
'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' That's it, that's the key, it is right in front of you and yet it is so far from most of us, it might as well me written in gibberish.

For the most part we live our lives with broken hearts and therefore broken minds that won't allow us to see Gods true glory, which is to live in our hearts and replace all the junk we carry with us. We walk around in the middle of a war. The Devil knows that God's wish and deepest desire is to have our heart, so he has tried and tried to fill our heart and mind with junk instead.
Look around you and see the number of people that have lost so much heart and have given in to every sort of vice and addiction. Sex, pornography, alcohol, lies, drugs, television, books, and every kind of distraction fills our lives so that our heart can not be given to God. That's the devils plan. Not that you would be lost and never found, but that your heart would be so full of every kind of little distraction that you don't even know you are lost.


Even in the church the devil has his ways with God's people. The church has convinced its people that obeying God's law; being 'nice' people (whatever the hell that's supposed to be); and keeping busy with programs, bible study, prayer groups, and services; that you will be just fine. But in the meantime our lives our wrecks. Everyone in the church is filled with just as much pain and misery as the rest of the world.

So where is the life that Jesus promised?

John 10:10
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Matt 11:28 learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

If you think for a second that Jesus is speaking in metaphors you are sadly mistaken. Most people believe that God wants his people to suffer through this life in anticipation for a great after life. You could not be further from the truth. God wants you to live this life to the full, to find rest for your souls right here, right now.

So, if I have adequately proved that your heart is the key, now what right? Well since this has been too long of a post already (and I have to go enjoy time with my beautiful wife) I will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat for the next part ;)