Thoughts Of The Heart

What Is God Like?

2008-09-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

Men and women are very different, yet both are created in the image of God. What an amazing, creative God we serve!

Circumstances and Vision

2008-02-18T23:11:00.000-08:00

Circumstances may never change unless we allow for a vision beyond them.

Rubber Bands

2008-02-13T00:04:00.000-08:00

Just like a rubber band, a person who is never stretched is one who will break easily. Few things are of less use than a brittle rubber band.

Jesus Comes!

2007-03-17T16:16:00.000-07:00

Jesus is coming! What joy ought this to bring to our hearts each day! What anticipation, what excitement! Our Lord is coming - He will not delay. He brings with Him peace for His children - a true, lasting, and total peace - and healing for our bodies. Praise God for the hope of salvation in Him.

Balancing Spiritual Practices

2006-06-23T12:04:00.000-07:00

Rejoicing without reflection leaves little, if any, room for growth, while reflection without rejoicing is the key to a stagnant and sour life. However, a daily dose of both leads to joyous and wonder-filled living.

Teamwork

2006-06-14T12:27:00.000-07:00

While it may be tempting to think we can live life better alone, it's much more fun to live as part of a team. And what better team than the one that will win? Praise God for our family in Christ.

Needs And Richness

2006-05-31T21:45:00.000-07:00

The depth of our need can never compare to the depth of God's riches, all of which are ours in Christ Jesus. Because of Christ's blood and God's mercy, we can rest, totally rest, in God, knowing He will provide everything we need. Praise God!

Work = Profit

2006-05-27T20:08:00.000-07:00

All hard work brings a profit, either here or in eternity, or both.

The Glory He Brings

2006-05-25T23:55:00.000-07:00

We know God wants what is best for each of us, not just because of His character, but because of His promise and desire to bring glory to His name. How would glory be brought in a holy way if God allowed bad things to happen to His people for no reason, or if He failed to provide for their needs? Many suffer around the world, yet those who trust God are content knowing Him - even if perchance there's little food to eat or water to drink, their eternity is secure. That eternal security and the contentment it brings is the ultimate glory God brings to Himself through us, His beloved children.

Patience Is Good

2006-05-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

Patience often leads to good surprises beyond what we had dreamed.

Changes

2006-05-15T21:58:00.000-07:00

God's plans for us never change, the problem is, we only see part of them at any given time.

No Peripheral Vision Means Trouble

2006-05-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

Living by human nature is like living without peripheral vision. Circumstances or Satan come along to whack us upside the head, and only if we have God can we avoid being hit.

God's Heart

2006-05-15T21:21:00.000-07:00

When we take the time to know God's heart, we find it much easier to trust His hand.

God's Hand

2006-05-15T21:20:00.000-07:00

God's heart moves His hand. Do you want to see God's hand in your life? Seek His heart. All the old testament prophets were this way. They sought God's heart, and saw His hand.

God's Word, Our Atlas

2006-05-13T22:34:00.000-07:00

If God's Word is our atlas, His Spirit is our life. God's Word helps us to know and find His Spirit's will, character, and ultimately, His life.

Freedom To Be Ourselves

2006-05-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

In Christ we have the freedom to become who God wants us to be, and in the end we discover that is who we wanted to be all along.

Rest = Food

2006-05-11T21:18:00.000-07:00

Resting in God is food for the soul.

God's Plans

2006-05-10T17:21:00.000-07:00

God's plans are rarely ours - they're better.

God Has A Way

2006-05-09T17:33:00.000-07:00

God always has a way for His will. Even when it seems impossible, God has a way. All we need to do is trust and do as He leads.

Unexpected

2006-05-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

God may ask us to do the unexpected, but that's only because we're not Him. His plans may be unexpected to us, but He's known all along what they were, and nothing takes Him by surprise.

God's Will

2006-05-06T22:59:00.000-07:00

Seek God. God's will without God will be utterly hopeless and painful, thus His reason for dying on a cross to give us Himself. God's will with God is indescribably and unmatchably great.

Seek God

2006-05-05T18:31:00.000-07:00

It's good to seek God's will - it's great to seek God.

God Is Good

2006-05-04T19:13:00.000-07:00

"God is good - all the time."

This phrase has rung out in many a church in the past several years, yet I wonder how many of us miss out on the true meaning behind it. I know I've been guilty of interpreting the phrase "God is good" to mean "God does good," but that's not what it says. I'm so glad to know that God is good, and His actions stem from that inherent goodness. Praise God!

The Sinner vs. The Sin

2006-05-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

There is nothing God hates more than sin, and no one God loves more than sinners.

Tiny Packages

2006-05-02T14:59:00.000-07:00

Big things come in little packages. God Himself came in the form of a tiny baby, and in so doing gave us each the biggest gift ever seen.

Thinking...

2006-05-01T15:16:00.000-07:00

Whenever possible, avoid making decisions when too exhausted to think, for often you will regret it when you do think.

The Little Things

2006-04-29T21:05:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, like children, we get so impatient for the good things God has in store for us that we ask Him to reveal it all at once. But God doesn't work that way. If God revealed all of His future plans for us at once, we'd miss out on the simpler things - a beautiful sunset, a good friend's encouragement, the smile from that special someone you know is yours for the rest of your life. Yes, God's will is best, and His plans perfect, and because of that He wants us to enjoy the little things as well as the big ones.

Sometimes We're Deaf, But God Still Cares

2006-04-28T23:14:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we get so hard of hearing in the spiritual realm that God has to shout to be heard. Most often, it isn't a pleasant experience.

What We Want

2006-04-27T12:36:00.000-07:00

It is easy to want things we don't need, and sometimes difficult to desire the things we do need.

What's Important?

2006-04-26T14:49:00.000-07:00

What's important to us isn't necessarily important to God, but what's important to God should be important to us. After all, He's God, He loves us, and He knows what's best. And of course, it's always best to trust Him.

Simplify

2006-04-25T22:52:00.000-07:00

When it comes to life, it's the simple things that count. Family, friends, and a personal relationship with God far outweigh the "bigger and better" television shows, video games, and internet gadgets. If your life seems too complicated, try cutting out the complications until only things of lasting value remain. You'd be surprised how simple life can be.

Prioritizing Life

2006-04-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

Things are a lot simpler than we tend to make them. We have long lists of things we want to get done each day, but Jesus simply says, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God..." When we do this, all the other pieces slide into place.

A Pure Family

2006-04-22T15:55:00.000-07:00

I am convinced that the most pure and only lasting form of family is that which God has given His children. Everything else is just temporary.

Worship = Sacrifice

2006-04-20T16:18:00.000-07:00

Worship, in its truest form, is sacrifice. When we find ourselves set in our ways and focused on music, friends, or our pastors, it's time we try something new. It's time we sacrifice our personal desires, laying them down at the feet of Jesus and saying to our Father, "Here I am. I give my all to You, because You alone are worthy of it all."

Commitment

2006-04-19T23:29:00.000-07:00

Christians are called to live out their commitment to Christ, and only Him. Not friends, not family, not their favorite style of music or their pet peeve in life. Just Christ. What Christ is committed to doing, that also must we commit to do, and always in Christlike love, hope, and compassion.

An Encounter With God

2006-04-17T15:22:00.000-07:00

You can tell those who have truly encountered God from those who have not by their respect for His laws. A person who has truly encountered the living God can never forget it, and will live in constant remembrance of Him. A man who has never encountered God will live only in constant remembrance of himself. Any man who has never encountered God need only ask, and God will reveal Himself to him, after which his life will be forever changed.

Triumphal Entry - Triumphal Prayers

2006-04-15T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hosanna! Save now! The Israelites' cry reverberated along the stone walls and rocky streets of Jerusalem. Their shouts of praise reflected the common belief that Jesus had come to save them from Roman dominion. Were their prayers answered? Maybe, but God saved not just the Jews, but all Christians, from something much greater - sin's dominion. Imagine the heartbreak a few loyal Jews must have felt at Jesus' death. Their prayers had apparently gone unheard. Their Messiah was dead, and all hope seemed gone. But then something happened. Christ rose from the dead, and with Him came an answer to prayer much greater than anything the Jews had dared to ask.

Isn't God great? Even when our prayers lack understanding, God still uses them to bring about what He knows is best, not just for us, but for all His people. Hosanna! God has saved us! Praise be to our Lord, now and forever.

Requirements For Life

2006-04-14T13:24:00.000-07:00

If God's Word is our daily bread and His Spirit our life, then I am convinced that our times of stillness before Him are the life-giving milk each child receives at its mother's breast. Without it we cannot eat, breathe, nor live.

Dream On!

2006-04-13T15:15:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we see our biggest dreams dashed to pieces at our feet, and it feels as if our insides have been ripped to shreds and left raw and broken. We mourn, we cry, and we search for an answer. We're told even as children that failure to learn from our experience would make us a fool, so we decide that to hope again would only be putting our hearts at an even greater risk. What we miss out on is that God wants us to learn from that experience, but not to fear. God's will is never to teach us to fear. In 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV), Paul tells us: "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." When we trust God's love, we are able to ask Him for the faith and the hope to go on. In short, we must learn to persevere through our pain. We must dare to dream, for that is the will of God.

Definition of A Friend

2006-04-12T12:02:00.000-07:00

A friend is someone you can trust, not to be perfect, but to admit their mistakes and not be afraid to show their true self. A friend is someone who trusts us, and who accepts our mistakes and calls us on our wrongs. A friend is someone who sees in us what we want to see in others, and for whom we can do the same.

God Is Good

2006-04-11T22:49:00.000-07:00

In a world where feelings shift and a great day is often followed by an equally distressing one, our God is good. Tremendous comfort exists in the knowledge that our God is good through good times and bad and will work all things for the good of those who love Him. Even when life seems hard, God is good.

Trust God!

2006-04-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

Our God can be trusted, not just because of what He does, but also because of Who He is. What God does flows only from Who He is, so it makes sense that we would trust Him, not just His works.

Which Coaster Are You On?

2006-04-08T13:21:00.000-07:00

I love rollercoasters. But one ride I don't enjoy is the emotional rollercoaster - the one that's full of loops, hills, and rickety bridges that make my heart pound. In fact, this rollercoaster is so dangerous that the Owner of the park Himself has banned it. So why do I continue to ride? I don't know. The Owner has brought me back to safety many times, yet my mind continues to pull me towards that coaster.

Who runs this outlawed coaster? A rebel. He's already been fired, and I have it on good Authority this rebel will soon be banished from the park altogether. Until then, all attendees of the park have been advised to stay away from this rollercoaster, often called by names such as Worry, Hopelessness, Anxiety, and Frustration. Thankfully, there is an alternative to ride. Its name is Peace, and its safety and satisfaction are guaranteed by the Designer Himself. I think I'll give it a try. How about you?

God's Love

2006-04-07T14:26:00.000-07:00

God loves us. He loves us so much that He sent His only Son to die for us so we could be saved. God didn't have to do that. He'd provided a way out through the law, but the problem was, none of us could ever fulfill it. God was justified in condemning us in our sins, yet He went the extra mile because of Love. Often it feels as if the circumstances we face are impossible to overcome. We know better than to give in to that sin, that temptation, or that hopeless feeling, yet we keep doing so anyway. It doesn't have to be that way. The God who out of Love sent His only Son to save us still cares for us today, and He's still willing to go the extra mile to help us out. Out of what? Out of whatever situation causes us to feel trapped. Friends, let's trust God to do the impossible. In fact, let's eagerly anticipate His Love displayed not just on special occasions, but in everyday life.

Family

2006-04-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

Family. What a wonderful word. For most, it brings up memories of Christmas eves spent in front of a beautifully decorated tree with their parents or siblings. For others, it brings only feelings of bitter emptiness at what they didn't have. For still others, it brings to mind the family that took them in when no one else would. For Christians, it can bring to mind our loving Father and Lord and the family Jesus died to bring us into. Often while at church I take time to look at my brothers and sisters in Christ. What a wonderful blessing to call them my family! Looking around I know I've found acceptance, not just for my strengths, but also my weaknesses. Isn't it great to be part of God's family?

Sensationally Driven, Or God-Driven?

2006-04-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

Our culture has developed a taste for the sensational. We often see crowds of Christians flock to the nearest self-proclaimed prophet in search of a God-given formula for success (i.e. "God will bless you if you'll just do this and this") while our weekly prayer meetings remain nearly empty. When people prefer sensationally oriented performances to time spent with God, we know there's a problem in the church. I'm often taken back to the wise words spoken by a former children's pastor at my church, who shared that "God wants us to seek His heart, not just His hand." Amen, and may it be so.

Growing Faith

2006-04-04T15:13:00.000-07:00

When it comes to faith, a "use it or lose it" principle often applies. If we choose to use the faith we have been given for God's glory, He will increase the amount He has given to us. Faith that moves mountains always starts off the size of a mustard seed, but like a baby's muscles, the more we use it, the more it grows. We may start out throwing pebbles, but with practice we will move mountains.

Obedience In The Now

2006-04-03T15:28:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I'm tempted to stall rather than obey God's will. Usually this occurs when I sense God's prompting to do something I'm uncomfortable with or that I don't understand. Often, my excuse for delay is an uncertainty that the call is from God. My strategy is this: Sense God's call, delay by reasoning things out, force my own doubts into the picture to cloud the clearness of the call, then tell God I cannot obey because I don't know if it's Him. The problem with this strategy is that it nearly always works. How many blessings have those around me missed out on because of my "stalling" behavior? How many blessings have I myself missed? How could I dare to put off God's will, knowing full well I will never obey if I do? From this day forward, I have a committment to obeying God while the call is still clear. With His help, I will obey Him now for the rest of my life.

Just To Get Things Going...

2005-11-11T15:52:00.000-08:00

A Thought For Today:

"Keep your eyes on Jesus and you'll walk on your ocean of tears."

Comments on the above statement? Something of your own to share? Email them to me and I'll pray about posting them.

Until next time,
Brooke

God's Redemption!

2005-08-29T15:49:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,

The following is a condensed version of the devotions Lawrence and I had online via MSN Messenger last Saturday. I hope it gives some great food for thought.

Sincerely,
Brooke, co-moderator for Thoughts of the Heart ministry.

P.S. The Scripture for that day’s devotion was Psalm 18. Enjoy!

Lawrence:

Verses 1-3 show King David's trust in the Lord. He knew who God is to him, and he is sure that he has God's favour and intervention to help him and to see him through. There in verse 3, King David praised God for who He is, and has put his faith in His character and power. King David lived his life in a pleasing manner to God, and thus gained His favour. At the same time, let's shift the focus upon us. None of us are perfect. Yet we have the Lord's sacrifice for us, not because we deserved it, He wants us to claim that as His gift of love for us. Meaning regardless of how many flaws and sins we have, we can surrender it to God and accept His gift of salvation, and have God's favour. We have all we need from God, but we need to live in the Truth that He wants us to realize. That we are saved, and God will not remember our sins as long we repent and come back to Him. Furthermore, we cannot earn God's favour, nor His love with what we do. All these promises from God are true . . . that He will prove faithful, and He wants us to see what He has given us, and what we're entitled to now by His sacrifice. It just brings me back to the heart of salvation actually. God will be faithful, even though we're faithless. Our guilt doesn't change God's nature. His words are true and His nature will never change. God will save His people, He will hear us, regardless of our faith, but what God wants to see is our faith, our trust in Him, to see us living in the truth and to live in His ways, which are pleasing to Him.

Looking away from God, we shall see what the enemy wants us to see. But looking back to Him, we shall see how powerful and sovereign He is. Our focus should be God -ward, lest our faith shall falter. Peter looked away from the Lord, and he began to sink. But before that, he looked upon the Lord, and he walked on water. We should focus on what He can do, and what He can do through us, with His power, not on our own limitations. I've tried to get God’s love for me by doing things for Him before, but I kept feeling sad, feeling that I've never done enough, and I never felt the joy or fulfillment until I realized that God's love for me doesn't depend on my merits, but because He chooses to love me, regardless. He just wants me to see that. That I've been loved for who I am, and I'm clean through the Lord.

This Psalm may cause some people to think that they need to earn favor by doing what is pleasing to Him. But the truth is, God wants us to live the way He wants because He is concerned for us and only wants what is best for us. It's not about earning favor, it's just an act of loving obedience, and respect for the Lord. God is faithful and unchanging, regardless. He will intervene for His beloved children.

Brooke:

Amen. God’s concern came first, before our obedience.

For what I have to say, notice how in verse 24 David says God has rewarded him according to the cleanness of his hands in God’s sight. In the OT King David offered sacrifices to pay for his sin, therefore giving him the cleanness of hands in God's sight. It's not that he was claiming to be perfect, just saying he tried, and that he now saw himself as God did, clean due to the sacrifices. He didn't speak of his past sins because so far as God was concerned, they didn't exist. The OT animal sacrifices looked forward to Christ's sacrifice (meaning the symbolism and rituals all pointed to Christ's future sacrifice). King David knew that if God didn't see him as guilty anymore, that's what mattered. God's view is all that counts, and we can now say the same thanks to Christ's sacrifice for us, that we are holy in God's sight, made that way by Christ's sacrifice when we accepted His payment for our sins.

Lawrence:

We should live in the way of the Truth now. We've been released and are free, redeemed by the Lord, and we're His. We're given the privilege to be in His presence, the Holiest of Holies. The enemy is good at bombarding us with lies and burdens that will weigh us down. We're not immune to them, but we can choose to continue to claim His truth, and to see ourselves from His eyes, and to see our problems from His viewpoint.

Deep Web Fishing

2005-08-19T00:30:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been thinking about the potential of using the internet as a means to draw unbelievers to Christ. To my surprise, I found I'm not the only one who's been thinking over these things. It turns out this is a vision God has given many people. In fact, there are several sites specifically dedicated to internet evangelism. I've listed some of the links on the right. Some are for training, others are simply great resources for anyone who wishes to witness to people in an online environment. Also, there are several blog authors who are also experiencing this same tug on their heartstrings. One in particular that comes to mind is Paul Dawn, author of Hill Country Thoughts. Paul is someone with a heart for reaching out to the outcast and to those whom many are afraid to associate with. He is also someone I'm blessed to have as a friend. In a recent comment, Paul wrote the following:

"The Lord has a lot of people in cyberspace that He wants to touch and use to reach others through writing, prayer, through e-mail... He is allowing us to take back cyberspace for Him and to cast forth His net on the internet."

How true! And the best part is, God can use any one of His people in bigger ways than we've even imagined. For instance, let's say you write a post for your blog, or a Christian site. A year later you decide that, just for fun, you should type the name of that post into Google and see what it pulls up. To your amazement, it brings up links on sites you've never heard of, and yet these people are linking to you. In denial that strangers would actually link to your stuff, you begin clicking through the Google results, checking to make absolutely sure it's you these folks have linked to. In the process, you find some great sites and click on other links from there and find a great article on just the subject you needed to hear about. In the end, God uses your thoughts to bless others, and their thoughts to bless you. Isn't God great? That said, let's take full advantage of this sea called the internet and invite God to make us (cyber)fishers of men!

Into His Presence!!

2005-08-14T23:52:00.000-07:00

How awesome it is to be in the presence of the Lord!

That is what it was like Saturday evening when we gathered together at Bill and Paula's house for a home fellowship meeting.

It was all about the Lord. About worshiping and lifting Him up and focusing on Him. The presence of the Lord drew us into a time of intimacy, a time of heart preparation.

It was the Lord wooing us, bidding us to come, to know Him, to worship Him in the beauty of holiness.

So many things happen when we come into His presence. He desires to hear your voice.

To hear your whispers of love, of obedience. In this time of worship we are set free from the bonds of the day, as we focus and release it all to Him.

It is during this time we learn to rest in His love!

This evening was life changing, hope building, allowing the Lord to write upon our hearts and to see with the eye of the Spirit.

Indeed it is all about Him, about our Lord and Saviour. About the life changing work that He performs in us when we fellowship together. As we share the wonders of who He is.

In fellowship, in breaking bread together. In the sharing of the heart, we build one another up in the Lord. We are made strong, one together, in heart, in mind as we worship Him!

Till later,

Paul

*Note - The above post was originally published on Saturday, August 6, by Paul Dawn, Jr. on his blog, Hill Country Thoughts. He kindly gave permission to copy and paste it into this blog as well. Thanks, Paul! Your ministry in all of its facets is greatly appreciated.

Why This Blog? A Driving Passion:

2005-08-12T02:16:00.000-07:00

Since the creation of this blog, there's been quite a bit of interest in it by many who are excited about this ministry of bringing Christians together. Others, however, have remained strangely silent on the issue, perhaps pondering over questions they're afraid to ask. In this post I'll try to answer some of those questions and help you understand the driving force behind Thoughts Of The Heart.

Question 1: "Why would anyone create a blog with the primary purpose of letting others fill it?"

Answer: Somebody needs to do it, so why not me? The driving force behind this blog is a calling God placed within me several months ago to minister to others via the internet. In addition, I've seen many Christians who have found the support they desperately needed via the posts and devotions written by fellow believers around the globe, not to mention the incredible blessing of email (think of the saved time, as well as postage!).

Question #2: If believers have already found the support they need, why create this blog? After all, there are plenty of Christian blogs out there, as we all know, so why this one?

Answer: While I agree the internet has been useful to many Christians (myself included), I also believe its biggest potential has been left largely untapped. That potential lies in the fact that many Christian believers love God, but don't speak English. Even if they do, they may not feel comfortable enough with their ability to write it to post their thoughts or begin a blog of their own. My hope is to recruit capable volunteers who would be willing to help translate, confidentially when requested, the thoughts of overseas Christians from their native language (or a mixture of that language and English) into a post that most people with only a basic knowledge of English could understand. This way every Christian has equal opportunity to share what God has laid upon their hearts regarding matters of life, living, and love for God, as well as how all three are connected and how they cannot separated from each other.

Question #3: Okay, that sounds nice, but how can you be sure others will understand the posts?

Answer: The average American Christian (myself included) has developed the habit of using "Christianese" terms that are difficult for unbelievers or new Christians to understand. Even those who speak English as their native tongue struggle with some of the words commonly heard in churches. Thus, an essential requirement for posts on this blog would be to cut out those terms that aren't easily understood by others with only a basic ability to understand English. This is a place where anyone with a God-given passion for ministry may post about it. It's also a place for those with a vision for new ministry may test the waters with other Christians who are on the cutting edge of what God is doing in His church and around the globe. It is a place where those who post can expect honest and constructive feedback from brothers and sisters around the world. All posts will be backed by Scripture, either in the post itself or by emailing those who help to administer the blog. If anything is felt to be unscriptural, let us know; we'll pray about it and do our best to work things out in accordance to God's will as written in His Word, the Bible.

Ultimately, each person must seek God's will for him/herself regarding involvement in this ministry. If any of you have thoughts you'd like to have posted about any aspect of the Christian life, feel free to email them to me or leave them in a comment to any recent post. Also, any suggestions or feedback about this ministry would be greatly appreciated. I'm just getting started with this and can use all the godly advice I can get. If any of you have further questions about this ministry, please email me and I'll be glad to post the answers. Also, short devotionals will be coming soon, as a few things are already in the works. However, it is my desire to see a majority of posts on this blog written by other Christians. So step right up, there's no need to fear. I've already taken the first step, so as I've heard my pastor say in asking questions to a shy congregation, "Who wants to be second?" *Grin* God bless you all, and have a great week.

With love in our Lord,
Brooke

Welcome! Guidelines and Theme:

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Hello, and welcome to Thoughts Of The Heart! This is a place where people can discuss openly the thoughts or statements God lays on their hearts. This blog is a ministry God has led me to start, and there's more to come. Posts will be written by a good friend of mine and wonderful brother in Christ, Lawrence, as well as others who submit material for the blog. To submit material for this blog, either leave a comment on one of the posts or email me privately with your request. More details for that below. Also, comments left on the Writer's Heart main blog that create food for thought may be requested for pasting into the main posts on this blog, with the author's permission, of course. Feel free to stop by to read comments on a variety of subjects, written by ordinary Christian folks with varied opinions on different matters. Please note that the rules for posting must adhere to the guidelines found in Galations 5:22-26, copied below out of the NIV translation:

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other."

If you have something you think would be a blessing for others (original works only, please), and that agrees with the above stated guidelines, feel free to leave it in a comment or email it to me, and I will pray about posting it. This blog is not a place where perfect writing is required, it is a place for the average Christian to share whatever God has laid upon his or her heart regarding matters of faith and life in general. Please pray that God will grant guidance, wisdom, and maturity to all involved in the development of this blog, that the world may know and recognize the awesome love we have received and now share freely with others. Jesus' words rang true when He said:

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another." -John 13:34-35 (NIV)

Let us love each other as God loves us, and let us allow Him to use us in accordance with His will, in Jesus' name.

Until next time,
Brooke