The Abundance of my heart

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! (1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV), It is wisdom to know when you win today tomorrow  still calls you to walk carefully.  Men don't stumble on huge rocks but small stones or probably tiny obstructions that are at first not visible.  When we ignore the little foxes in our fields we risk the danger of feeding them  what's meant to be our harvest at some point. It is again wisdom to watch what we allow to breed in our hearts. Is it possible to pull those thoughts down as soon as they are conceived in our minds? Yes, bringing them to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5)...if we fail in the initial stages of their conception , we end up nurturing them in our hearts and before we know it we spew them unconsciously with our mouths; we gave them  a chance to grow! No wonder David said,'' May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my rock (...

      1 Peter 5:7(KJV) ...Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you - Do we often forget this simple sure promise? Yes we do, I do many times. Threats( Unstable jobs, unemployment, lack, Unstable families, addictions etc...) rob us peace, they make us question what tomorrow holds, they place before us an uncertain future. Friends in a world that crumbles into hopelessness and emptiness everyday, the certainty of life can only be found in one Man His name is Jesus. I have watched countless people put their hope and lives in the hands of this Man  and today they walk and live in peace knowing someone holds their world in His hands. Nothing is too hard for Him to do, He said it:   Jeremiah 32:27(KJV)  Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me? Trust Him. Trusting Him takes courage to move North when everyone says move south, because His ways are not our( include your friends) ways Isaiah 55:8-9 For My th...

The soul has a place of refreshing, swimming in the river of peace and life, It finds satisfaction in its creator, it finds its healing in the hands of the potter, The Kindness and the mercy of Jesus sets it free to worship. It's in worship where the soul craves for a pure life, It's in worship where the soul craves to live righteously.  This is the freedom and the privilege the soul cries for!

The cares of this world can sometimes be overwhelming, it's possible for them to demand so much space in the very hearts that our Lord cautions us to guard with all diligence for out of them flows the issues of life. It's possible for these cares to bring us to moments of vulnerability.  "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.." A heart captured by the cares of life and a mind ruled by their weight is a weary heart" Hard truth; it's hard to lift up pure worship from a crowded heart unless  the Holy Spirit brings you to the place of knowing that God is perfect, He is good and no fault can ever be found in Him regardless of circumstances and the issues of life. Look at this,   Isaiah 43:2 'When you pass through the waters, I (The Lord) will be with you;and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. '  It is given that ...

As I prepared for church today, I involved my mind and my heart in the quiet conversations of life. I wanted to to seat strategically next to people who didn't know me(that tells you I probably did not attend my local assembly), I wanted to let lose, I wanted to appear before the mercy seat and plead for my life, I wanted to be alone in a world only I knew about, I wanted to tell Him how much I had missed communion with Him, I wanted to let Him know what He meant to me, I just wanted to be the redeemed me!! I got to church 10 minutes into the service, found the worship leader into the first set of songs ( I guessed), but just when I had spotted the perfect seat, the Usher...oh the Usher!!, he gently pointed to a seat next to the aisle.. I adjusted and quickly refocused to what had now build up to a well of expectation!I wanted to take a journey to the Lord uninterrupted. Sitting there I closed my eyes, zoned out to what was happening and begun walking, I had an urgency ...

Recently, I have been looking at people reflectively and when I can't really comprehend what's going on in their life, I have found myself easily shrugging my shoulders " I really don't know what's going on in your life, neither do I know what you've been going through lately and so I am not going to play Jesus or the Holy Spirit to try and figure out why you're behaving the way you are..."  So just be.... You see there's a beauty in sometimes letting people go through the motions of life without really meddling, or trying to make it easy for them because truth is all of us have seasons that we must go through to grow,learn and stretch us ...most times these are the moments that bring out the best in us. Every experience counts,all situations count, making the most of out of them is what makes the difference. We can chose to worry, change nothing and waste time, or keep our peace, go through the motion, learn what's there to lear...

 ****** When I am quiet You remind me who You are, When I am still You write it upon my heart with the mark of assurance that You are for me! ( Oh what beauty equates this? ) When I am still You remind me that You have searched me and known me, You have known my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off, You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways (Psalms 139:1-3) When I am quiet and still You remind me that the path of life is clearer in your presence, you bid me to stay here and walk in the right path,because you love seeing me happy, You love glory from me :). (Psalms 16:11) So faithful, so constant,so loving and so true, So powerful in all do. You fill me, you see me,  You know my every move, and you love me to sing to you. So patient, so gracious, so merciful and true So wonderful in all you do, I know you are for me, I know that you are for me I know that you will ne...

 ****** When I am quiet You remind me who You are, When I am still You write it upon my heart with the mark of assurance that You are for me! ( Oh what beauty equates this? ) When I am still You remind me that You have searched me and known me, You have known my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off, You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways (Psalms 139:1-3) When I am quiet and still You remind me that the path of life is clearer in your presence, you bid me to stay here and walk in the right path,because you love seeing me happy, You love glory from me :). (Psalms 16:11) So faithful, so constant,so loving and so true, So powerful in all do. You fill me, you see me,  You know my every move, and you love me to sing to you. So patient, so gracious, so merciful and true So wonderful in all you do, I know you are for me, I know that you are for me I know that you will never forsak...

A community is a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the  larger society within which it exists. For the last few weeks I have been reflecting on some interesting thoughts which I thought would help someone else reflect and learn as well... Spiritual muscles are often developed in the context of a community. People who remain connected with their brothers and sisters in the local church almost invariably grow in self-understanding, and they mature in their ability to relate in healthy ways to God and to their fellow Christians. This is especially the case for those who are courageous and stick it out through the often messy process of interpersonal discord and conflict resolution. People who stay grow, People who leave do not grow and if they grow, not much. We all might know people who are consumed with spiritual wanderlust, but you never get to know th...

There is strength within the sorrow, There is beauty in our tears You meet us in our mourning, With a love that casts out fear You are working in our waiting, Sanctifying us When beyond our understanding, You're teaching us to trust Your plans are still to prosper, You have not forgotten us You're with us in the fire and the flood Faithful forever, Perfect in love You are sovereign over us You are wisdom unimagined, Who could understand your ways Reigning high above the heavens, Reaching down in endless grace Youʼre the Lifter of the lowly, Compassionate and kind You surround and You uphold me, Your promises are my delight Even what the enemy means for evil You turn it for our good, You turn it for our good and for your glory Even in the valley You are faithful Youʼre working for our good, Youʼre working for our good and for your glory This is part of the story of a very close friend of mine... ....24 years ago when the mother( who was an Internationa...

Worship is close to my heart, it's a lifestyle worthy striving for everyday, it's a language I have come to love, expressing myself through it brings an indescribable experience. Expressing self to a God who is all knowing, who searches the hearts of men, who tests the mind even to give every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings, can only be possible and fulfilling from a place of nakedness and brokenness. By being naked I am telling God, I am hiding nothing from you, my heart lies open before you, the wickedness of my heart is known to you, nothing you do not know about me, not even the slightest offensive thought I had...and I ask that you would search me, cleanse me and bring me back to you. I believe that God values and honors a pure heart; Psalm 51...."for without holiness no one shall see God" ; Hebrews 12:14 Brokenness is a continuous lifestyle of agreeing with God about the state of my heart and life as He alone can ...