Journals of the Heart

Miscellaneous odds and ends

Yes, His mercies are new every morning…every moment…for every moment in time has its own morning. Selah

My beloved friend, full of grace and truth, do not move from a place of relationship and communion based on love back to any aspect of religion and law. Do not be deceived into performing in order to receive approval or love. Love is not earned. It was given once and for all through My sacrifice and that will never change. Love continues to give and give and give without expectation of repayment.

At first glance one might automatically say, “Oh, this is just the story of when Peter walked on water with Jesus.” However, if we but take a much closer look we see there is so much more that God is saying here. First Jesus sends his disciples out on the boat while he dismisses the others. Now I believe Jesus wanted some quite time with his father. It was something He was fond of doing on a regular basis…something we could learn from. This is how He could say and do only what He heard and saw Him doing.

Be not afraid or concerned, for regardless of whether you feel or experience My Presence I am still abiding in You. I do not come and make My home in the ones I love only to leave or forsake them and this includes you. All of My sons feel disconnected or afraid some time or another. When this happens, it is important to renew your mind in me…to take your thoughts captive to My Word and to listen for the whispers of My heart to you. In doing this the enemy…the father of all lies will flee as My Word takes root to spring upward in you.

We cannot afford to pick the petals of a daisy when it comes to determining our intimate love relationship with the Lord or how He feels about us. Love is not determined by moods, attitudes or actions. It simply is, therefore; we must instead walk in “Blessed Assurance…Jesus Is Mine

The last thing we want is to be about is “The Greatest Show on Earth!” That was in fact the circus. Hopefully we are pressing onward to simply be about “The Greatest on the Earth – and in Heaven. Hopefully we are being about His business and not ours

Consider this; friendship is elastic like in nature and has the ability to expand and stretch itself around anything that comes its way giving no matter to race, economic standing, denomination and sees the church as the body of Christ without respect to person or condition.

Meditation B

Come up into the quiet place and you will find rest for your soul.
I extend My hand to you so that you know you are not alone and
I squeeze it gently to reassure you that everything will be alright.
It’s okay to cry and it’s okay to feel afraid. But you must know that
you are [...]

The manifestation of My glory and the Kingdom of God within you will transfigure the kingdoms of your own life and the kingdoms of this world. All transfiguration of the heart is continual and always results in sharing what you been given. It is not a place of permanent altars but a place of commission (Matthew 17:1-5).