She reaches out into the darkness, hoping some kind soul will reach back and take her hand. Then she looks up at him and continues to wish and hope that maybe if she's really lucky, he will pull her close and squeeze her really tight, engulfing her with all the warmth and acceptance that she could possibly need in order to feel like life's Ok.
There have been times in her life in which the Lord has blessed her with a whole slew of supportive friends and she feels so blessed and loved, yet as is true for everyone, there are also the dry times in which no one seems to care.
Once again she reaches out, across a very deep chasm of dreary, lonely and barren emptiness. Into the dark she reaches, yearning..........., longing.........., but this time there's no one there. So she bows her head and drops her hand. Her heart is utterly famished with despair and grief.
With tears in her eyes, she cries out. With her arms stretched up to the heavens, she sings praises to God. From the very depth of her being, and with every part of that last one small ounce of strength that she has left within her, she embraces the gratitude and deep affection towards God that is expressed in the words of the songs. Tears flow down her cheeks. Her voice cracks as she sings. She is frail and broken and weak. Her heart yearns for the warm touch of her great Father in heaven.
This goes on for quite awhile..........., and then suddenly, a strong rush of warm wind bursts upon her and she is so over taken by it that she falls to her knees and releases a very deep sigh and breaths deeply. Filled with awe and wonder, she becomes speechless and fully amazed. The wind becomes hot as the heat of it engulfs her with sweet comfort and incredible strength and that is when she realizes.....................the real reason why she's Ok.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
1.) The Real Reason I'm Ok - A Touch from God
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He whispers down to her, these words he says
"just the touch of the hem of the frock, in faith, that is all that is needed."
Hear the words "get up and walk", and in faith, ye shall be walk in peace.
"come forth" be the words for the dying soul to live once more if heard in faith.
all that we see and do are beautiful if seen through the eyes of faith. all we do glimmer in beauty if done in faith.
look for the soul within us, that be where life be found. seek it there.
Thanks again for your words, Griper.
I'm in the process of looking up some of the verses that relate to what you have said. I want to post some of them, yet it appears to be taking me too long to collect them and decide which ones to use and in what Bible version, so for now, I'm just going to thank you for writing and say that Jesus compares faith to a Mustard Seed. In a little while, I will be back with a few more thoughts on the subject.
speak not the verses, little one. speak of the heart, for that is where love abides. speak of the faith within the heart and soul.
read the words with the heart not the mind. instead of asking "what does this verse say and mean?" ask "what does it say to my heart" and the heart will answer immediately. it will never fail you.
with the mind we try to hear logic and logic will always fail for it is finite. in the heart abides faith and faith is infinite by the very nature and meaning of the word.
Hi Griper,
Sometimes I think I quote verses when I'm trying to find my heart and at the same time I am trying to find the heart of God.
I honestly don't know what was with me yesterday. I opened my email, clicked on all the links to all of these difference conversations on the web and in reality didn't leave that many comments. I couldn't get into it somehow. I just left a lot of things unsaid. Today I'll have some catching up to do.
The discussion of the mustard seed verses is on my list of things to do today, but for now I just want to tell you what I was thinking about while reading your above comment.
There is a lot of division and conflict in the church over a lot of things, but one of the main things is the Charismatic/Pentecostal branch vs the Noncharismatic/Nonpentecostal branch. The former is more emotional and the later is more into logic and me, well, I keep bouncing back and forth realizing that there are benefits and flaws in both forms of thinking.
I have seen instances in which the Pentecostals are way too emotional and get way out of hand, yet there are a lot of Noncharismatic/Nonpentecostals who do not know how to get in touch with their emotions and are way overly logical.
I'm a little surprised at myself for getting into this subject, yet if this is a matter of finding my heart, than I have to go to where the real issue lies within my own heart and this is where it is.
its not the heart you need to find, the heart is but the vessel. lista. look inside it for it holds a multitude. allow the words to reveal what is held within the heart at any given time.
Good morning, Lista. I feel like I'm interrupting a very deep and meaningful conversation here...
There is definitely a poet lurking in your heart as evidenced by this post and I love the way you have expressed yourself here. I'm also glad you're Ok! :)
The only reason that the conversation is deep is because the post is deep. I'm really glad that you dropped in.
gayle,
you're never an interruption in my book, just an added pleasure to the group.
Hi Gayle,
Yes, I get into conversations sometimes with Griper that are sort of deep. As I'm sure you know, he can be sort of a deep sort of guy and because of it sometimes our conversations give me pause.
It's just like that little hour glass that you see on the computer screen sometimes when the computer is still processing something that you have asked of it to do. That's the way I get sometimes. I ought to find a picture of an hour glass sometime and post it on my blog with the caption on it. "Lista is still processing all your comments." It takes me a really long time sometimes to find my next set of thoughts.
That's because you're a deep thinker, Lista, as is Griper. I normally just type whatever comes into my head, read it over a couple of times, make changes if I feel they are necessary (usually they are) and go with it. I enjoy your post, and Griper's, because you two make me think. :)
Thanks for the complement, Gayle. A lot of people say that I think too much. Both Griper and I need someone like you to bring us back to something a little lighter and more fun, so don't stop your blogging ya' hear? Love ya'.
Maybe I should post another comment on my own blog.
Griper,
Your first comment may actually cause me to do a post on the subject of faith and your second comment...hmmm.
At first I was going to tell you that I thought you were being technical in relation to the definition of words, yet as I gave it some thought, I realized that there is indeed a subtle difference between "the heart" and "what is held within the heart".
When we speak of the heart (the vessel), we are often referring to it in a general way and sometimes we call it, as a whole, either good or evil. When we say, "I'm trying to find my heart.", this usually means that we are trying to figure out what it is that really matters to us most.
When we look into the actual contents of the heart, though, we do not only see one thing, as we do when we generalize it as a whole. The contents within the heart are varied. Some of the contents are good and in line with God's will and other contents are not in line with God's will. In fact, there are some items within each of our hearts that are up to no good and will bring us to destruction if we don't keep them in check. This is the reason why it is important to keep the heart submitted to God, for He convicts us and also cleanses us, for "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 (KJV).
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