Hurt Of The Heart
 

Reposted with permission of the Author.

**************************************HURT OF THE HEART********************************************* *******

Jesus in this verse said for us not to let our hearts be troubled, He also stated that He would be our comforter and never leave us if we would just trust him.
The panic I face a lot of the times in determining the level of relationship is does she really like me, does she at least tolerate me? Is this the will of God, Does he approve? Is this to stay a friendship? What do I do? I so often in listening to myself can talk me out of a blessing or in the midst of an argument, miss the voice and guidance of God in determining the direction of my life.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 (New King James Version) 5 He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; And a wise man’s heart discerns both time and judgment,

For a wise heart knows the right time and judgement… Oh I can laugh and weep at so many times that I have missed the voice of God. Just because though I have missed opportunities in my past, even ones I majorly regret; does not’t mean I don’t learn from them. Each time I paused instead of jumped, moved instead of staying put, each disaster, each blessing, all teaches me what the voice of God is. I can look back and examine and see where He was guiding me. Even now I face this same situation in my life, not knowing what way to turn. Did I destroy an opportunity already? Did I not move when I needed to? Only time will tell if I have heard and paid attention to the Voice of God.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (New King James Version)
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

I can examine what I think, but when I lean only on my understanding, I am trying to interpret the feelings I have. I don’t want to shut them down, but I don’t want them to override everything either. By examining with logic and feeling, will I learn what to do in my decisions I face. But I must in all things check to see if my mind is focused on God. If I keep that focus on him, everything will fall into place. My heart will be guarded, my heart will be able to feel, and to allow it to trust as well. And I will have God’s guarantee that He will guide me in the decision I must make.

Psalm 37:3-7 (New King James Version)
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

When I do trust in God, and allow Him to be my delight, then the desires of my heart will be presented in His due time. I have always mumbled about how others can find the job they need, the partner in life, or just a friend that is closer and a confidant. I mumble about how nothing seems to go right for me. I mumble and complain about how many disasters in my life I have caused. I lose the joy of the blessings I have been given. I speak the recurring disaster into my life by my words. I change my mindset and allow the panic, fear, indecision, insecurity, to overrun and rule my life. Thus going to hide and not allow anyone to see behind the mask that is front of me. I ask so many times, “God, I know I have lost so many blessings, but why can’t I even find one crumb from your table?” So if anything, this above is directed back at myself. In closing I bring us back to one particular Psalm, Psalms 42. And particularly Verse 11.

Psalm 42
1As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
8Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Remember the song, "I'll Praise Him In The Storm".

Oh, I like this. Good stuff.

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The Author of this piece has joined the board.

Maybe they will post more? :hmmm

I think it was a not wanting to use a feminine or masculine pronoun.....:haloplug

One Rose
 

in the garden
overgrown with time
noone took care of it
the lost of it's sublime
weeds and vines
as far as you can see
choke the life from even
the scraggly old trees
but yet in the far corner
inmost the shadows
in a glimpse of life
one rose in bloom
the white rose
standing so small
you would hardly
know it's there
unless you looked with care
but there it stands
a symbol of the past grandeur
and a sprig of what will become
when the master returns to his home.

(Well the author just posted!):grumpy

:woot Lunch time!!!!

what a boring little thread NAP TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so it is you.. ha

I probably DON'T want to know.......:girlpopcorn

Ooh, Ooh, that would be me!!

I grew up on speghetti, it is one of the few foods I can attack and devour with passion....though I have been known to start adding cyane (sp?) pepper and other spices lately...then have to go snack on tums the rest of the night! LOL!

Eeeww. That sounds like something my husband would do. Actually he would eat it with jalapeno peppers.....

sick wit it

Okay. Back on track............

:lol :lol

I share that passion...

I know exactly how you feel...

Job 35:10 (New International Version)
10 But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker,
who gives songs in the night,

In the night I cry,
in the debt of the darkness
I stumble
I have lost the song
that sang in my eyes
silent fell the drum
that beat in the heart
But I still know on whom to cry
I still know that what was lost
will be remade
a new key, a new melody
a new rythym so strange
I just need to sniff it out
and claim it for my own
Psalm 42:8 (New International Version)
8 By day the LORD directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.

Walking by the cross
afraid to touch
afraid the blood would stain the hand
walking by the altar
afraid to worship
afraid to praise
afraid my actions be broadcasted abroad
walking by the brazen labor
afraid to wash
afraid it would mess up my hair
walking by the table
afraid to eat the bread
afraid the crumbs would soil my shirt
walking by the golden altar
afraid the smoke would pour
afraid the smell would tar my clothes
walking by the menorah
not realizing it is there
not seeing what it shows
walking before the mercy seat of the ark
realizing I could not cry
as the menorah's light showed
I had snuffed out every chance

The shadow of the cross
showing me what I had spurned
feelin the red river flowing by
repeeled from his presense
back to the ground
realizing how soiled I was
I reached out for the wood stained with blood.

Found this quote I had made in another forum and decided to place it here with my other writtings.

Just because I have glasses, and need surgery on one eye to see at a distance, doesn't mean I can't see the distance my arms can hold, (even if they are not actually doing so!). I see what I see, even if I am not attracted to the person, if they will allow me to, I still will be able to see the beauty of what is inside of them that makes them unique, and thus be able to tell them.. And beware to the one I happen to find attractive, for I will look past the flaws to see the diamond, emerald, saphaire, that can be made from the dust of the scars, if only they will let me.

this is awesome! says so much i could not find words to say. :ty2