Ponderings of the Heart

Nothing But the Blood….We sang this song today at church and I caught myself just saying the words instead of thinking about them and truly meaning it. You know what I mean? And the thought crossed my mind (not a new idea, just a reminder)….how often do we take for granted or forget what Jesus did for us? It’s easy to talk about God with friends and such, but Jesus is a whole other matter. Most of what we talk about with spiritual matters is God – the Father…wouldn’t you agree? The Holy Spirit is kind of hard to bring up, especially with unbelievers because it’s a seemingly foreign concept that we don’t want/know how to explain; it’s kind of a tough subject. We don’t want to sound mystical or whatever. Then Jesus seems hard to talk about too, maybe partly for the same reason as the Holy Spirit. I think we can sense He makes some people uncomfortable, which honestly makes us uncomfortable. God is a generic term/name. In fact, the world uses it a lot…mostly in a negative sense. Jesus on ...

I love how God is there with me on awesome days (the highs) and also the horrible, no good days (lows). This week I experienced both of these this week. But Thursday in particular was a high and God’s presence was amazing. I got the opportunity to hear by hubby preach, got to spend some time with two of my great friends in Memphis, and then I got to just sit and listen as God taught me, just through being still (which doesn’t happen much with me). I am a full blown multi-tasker and planner/scheduler. One of my doctors used to call me an overachiever instead of a multi-tasker….which I am beginning to see if true. From my morning “get ready” routine to my serious (almost OCD) issue with not being able to sit still and do nothing while waiting on something else…I am exhausted at the end of a day. So times when I do sit still and listen are special. I have one particular place where I Have continuously had sweet times with God. I really noticed it when I had my bout with anxiety a few year...

Due to recent events I was thinking about something today and thought it should be in my next blog....so here it goes. Here is the thought….are you allowing God’s Word to change your life? Are you just reading the Word or are you letting it change your life? One example: I did a Beth Moore video series at church last year. I believe it was the Wising Up series. On one particular night, one in which I didn’t really want to be there…God really spoke to me. I had had a rough day and a rough drive to church, but went (partly because I wanted to see my friend who was taking it with me and partly because I wanted to be consistent, and Beth Moore is really good!) Anyway, God really worked on that night that really just wanted to go home…and I am so glad I didn’t just go home. The series was about Proverbs, but this night we looked at Psalm 112:7 as part of the study. “He will have no fear of bad news; his heard is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” The beginning of Psalm 112 says: “Pr...