LOVE

A child looks at me with his trusting eyes and smiles confidently as he puts his small arm around me and sits down on my lap. He turns to look up at me, making sure all is well and I reassure him with a gentle smile - for he has humbled me completely and my heart is melting to think that this child who has listened to me speak for only a little while and listened to me pray for only a little while - would like me enough to want to be at my side ... soon after, other small children follow suit and they sit around me and look up at me and smile... such a precious and humbling moment - and I think of when the little children came to Jesus and Jesus said "Let the little children come unto me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

The kingdom of heaven.... for those such as these - the children -
Heaven is a place prepared for me - in the kingdom that belongs to God - where I can be in His presence forever -

Oh, to love and trust God, desiring to be close by His side - longing to learn more about what He has to say - holding His hand and letting Him lead - Praying - and God waiting not to see what I'm going to say, but to feel the relationship that exists and that is desired by me for Him.

Looking up at the sky He shows me His creations and says to my heart: "what do you think about this one?" - about the full moon, about the bright star - about the clouds - about the sunrise - about the wind - about the scents - about people - about everything that I can perceive with my senses...

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your strength" - Deuteronomy 6:5

A Christian... I am...?

A Christian – I am… ?

Am I supposed to be doing something that sets me apart from – The Others – Is my dress supposed to be different? Must I wear a visible symbol on my body? Are my words to be softer, more versed more knowledgeable? Do I pray more, give more, smile more - not showing any other emotions other than joy, contentment, love..? Do I only listen to certain types of music and go to certain types of places and have certain types of friends? …The Word says I am to be A Temple…

A Christian – I am…?

There are church buildings at every corner… we all claim: “LORD, LORD – What makes me different? What sets me apart from The Others? Who are The Others… exactly…inside and out of those four walls… Those who have not been forgiven much? Those who do not care about anyone else but themselves?.... Who defines the amounts of forgiveness or the worth of concern…?

Who is a man who sits high on a mountain whom God smiles down upon and approves of? What does that man say… what does he look like? Who is a follower of Christ? Who fears God? Who trusts God? Who listens for God?... and who ratifies the quality and quantity of these things?

There is only One… The One who knows the true heart of man...The One who is Worthy to say… “Look… there goes a Christian… a man after My Own Heart…”