Where's your heart at? I mean, really?
"Whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt," - Acts 7:39
I lived a lot of years trying to get to the Lord's promised land of extraordinary, effusive living – John 10:10 – but honestly? My heart was still in Egypt.
What I mean is, I wanted to live in Holy Spirit fullness, you know, Book of Acts living and blessing, but my heart was still pretty darned attached at the hip to the things of this world. A person can still do all the Christian stuff and be nowhere close to Jesus. For real. And Jesus loves us so much, He won't bless our futile aspirations that will ultimately leave us empty handed and destitute.
It wasn't until the Lord finally said, "Enough of this nonsense, beloved Sue Bee!" that I heard the call to turn my heart's affection to Him alone. His presence became my priority, His living Word my daily bread. THEN, abounding, overflowing, and profuse living became my ever-increasing reality.
Do you have worry, anxiety, or chronic sadness, need, or loneliness? This is not your portion. The Lord has more for you. And certainly, there is much to say about the adversary of our souls messing with us. But as gently and tenderly as I can write this, and without judgment, I must ask. Where is your heart?
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