Wednesday October 22, 2008 HEART TRUTH
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away. You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know! Psalm 139:1-6 God knows our heart. He just will not stop giving me this message to share. He knows everything about us. He knows every thought we have - and yet He still loves us. Now, that is amazing grace in action. I'm one of those people that often says things before thinking. You know what I mean - open mouth - insert foot. Such was the case a few days before I got fired from my last job for not calling in right for being out sick. Ha! Anyhow, I answered the phone because the receptionist was busy doing something else and the call was for the boss's wife. Apparently, I didn't screen the call enough and she made some snide remark. When she got off the phone I said, "Well, excuse me. Why don't you just write down on a sheet of paper all the questions you would have me ask? Then, since you don't want me telling the truth just tell me what I am supposed to say." Wow! No wonder I got fired. Most of us do not want to deal with the truth. We especially don't want to look at the things in our lives that desperately need to change. Like my boss's wife, we want family members and friends to sift through the negatives and accentuate the positive. There were plenty of things in that office, and in her life that needed work. I guess it's okay in the office world to tell little white lies, but if we want genuine spiritual growth we must look at the negatives and face the truth. Since God knows us so well, wouldn't it make sense to spend some intensive quiet time with Him and allow Him to show us our heart? Makes sense to me. Is it comfortable? No! However, since He knows us anyway, goes before us and behind us, we might as well stop and allow Him to communicate with us. We just might become better people as a result. Father, I really don't "enjoy" Your pointing out my negative character flaws, but I sure enjoy the results when Your healing comes in those areas. I pray that You will work tenderly with each one of us as we commit our way to You and allow You to deal with the secret parts of us that need to change. I do believe that we are ready to experience Your hand of blessing on our head. Help us not squirm out from under it like a little child, but to surrender to Your touch. Then, help us stand with others while You do the same thing in their lives. That's just one step in allowing You to turn our woes to wows! ******************************************* O. Addison Gethers e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] window live messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
