Matters of the Heart

Giving your heart away can sometimes make you look like a fool; especially when you give it to the wrong person. Matters of the heart can be confusing and tricky. Our head says one thing and our heart feels another. We believe we are in control of our emotions even when the person we've opened up to doesn't receive the matters of our heart.
So what are you suppose to do with this tangled webb you have weaved?
First, you must step back and look at the situation at hand. If you do not love yourself, how can you love someone else?
Next, what do you know about love, really?
Have you truly accepted the greatest gift of all? God gave the ultimate gift of love. Do you know the depth of unconditional love?
I have been reading and studying this great love; sacrificial love. I have found that I did not know what love was. I have hurt MANY people in my life because of my ignorance.  I can only ask for giveness and move on. I suggest you too search God's love and talk to him about it.
Last, be smart. Don't just go with your heart's feelings. Your feelings are not facts. God is the giver if life and love. His word says " what God puts together.." Satan is slick and he is out to trip you up. Be smart and go to God. He will reveal himself through scripture.  I don't reommend assuming anything. This usually brings trouble and makes you look like a fool.
God is love and He is the giver of unconditional love. Pressing into Him and concentrating on your relationship with Jesus first will lead you to a great love.

Matters of the heart will make you out to be a fool, but be smarter and be wise.

~ Be encouraged by God and experience His love before giving your heart away.

Sorrows Into Joy

I tossed, I turned, I tossed some more and turned some more. I couldn't understand why I couldn't sleep. But then I realized the burden of my heart; my children. My heart ached to be with my children who are busy with their own lives. Too busy for me.
It is funny how in our lifetime things get in our way as parents and we don't spend enough time with our children. Then they grow up and then they don't have time for us.
So when I woke up this morning, I said to the Lord I give my children back to you. I asked the Lord to watch over them, care for them, and love on them, most importantly keep them safe. I pray for a laborer to come and talk with them and share the love of Jesus Christ with them. For they don't have time for me, but maybe someone else will have time for them.
"Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For his anger is but for a moment,  His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning."

This morning I woke up with a song in my heart; I danced to the Lord and gave Him my praises. I have a new song in my heart.  I have joy that surpasses my understanding and it is an emotion I cannot contain.

~Be encouraged; if your children are walking on a different path than what you want for them; the Lord is with them and will never leave them.  Keep your joy.