Your Heart and Smart Phones - the connection.

What is the connection?

Let me tell you a short story...

The other day, my mother was in a large box store and she found on the ground a iphone/ipod (she doesn't know which is which), but brought it to the store management.

The store quickly opened it to try to find out who might own it all right in front of my mother.

Within moments the store management said, "there are some real dirty and disgusting things in this, we will try to find the owner". 

My mother wondered about that and left it in their hands.

JESUS said "out of the overflow or abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks". Luke 6:45
Or we can put it this way, "what is on your iphone, blackberry or smart phone is in your heart".

You see what comes out of us, (whether its on our computer, smart phone, or out of our mouths), this is showing those around us and ourselves what is IN us.

I often said that I know what is inside someone, just let them talk.
They will in time, talk about their loves and you will in time, see them and hear them what they are really all about.

People will talk about boast about what they love.
And what they love (what they treasure) is where their heart is. Luke 12:34

Now this doesn't have to be all bad!

I also see people that talk about their family, their JESUS and things they have learned as they Journey on this exchanged life with JESUS - and that is great!  Its just what comes out, is coming from the heart and that can be wonderful/Good or Evil, and it is right inside you and me.

Good is a person,
Evil is a person.

But you know the best?
JESUS who will exchange HIS life for yours.
Who takes a heart of stone, and makes it heart that feels, thats compassionate - that is capable of love.

I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. Ezekiel 36:26

Only GOD can do it - do you want in?

-eric

I dont feel like a Christian?

I don't feel like a Christian?

It seems that I  have this conversation a few times every year.  Someone becomes insecure and doubtful about what a Christian even means.

So they question their faith, or perhaps only see their lack of faith in their life and begin to doubt.

But the Christian life is not dependent on you.
Did you get that?

Its not dependent on you, but it does depend on someone -but that is not you!

And besides, what is a Christian supposed to feel like?

My eldest son and I were having this discussion as I drove him to school earlier today.

I told him that I've asked Christian married men this; "what does marriage feel like?"  And if you don't feel anything (sometimes) does that mean you are not really married?  Something is wrong? 

Maybe, but in most cases NOT.

So, I asked my son: "what does grade 10 feel like?"  or "What does your last name (given any last name of anybody) feel like?"

My point is this, its NOT based on feelings its based on faith or believing!
Feelings can lie to you, and we are never told by JESUS to live by feelings but by faith.
There are times you may feel rejected or alone, or the devil may badger you by telling you that you are not even Christian.  But if you've called on JESUS and want more of HIM and know (by experience) that HE LOVES you, then you have CHRIST in - meaning Christian.
Then you live by faith and not feelings anymore.
Follow LOVE and listen to nothing else. (LOVE meaning what is best for others, not myself).
Don't believe what you see, but instead believe what you hear from the inside where you can hear the voice of JESUS.  Does Faith comes by seeing?  NO NO NO!  Faith comes by hearing! (Romans 10:17)  When you hear what HE says, and how HE leads (in LOVE) then that brings faith to do and act and say, yes and live in a completely different way - way different life!
So get over yourself, and dont depend on feelings or anything you can or might do.  GOD is only interested in JESUS living HIS LIFE through you.

• Its an abundant life.
• Its a powerful life. (over sin, over problems, over devils).
• Its a better life. (there is no other better life than HIS through you).
• Its a loved life. (you will experience and live in HIS LOVE and JOY and PEACE).
• Its a learning and growing life. (going from Glory to Glory).

Now what do you believe?

What the LORD taught me (Waiting & Tables) January 10 2012

Note: This is an actual prayer (which should be dialogue) between GOD (DAD/PAPA) and yourself, in this case me, Eric.

Eric: DAD, you know the wrong I  do, and you know the bombardment of negative thinking that plagues me…I know, more of YOU is really all I need.

DAD: If you think the Fellowship is about:

·         Meeting new people

·         Having fun

·         Singing some songs

·         Eating and Drinking

Did I not say that “the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17

Sure, the above have their place, but that is NOT the Kingdom, if that is what you are looking for!

Eric:  Is there anything else to look for? Is not the Kingdom – everything?  Didn’t you challenge us to ‘seek ye first the kingdom of GOD’? Matthew 6:33

DAD: Then MY Kingdom is about Righteousness, and Peace and Joy, these are ALL ‘Fruit of the SPIRIT’. Which are abundantly produced in you, as you stay focused on JESUS (on ME). If you are looking at how you are going to solve the problem, or like the 12 decide to go fishing – trying to make something happen. Then NO, nothing will happen.

Fishing is your kingdom, but ‘fishing for men’ is MINE. Which world, which Kingdom, do you rather?

Trying both? Getting neither!
How long have you been fishing? Catch anything? Was it worth it?

Eric: But they saw YOU (JESUS) and then you told them to throw the net on the other side of the boat, and they caught so much, the net started to break.  It was amazing, what they caught!

DAD: MY super abundance was right around them, with no wait, no delay no struggle except the struggle that they couldn’t hardly handle the volume. I wouldn’t call that a problem, would you?  Did I not give them exactly what they wanted/needed?  Did I not give the children of Israel Manna and then Meat? Did I not supply power and strength to Daniel, (see Daniel 1:8-13) even when eating the lesser quality foods? What part of ME telling you ‘Not to worry’, are you forgetting?

The temptation and everyone gets this temptation is this; “Can GOD prepare a table in the wilderness?” Psalm 78:19

Because the one that is after MY  Heart says “YOU prepare a table in the presence of my enemies” Psalm 23:5

Which are you?

One is a ‘wicked heart of un-belief’ and the other is someone who is ‘after MY Heart’.

MY WORD is either your building block or a stumbling block – which is it? Either you are looking at your empty boat where you were fishing all night.  Or, you are looking for when I AM will show up. What do you see? The disciples thought that I was dead – so, all the talk and abundant life is over – isn’t it?

The children of Israel all thought that they were brought out into the Wilderness led by Moses my servant and by a pillar of fire and cloud  - just to die there.  And with that attitude, they did! Don’t die in the wilderness son. Look for MY Table – it, like the catch of fish, is right before you isn’t it?

Can’t see? You can see! Don’t ever doubt MY LOVE, stop looking at outward circumstances and outward signs.

Because what you look at is what you become.

Do you see a wilderness or a GOD that leads you through it – or is better for you back in Egypt in slavery? The old life better? You know better than that.

Eric: Thank you DAD for your patience with me, I have no patience for anything apart from your love working in me and I know you provide everything I need.

All supply comes from YOUR Hand, and my answer is just around me, in fact right before me.

DAD: You listen to the enemy, you listen to lies, you get duped easily as all the devil has to do is get you looking at your situation and you are gone again.

Faith sees, Love doesn’t give up. Does a Mother ever give up looking for her son? LOVE never gives up and I AM LOVE. So, it’s not over.

I haven’t given up on you.  My question to you is:  “Have you?”

Eric: Ha, good point! Boy have I lots to learn.

DAD: FAITH works through LOVE, but did I tell you that it works EASILY through it.  If FAITH is a problem and it isn’t working easily – it’s not FAITH!

Did you hear ME?  FAITH works and its simple, it needs LOVE to do it. You easily trust your wife without even thinking about it –don’t you? That is FAITH, and someone who doesn’t trust his wife or spouse, you guys call ‘un-faithful’ don’t you? Is it hard to trust her? Is this some kind of effort on your part?

If it is, then you don’t love her then, do you? Stop trying to build FAITH, and talk about it like it’s some very difficult scientific formula you  have to understand.

You can’t examine it, because it’s either there or it isn’t and its WAY bigger than all of mankind, so you can never dissect it or study it to master it.  You can only join with it and let it (LOVE) (and FAITH in the LOVE) take you for the ride of your life.  So, FAITH works easily with the one who knows he /she is loved, you don’t even have to think about it. Your boys have perfect faith in that they will be fed every day - do you?

Can I prepare a table in the wilderness?

Eric: Ok, show me more please…

DAD: The table comes to you – right where you are, in the wilderness, in front of your enemies.  You don’t go looking for it, it finds you, in the moment of need.

Right where they think you are done, and it’s over –not so fast, MY Table is right there.  MY Table is where I sit and sup with you, and with a table like that your enemies will watch and flee. So, who prepares it (this table) you or ME?  And by the way, don’t go looking for the tables, in your wilderness, that is the trap, because you are looking for JESUS, looking for ME. That table is also MY Communion Table, which reminds every one of the Covenant you are in with ME. Nothing can stop this Covenant you are in with ME. Even if you fail – I CAN NOT! By sitting at this table with ME, you are reminding those around you and your enemies and all your troubles, that Your GOD keeps Covenant.

The hardest part for the children of Israel in the wilderness, was not the walking or eating Manna or even conquering new territories and again in the presence of their enemies, I prepared tables for them.  But the biggest trouble was in the waiting for MY shofar to be played and trumpeted so that they would move again. Like the Disciples, who waited for the ‘catch of fish’. There is trouble in waiting or there is reward in waiting, this is where the victory or defeat are. It is right in the waiting.

Adam and Eve couldn’t wait any longer, some of MY followers left too, as they couldn’t wait anymore. John 6:67

Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! Psalm 27:14

When you wait on ME – I work.

When you work – I wait.

Which is it?

Stay in MY LOVE son, stay in MY LOVE!