All My Heart

I love waking up in the morning and having my "Jesus time" right away. I love sitting in the sunroom with my cup of coffee and my bible. It has become the best part of starting out my day. This morning is a blessing because I have the house to myself. I can play my praise music as loud as I want and blog as the Spirit leads.

I smile as I write about one of my readings this morning. Verses most of us have heard our whole life. In Mark, Jesus said the greatest commandment is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Has anyone else spent their whole life knowing this but really never feeling it? Sure, I've always loved Jesus - but I think that we miss out on this so much. To love Him to this depth is a gift that he wants to give us. You may ask - How do I get that deep with Jesus? I want to love him to my very core but how do I feel it there? I would answer you by saying that you have to deny yourself completely. Lay aside everything that you have, get down in prayer, I mean deep prayer, lay every part of you before Him. Hold nothing back - NOTHING - He knows it already anyway.

He promises us "Draw near to me and I will draw near to you". When we draw near to Him, then he will draw near to us - it is in these moments when we can sense his presence. The more we spend time with Him the more we can feel the love that we have for him and most important, His amazing love for us. Remember though that our love for him is not based on our "feelings" alone. Feeling change all the time but His love never changes. "When we are faithless he is faithful."

Get alone with Him - he longs for a close communion with you - yes you - no matter where you are in life, not matter what sins you have done. That's why he died on the cross for you and me.

One more thing about our love for Him. The following song says it all. We will show our love for Him. Can't you tell I love music to honor and prasie Him!

I love blogging in the Spirit - with him guiding me. He makes me smile!

He loves you and me so much it brings tears to my eyes.