“Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount-that is the measure of God’s love for you.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf....
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That is a vulnerable act as you give God access to every area of your heart. You hold up the past; you trust Him with today, and you have hope for tomorrow. - Suzanne Eller
Meaning of fragment: a part broken off, detached, or incomplete...
The word fragment appears approximately seventeen times in the King James Version of the Bible.
This is a curious word, and I am not sure why it fell into my heart... However, I had a few thoughts that kept playing over and over like a broken record in my mind...
Do we allow ourselves to love fully or do we only give a fragment of our love away??? Do we withhold love in fear of getting hurt, looking silly, or perhaps because of earthly opinions from others???
I do believe it’s a human trait to selfishly protect ourselves from injury or heartfelt pain. However, I have been blessed in my life to witness a few people that put their lives on hold for others. They possess the most unselfish hearts and seem to be rare souls.
And then my Heavenly Father pointed me to this verse in “Colossians 3:12-14..."
Where it states, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Should we strive to be that selfless caring soul? The words “Perfect Unity” spoke to my soul ... To possess perfect unity, one must not be fragmented... One must love from our whole heart ...
Do we exercise all the virtues outlined above or do we only exercise fragments of the fullness of God? He has spelled out the keys of loving with your whole heart in this passage.
But then I became singularly focused on my Heavenly Father’s Face and I began to ask myself a very important question? Have I only given Him a fragment of my heart? Have I committed to love with the richness He has shown me? Or have I been afraid to commit to Him fully? Why do we hold back from our Creator? Why are we unwilling to give Him our whole heart? Why is the decision to love Him the way He loves us so difficult??
I feel it takes the heart time...
Time to learn how to trust Him... It takes time to know and understand Him. We must spend time with Him each day to feel His beauty, His Holiness, and His undying Love... Once He has drawn our hearts into His sacred kingdom of LOVE. We will willingly give Him our whole heart... This total commitment frees our heart to fully love Him unencumbered and from the purest of intentions ... We will experience beautiful freedom of the soul ... A freedom that can only come from Him... And the virtues from above will start to flow from your heart with greater ease... You will begin to share these gifts with other souls in hopes that His circle of LOVE becomes complete... It's at that moment we realize that we are not just a fragment of His chosen people. But we have become a part of His much bigger and more masterful plan of loving for eternity.
Where we are free to experience His fullness, His grace, and His beautiful everlasting LOVE...
He is the most important key that can make us whole... Our Creator yearns to bring our fragmented hearts and world back to “perfect unity”
It’s Him, it’s always been Him.
I can only humbly say here is my heart Lord it’s yours. Make me whole... Teach me how to LOVE like You, unencumbered and pure...
You still WOW me!! And I am forever your work in progress.
Mark 12:30-31, “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength; this is the first commandment… There is none other commandment greater.”
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Whether we are filled with joy or grief, our angels are close to us, speaking to our hearts of God's love. - Eileen Elias Freeman
Meaning of angel, a spiritual being superior to humans in power and intelligence especially,one in the lowest rank in the celestial hierarchy.
The word angel is in the Bible (108 times in the Old Testament and 177 times in the New Testament).
Angel is such a spiritual word. Just to utter the angelic word brings beauty and comfort to our souls… But who, and what is this celestial being. What makes them so uniquely special? Is our view of them correct? Through the ages, many artists, prophets, and scholars have given us their thoughts and views of who they are and what they look like. Many movies depict these amazing celestial beings as intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity... They possess God-given supernatural abilities.
So what is their role? Do we pray to them? Do they interact with souls on earth? Have we seen them? Have we felt their presence? Have they helped us in times of need? Do they help souls transition from earth to Heaven?
So many questions? Will we ever truly know all the answers? I don’t believe it is humanly possible to know the answers to many of our questions.
The Bible is a written masterpiece and a wealth of information. And we can study every word, every book, every passage. But there will always be a mystery of the unknown. The unknown is God's beauty. It’s His attraction. It's His magnetic pull on our curious souls.
As this pull begins to open our hearts and our thoughts to the possibilities of a greater existence our Faith begins to strengthen. We begin to read between the lines and with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, our spiritual mind is open to see with a greater understanding.
God’s word teaches us of an army of angels. They worship their Creator. They sing His praises. They take on many forms from angelic to human and possibly more? Their purpose is to intercede when God needs a message not only to be heard but to be taken seriously.
In my spiritual journey, I had an event that I say, it was a message from an angel. I will attempt to summarize the event.
I had a car accident. I ran into the back of a vehicle. As we stood waiting for the police. I shared my story about my Holy Spirit encounter and the LOVE I felt on that day with the gentleman that was driving the car that I had damaged. And there in the middle of traffic, the gentleman hugged me tightly and whispered in my ear to never stop telling my story we have to get the non-believers.
It’s a moment in time that I felt it in my soul that it was a message from God. It's one I will always remember with a warm heart, that subtle whisper in my ear from God’s special messenger. I do believe he was my angel that cold winter night and God knew I would listen.
It's Him, It's always Him.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. Proverbs 25:13
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Luke 15:10 KJV
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, Revelation 1:1
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Bible Verses From KJV / Sinner's Prayer
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Angels Singing In Heaven!!! Heaven Is Real!!!
Just a simple gift from Him.. That He made with His loving hands ❤️ Do we stop to appreciate the smallest of gifts or are they overlooked? 🤔
The meaning of constant - a situation or state of affairs that does not change...
The word constant is in the Bible approximately 38 times.
If we can count on anything in our world we can count on that things are going to change... In the last year, we have definitely experienced a world of constant change... Some exciting and new... some scary... some have left us feeling that heartfelt pain...
If I have learned anything during my journey. I have learned, that although I have had to endure many changes ... I have been blessed with heavenly peace. I have felt a love that has never wavered... And I have learned to deeply trust my Creator...
He has laughed with me not at me as I stumbled through life... He picked me up when I have fallen on my face... He has wiped away my tears... He stood by me when no one else was available... He has held my heart in His loving hands... Especially when other humans have wounded my soul with their doubt and cruel behavior... Even when they did not take the time to understand my journey... many ran ... and many new faces came...
Changes in me and my surroundings were happening faster than my mind could even understand ... But as I drew closer to Him I found solace, I discovered a love like no other... I found the most amazing soul!!! He has been my constant !! My shining star in my darkest hour...
I found my first love...
Somewhere during this amazing adventure of finding myself, I fell in love with all the facets of Him... He is my constant, my heart, and my soul!!! It's because of Him my life will never be the same...
So while we experience life and all the wonderful things we encounter and the pain we must endure. Please know that we have a beautiful gift of that constant shining star by our side... He will never, never waiver... His love is a beyond words gift for eternity.
He is the constant of my heart and the lover of my soul... for this life and beyond...
It’s Him! It's always Him!!!
I can not express my gratitude for Him enough... He is as important as the very air I breathe!! My 3N1... are constantly on my mind ... and forever in my heart.. the beauty and secret of Him is .... that He is not mine alone. His heart belongs to whoever makes the time to search for Him. ❤
Psalm 40:11
Lord, do not withhold Your compassion from me; Your constant love and truth will always guard me.
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character],Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation]
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep your love for one another constant, because love covers a large number of sins.
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There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 4:18
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When two hearts become one, it cannot be undone. A promise has been made and cannot be broken or swayed. For this love will last an eternity and will not fade. Charlene M. Martin -
Meaning of everlasting lasting or enduring through all time: eternal. 2a (1): continuing for a long time or indefinitely. (2): having or being flowers or foliage that retain form or color for a long time when dried.
There are approximately 32 verses in the Bible that refer to the word everlasting.
When we look at the word everlasting? What does that truly mean…
I find it difficult to quantify that kind of time and space with our human mind. We say we will love you forever. We say until the end of time. We all have heard of this promise of eternity.
But how do we understand this description of time? When we are a society of instant… Drive-thru fast food. Microwavable. Swipe your card and go… All the technology of our world trains us to want this immediate gratification. Until we speak of death… All of a sudden, our value of time comes to a screeching halt. We began to reflect on what and who is really important in our lives. And we begin to see the true richness and value of the word eternity and everlasting.
It is then that we began to search our souls for answers. And as we try to understand this time table. Our soul enlightens us to the answers.
But I feel as long as we are in our earthly bodies we will never truly understand the dynamics and full beauty of this word our Creator so graciously put into His heavenly plan.
So what is the secret? How do get a better understanding? In my opinion, it's time… How we value our time, it’s who we spend our precious time with. It's slowing down and truly seeing what is in front of you. It’s making memories with those you love.
So, ask yourself, what do you truly value? Remember there are no earthly possessions that will last for eternity.
I can only share, my thoughts. Love those God has blessed you to have in your life. Quiet your mind and listen with your heart. Search until you find His love. It is a love greater than anything in our world. It comes with wisdom, beauty, and His promise of eternity. It's a love that will carry us through this life.
I ask you who would not want to travel to an amazing destination called paradise? Who would want this indescribable love? Who would not enjoy not punching a clock? Who would not like to live without a calendar to measure time? Everlasting eternity with our Creator sounds rich to me. The only cost is to love Him with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul!!!
To doubt His word would be to doubt our very existence.
It's Him it's always Him…
I hope to see you there !!
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Psalms 24:9
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations Psalms 100.5
“I am convinced that there is no great distance between heaven and earth, that the distance lies in our finite minds. When the Beloved visits us in the night, He turns our chambers into the vestibules of His palace halls. Earth rises to heaven when heaven comes down to earth.”
Meaning of between in the time, space, or interval that separates
The word between does not seem to be a word that appears as a word that has been counted.
Between day and night. It’s 3:27 am and darkness fills the air ... yet it's morning ... transition to daylight will come soon ...
When we think of heaven and earth do we question what is the space between? Why are we earth-bound? Our bodies hold us captive. But our souls can move between worlds... do we tap into that resource? It’s a beautiful gift from our Creator ... Sometimes I feel a tug war between my heart and soul.. gravity may hold my body but my soul has been freed to soar to greater heights!!
We have a mission a purpose here on earth but there is a yearning in our soul to return to our Creator our spiritual home our First love. We are in the state of between... How does one reconcile this with our heart? How do we find peace in our souls? How do understand this with our limited mind?
He gave us you... “Holy Spirit” You are our beautiful “between”. You are our between love. You are our between peace. You share with us a heavenly love, and gently teach us the greatness of Jesus and our Heavenly Father... You teach us what beauty awaits and you show us the way. You share the essence and beauty of a love beyond our human understanding...
Just who are you? How did you come to dwell within our hearts our soul and our very thoughts? I have felt you stirring since birth. But I did not recognize who you were. I was between worlds .... and my heart was bound to things of this world... But for some reason far beyond my own thoughts, you freed my soul to newfound freedom and understanding...
You are a beautiful gift from our Creator, our Heavenly Father, our greatest LOVE. He gave us the gift of His very breath...
“The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7).
It’s Him, It’s always been Him.
Our first love ...
I live in a state of between.. while my body must remain on earth, my soul has yearning.. a thirst.. to know everything about this beautiful love. My heart will always feel that pull to one day returns home... I love you Holy Spirit. The very thought of your abundant beauty and knowing that You are God’s very breath,
It is Your essence and Your abundant love. You have taken residence with my heart and soul... You leave me in awe of Your very existence...
You still wow me... 🤩
Written by Lori Garner
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Bible Verses From KJV, Easy / Sinners prayer
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“My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea. And the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
Meaning of water: a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
Water popularly represents life. It can be associated with birth, fertility, and refreshment. ... Christians are baptized with or in water, symbolizing a purification of the soul, and admission into the faith.
Water has mentioned a total of 722 times in the Bible, more often than faith, hope, prayer, and worship. That's an amazing fact!!
What is this precious resource? Unfortunately, there are many places in the world that struggle with having the ability to have this cool, clear.. thirst-quenching liquid. Many of us take it for granted until we are deprived of this gift. It is estimated that a person can survive without water for about 3 days.
Did you know that approximately 60% of the human adult body is water?According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%.
I find it quite interesting that we must rely on water to survive. It’s a heavenly life source and part of His master plan… Our body’s chemistry is reliant on the natural water that God created for survival? And our soul"s life is reliant on Him for spiritual survival. Our body's timeline on this earth is short-lived but our soul remains timeless. It only makes sense that He would refer to himself as the “living water.”
“If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.”
(John 4:10).
I can only share my thoughts from a spiritual perspective. I do believe many people are living with a spiritual drought that can last for months, years or it can eventually cause them pain and possibly cause spiritual separation from our Creator. Some squander this precious gift. Some occasionally stop by to wet their feet. While others jump in and allow Him to immerse them completely.
In the scripture below Jesus shares that we must be born out of water and spirit.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:5
So let’s not drown in the facts, and let’s try to simplify this if not in my mind alone. When our bodies lack this precious life source within approximately 3 days. Our lips become dry, our skin loses its color, our major organs will begin to shut down and our body's life as we know it could end.
Lack of living water to the soul. The soul will begin by hiding. Sadness and darkness will consume its very existence. This drought will choke out the possibility of quenching its thirst and soon it will wither and be lost for eternity!!!
Our souls are drawn to this “Living Water” by His love, His beauty, and His grace. It fills our hearts to the point we crave Him because our souls inordinately desires Him. It knows that it’s the only chance of surviving. It knows it is the only way to grow into a beautiful existence with the one who gives us life on all levels... Its our souls goal to one day return to its life source. It’s amazing how intricate and beautifully designed we all are. He is such a mastermind. He gives life. He gives us the freedom to live it. But He planted a desire in our souls to return to Him. It's much like a migration of the soul. And that my friend is an amazing love story.
It’s Him, It’s always Him!
And I am always thirsty for more!!
Genesis 1:1-3 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Revelation 14:7 Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.”
Genesis 1:7 “So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.”
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Bible Verses From KJV / Sinner's Prayer
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Kelly - Psalm 42 (Live)
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Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is Love" 1 John 4:8
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