In worship, God captures your heart; when he’s got it, then the real work begins. ― Matt Redman.

There are numerous definitions of the word worship. Yet, one, in particular, encapsulates the priority we should give to worship as a spiritual discipline: Worship is to honor with extravagant love and extreme submission.

The word worship seems to be used approximately 40 times in Leviticus when it describes how to sacrifice and bring offerings to God. 

The word worship can reflect a few different actions that could constitute and be viewed as types of worship.  For example, there is praise, song, dancing, spiritual gifts, sacrifice, daily devotionals... 

I believe it’s a personal choice between you and your Heavenly Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit... They know our hearts intimately.. I do feel there are degrees of intensity depending on where and when the action of worship takes place... 

In my opinion, there is no wrong or right way.  It's that deep personal relationship that most of us crave and are chasing. If you are truly blessed to feel His amazing love or you have a strong conviction in your soul you are most likely on the right track... 

Emotions from the heart must be fully engaged or you will be just going through the motions... Are your actions sincere? Or are they for the show? Where is your heart? That is a question that only you and our Creator can answer... 

We have been given scriptures that direct us to love God with ALL our hearts, soul, and mind... 

When we worship we should be “fully engaged” and in “total surrender.” The action of LOVING Him should be our only thought... When we can achieve that “extravagant love exchange” with our Heavenly Father it should tantalize all of our senses... We are placed in a state of being fully immersed in His love... The word consumed seems to best describe the relationship our Father desires from His Children... 

However, the operative word is ALL ... He desires every part of who we are. All of our LOVE All of our devotion. All ....?

The question becomes what is your definition of ALL? The full hour on Sunday ?? Or is it more ?? 

How we relate and how we achieve this goal is a personal commitment between you and our Creator... It takes time and discipline and a yearning heart to totally surrender to His All-consuming LOVE...  He is the only one that is truly worthy of a love that is so sovereign, so extravagant...and yet so intimate... 

He has been reaching out, He has been tugging at our hearts... He has been whispering ALL of our names!!! He is gathering and waiting for His children to be ALL in!!   

It’s Him, It’s always Him... 

His love is so difficult to contain!!... I worship the Holy ground He walks on!!! He WOWs me! 😍🙃🔥

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Revelation 3:16 

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Elohim, touches hearts with an unforgettable love, from here to eternity. 

Meaning of unforgettable impossible to forget; very memorable:

Ops I forgot to find out how many times the word unforgettable is written in the Bible... 

The mind is such a fascinating gift... We seem to run on long and short-term memories. Our daily tasks are stored in our short-term memory and deeper memories make up highlighted times in our lives. And then they are stored in our long-term memory... 

How do these memories affect our hearts, our emotions, and our mood???  

The emotional memories have what are known as emotional memory triggers. This help guides our lives by protecting our hearts, our mind, and our physical being. For example “ Don’t play with fire you may get burned” a memory of getting burned could stop us from making the same mistake... However, a “feel” good memory will keep us yearning for more of the same” 

I question if we know our Creator at birth is there a memory built at that moment in time? Has it stayed hidden deep within our minds? Has it laid dormant, just waiting for that memory to be ignited by special triggers He Himself planted in our minds... 

These “feel good” memories of knowing Him so long ago... leaves us with an empty yearning, and a desire to fill a void that has haunted our soul? 

What is it about our Creator that makes Him so unforgettable? He has so many outstanding qualities... But do we only scratch the surface ... Do we take the time to make long and short-term memories of Him??? 

I believe rituals and devotionals, and reading the Bible becomes a special part of our short-term memories... However, when we close our eyes and can “feel” His presence, We can open our spiritual mind to amazing wonder. We can see with our spiritual eyes His true beautiful brilliance. We can be swept away into His heavenly realm.  By spending spiritual time with Him we can create long-term intimate memories. These beautiful heartfelt memories leave us with a thirst and a yearning in our soul to return to His unforgettable LOVE, time and time again... 

I can only share my thoughts and my own experiences that have built with Him... Many will think of it as being odd... Some may think that I am losing my mind... However, I would not change one day, one minute, or even one second that I have spent loving Him and growing to know His beauty... 

He has gifted me with such beautiful memories, memories that have tapped into emotions that I never knew even existed. He has open my heart to His world of wonder. 

But as the lyrics of a beautiful song states “ He thinks I am unforgettable too”  Now looking back on my journey He has been chasing me with such a relentless heart... I can not thank Him enough for never forgetting me... 

The question becomes am I in His short or long-term memory? Is His love permanently ingrained in my heart and mind?  Will I chase Him with the same relentless vigor He has shown me?  

Forgive me as I settle into a meditative state and make sweet memories with my Creator ... His presence will ignite my emotional triggers and my heart will be freed to FEEL His grace and everlasting love ... He is an unforgettable force of amazing wonder... 

He wows me!!  

It’s him, It’s always Him! He posses that relentless love we seek...  

“Ask, and the gift is yours. Seek, and you’ll discover. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. Matthew 7:7 TPT

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; Ecclesiastes 12:1-8

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Meaning of world the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features:

There are approximately 62 verses that refer to the word world in the Bible.

What kind of mind can create such wonder. When we stop and think of the elements that make up our planet .... land, air, water... and all living things ... 

Including you and me... 

Personally, I can't wait to meet the Creator of such amazing beautiful wonder... I deeply admire His creative mind... His thoughtful heart...I Love His LOVE and kindness it is such a heavenly gift ... 

As a limited creator myself ... I can only imagine how He feels ... He poured His heart and soul into His work and created this masterpiece of wonder we call home... And then He handed His legacy to us, His children... We were given the honor of being the caretakers of His world... Do you think He is proud or disappointed? 

I feel It must break His heart to see how we have abused His beautiful gift... 

We as a people have polluted and eroded a once beautiful giving world... However the sun continues to shine, flowers continue to bloom, fish continue to swim, and mankind continues to grow... 

Will we ever get it right? Will we ever truly appreciate our Creator's work. Will, we right the wrongs in my lifetime, or will I see sadly the days of our final demise ... I can only pray not...

Many of us think the end of our world is God's will ??? Is it? Or has He placed it in our control? 

Are we are failing Him? Is there time to turn things around? Is there time to LOVE our world and learn the art of caring for all of mankind..  Not just chosen few? He created His children to LOVE? Is there time to care for all things... Is there time to right all the wrongs?  We can not control all things but perhaps we can make a difference where we stand... ❤

Truly it is in our best interest to not disappoint Him. He has always wanted the best for His children... We have been set apart... We are all loved deeply by our Creator. We are such an important part of His masterpiece... We are all a part of is master plan. 

It's His Love that has brought us this far... Its is with Him all things are possible. 

It's Him, It's always been Him. 

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.  John 3:16

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only Matthew 24:36 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Matthew 24:3

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For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:5 

The meaning of GAP:  an opening or breach in a fence or a wall. 

In times like these, God is looking for those who will stand in the GAP. What is it He is wanting these people to do?   

My thoughts go to the verse “If my people will humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked way. Then I will hear them.”

As I thought about the word GAP.  I remember something I would watch my father do when I was a child.  When our car was not running right my father would take all the spark plugs out of the engine and take a small wire brush and clean all the carbon and build up around the GAP of the spark plug.  

Then he would take a “feeler gauge” and make sure the space in the GAP was just right.  And put the plugs back in the engine.  When the electricity came from the battery and hit that clean plug there would be a spark that would ignite the mixture of fuel and oxygen and the car would run perfectly. 

What lesson did I learn?? 

We are much like that spark plug.  We should yield to the Holy Spirit to teach us how to clean the sludge and darkness from our lives while bringing us closer to our Heavenly Father. 

We must be ready, we must be strong. We may be called upon to be that missing link in the chain of someone's life.

We must tune in to God's frequency and listen to our Heavenly Father's voice. He may appoint us to be that missing link. He may ask us are you ready to stand strong in my name, for a family member, a friend, a city, a situation. The question will be... are you ready?    

Spend time with Him. Grow to know His heart and learn to heed His call... Let's open our hearts and love Him with all of our hearts, soul, and mind... 

I urge you... be ready to be His GAP - God's Appointed Person 

Timothy writes to believers:

“Most of all, I’m writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God. Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion.”

1 Timothy 2:1 TPT

PS

Our God loves worshipers. 

“I am overcome by merely a glance from your worshiping eyes, for you have stolen my heart.”

Song of Songs 4:9 TPT

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Like the tiny spark of fire that consumes a forest, the spark of love is all you need to experience love in its full power and glory - Deepak Chopra... 

Meaning of spark a small fiery particle is thrown off from a fire, alight in ashes, or produced by striking together two hard surfaces such as stone or metal:

The word spark seems to appear approximately 4 times in the Bible... 

Have you ever felt hopeless? Void of life or just plain stagnant? Life can sometimes throw you a curve... Your heart may ache... depression and anxiety may seem to be your only friend ?? 

What or who can come to our rescue?  If you have experienced life.. then at some point you have yearned for someone to throw you a lifeline... 

Before my Holy Spirit Encounter, I was trying to reestablish my life because of a move from Florida to Tennessee... And I had an empty stagnant feeling deep within my soul. I wore my I am ok mask and shuffled my feet to get through each day. And as I felt this stagnant feeling I questioned if I made the right decision... 

Little did I know God was watching... Did you know He brings people into your life for special missions? I had a messenger surprisingly call me and ask me to lunch and as we embarked on this newfound friendship she began to shine a little light in the shadows of my life. And the colors of life began to shine through... 

But God was not finished with me yet... He had a bigger plan... 

He was getting ready to wow me. He was going to impact my life in a way that would thrust me into an amazing life-altering adventure... 

I was behind the wheel of my car. Driving on a beautiful road in Triune, Tn... And it was there that God poured a generous dose of love into my soul... I had never felt anything like this in my life... I felt a warmth... a bright light and a LOVE like I had ever known... It ravished my mind, heart, and soul... I stopped my car and had to compose myself as I basked in this amazing moment...I did not realize at the time the magnitude of this gift... I was given His gift of heavenly love.  In the days ahead, I found it difficult to explain but even more difficult to contain. I remember calling my newfound friend and telling her of this love... And she told me that I did not understand... It was the love inside me that was emerging. And I responded, maybe, but if that was the case she was the spark... 

God has taken my heart and hand and given me a greater understanding of who He is and how He can orchestrate people in our lives to fill a void and to deliver His spark of life back into our souls...

It is with a sad heart that I admit my newfound friend could not stay to see His work... 

But with time have grown to understand her mission... Although short it was her job to deliver His spark. A spark that would prime my soul for Him to work in my life... 

We have all heard that saying. "People come into our lives for a reason some for only a season...  or maybe that person was a messenger that God utilized to help us find ourselves and draw us closer to His beautiful heart... He knew that His spark was what I needed to start a flame 🔥 A flame in my soul.. a flame that would burn for Him... and Him alone. 

There will be times in our lives that we will be in transition and feel confused maybe even a little lost... We may feel that things are hopeless and He will send a spark or a lifeline to be delivered by a surprise messenger.

Not all messengers will understand their role or even realize they were part of a much bigger plan...  Some will stay and enjoy the overflow of LOVE, Some do not understand and run.. and some will come with a genuine curiosity and He will deliver yet another spark to another dormant soul... And His circle of life and love will continue to grow into a beautiful flame...

Our Heavenly Father knows it only takes one spark to ignite a flame that will ravish our... mind body and soul... and it will ignite our heart right where we are standing at that amazing moment in time.

Get lit 🔥 and burn your light bright for Him your life will never be the same... 

He wows me... Whoo Hoo 

It’s Him, It’s always Him. 

He is the spark to an amazing adventure of life and love. 

And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. Isaiah 1:31

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"All people could use an infusion of God's LOVE."

Meaning of infuse to cause to be permeated with something (such as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better.

There are approximately 67 verses that reference the word infuse in the Bible. 

When I think of the word infuse, it brought me to the time when that ugly word rang positive in my mind… you have covid… It was a time of reflection, shortness of breath… and a time to rest… As I laid quietly in my bed. I would go to my Heavenly Father for His love and healing… I could not focus or even talk to Him for very long. It was there, I would be lolled into deep peaceful rest.  I and found myself slumbering in His loving and protective arms… and I fell into such an amazingly deep sleep. 

I find many of us search and cling to Him in our darkest hour... 

I was blessed by a neighbor who suggested I go and get an “infusion” many have come to know this as Monoclonal Antibody. So, armed with the medical information and my Heavenly Father, my dear Son In law drove me to the hospital… I was brought in and shown to my makeshift room.. The nurse started checking me in and explaining the details... As she placed the needle in my arm and started the IV… She advised me to just sit, be still and make myself comfortable that I would be there a couple of hours... 

It was then and there that I closed my eyes, laid my head back, and began to try to take deep breaths and to speak a love language that only my Heaven Father, His loving Son Jesus, and my beautiful Holy Spirit could understand... 

My body was completely relaxed but my soul was free to feel His  presence and His beautiful healing love… 

Little did the nurse on staff realize… I was being spiritually infused and I was at peace....  mind, body and soul. 

Being spiritually infused is the greatest moment one can seek… You can get this treatment day or night 365 days a year. It will capture your heart, free your soul and heal you from the inside out.  

Our earthly bodies are just temporary vessels… It is our soul that is the true essence of who we truly are no matter where we are in this journey we call life.

I speak of this heavenly existence because I am infused with my Father's LOVE and I trust Him with my life and I whole heartedly believe in Him, His promises and His amazing LOVE for eternity... 

If you have not found Him or You have not been infused with His love … I urge you to close your eyes, be still… and open your heart and let your soul be freed to LOVE Him… 

Be infused with God's LOVE… But know you will not be able to contain this Gift you will feel the desire to share Him so others can find their way… There is nothing on this earth that can even compare to….

Him… It is always HIM 

Ezekiel 37:5 - This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live.

May you be infused with strength and purity, filled with confidence in the presence of God our Father when our Master Jesus arrives with all his followers.1 Thessalonians 3:13

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It all starts with just a glance... But it's that second lingering look that may open your heart and capture your soul. (lg)

Glance means to take a quick look at something.  It is used nine times in the Bible. 

Do you ever wonder at the bigness of God?   There are so many people in the world that I wonder how He knows my name or what I am doing. If we think of Him as a personal God  He has to have an amazing mind and memory. 

He sees the end from the beginning.  He knows the number of hairs on our heads.  He knows our thoughts.  I do not know how that is possible.  He talks to each of us if we are listening. And nothing is too hard for Him.  The Bible says that with just a glance He examines humanity.  

This same God not only knows everything about us as humans, but he delights in us.  He can see our love for Him as He takes a glance into our eyes.  If we are beholding Him with love and affection He knows this and He is overcome by how we feel about Him.  The words of Song of Solomon say, “For you reach into my heart.  For with one flash of your eyes I am undone by your love, my beloved, my sister, my bride. You leave me breathless- I am overcome by merely a glance from your worshiping eyes, for you have stolen my heart.”

How can we not love this one who came from heaven and reminded us of the first great commandment to love Him with all our heart, soul, and mind?  He loves me loving Him. As the old saying goes, “this causes me to meltdown into my socks”.  So take a deep breath. 

This has been His plan for us since the beginning. And we are here at this point in history for a reason.  In the Book of Revelation 1:16, we see him again.  

“In His right hand He held seven stars, and a sharp, two-edged sword was seen coming from His mouth; and His glance resembled the sun when it is shining with its full strength”.   He is the living One Who will take us through the rest of our days with His love, peace, and victory.  He says “Fear not, for I am with you”. 

His glance is always toward us. 

You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride. You have captured my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. SOS 4:9

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The most powerful weapon on earth is a human soul on fire – Ferdinand Foch 

Meaning of Kindle - light or set on fire. 

The word kindle is in the Bible approximately 27 times. 

Have you ever heard where there is smoke there is fire? Is fire even a spiritual possibility? 

The question in my mind becomes how do we build this fire in the first place? Is there a dormant spark that lives within our soul ?? Was that desire to LOVE our Creator placed within our hearts long before we were even born? What is that accelerant that makes us feel so spiritually alive? What sparks a flame into a warm glow of love ?? 

How do we find that missing piece that haunts our every waking moment? Why do we feel such a void in our souls? It seems no matter how hard we try, we can not fill this empty place that lives within... Success, jobs, cars, homes, people, things, all these worldly things bring temporary happiness... 

How can we go back to when we felt that craving and love in our soul? What can satisfy this thirst? This hunger? What is the purpose of our life? 

So many questions race through our hearts and minds.

In order to build a fire, one must gather tinder, kindling, and fuelwood to start the fire. But friction is needed or what you gathered will be nothing but a pile of cold sticks...

Spiritually speaking we can read the Bible and yes it’s an amazingly beautiful love story...

We must realize that God’s Holy transformation of our heart is the friction that is needed to spark our soul... The Holy Spirit will fan the flame by giving you the gift of understanding His words, His desires. And the ability to hear His whispers as he gently guides us home. 

But it’s the kindling that will ignite the fire of LOVE that will consume your heart... and whisper sweet love songs to your soul...is Him!! Some call Him Yeshua others call Him Jesus I call Him a beautiful gift from our Heavenly Father. He is an intricate man with a Heavenly connection.  He was woven from the warmest loving parts of our Heavenly Fathers DNA. Our Father gave us the very best of Himself for a beautiful purpose. He gave us this gift to fill the yearning in His heart to save His children and to love all of mankind...

Can’t you feel Him in your soul.? Invite Him into your life and get swept away ...You will be filled with that burning desire to learn more about a spiritual love that is beyond our human understanding.  Discovering the facts about His amazing life are only stepping stones to His heart. But getting to know Him on a personal intimate level is a heavenly experience and a gift so difficult to describe.  He is such an affair of the heart... 🔥❤

It’s Him, It’s always Him 

For this reason, I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timothy 1:6

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. Mark 12:30

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Teach me, Father, Teach me in the way I should go, Teach me How to LOVE like you. Make me far better than I was before. 

OH teach me what it means that cross uplifted high.  As I looked at the word TEACH this old hymn came to mind.  

I could tell you many ways and many stories about this word.  And that is used 215 times in the Bible. But I only want to share about the greatest Teacher.  From the moment we are born He gently begins to show us Who He is.

As we grow we notice the sun and moon and stars.  He says I made them all for you. Then He teaches us that He came down to earth to be your Redeemer.  He wept over us until we saw how much He loves us.  

He says I gave my life for you what have you given to me?   Our answer must be “I come just teach me all it means to know you and the fellowship of your sufferings for me”.

To the willing and seeking heart, He will teach you day by day.  He knows how we best learn. He knows what will touch our hearts.  

In a country where only one percent are believers in this amazing God. An older woman began to read His Word and He began to teach her, others came up to her to help her in her search.  After some weeks she realized that He had come to earth to save her and give her that love and fellowship with Him.  Her testimony rang out in that small Church. “I am no longer alone”. 

And that is just one story of how the greatest Teacher will touch your heart with words of His love.If we know Him and love Him His command to us is to share and help others come to Him by the words we share and by helping them understand what this life with Him is all about. 

He is the greatest Teacher. 

Go forth in whatever way is open to you speaking and teaching of this wonderful love and life of our Beloved.  He wept over us.  May we weep as we sow seeds of love and life.  In this way, we share in His sufferings. 

We are commanded to go and make disciples.  Teaching them to observe all things He has told us.  We may not have known Him very long, but we already know we love Him with all our heart, soul, and mind.   SO

“He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”

Psalm 126:6 KJV

“Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.”Psalm 25:4-5 KJV

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“Only in Jesus Christ do we see how the untamable, infinite God can become a baby and a loving Savior. On the cross, we see how both the love and the holiness of God can be fulfilled at once.” -Tim Keller   

The meaning of pain - the physical or mental suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury:

The word pain appears to be in the Bible approximately 70 times. 

I felt this word was such an odd word, and questioned why it came to me. I did not have any immediate pain to report, just the usual aches and pains that life can throw our way... 

There are different types of pain.. bodily pain and spiritual pain some are felt lightly and yet some can be crippling. Some pain may even grieve the soul. 

When I turned to the Bible for answers I found myself at the foot of the cross.  It’s a moment in time that wounds my heart and haunts my soul. The excruciating pain and humiliation that our beloved Savior endured are mind-boggling. All because of love. It is beyond what we could even imagine. He must have felt abandoned, confused, and alone. His heart must have shattered in pain all because many could not find it within themselves to believe who He truly was... let alone to love Him as He loved us??? This moment in time is the biggest mistake man could have ever made. I fear this is still true today!!!! I fear that there is only a fragment of believers that love Him not for what He gave or can give but for who He truly is... 

Can we ever soothe His pain? Can we ever repay Him for His sacrifice? Can we ever love Him in the way He loves us? I fear not!  We can try, we can try each day by getting to know Him on that amazing and intimate level.  And as we grow deeper in love with Him. We will begin the journey of better understanding His pain, His sacrifice, and the depth of His love... 

He is our beloved... He is our precious gift from our Creator. He came with a mission. He came to teach us how to live and how to love. He will never abandon us. He will hold us and love us through any pain we must endure... 

It’s Him, It has always been Him! 

How does He love us so deeply? It is difficult for the human mind to understand!!  But the heart and soul have no boundaries... 

And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4

“And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and become like him in his death.”

Philippians 3:10 TPT

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