A proud people
focus on the failures of others,
critical and fault finding in others and not themselves,
are self-righteous,
self sufficient people,
are independent and self-sufficient,
prove that they are right,
demanding,
self-protect their rights,
self-protect their reputation,
desire to be served,
desire to be a success,
desire self-advancement,
drive to be recognized and appreciated,
wounded when others are promoted and they are overlooked,
expect others to be privileged by their gifts,
feel confident in how much they know,
self-conscious,
keep others at arms length,
quick to blame others,
unapproachable or defensive when criticized,
concerned with being respectable and what others think,
find it difficult to share their spiritual need with others,
cover up their sins,
unable to say I was wrong,
tend to deal in generalities when confessing sin,
concerned about the consequences of their sin instead of the being grieved over their sin and cause,
sorry they got caught for their sin,
wait for others to come and ask forgiveness for sin,
compare themselves with others and feel worthy of honor,
blinded to their true heart condition,
don't think they have anything to repent of,
don't think they need revival in their own life and think everyone else does.
A broken people
are overwhelmed with a sense of their own spiritual need,
esteem all others better than themselves,
are dependent and need others,
compassionate can forgive much because they realize how much they have been forgiven,
esteem all others better than themselves,
have a dependent spirit,
yield their rights to be right,
yield their rights and have a meek spirit,
self-denying,
motivated to serve others,
motivated to be faith and to make others a success,
have a sense of their unworthiness,
eager for others to
get the credit rejoice when others are lifted up,
heart attitude of a broken person in ministry,
humbled by how much they have to learn,
not concerned with self at all,
willing to risk getting close to others,
accept personal responsibility and see when wrong,
receive criticism with a humble spirit,
concerned with being real not what others think,
but what God thinks,
willing to be open and transparent,
willing to expose their sin,
quick to admit sin/fault,
able to acknowledge specifics when confessing sin,
genuinely repentant own their sin (forsaking of sin),
reconcile relationships,
compare themselves to the holiness of the Lord and know they need mercy,
walk in the light,
realize they need to have a continual heart attitude of repentance,
realize their need for God and His continual presence in their life.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Waves by Shawn L (Circa 1994)
My fate.
So alone.
So fearful.
My life emptied out.
Take the pain and bury it at sea.
All my life I've searched for this.
Here I am!
Here I am!
In Your Light
When You walk through my heart ...
The waves are enough to knock me down.
Knock me down on my knees.
On my knees praising You.
So alone.
So fearful.
My life emptied out.
Take the pain and bury it at sea.
All my life I've searched for this.
Here I am!
Here I am!
In Your Light
When You walk through my heart ...
The waves are enough to knock me down.
Knock me down on my knees.
On my knees praising You.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Prayer by Paul Washer
We watched this today. Very good. Lord teach me to pray.
Importunity in Prayer Series Part 1 of 2 - Paul Washer from HeartCry Missionary Society on Vimeo.
Importunity in Prayer Series Part 1 of 2 - Paul Washer from HeartCry Missionary Society on Vimeo.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1st Stanza)
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.
Friday, November 25, 2011
People Liked Him by Edgar A. Guest
People liked him, not because
He was rich or known to fame;
He had never won applause
As a star in any game
His was not a brilliant style,
His was not a forceful way,
But he had a gentle smile
And a kindly word to say
Never arrogant or proud,
On he went with manner mild;
Never quarrelsome or loud,
Just as simple as a child
Honest, patient, brave and true:
Thus he lived from day to day,
Doing what he found to do
In a cheerful sort of way
Wasn't one to boast of gold
Or belittle it with sneers,
Didn't change from hot to cold,
Kept his friends throughout the years
Sort of man you like to meet
Any time or any place
There was always something sweet
And refreshing in his face
Sort of man you'd like to be:
Balanced well and truly square;
Patient in adversity,
Generous when his skies were fair
Never lied to friend or foe,
Never rash in word or deed,
Quick to come and slow to go
In a neighbor's time of need
Never rose to wealth or fame,
Simply lived, and simply died,
But the passing of his name
Left a sorrow, far and wide
Not for glory he'd attained,
Nor for what he had of pelf,
Were the friends that he had gained,
But for what he was himself
He was rich or known to fame;
He had never won applause
As a star in any game
His was not a brilliant style,
His was not a forceful way,
But he had a gentle smile
And a kindly word to say
Never arrogant or proud,
On he went with manner mild;
Never quarrelsome or loud,
Just as simple as a child
Honest, patient, brave and true:
Thus he lived from day to day,
Doing what he found to do
In a cheerful sort of way
Wasn't one to boast of gold
Or belittle it with sneers,
Didn't change from hot to cold,
Kept his friends throughout the years
Sort of man you like to meet
Any time or any place
There was always something sweet
And refreshing in his face
Sort of man you'd like to be:
Balanced well and truly square;
Patient in adversity,
Generous when his skies were fair
Never lied to friend or foe,
Never rash in word or deed,
Quick to come and slow to go
In a neighbor's time of need
Never rose to wealth or fame,
Simply lived, and simply died,
But the passing of his name
Left a sorrow, far and wide
Not for glory he'd attained,
Nor for what he had of pelf,
Were the friends that he had gained,
But for what he was himself
Love's Tendencies List Take from _Charity and It's Fruits_ Jonathan Edwards
Love's Tendencies List
1) That love will dispose to all proper acts of respect to both God and men.
This is evident because a true respect to either God or men consists in love.
If a man sincerely loves God it will dispose him to give him all proper
respect.
2) Men need no other incitement to show all proper respect but love.
3) Love to God will dispose a man to give honor to God.
4) Love will dispose to worship and adore him, heartily to acknowledge his
greatness and glory and dominion.
5) So love will dispose to all acts of obedience to God. The servant who loves his
master, and the subject who loves his prince, will be disposed to proper
subjection and obedience.
6) Love will dispose a person to behave towards God as a child to a father.
Under difficulties, to resort to God for help and to put their trust in him.
It is natural for persons in cases of need or affliction to go to those whom
they love for pity and help.
7) They who love God will be disposed to give credit to his work and to put
confidence in him. Men are not apt to suspect the veracity of those for whom
they have entire friendship.
8) So love will dispose men to praise God for the mercies they receive from
him. Men are disposed to gratitude for any kindnesses they receive from those
they love.
9) Love will dispose the heart to submission to the will of God.
Persons are more willing that the will of those whom they love should be done
than that of others. They naturally desire that those whom they love should be
pleased, and things should be agreeable to them.
10) A true love and esteem of God will dispose the heart to acknowledge God's
right to govern, and that he is worthy of it; and so will dispose it to submit.
11) Love to God will dispose to walk humbly with God. For he that loves God
will be disposed to acknowledge the distance there is between God and him. It
will be agreeable to him who loves God to exalt him and set him on high above
all, and to lie low before him. A true Christian delights to have God exalted
in his abasement, because he loves God. He is willing to own that God is
worthy of this; and it is with delight that he casts himself in the dust
before God, because he loves God.
12) So a due consideration of the nature of love will show that it will dispose
men to all duties towards their neighbors.
13) If men have a hearty love to their neighbors, it will dispose them to all
acts of justice towards them. Men are not disposed to wrong those whom they
truly love.
14) Real love and friendship will dispose persons to give others their due.
Rom. 13: 10, "Love worketh no ill to his neighbor."
15) Love will dispose to truth towards neighbors, and will tend to prevent all
lying, fraud and deceit. For men are not disposed to treat those with fraud
and treachery whom they sincerely love. To treat men so is to treat them
like enemies. But love destroys enmity. Thus the Apostle makes use
of the oneness, which there ought to be among Christians, as an argument to
induce them to truth between man and man. Eph. 4:25, "Wherefore putting away
lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor; for we are members one of
another."
16) Love will dispose to walk humbly among men. For real and dear love
will dispose men to high thoughts of them; and Christian love disposes men to
think others better than themselves.
17) Love will dispose men to honor one another. For we are naturally inclined
to think honorably of those whom we love, and to give them honor. So that those
precepts in I Pet. 2:17 are fulfilled by love, "Honor all men." And Phil.
2:3, "In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
18) Love will dispose to contentment in the station in which God hath set him,
without coveting anything which his neighbor possesses, or envying him any good
thing which he has.
19) Love will dispose men to meekness and gentleness in their carriage towards
their neighbors, and not to treat them with passion or violence, but with
moderation and calmness.
20) Love checks and restrains a bitter spirit. For love has no bitterness in it.
It is altogether a sweet disposition and affection of the soul.
21) Love will prevent broils and quarrels, and will dispose to peaceableness.
22) Love will dispose men to forgive injuries, which they receive
from their neighbors. Prov. 10:12, "Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love
covereth all sins."
23) Love will dispose men to all acts of mercy towards our neighbor who is
under any affliction or calamity. For we are naturally disposed to pity those
whom we love when they are afflicted. This would dispose men to give to the
poor, and bear one another's burdens, to weep with those that weep, and
rejoice with those that rejoice.
24) Love would dispose to those duties which they owe one another in their
several places and relations. It would dispose a people to all the duties
which they owe their rulers, to give them all that honor and subjection which
is their due. And it would dispose rulers to rule the people over whom they
are set justly, sincerely seeking their good. It would dispose a people to all
proper duty to their ministers, to hearken to their instructions and counsels,
and submit to them in the house of God, and will to support them. And it would
dispose ministers faithfully and earnestly to seek the good of the souls of
their people.
25) Love would dispose to all suitable carriage between husbands and
wives; and it would dispose children to obey their parents; parents not to
provoke their children unto wrath; servants to be obedient to their masters,
not with eye service, but in singleness of heart; and masters to exercise
gentleness and goodness towards their servants.
26) And in fine, love would dispose men to do to others as they would that
others should do to them, if they were in their neighbor's circumstances, and
their neighbor in theirs.
27) Thus love would dispose to all duties, both towards God and towards men.
Conclusion
==========
And if love will dispose to all duties, then it follows that love is a root
and spring, and, as it were, a comprehension of all virtues. It is a principle
which, if implanted in the heart, is alone sufficient to produce all good
dispositions; and every right disposition towards God and men is, as it were,
summed up in it.
1) That love will dispose to all proper acts of respect to both God and men.
This is evident because a true respect to either God or men consists in love.
If a man sincerely loves God it will dispose him to give him all proper
respect.
2) Men need no other incitement to show all proper respect but love.
3) Love to God will dispose a man to give honor to God.
4) Love will dispose to worship and adore him, heartily to acknowledge his
greatness and glory and dominion.
5) So love will dispose to all acts of obedience to God. The servant who loves his
master, and the subject who loves his prince, will be disposed to proper
subjection and obedience.
6) Love will dispose a person to behave towards God as a child to a father.
Under difficulties, to resort to God for help and to put their trust in him.
It is natural for persons in cases of need or affliction to go to those whom
they love for pity and help.
7) They who love God will be disposed to give credit to his work and to put
confidence in him. Men are not apt to suspect the veracity of those for whom
they have entire friendship.
8) So love will dispose men to praise God for the mercies they receive from
him. Men are disposed to gratitude for any kindnesses they receive from those
they love.
9) Love will dispose the heart to submission to the will of God.
Persons are more willing that the will of those whom they love should be done
than that of others. They naturally desire that those whom they love should be
pleased, and things should be agreeable to them.
10) A true love and esteem of God will dispose the heart to acknowledge God's
right to govern, and that he is worthy of it; and so will dispose it to submit.
11) Love to God will dispose to walk humbly with God. For he that loves God
will be disposed to acknowledge the distance there is between God and him. It
will be agreeable to him who loves God to exalt him and set him on high above
all, and to lie low before him. A true Christian delights to have God exalted
in his abasement, because he loves God. He is willing to own that God is
worthy of this; and it is with delight that he casts himself in the dust
before God, because he loves God.
12) So a due consideration of the nature of love will show that it will dispose
men to all duties towards their neighbors.
13) If men have a hearty love to their neighbors, it will dispose them to all
acts of justice towards them. Men are not disposed to wrong those whom they
truly love.
14) Real love and friendship will dispose persons to give others their due.
Rom. 13: 10, "Love worketh no ill to his neighbor."
15) Love will dispose to truth towards neighbors, and will tend to prevent all
lying, fraud and deceit. For men are not disposed to treat those with fraud
and treachery whom they sincerely love. To treat men so is to treat them
like enemies. But love destroys enmity. Thus the Apostle makes use
of the oneness, which there ought to be among Christians, as an argument to
induce them to truth between man and man. Eph. 4:25, "Wherefore putting away
lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor; for we are members one of
another."
16) Love will dispose to walk humbly among men. For real and dear love
will dispose men to high thoughts of them; and Christian love disposes men to
think others better than themselves.
17) Love will dispose men to honor one another. For we are naturally inclined
to think honorably of those whom we love, and to give them honor. So that those
precepts in I Pet. 2:17 are fulfilled by love, "Honor all men." And Phil.
2:3, "In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
18) Love will dispose to contentment in the station in which God hath set him,
without coveting anything which his neighbor possesses, or envying him any good
thing which he has.
19) Love will dispose men to meekness and gentleness in their carriage towards
their neighbors, and not to treat them with passion or violence, but with
moderation and calmness.
20) Love checks and restrains a bitter spirit. For love has no bitterness in it.
It is altogether a sweet disposition and affection of the soul.
21) Love will prevent broils and quarrels, and will dispose to peaceableness.
22) Love will dispose men to forgive injuries, which they receive
from their neighbors. Prov. 10:12, "Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love
covereth all sins."
23) Love will dispose men to all acts of mercy towards our neighbor who is
under any affliction or calamity. For we are naturally disposed to pity those
whom we love when they are afflicted. This would dispose men to give to the
poor, and bear one another's burdens, to weep with those that weep, and
rejoice with those that rejoice.
24) Love would dispose to those duties which they owe one another in their
several places and relations. It would dispose a people to all the duties
which they owe their rulers, to give them all that honor and subjection which
is their due. And it would dispose rulers to rule the people over whom they
are set justly, sincerely seeking their good. It would dispose a people to all
proper duty to their ministers, to hearken to their instructions and counsels,
and submit to them in the house of God, and will to support them. And it would
dispose ministers faithfully and earnestly to seek the good of the souls of
their people.
25) Love would dispose to all suitable carriage between husbands and
wives; and it would dispose children to obey their parents; parents not to
provoke their children unto wrath; servants to be obedient to their masters,
not with eye service, but in singleness of heart; and masters to exercise
gentleness and goodness towards their servants.
26) And in fine, love would dispose men to do to others as they would that
others should do to them, if they were in their neighbor's circumstances, and
their neighbor in theirs.
27) Thus love would dispose to all duties, both towards God and towards men.
Conclusion
==========
And if love will dispose to all duties, then it follows that love is a root
and spring, and, as it were, a comprehension of all virtues. It is a principle
which, if implanted in the heart, is alone sufficient to produce all good
dispositions; and every right disposition towards God and men is, as it were,
summed up in it.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Miss You by David Cory
(Shawn L Note : I miss my grandma alot today and read this poem a few days ago.)
Miss you, miss you, miss you;
Everything I do
Echoes with the laughter
And the voice of you.
You’re on every corner,
Every turn and twist,
Every old familiar spot
Whispers how you’re missed.
Miss you, miss you, miss you.
Everywhere I go
There are poignant memories
Dancing in a row,
Silhouette and shadow
Of your form and face
Substance and reality
Everywhere displace.
Oh, I miss you, miss you!
How I miss you!
There’s a strange, sad silence
’Mid the busy whirl,
Just as tho’ the ordinary,Daily things I do
Wait with me, expectant,
For a word from you.
Miss you, miss you, miss you!
Nothing now seems true,
Only that ‘twas Heaven
Just to be with you.
Miss you, miss you, miss you;
Everything I do
Echoes with the laughter
And the voice of you.
You’re on every corner,
Every turn and twist,
Every old familiar spot
Whispers how you’re missed.
Miss you, miss you, miss you.
Everywhere I go
There are poignant memories
Dancing in a row,
Silhouette and shadow
Of your form and face
Substance and reality
Everywhere displace.
Oh, I miss you, miss you!
How I miss you!
There’s a strange, sad silence
’Mid the busy whirl,
Just as tho’ the ordinary,Daily things I do
Wait with me, expectant,
For a word from you.
Miss you, miss you, miss you!
Nothing now seems true,
Only that ‘twas Heaven
Just to be with you.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The Rainy Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
THE DAY is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Your Hands by Shawn L (2006)
Let your hands swarm upon the earth.
You have set your glory upon the earth.
No one can hold back your hand.
All Sustainer.
All Defender.
All Forgiver.
All Creator.
You make Your hands rise above the earth like the clouds.
All day and night your hands pour forth your strength.
Oh Sovereign Lord, your majestic right hand shatters your enemies.
You consumed your enemies and swallowed them up upon the earth.
You took upon yourself our own tortured pain to swallow up your enemies.
Your hand taking the blind.
Your hand taking the deaf.
Your hand taking the dumb.
Your hand taking the hater.
Lord your left hand holds up our heads.
You hold back wrath with your right hand.
Lord your right hand delivers our condemned souls from death.
Lord at your right hand we are filled with with awe and holiness for all eternity.
Oh Sovereign Lord, let us see Your Hands.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Awaken by Shawn L (circa 1996)
Awaken my soul with glorious wonder.
Awaken my soul with glorious splendor.
Awaken my soul to You my King.
Like the air that I breath I want to yearn for You.
You are the captain of my soul and the treasure of my heart.
Help me put my hand in Your hand and follow only You.
I'm sorry I'm scared to do it Lord, but I know You will
do it if I let You have the driver's seat.
Awaken my soul with glorious splendor.
Awaken my soul to You my King.
Like the air that I breath I want to yearn for You.
You are the captain of my soul and the treasure of my heart.
Help me put my hand in Your hand and follow only You.
I'm sorry I'm scared to do it Lord, but I know You will
do it if I let You have the driver's seat.
Friday, October 28, 2011
The Human Touch By Spencer Michael Free
'Tis the human touch in this world that counts,
The touch of your hand and mine,
Which means far more to the fainting heart
Than shelter, bread and wine;
For shelter is gone when the night is o'er,
And bread lasts only a day
But the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice
Sing on in the soul always.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Things Needful -- Valley of Vision
Thou Eternal Source,
Author of all created being and happiness,
I adore thee for making man capable
of religion,
that he may be taught to say:
‘Where is God, my Maker, who giveth
songs in the night?’
But degeneracy has spread over our
human race,
turning glory into shame,
rendering us forgetful of thee.
We know it is thy power alone
that can recall wandering children,
can impress on them a sense of divine things,
and can render that sense lasting and effectual;
From thee proceed all good purposes and desires,
and the diffusing of piety and happiness.
Thou hast knowledge of my soul’s secret
principles,
and art aware of my desire to spread the gospel.
Make me an almoner to give thy
bounties to the indigent,
comfort to the mentally ill,
restoration to the sin-diseased,
hope to the despairing,
joy to the sorrowing,
love to the prodigals.
Blow away the ashes of unbelief by
thy Spirit’s breath
and give me light, fire, and warmth of love.
I need spiritual comforts
that are gentle, peaceful, mild, refreshing,
that will melt me into conscious lowliness
before thee,
that will make me feel and rest in thee
as my All.
Fill the garden of my soul with the wind of love,
that the scents of the Christian life may be
wafted to others;
then come and gather fruits to thy glory.
So shall I fulfil the great end of my being –
to glorify thee and be a blessing to men.
Author of all created being and happiness,
I adore thee for making man capable
of religion,
that he may be taught to say:
‘Where is God, my Maker, who giveth
songs in the night?’
But degeneracy has spread over our
human race,
turning glory into shame,
rendering us forgetful of thee.
We know it is thy power alone
that can recall wandering children,
can impress on them a sense of divine things,
and can render that sense lasting and effectual;
From thee proceed all good purposes and desires,
and the diffusing of piety and happiness.
Thou hast knowledge of my soul’s secret
principles,
and art aware of my desire to spread the gospel.
Make me an almoner to give thy
bounties to the indigent,
comfort to the mentally ill,
restoration to the sin-diseased,
hope to the despairing,
joy to the sorrowing,
love to the prodigals.
Blow away the ashes of unbelief by
thy Spirit’s breath
and give me light, fire, and warmth of love.
I need spiritual comforts
that are gentle, peaceful, mild, refreshing,
that will melt me into conscious lowliness
before thee,
that will make me feel and rest in thee
as my All.
Fill the garden of my soul with the wind of love,
that the scents of the Christian life may be
wafted to others;
then come and gather fruits to thy glory.
So shall I fulfil the great end of my being –
to glorify thee and be a blessing to men.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Alas by Shawn L (circa 1997)
Alas, my love, we have awakened.
Awakened from our unforgettable slumber.
I feel the new life in us rise.
Can you feel the cloud shapes swarm?
Can you feel the flood begin to form?
I can't wait 'till it just begins to happen---
Falling down beneath the scorched earth.
The cracks dig deep that our failures left behind.
I can see it falling down on us.
It's falling from the sky on this desert we once called home.
Watch it renew our hearts as we dance in the rain.
I've never felt such peace knowing that
I am loved by the creator of heaven & earth and by you.
All of this since we are precious & honored in His sight.
All of this because of His love for us.
WOW! (Isaiah 43:19 , 43:4)
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
Awakened from our unforgettable slumber.
I feel the new life in us rise.
Can you feel the cloud shapes swarm?
Can you feel the flood begin to form?
I can't wait 'till it just begins to happen---
Falling down beneath the scorched earth.
The cracks dig deep that our failures left behind.
I can see it falling down on us.
It's falling from the sky on this desert we once called home.
Watch it renew our hearts as we dance in the rain.
I've never felt such peace knowing that
I am loved by the creator of heaven & earth and by you.
All of this since we are precious & honored in His sight.
All of this because of His love for us.
WOW! (Isaiah 43:19 , 43:4)
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
Quote from Jonathan Edwards "Charity and it's Fruits"
"It is from the breathings of the same Spirit that the Christian's love arises, both towards God and men. The Spirit of God is a spirit of love. And therefore when the Spirit of God enters into the soul, love enters. God is love, and he who has God dwelling in him by his Spirit will have love dwelling in him. The nature of the Holy Spirit is love; and it is by communicating himself, or his own nature, that the hearts of the saints are filled with love or charity." Jonathan Edwards __Charity & It's Fruits__
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Quote from Jonathan Edwards "Charity and it's Fruits"
"Do you think the injuries you have received from your fellow-man are more than you have offered to God? Has your enemy been more base, more unreasonable, more ungrateful, than you have to the High and Holy One? Have his offenses been more heinous or aggravated, or more in number, than yours have been against your Creator, Benefactor, and Redeemer? Have they been more provoking and exasperating than your sinful conduct has been to him who is the author of all our mercies, and to whom you are under the highest obligations?"
Friday, October 21, 2011
Singularity by Shawn L
Here I stand in the sight of the infinite.
One in a million.
My eyes see only a small glipse of it all, but I see enough.
How could a man like me wish for anything else?
How incredible it all is!
How great His love is!
How could it be?
How could a finger do all this yet tear the curtain with His body?
Something I will never understand, but something I will always cherish.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Come To Us by Shawn L
Never again will it happen.
The light will fade from the sky.
The moon will not shine anymore.
The Son of God will be our light.
In His radiance we will see so clear.
The Sun will never set again.
And the moon will never let forth its lights.
When the day of perfection comes
We will see God ... So let's keep our hearts pure.
Come quickly so we can see You!
Please ... Come and be our Light.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
"One Year To Live" by Mary Davis Reed
(Shawn L Note : I think of a friend named Heather when I read this poem)
If I had but one year to live;
One year to help; one year to give;
One year to love; one year to bless;
One year of better things to stress;
One year to sing; one year to smile;
To brighten earth a little while;
I think that I would spend each day,
In just the very self-same way
That I do now. For from afar
The call may come to cross the bar
At any time, and I must be
Prepared to meet eternity.
So if I have a year to live,
Or just a day in which to give
A pleasant smile, a helping hand,
A mind that tries to understand
A fellow-creature when in need,
‘Tis one with me, —I take no heed;
But try to live each day He sends
To serve my gracious Master’s ends.
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