"A heart of flesh"

I still have the heart within me to raise livestock, and to be the farmer/rancher that I would love to be! I thank God for my few goats that I have, and for the little Chicken's we have been able to keep on our property. And I know that if the Lord wills it, someday I'll have those things that are in my heart. The land, the animals.  But my heart should not fix itself onto those things, and thankfully it has not! Rather, I have given that dream over to Him. Knowing that His timing is not MY timing. I still am required to fix my eyes, and my heart on Him. With the Heart of flesh that he gives me. And the Spirit that he provides.

I love the word picture used here, a heart of stone, traded out for "a heart of flesh". I hear that and picture open heart surgery. With the idea, and knowledge that the flesh is very sensitive to the touch, and can wound easily. I imagine a heart that is figuratively, and literally LIVING, and almost breathing the Spirit of God. Alive in the Spirit. Sensitive to the touch of the Holy Spirit.

Ezekiel 36:24-27New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

24 ‘“For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

"Work with your hands"

It is such a great reminder we get from scripture. When I am worrisome about my life, and my endeavors. I feel a tremendous comfort in knowing that my Lord, is watching over my everyday endeavors... and my long road as well, and I can trust in Him to bring to fruition, any and all of my hopes, and aspirations in life.

All I have to do right now, is put my faith in Him, trusting, and seeking Him first, "...and all of these things will be added unto you." Not to think that I will be wealthy, or have lots of things as the world might think. But that He will bless me with His blessings! Which are far better, than I can imagine!

I love the Scripture that helps me look at what is in front of me, TODAY.. and do what I have before me, as unto the Lord!

"And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;"    - 1 Thessalonians 4:11 KJV 


...Thy will be done!

What's important?

So I've been pondering what to post, and came to the conclusion ..post whats most important!

Lately I've increased my scripture reading, and study. At this point I've managed to read through the New Testament one time, and am half way through my second time. I simply know that with out the Word being pored over me, and into me, I will have an even harder time knowing the mind of God, and the will of God in my life. But when I am in His word, his Spirit "teaches me all things". -John 14:26


"For who knows a person's thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."  - 1 Corinthians 2:11


When you know the mind of God, from reading His word... you begin to see this life through His eyes, and everything starts to make  a lot more sense! I love the quote from C.S. Lewis.

"I believe in Christianity much like I believe in the rising sun. Not because I can see it, but because by it, I can see everything else.”  – C.S. Lewis

Just some food for thought!