I don't have anything inspiring to say. No words that will flow effortlessly from the tips of these fingers and be aesthetically pleasing to your eyes. I can't formulate the perfect post to leave you pondering a great injustice or challenging you to make a stand. I lack the ability to move the masses. I am a broken and humbled man this week. God is twisting, turning, and for some reason, changing entirely my notions of school, relationships, future and friendships. I am worn out... In need of the power of the Holy Spirit like never before.
I hear people say "You'll push through... you'll be alright." And I know that this things are true, but every once in a while, words don't mean a whole lot. I'm not a person who longs for physical touch from friends, but this week I just need a genuine bear hug. Or maybe I need Jesus to wrap me in his arms, let me cry in his shoulder, and hear HIM speak those words of comfort.
"Seth. I love you. I am SO proud of you. Push through the rest of the semester, but keep me by your side. You'll be alright if you lean into me. Looking into eternity, your grades don't matter, you don't need to worry about your future wife; I'm protecting her for you. You don't need to worry about how you will make friends after college; I'm already preparing hearts to meet you, love you, and care for you. Never forget who you are in me. I love you so much."
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Where your heart is your treasure will be also... or is it the other way around?
Where your heart is your treasure will be also... or is it the other way around?
God, if where my treasure is,
my heart is also,
does that work in reverse, too?
I feel like it just might.
Because right now,
my heart belongs to you,
but I feel like you're giving my heart away.
And its not like your doing a bad thing, God,
don't misunderstand me.
But I truly believe that each member of
this incredible community that I live with has a very distinct piece of
my heart.
And if I believe that to be true,
and I belive the whole treasure/heart reversal concept to be true,
then you made a wise decision tellings me
"not to build up your treasures up here on earth,
where moths and dust destroy and where
thieves break in and steal,"
but to build up the treasure that I can take with me to heaven.
Which, in light of the last few lines,
is achieved by giving my heart away.
So God, I guess what I'm asking for is that
you help me continue to give my heart away,
to build up those heavenly treasures,
and to appreciate and value the treasures where my heart
already lies.
God, if where my treasure is,
my heart is also,
does that work in reverse, too?
I feel like it just might.
Because right now,
my heart belongs to you,
but I feel like you're giving my heart away.
And its not like your doing a bad thing, God,
don't misunderstand me.
But I truly believe that each member of
this incredible community that I live with has a very distinct piece of
my heart.
And if I believe that to be true,
and I belive the whole treasure/heart reversal concept to be true,
then you made a wise decision tellings me
"not to build up your treasures up here on earth,
where moths and dust destroy and where
thieves break in and steal,"
but to build up the treasure that I can take with me to heaven.
Which, in light of the last few lines,
is achieved by giving my heart away.
So God, I guess what I'm asking for is that
you help me continue to give my heart away,
to build up those heavenly treasures,
and to appreciate and value the treasures where my heart
already lies.
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