July 18, 2021
Heart Ridge is not my home. But it IS my current sphere of activity.
Right now, I am like Ruth, working in the fields, gathering the sheaves that are dropped by the workers. But one day, I will marry Boaz and be mistress of all.
I am called to learn here, and grow. I am called to discover what it means to “gather sheaves,” not in an impoverished way, but in a way of learning how the Lord provides, the kindness of others, and the growth of my own heart.
I will be stretched here.
I already have been.
The beauty of this place captivates me, and it’s potential excites me… Meanwhile, what am I called to do?
October 29, 2020
A Man After My Own Heart
In prayer, I heard the Lord promise to send me “A Man After My Own Heart.” [Meaning HIS heart]
Blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled...
Psalm Searching:
So, I have delved into the Psalms, to see what they have to say about the nature of “A Man After My Own Heart.”
He rests in the Lord
He recognizes the hand of the Lord in all things
His defense is in the Lord
He believes the Lord’s promises, even against evidence to the contrary
He respects what is sacred to and consecrated to the Lord
He hates evil
He is beloved by the Lord
He is justified in the Lord
He cultivates the depths of his heart
He proclaims the glory of God
He turns to the Lord in times of distress
He converses with the Lord
He holds the Lord accountable to His promises
He knows, understands, and accepts God’s love for him
He attributes all victories to the Lord
He dances with abandon before the Lord
He rests in the Lord like a child in it’s mother’s arms
He keeps violence for the Lord to deliver
He is patient
He loves the Lord
He is guided by the Lord
He accepts the Lord’s chastisement
He is redeemed in the Lord
He sings to the Lord
He is preserved by the Lord
God is his rock and refuge
He accepts that he is transitory, and God is eternal
He praises the Lord in times of tribulation
He is wise, and heeds the love of the Lord
To be near God is his Happiness
He accepts that all that is good in himself was created for God’s sake
He grapples with large questions
His trust is in the Lord
He worships nothing false
He knows the Lord hears and answers his prayers
He obeys God
All his hope is in the Lord
He walks with ever-growing strength
He cries aloud in anguish of heart
He is saved
He prays in the morning
He is pure of heart
He learns to sit still
He is dust
He is not repayed according to his sins
He faces death all day long for the Lord
He imagines
He never neglects the Lord’s commands
He is upright
He is the Lord’s servant
He does everything the Lord wants him to do
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