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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?

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journal entry, reflection Elizabeth Russell journal entry, reflection Elizabeth Russell

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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