Give Me Your Heart

The Lord would say...
"My child, give Me your heart. I delight in you and I receive your intentions and all depth of your heart as a sacrifice. I require nothing of you except your love, obedience, commitment and surrender. Give Me your heart. In your heart you carry all wealth you possess. Give Me your heart. I will keep it safe. I will guard it, protect it, water it, feed it until it blossoms. You can trust Me. Nothing you give Me will ever be wasted. Not ignored either. Not overlooked. I pay attention and I receive it. That is how I can bless you because everything you give Me, I will multiply. You me Me your time, I multiply it and do more with it then you can ever do with it and it will reach further then you intended. You give Me your heart and your affections and I will multiply in you what you can never do for yourself. So, give Me your heart, your life, your affections and all that is valuable to you. I guard and multiply them for sure!". 

Food for thought: Would you share what Scriptures come to mind as you read what I received some time ago from the Lord in prayer? What areas of your life are most difficult to surrender to Him? 

Lights, Camara, Action!!!

Wouldn't you love to be to be a star? One of the perks is getting to be on the Red Carpet for sure!! Camara's flashing, people yelling...

Yet some of us have been performing all our lives!!! No red carpets to attend, no awards, no perks whatsoever! I am raising my hand, I know what that is like... because I grew up having to perform constantly as a little girl to please my daddy. I had to work hard at being good all the time to earn his love and acceptance. Yet no matter how much I performed, I never felt loved and accepted by him, rather rejected and unloved. At least that is how I felt. (I thank God it was the exact opposite with my mom though...couldn't have felt more loved and wanted). But I know that formed in me this need to constantly perform to the point that I am extremely driven. Nothing wrong with being a hard worker. But when there is an "...oholic" attached to the word 'work', it isn't so good. I know I need God's healing from being a workaholic and being so driven that my mind has trouble resting. Yet I worry that my career would suffer in the future if I become less driven if that makes sense... So, I was chatting with God about that, how I have all these concerns about my future when it comes to my work and that I really want to be less driven and performance oriented. I kept praying for a while into my future and different aspects of my work. As always, He is ready to answer...

"STAY WITH ME. YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MANY THINGS. I DON'T CALL YOU TO LIVE IN THE FUTURE. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THE SAME WANTS ARE IN MY HEART FOR YOU. YOUR DESIRES COME FROM MY OWN HEART AND THAT IS WHY YOU CAN REST KNOWING I WILL FULFILL MY PURPOSES FOR YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID THAT I WON'T DO WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU. HEY, I'VE GOT YOUR BACK, YOU CAN LEAN IN ON ME. HIGH FIVE! WE GOT THIS. ISN'T IT FUN TO STAY WITH ME? I AM A FUN GOD".

Food for thought...This reminds me of Martha when she was so performance oriented and Asked Jesus to tell Mary to go help her and Jesus did also tell her that she was concerned about too many things. Luke 10:41. And in saying "stay with Me", He is suggesting I do what Mary did, sit at His feet. Can you find a steak of performance in your own life? How does this affect your work and or family relations? Would you share in the comment box and also add what other Scriptures come to mind reading what the Lord shared with me?