God Sees the Heart
Loveroftruth
October 12, 2007
There was a season in my walk where God started to show me how He views his children. Each time He showed me another "view" I would get an incredible sensing as to how He felt about us.... I could "feel" His heart. It changed my walk and was a big part of God showing me who He truly is, an incredible Loving and Merciful Father who delights in His children. A Father who has incredible compassion for the hurting and even those who are rebellious and act up.
It started with the first vision:
One day while reading the word, suddenly I got a picture of something I did before I received Christ. For that moment I saw just how terrible that thing was, I could see myself, right there where I was all those years back, what my thoughts were and I wondered to myself how in the world could I have thought this was ok to do? How come I could not see how bad this was? This did not come as a condemning vision but God spoke to me and said "At that time you could NOT SEE" "You did not have the ability to SEE".
This vision really spoke to me, for God was saying that I had no ability to see. If I had no ability to see, was I responsible for what I did?
The second vision came only a few days later....
I saw a picture of Jesus on the cross and He says "Father forgive them for they know not what they do". I then heard God say to me "They really did not know what they did".
The third vision came about a month later:
I was watching TV and it was during the time when the Muslims where rioting over the Mohammed cartoons. I saw Middle Eastern men shouting and shaking their fist, filled with anger in front of the camera. I then heard the Lord say to me "These men where once little boys like Matthew (my son) with hopes and dreams for their future but their parents taught them anger and hate, anger and hate and this is the fruit". I sensed Gods deep love for them, a love that hurt for His children, a love that knew "why" that person acted up the way they did and despite that, He grieved for them, His children He loves.
We seem to always look to the "outside". How people act or what they do, yet God sees deep down inside and grieves for the heart of His hurting child.
This season changed the way I saw things, never again would it be so easy to look at a person and judge their actions without knowing that their rotten fruit was caused from a deep seeded hurt inside... would I have compassion for them knowing that God hurts for them?
The other thing I go back and forth with and that is, if there are places in our life that "We can't see" then are we truly responsible for what we do or do not do?
I don't think I will ever have an answer for that, but for some reason, the Lord thought it was important to show me this, maybe only for the sake of Loving His Children More.
PEACE AND LOVE :girlheart:
Thanks for sharing that Loveroftruth.....enjoyed reading it. :girlheart:
I think that timing is everything with God. :HeartThrob:
:cloud9: :thumbsup: That was beautiful LT, and so true. He didn't show me any visions to make it life in me, but He showed me the same be-attitude of His. Blessings to you......
Amen, Christine! God is love and if God be in us....
Hey, its the girls club here. If we where together we could have "tea" :mrflo: :mrflo: :mrflo: :girlheart:
:thumbsup: Thanks. I'll take mine (hot tea) with milk and sugar. Someone told me once this is the "English" way. I have no idea. I just know it tastes good to me...... :happygrin:
Sounds good Cardinal :thumbsup:.....but if we're having a tea party......can I have mine with lots of ice, sugar and a little bit of lemon......that's the southern way here. :Sparkletooth: The tea is like syrup (2 cups sugar per 1 gallon).......gotta love sweet tea. :grin: :HeartThrob:
:cloud9: Girl, we love sweet tea in my house.......(I grew up summering in Arkansas with my cousin) but I only put 1 and 1/2 cups per gallon in mine, because if I make it any sweeter the Hoosiers around here think I'm trying to kill 'em, LOL.......
Quote from: Cardinal on October 13, 2007, 10:58:32 PM
:cloud9: Girl, we love sweet tea in my house.......(I grew up summering in Arkansas with my cousin) but I only put 1 and 1/2 cups per gallon in mine, because if I make it any sweeter the Hoosiers around here think I'm trying to kill 'em, LOL.......
:grin:.....yeah.....2 cups is a little too sweet for me too Cardinal, but many southerns here in NC use that much. :mshock:
Make mine a Starbucks! Tall vanilla quad shot! :Egyptdance2:
Some one mention tea :happygrin: ..any Biscuits....
me Sheila cares for some... :icon_flower:
Quote from: Taffy on October 14, 2007, 01:08:02 AM
Some one mention tea :happygrin: ..any Biscuits....
me Sheila cares for some... :icon_flower:
Hey buddy,
Unless you shave off your mustache, you ain't invited :mlaugh: :mlaugh: :mlaugh: :mlaugh:
Gee sis
I was Born with that..its like an arm...
looked thirty when i was 15....
HE HE!
I enjoy digestives...do you have any?..with of course PG tips...got guessing ah?
T
best get back t topic... :icon_flower:
What topic? :laughing7: Oh yea! God sees the heart- and ours are full of joy!
:iagree: :hijacked: :grouppray:
Lover of truth:
I think I won't easily forget what you wrote about God telling you that you couldn't see what you were doing. I think you hit on something deep---
Brian
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