Ramblings from my Heart...

I'm pretty in love with Jesus..I feel like everyday I'm more amazed by Him. He makes me new, He fills my cup to overflowing...He always heals me and He puts passion in my heart. He gives me new perspective, He gives me JOY. He takes my heart and shapes it into something beautiful. He gives me vision and captivates all of my attention. I was talking to a friend the other day about this exact thing. When a person surrenders all to Jesus it isn't just like following any religion; Jesus ...the gospel -totally seeps into every area of your life. He comes in and invades your everything. He invades your mind, your heart- your very soul. He hits everything within you with His light...so that you can see. He shows you your sin, and covers them with His blood. He shows you that He is all that you need and gives you Himself. He wraps you in His righteousness, in His grace and in His Love. He takes the ashes of your life and returns beauty. He REALLY does. Isaiah wasn't kidding.

Jesus walks with you...communes with you ..Lives with you. I ask myself, who am I that the King of Glory, the Creator...wants to come and talk with me? This great God crowns me with love and compassion, satisfies my desires with good things and He renews me. He comes into my life as a mighty warrior and trains my hands for war and my fingers to fight...to fight against the evil that comes against my life. And you know what- He always wins! I look back on some of the hardest times of my life and you know what I remember, I remember Jesus being right there. I remember Him calming my restless, anxious heart. I remember Him taking my pain..reminding me that I'm His daughter. In the midst of chaos ..Jesus brought me peace. He revives me, He restores me and He breaths new life into me; He utterly consumes every part of me. He reveals Himself to me- in His word, with His words, with His creation...and I find that He is all around me. There is not a place I go that He is not with me. He welcomes me into that inner court room ...and all I can do is fall on my face in worship. He is constantly graceful, merciful, loving...He is always good. I know, I've experienced it!

There is absolutely nothing like knowing Jesus...

Paul says it best:

"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him."

Wow. As the Psalmist says, better is one day in His courts than thousands elsewhere...! I love the courts of the Lord! That's where I want to be more than anywhere else. All the sinful things this world has to offer me, all those worldly treasures are just facades ...they're worthless! They mean nothing to me. Just give me Jesus. More and More and More of Jesus. Like a father gives His children, God has given me e very good thing. I am unworthy ...but He still gives, gives and gives. I could go on forever! If I had all the paper in the world to write about Him, it wouldn't be enough..If I could paint a thousand works of art it wouldn't display how beautiful He is...If I could sing a million songs about How great He is..it still wouldn't be enough.

Jesus has all of my hearts' affection ...