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jess. 20. minneapolis. putting to words the scattered thoughts and musings of a broken sinner held together by the sustaining love of Christ.
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My lack of presence has become a bit ridiculous...

Unfortunately, I just don’t have the time or motivation for Tumblr as of recent…that does not, however, mean that my thoughts and musings have come to a halt. If you are still interested in getting into my head, read my blog here or view my twitter page here.

You are welcome to follow me at both of those aforementioned locations..in fact, I encourage you to do so, as it may be my only means of keeping into contact with most of you. My Tumblr desire is just fading profusely…

Anyway, hope to catch a few of you at those other sites! I hope and pray the LORD has been revealing Himself to you all as He has been to me! Open your eyes, He is there.

10/12/2009 22:32
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Apologies...

Due to lack of time and such, I have been spending more time here.

But please, feel free to follow me there :)

10/04/2009 17:52
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10/01/2009 22:59
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The LORD loves to communicate with His children!


This new season of my life has brought with it some pretty incredible conversations with God.

I remember being at places in my life during which I felt I was simply not connecting with God…that I wasn’t hearing Him speak to me, that He wasn’t directly involved in my life, most often coming to the conclusion that He simply didn’t have anything to say. But now I have realized how completely backwards I had it; God has SO much to say to me. He has so much to say to all of us! The problem was, I wouldn’t sit still long enough to hear Him out.


In this new season, that is nearly all I do. I sit and listen to the LORD speak to me, and it has been more fruitful than I ever could have expected.
This morning I had about two hours to kill between chapel and my next class. I went to the library, as I usually do, found a nice seat by the window, and got out my poetry anthology and my Bible. I knew I had to read the anthology for class, but felt for some reason that I should just read my Bible instead. I hesitated, however, because I had no idea what book to read, what scripture to seek out, etc. I internally declared that if God wanted me to read from my Bible during those two hours, He would have to reveal to me which book to start in.It sounds a little silly now, but it seemed perfectly logical to me at the time.


Although I gave God such a seemingly silly task, He answered me. About ten poems into my anthology, my reading came to a complete halt upon reading the word “Corinthians” in one of the poems. My initial reaction was to laugh in utter shock, and then thought myself foolish, for of course the LORD would be faithful in my request, no matter how trivial it seemed to me.
I reached for my Bible and opened to 1 Corinthians.Now, this is a book that I have read many times before, but for some reason when I was reading it this morning, it completely rocked my world. I got so much truth out of it that I had never before realized, truth that directly pertained to what is currently going on in my life, the content of which I am sure I will post about soon.


But for now, I just stand in awe of the our Father’s faithfulness.Today, I encourage you all to be completely open to what the LORD is trying to communicate to you…and then simply listen to Him. Don’t close yourself off to any venue of communication. Just Listen, and be obedient…and before long, you will see how fruitful that communication can be.

09/29/2009 20:39
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God, teach us how to better discern Your Spirit so that we will never miss out on what you truly want to speak to us. Help us to discover Your heart so that we may be able to LOVE Your people. Teach us how to see through Your eyes and learn how to encounter a need and do something. Teach us how to be more like Your Son. We wanna be more like You Lord.

09/25/2009 18:25
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@jenniferanne
I got your letter in the mail today! It was so beautiful and encouraging! I’ll write back tonight and throw it in the mail tomorrow :)

@jenniferanne

I got your letter in the mail today! It was so beautiful and encouraging! I’ll write back tonight and throw it in the mail tomorrow :)

09/25/2009 17:10
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Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place--the Most High who is my refuge--no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.

Psalm 91:9-10

Be encouraged today, brothers and sisters. Our Father is watching over us.

09/25/2009 10:53
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At this hour, what is dead is restless and what is living is burning.
Someone tell him he should sleep now.
At this hour, what is dead is worried and what is living is fugitive.
Someone tell him he should sleep now.

At this hour, what is dead is restless and what is living is burning.

Someone tell him he should sleep now.

At this hour, what is dead is worried and what is living is fugitive.

Someone tell him he should sleep now.

09/25/2009 10:48
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“He did not decide peace or war, home or exile,
escape by land or escape by sea.
He waited merely, as always someone
waits, far, near, here, hereafter, to find out:
is it praise or lament hidden in the next moment?”
— Li-Young Lee, “My Father, in Heaven, Is Reading Out Loud”
09/25/2009 00:54
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The rose announces on earth the kingdom of gravity. A bird cancels it. My eyelids cancel the bird. Anything might cancel my eyes: distance, time, war. My father said, Never take your both eyes off the world, before he rocked me.

The rose announces on earth the kingdom of gravity. A bird cancels it. My eyelids cancel the bird. Anything might cancel my eyes: distance, time, war. My father said, Never take your both eyes off the world, before he rocked me.

09/25/2009 00:50
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