What is wrong with us? For some reason we choose to journey through life on our own, without the Lord, and bounce from one sin or train wreck to another looking for that escape from the turbulence of life. Maybe this turbulence involves a relationship, a divorce, an affair, loss of a child, pride, lust, nonforgiveness or even religion; maybe its alcoholism, a drug addiction, depression, an eating disorder, or a chronic illness where a cure seems hopeless. Whatever is at the center of your turbulence, be assured you are not alone. We must come to an understanding that no matter how desperate our circumstances are we can find our answers and our hope in Jesus. Jesus healed the paralytic despite his obvious doubt and despite the fact that he didn’t even know who Jesus was. I don’t know what you are going through or why. I don’t know the plans God has for you, but reach out to Him.
Rick Evans
There is a big difference between hearing and listening. God is not just looking for us to hear Him. God wants us to listen. The biggest difference between the two is “respect” and “trust”. When someone is talking to you that you don’t respect or trust, you will most likely only hear them (if that), unless they are threatening you in some way. This is not how God has built our relationship with Him. God wants us to listen because we know it is best, through Trust and Faith. Set aside some time today and listen to God. You won’t believe the words He is whispering in your heart if you can get quiet enough to hear them.
Quit Looking Behind You, You’re Not Heading That Way!
David Petraeus’s extramarital affair; Newtown, Connecticut tragedy; Presidential elections; daredevil makes a record space jump; Facebook goes public; the iPhone 5 comes out; Whitney Houston found dead; London Olympics draws millions; Michael Phelps’ wins 22 medals; Lance Armstrong has been a champion fundraiser for cancer research but now has an asterisk next to his name for the doping scandal; Norman Schwarzkopf, Neil Armstrong, Mike Wallace, Dick Clark and Andy Griffith passed away; Fast and Furious scandal; four people were killed; including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens in the Benghazi attack; movies such as The Hobbit, Lincoln, Les Miserables hit the big screen; Hurricane Sandy devastates the east coast; gunman open fires at a showing of Dark Knight; Middle East has become more unstable with the unrest in Syria, Egypt and Gaza; Penn State scandal…
The Best of 2012
Here are the top three best Heartstone Journey posts by category for 2012. It is always pretty cool to see which posts resonated with people the most throughout the year. I want to personally thank you for being a part of the Heartstone Journey community. I believe these posts can impact the world, one person at a time and you are a part of that movement. I look forward to an awesome 2013!