tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post8378732771021976488..comments2023-07-03T04:42:34.192-07:00Comments on Hester's Heart: 18 INCHESHester's Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484503013069778364noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-70525394639989322402012-02-27T11:11:56.837-08:002012-02-27T11:11:56.837-08:00Paula, Thank you for sharing your heart. I love t...Paula, Thank you for sharing your heart. I love to hear how God is working in others lives too. I appreciate your honesty and openness to God's work in you. I am reminded of Proverbs 3:5-6 ; continue to trust in Him and He will make your paths strait. Love to you sister, Hester ;)Hester's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484503013069778364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-89284396402415298042012-02-27T11:09:59.258-08:002012-02-27T11:09:59.258-08:00Via email:
Hester,
You always seem to meet me rig...Via email:<br /><br />Hester,<br />You always seem to meet me right where I am. I have been feeling the need to 'want to' just not 'need to'. This time of my surgery and recuperation has been hard on my relationship with God. I felt that this was going to be time to really commune with God and discover His will for me as I am contemplating several different ministries. As I write that, it convicts me that I was seeking an answer to what I wanted not what God wanted. How many times do we seek our own will and want it all wrapped up in God's will. Anyway, I found this time to be a very dry time, and I really don't know why. It became easy to get involved in other things than the things of God. It has been really good to get back into the Bible study and the lives of the girls in my group. It's when I'm focused outward that I hear God intimately. One of my favorite praise songs is "Change my heart, oh God! Make it ever new. Change my heart, Oh God! May I be like you. You are the Potter, I am the clay. Mold me and shape me, this is what I pray!" I have always known my heart needs to be changed by Him. Left on it own, it becomes so sinful and selfish. Thanks for the reminder that i need to ask Him to make me 'want to'. He's the only one who can change this heart of mine. Hope everything is going well with the closing of your house. Look forward to seeing you soon.<br />God Bless!<br />PaulaHester's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484503013069778364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-75136161124792210362012-02-20T16:10:56.892-08:002012-02-20T16:10:56.892-08:00Susan, Thank you for your comment. You are so ri...Susan, Thank you for your comment. You are so right that we live for an audience of ONE and my prayer is the same as yours, "To stay on the heart side of those 18 inches." Blessings to you, HesterHester's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484503013069778364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-46981691156065357892012-02-19T18:13:23.098-08:002012-02-19T18:13:23.098-08:00My daughter was just telling me about the sermon a...My daughter was just telling me about the sermon at her church this morning: we have a list of "shoulds" in our heads, but who are we doing them for? We live to please and honor ONE, and everything we do should reflect our commitment to Him.<br /><br />Praying I stay on the <i>heart side</i> of those 18 inches! Thanks for the great thoughts!<br />Hugs from VA :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823919278259760743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-6687368664761083102012-02-18T08:34:56.997-08:002012-02-18T08:34:56.997-08:00Amen Jan! That 18 inches certainly does get clogg...Amen Jan! That 18 inches certainly does get clogged. I really appreciate your quote from Sarah Young. I had never even thought of "routine" becoming an idol, but it certainly can and I've really been pondering that statement since I read it. God bless you, Hester :)Hester's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484503013069778364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-5938074112933842582012-02-17T17:47:54.221-08:002012-02-17T17:47:54.221-08:00It's amazing how cluttered that 18 inches can ...It's amazing how cluttered that 18 inches can get with things that clog the passage. Sarah Young says in Jesus Calling that it's easy to make an idol out of routine. We are called to keep a freshness in our faith, but it's a challenge. <br />Good words for today, Hester.Jan Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617976979678082323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-42699968898989382542012-02-17T08:30:47.628-08:002012-02-17T08:30:47.628-08:00Amy, Thank you for your comment. Isn't there ...Amy, Thank you for your comment. Isn't there such freedom when we grasp His infinite grace. Oh, what life God continues to pour into me. God bless you as you live and walk in His grace. Blessings to you too, HesterHester's Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484503013069778364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002150855181992808.post-58000021534090794352012-02-17T06:39:02.956-08:002012-02-17T06:39:02.956-08:00God has bridged my 18 inch gap for me by healing m...God has bridged my 18 inch gap for me by healing me from the religion of perfectionism! I'm free, He's God and I'm not. He pours grace into my life each day now! Thanks for sharing your heart Hester! -Blessings to you, AmyAmyAlveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236923018612126039noreply@blogger.com