is about a class of children
with special needs.
While their teacher
taught them their ABC's,
she also shared with them
the love of Jesus.
One day,
she told them
of Jesus' promise
to come back
and take them
to Heaven.
From that moment on,
she couldn't keep them
in their seats!
They were always
running to the windows,
pressing their
fingertips and noses
against the windowpane,
looking for Jesus.
If He said He was coming,
He WAS coming!
Oh, to have the faith of these children.
How it must
Oh, to have the faith of these children.
How it must
please our Father's heart
when we take Him
at His word.
If He said it,
If He said it,
He will do it.
No ifs, ands or buts
about it.
As I look into my own life,
As I look into my own life,
I have found
the moments
that have brought me
the most pleasure
are the ones where
I was understood
for who I am
and I was taken
at my word.
On the flip side of that,
I can also attest
to the fact
that some of my most
frustrating and heartbreaking moments
have been those when
who I am
was questioned or doubted.
We all long
to be someone
others
can believe in
and count on.
I wonder if God longs for this, too.
Can you imagine
I wonder if God longs for this, too.
Can you imagine
what kind of life
you and I would be living
at this very moment
if we truly took
the Lord
at His Word?
When I was a child,
When I was a child,
I was told faith
is a lot
like sitting
on a chair.
When we sit down,
we have faith
this piece of furniture
won't let us down.
We trust it will
support us and hold us up.
Seldom do we
give the chair
a second thought,
much less
a thorough inspection!
Yet,
when it comes
to placing our life
into the hands
of the Creator
of the universe,
we hold back,
questioning and doubting
if He will be there
to hold us up?
But without faith
But without faith
it is impossible
to please him:
for he that cometh to God
must believe that he is,
and that he is a rewarder
of them that diligently seek him.
~ Hebrews 11:6
I once asked my class
what they were thankful for.
In the midst of the usual
flood of responses -
my bike, my family, our dog -
one answer stood high
above the others.
One little boy
simply stated
he was thankful
God was real
and not pretend.
Do you believe God is real?
Are you willing
Do you believe God is real?
Are you willing
to relinquish
the weight
you are carrying
and allow Him
to support you
and hold you up?
Are you ready
Are you ready
to run with me
to the window of God's heart,
leaving your own heartprint,
as in eager anticipation,
you look for all
leaving your own heartprint,
as in eager anticipation,
you look for all
He has promised you?
It is the desire
It is the desire
of my heart
to please my God.
What better way
to do this than
to believe
He is WHO
He says He is
and to know and trust
and to know and trust
He will DO
what He says He will do.
~Stacy