myheartburnswithinme.com

As I pondered about the domain name for this blog site, I wanted a name that meant something to me. The significance of myheartburnswithinme is in Luke 24: 13-32, verse 32 states, ” Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us, and while he opened to us  the scriptures.”

I spent so many years of my life in a dark and lonely place. I just wanted the Lord to take me home. Many times I even asked Him, ” why don’t you ever take me?”. I now believe in all of my heart, that He had a thing to teach me. That thing is, ” it’s not about just living and dying, but it is about the journey.” I’m not saying that everyday is an easy day. I am saying that even when I am facing a trial, there is an excitement in my spirit to see what God will do today.

This reminds of Mark 8:14-22, Jesus asked his disciples, ” When I brake five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?”, and they said seven. In verse 21, He asks them, ” How is it that ye don’t understand?”. As I wake up each day, and behold all of the great and mighty things that God has done for me, ” how could it be that I would not understand”?

I have come to realize that my peace-of-mind is my biggest asset. This is a peace that the world cannot give. I am reminded in John 14:27 that I do not have to be afraid, Jesus has left his peace with me. I know that in this world, I will have tribulation, but I do have good cheer, because my life is hid in Christ and He has overcome this world (John 16:33). Amen, (which means, so be it)

There are many great, and awesome things that God has done for me. Many times he has moved on my behalf, and I have even seen miracles. These things have grown my faith, and made my journey an exciting and happy one. It is my hope that others will find enjoyment as I reflect on those memories, and reach ahead to the future. Life really is about the journey.

 

This is my first post, and I am very excited to have a space to share the strength, excitement, joy, and peace that I find in reading the word of God.  It is my heartfelt hope that others may find encouragement in these words.

I have been told that I am a pillar of strength. I feel quite the contrary. People that know me well, are amazed that my elevator still goes up, and the lights are still on. The truth is, the word of God has rescued me. It is like fire shut up in my bones. This reminds me of a passage in the book of Luke, where Jesus speaks of a reed shaken in the wind. This is a representation of someone who is dense (dimly lit), and spiritually weak. It was not a representation of John, and it is not a representation of me. John 6:63 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” What did they think that they would see?