heart responsibility

i am always thankful to God when He speaks to me through the Bible or the Holy Spirit.

recently, He informed me that i was taking responsibility for other people's heart conditions. a responsibility that He never asked me to take, nor one that i am good at managing.


the Bible is clear that what is in a person's heart determines what s/he says. i am not responsible for what is in another person heart. i am responsible for what is in my heart. nor do i have the power to change another person's heart condition. yet, God is responsible and has the power to change people's heart conditions. that is one of the benefits of the new covenant that God has made with those who follow Jesus.


the Bible and the Holy Spirit so masterfully confronted me and then set me free from this wrong doing (called sin in the Bible). as i confessed (agreed with God) the sin of taking responsibility for others heart conditions, He forgave me and set me free from this burden. His peace came upon me.

i thank you Lord for your continual transformation in my life.

Following God's Call

Hebrews 11:8 states that Abraham followed God without knowing where he was going.

This is so refreshing for me. A person can follow God without knowing where s/he is going.

Over the last 5+ years, I have grown very accustom to hearing God's voice and then following His words to me.

In the beginning of my journey with Christ, I believed it was my duty to set my goals (weekly, monthly, yearly, 5 years, 10 years, etc.) and then invite Jesus to bless these goals. The sad truth was that I was organizing my life so that I led and God was to follow my preset plans, called goals. This lifestyle came crashing down when I realized that my best planned goals, fell very short of God's ability and many times were in direct conflict with what His voice communicated to me.

So now, I am very comfortable with following God's call without knowing where I am going.

divine intersections

i took a friend to greyhound this morning for his 2 day rip to TN. he is moving there as part of his next step in his journey on this planet. i have known him for 9 months.

i am always amazed how people come into my life.

divine intersections.

gifts of relationship and friendship.

brendan was a gift to me as well as the temple community. he came and brought God's presence. he has a great laugh and unique personality. he is smart, intelligent, always willing to lend a hand to anyone.

one of the things i will miss most about him is his humility.

his humble spirit was inviting. he did not try to put on a front. brendan was brendan no matter where we were. if we were sharing a donut, trolling for a police officer, or him running the powerpoint at a church service.

i believe God will continue to bless brendan, because his heart is open to the Almighty.