Spiritually Healthy

My pastor has said that we are musical beings.  It's just how God has made us. I always thought that there was something wrong with me for getting emotional during certain songs or when hearing certain instruments being played (for me it's the piano, violin, and cello).  I would sit at our computer and just cry over the tunes that these voices/instruments would produce and wonder what on earth was wrong with me.  But ever since I heard a sermon a while ago about God creating us to be creatures of a song/music, I have had a different (better) view of this and feel more confident about it - not proud or boastful, but confident in the Lord and His Word. Psalm 150:3,4  Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Do any of you ladies (or gentlemen) enjoy The Paino Guys ?  I do!  I adore their "remakes" of certain songs/hym...

Not long ago, I was reading through the first book of John and was hit by the 17th verse in the 3rd chapter. (1 Jn. 3:17 ) But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? It rips me up inside to know that I fail at this. (1 Jn. 3:18) My little children, let us not love in work or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. "...in deed and in truth." Reading these two verses has me examining my life and what it is that I actually do...or don't do. How do I show love?  In my words or in my daily doings? Ouch. I have to be honest and say that both of these are hard for me.  I really struggle with acting out in love, and with speaking kind words when they are needed. These two verses tell me that I should be acting out my love for God's people - not just speaking. Why is this SO hard for us to do?  I have a heart for serving people; true joy comes from seeing others h...

I recently read a very uplifting post by fellow blogger,  Stephanie  who blogs over at  The Enchanting Rose . Click on the names to head on over to Stephanie's little place on the web - I know that you'll be blessed just as much as I have by her encouraging words of grace! So. As I read this post God spoke to my dry heart with these verses that Stephanie shared: Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.  Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.  Psalm 51:7-10 What caught me was when the Psalmist said "... the bones which thou has broken may rejoice ." Psalm 139:23-24 says (Please don't think that I'm copying you, Stephanie!  I actually shared this verse on my FB page before I went and read your moving post) Search me,...