Long post alert but when an article is given to me, I know I need to share it. What does the word “Lie” Mean?? "Lie" is an intransitive verb meaning "to rest" or "to be at rest."
Last night was just one of those nights. One of those nights where no matter what I did to try and go to sleep peacefully it did not happen. It was not just last night this restlessness has been going on for a week or so. Most of the time I just turn over and lay in bed till I fall asleep however between Carston wide awake and chatty, Brian snacking and snoring it just wasn’t meant to be I guess God knew He wanted to talk to me and how to get me up. So around 1:00am I decided to gather my blanket, an apple, water, and head to the couch. It was there that I just began to talk with God about what I was feeling, He spoke ever so gently back to me, and words to pin on paper began to come to mind. Have you ever been around someone and wondered what they were passionate about? Where their treasure is??? I have here recently and let us just say sometimes the mouth will speak exactly where someone’s heart and treasure is. If you do not listen closely you will miss what their heart is saying and well, the heart will not lie, Most of the time. Oh, you need examples of what I am saying? Here we go…. Have you ever been around someone and all they ever talk about is (their) money, (their) material possessions, (their) accomplishments, what they have done in life? Me, Me, Me, Me, Me! It appears boastful and unfortunately that is exactly what it is. We both know how God feels towards this type of spirit and His word is jammed packed speaking on braggers and being boastful in excess. I am not saying it's not ok to be proud of your accomplishments but when it's in excess that's when it's an issue. A wise person, my mentor to be exact, once told me leave the praising of yourself for others to do on your behalf. If you are going to boast about something boast about all that God has done for you whew what a true and powerful statement. This goes into character and integrity something I will save for another article. This type of person will quickly reveal where their heart and treasure are, it is them. For many years I can say that I was honestly guilty of this unhealthy unchristian like behavior. Before I got married you ask my mom, I had the newest cars no matter the debt it would put me in, Nicest purses and shoes (name brand) , Clothes, My job and the income I had I wasn’t afraid to talk about it and would occasionally pump myself up to being the best there was in the business and could it all better than others!! Boy was I a mess! Deep in my heart at first, I felt I was doing nothing wrong. There were times to others it appeared as prideful and arrogant, but you could not tell me anything. I would get all offended if you brought it to my attention and truthfully, I would think you were just jealous and had a problem but really I was the problem. It took some very hard LIFE lessons to teach me this. This type behavior didn't make me a bad person it just meant I needed to be put back on the potters wheel for some fine tuning. Maybe you are not that type person, How about you are around someone who always talks about his/her spouse, sings their praises, talks about their children, how much they love and cherish them, talks about God, ministry, and their friends, family??? This is someone who reveal that they are passionate about as well but in a positive way. They are passionate about others more than they are themselves. If you get around me and stay long enough you can quickly pick up where my passions and my heart are. My family, my son, church, friends etc. I have learned that you cannot take material possessions to heaven, but you can people… Evaluate today the category that you find yourself falling into above. If you find yourself to fall into the category of the person who is boastful and proud, challenge yourself to humble yourself under the mighty hand of God and get this spirit under control. This spirit will do more damage than good I promise you. It will harm healthy relationships because those that are involved with you will be began to feel the weight of your behavior and feel that they are just another task for you to accomplish versus a passion or desire of yours. Genuinely ask God to reveal the unhealthy behaviors to you and for wisdom and direction to change because if this spirit is not handled you will look back and see that you had all your accomplishments but no one in your life to celebrate them with you. You will have temporal things yes but not eternal things… Maybe you find yourself in the category of the one always giving praise, support, encouragement, continuously shining the light on others accomplishments, their successes, etc and you feel like no one notices you and you are just going through the motions of life and you feel very isolated and very alone. Let me encourage you today the person you are is not to be felt as negative, bad, or a burden. Your passionate heart should not feel like a curse to you. Yes, some may call you overly emotional, that being passionate about your spouse, children, family, God, friends, etc is just crazy and not necessary, that is a lie of the enemy.. I wish we were all a lot more like this. I am saying this because like you I have felt this way on more than one occasion. If we all had a more passionate heart, Divorce rates would be lower, Children would not be out here acting crazy with no discipline or structure, We would not have racial divisions happening at such an alarming rise, religious divisions, Children being raised in foster homes motherless/fatherless, Ministries would thrive more because the members would be more engaged and passionate about serving the house and God. Workplaces would have a lot less turnover; Life would just be more positive… So, in closing let us make it a push this week and months ahead to be more passionate about the pursuit of those things that bring us joy! That can bring us life! If you do not know what those things are, PRAY!!!! If your marriage feels like the love tank is empty, get passionate about your spouse, make them feel desired! Quit constantly nagging at them making them feel like they are something you are not passionate about anymore that they are just another person in your life that is disposable. Put your actions into play vs words. Put your phone down, Put your books down, Put your work aside when you come home, etc If your kids are acting out of control, Play with them a little longer, Take the gameboys/Wii/Nintendo Switches, Computers, Tablets, etc away and take them for a walk, go swimming, shoot a game of basketball, throw a baseball with them, read a book with them, show them you desire to spend time with them that you want them to be a part of your life, your world. We want America to be great again, we must start at home. We must start listening to our hearts, they won’t lie, meaning they will never come to a complete place of rest, until we bring all our desires both healthy and unhealthy to God to reveal those we need to let go or hold on to…there is a saying, Actions speak louder than words — but desires speak loudest! What is speaking for you??
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AuthorMy Name is Laura Perdue. I am 44 years old and married to my best friend, Brian Perdue and mommy to Carston Perdue. Brian and I reside in Woodstock Ga and serve on the action team of Fivestones Church in Holly Springs. Archives
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