Posts Tagged ‘heart’

Feelings

Posted: May 20, 2013 in friendship, heart, life, love, music, religion
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You can close your eyes to things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel ~ Unknown

…and the most important thing you can feel in your heart is God!

When God enters your heart, there is no greater feeling.

When you accept God into your heart your life will change forever.

When did you let God into your life?

Is God still in your life?

Is He still at the centre of your life?

God can make your life feel brand new, and help you see and experience life in a whole new way, so kneel before Him today and give your life to Him. I can promise you it’ll be the best feeling you’ll ever have when you let Christ into your life!

A Missing Celebration

Posted: April 25, 2013 in bereavement, children, death, dementia, family, friendship, Health, life, love, pray, prayer, words
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Today, the 25th April is another sad day for us, as today would have been my Dad’s 86th birthday.

Dad at our weddingIt’s now just over 2 months since my Dad passed away, but just typing these words have started my tears flowing again. It really doesn’t seem like 2 months since Dad died, mind you a lot of that has to do with the fact in that interim time as many of you know, my Mum’s older sister, my Aunt Mae, also passed away. My Aunt Mae’s funeral was just over 2 weeks ago, so I’ve found that since then, I’ve finally been able to grieve for my Dad, as up until then I never really got a chance to grieve because my Aunt Mae was so ill.

Don’t get me wrong, I do not mean I am not grieving for my Aunt Mae as well as my Dad, as I most definitely am, but as you can probably understand, I am really missing my Dad.

I have thought of my Dad every day since he died.

I have shed many tears every day since Dad died.

I have missed my Dad every day since he died.

Yes, Dad’s illness in his final few years meant he was never really the Dad I knew and loved during, but even in those days when his vascular dementia meant he rarely knew us, or had any kind of conversation with us, there was still the odd time when he’d look at me and say, “Hello my lovely young lady” – something he often called me for many years. The days he said that to me became fewer and further apart, but when he did day them, they always brought tears to my eyes…and they most certainly have again tonight as I typed this post. The sad thing is no sooner would he uttered those words than he would become that vacant vessel again which didn’t understand what was going on around him, who was with him or indeed understand that he knew us.

These have been incredibly difficult months for my family, and my Mum in particular – Mum’s struggling to come to terms with the death of my Dad and Aunt Mae over these last couple of months. Therefore I’d ask today, as we remember my Dad on what would have been his birthday, that you continue to pray for us as we continue to grieve the death of two much-loved members of our family.

I love you Dad, and I miss you so much. You’ll always be in my thoughts and firmly in my heart. Dorothy xxx

It’s Your Choice

Posted: January 4, 2013 in friendship, life, love, music, religion
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What are your choices?  Whom are your choices for? Not just for yourself.  Chose now whom you will serve, and that choice is going to affect the next generation, and the next generation, and the next. Choice never affects just one person alone.  It goes on and on and the effect goes out into geography and history.  You are part of history and your choices become part of history.

-Edith Schaeffer

Sometimes it can feel as though we have no choices in life, because the outcomes of any choice we have have already been decided for us by someone else or by circumstances. That however is not true of every choice we have in life…there is one choice in our life that we can only make for ourselves, because even if someone else tries to make that decision for us it means nothing unless we make that choice too.

Any ideas what choice I’m talking about?

The decision to believe in God and give your heart to Him.

Having said that, just like any other choice in life, whether we choose to follow Christ or not, that decision will affect our future and the future of those we encounter during our life. Therefore, at the start of this new year, I again would like to urge you to make the right choice in your life, by letting God into your life and giving Him your heart.

Give God your heart and reap the benefits in your life and see the impact and change you can have on other’s lives too.

Hard Hearted

Posted: October 15, 2012 in friendship, life, love, management, motivation, music, religion
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There are lots of people in this world who look at everything negatively, and only see the worst in every situation and every person. But whatever you do, don’t let these folk make you mean or hard-hearted.

Stay focused on what you believe, stay positive, and above all,  stay focused on God and you will not been drawn into the negativity that surrounds some other people. If you trust fully in God, He will keep you true to Him and to yourself, by helping you to be positive no matter what life may throw your way, and helping you to try to do good even when those around you may try their best to bring you down by acting and talking negatively.

So don’t be hard-hearted, keep God at the centre of all you do because He alone can help you do His will.

The Healer

Posted: June 6, 2012 in dementia, depression, family, friendship, Health, heart, life, love, music, pray, prayer
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The Hurt and the Healer by MercyMe

Why?
The question that is never far away
The healing doesn’t come from the explained
Jesus please don’t let this go in vain
You’re all I have
All that remains
 
So here I am
What’s left of me
Where glory meets my suffering
I’m alive
Even though a part of me has died
You take my heart and breathe it back to life
I’ve fallen into Your arms open wide
When the hurt and the healer collide
 
Breathe
Sometimes I feel it’s all that I can do
Pain so deep that I can hardly move
Just keep my eyes completely fixed on You
Lord take hold and pull me through
 
So here I am
What’s left of me
Where glory meets my suffering
I’m alive
Even though a part of me has died
You take my heart and breathe it back to life
I’ve fallen into your arms open wide
When the hurt and the healer collide
 
It’s the moment when humanity
Is overcome by majesty
When grace is ushered in for good
And all our scars are understood
When mercy takes its rightful place
And all these questions fade away
When out of the weakness we must bow
And hear You say “It’s over now”
 
I’m alive
Even though a part of me has died
You take my heart and breathe it back to life
I’ve fallen into your arms open wide
When The hurt and the healer collide
Jesus come and break my fear
Awake my heart and take my tears
Find Your glory even here
 
When the hurt and the healer collide [x2]
Jesus come and break my fear
Awake my heart and take my tears
Find Your glory even here

 

It can be difficult at times when you’re hurting or struggling with life, and that’s why some of the words in this song as so real to me, particularly at the moment…

Breathe
Sometimes I feel it’s all that I can do
Pain so deep that I can hardly move
Just keep my eyes completely fixed on You
Lord take hold and pull me through

The song mentions pain, and in life that pain can be physical and/or emotional, however whichever it is, they are both equally difficult to cope with.

Yes, I’m struggling, and yes I’m struggling physically and emotionally, but I do still believe God is with me and despite my pain, He will keep hold of me, and He will pull me through.

If you’re struggling, please don’t forget that God can heal your hurt if you just keep your eyes completely fixed on Him.

Nothing To Say

Posted: April 29, 2012 in holiday, life, music, religion
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Ever had a day when you’ve got nothing say?

Well I’ve been a bit like that the last few days. I just seem to have nothing in particular to say.

It’s not that I’ve not got a lot of things going through my mind, because I have! In fact I’d go as far as saying I’ve probably got too many things going round in my head at present!

Just because I don’t feel like talking to anyone doesn’t mean God isn’t listening to my silence. Remember God knows what’s in our mind and in our hearts even if we’re not really or willing to talk about them to anyone including him!

Pick n Mix

Posted: October 13, 2011 in friendship, life, love, music, pray, religion
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I’ve said it a number of times already in my blog posts, but I want to remind you again that we must love everyone. God doesn’t want us to pick and choose who we love.

In the following verse from St Luke’s gospel, we get some instructions on how we should react or respond in some rather unpleasant situations:

Luke 6:27 (The Message)

Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone grabs your shirt, gift wrap your best coat and make a present of it. If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.

This list above is not the ultimate list of situations, however it does tell us that whatever the situation we find ourselves in, no matter how pleasant, we must respond with kindness and with love.

Love is stronger than hate, and therefore will touch even the hardest of hearts.

Love isn’t an opportunity to pick and mix who we love, we must love everyone, always!

Heart and Soul

Posted: September 13, 2011 in church, family, friendship, life, love, music, religion
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Psalm 51: 16 (The Message)

Going through the motions doesn’t please you,
      a flawless performance is nothing to you. 
I learned God-worship
      when my pride was shattered. 
Heart-shattered lives ready for love
      don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.

As I touched on yesterday in Stripped Away, our worship can sometimes get overtaken by our involvement in musical sections or other activities our church. Don’t be fooled though, God knows when we’re just going through the motions, even when we ourselves feel we’re putting our heart into it!

God know us better than we know ourselves. God knows our every feeling, our every emotion, He knows why we feel the way we do, even before we understand the reason ourself.

Don’t try and cheat God, put your heart and soul into worship – He puts His heart and soul into us every day.

More Than Worthy

Posted: August 16, 2011 in friendship, life, love, music, religion
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Give God all the praise!

Is God worthy of our praise? Is He worth of all our glory?

Yes and yes!

We can never repay God for all He does for us each and every day. Have you ever even stopped each day to consider all the blessings He has given you during the day – I know I don’t do this nearly as often as I should. But we really should think more about all God does for us. How can we ever hope to repay Him for all He does for us if we don’t even acknowledge all He does for us.

God is amazing. God is more than worthy of our praise!

Give You Glory by Jeremy Camp

We have raised a thousand voices
Just to lift Your holy name
And we will raise thousands more
To sing of Your beauty in this place
Well none can even fathom
No not one define Your worth
As we marvel in Your presence
To the ends of the earth.

We give You glory,
Lifting up our hands and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart
Glory, lifting up our voice and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart

As we fall down before You
With our willing hearts we seek
In the greatness of Your glory
It’s so hard to even speak
There is nothing we can offer
No nothing can repay
So we give You all our praises
And lift our voice to sing

We give You glory,
Lifting up our hands and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart
Glory, lifting up our voice and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart

Our hope is drenched in You
Our faith has been renewed
We trust in Your every word
Nothing else can even measure up to You.

We give You glory,
Lifting up our hands and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart
Glory, lifting up our voice and singing holy,
You alone are worthy
We just want to touch Your heart, Lord, touch Your heart

Invisible Pain

Posted: July 25, 2011 in cancer, dementia, Facebook, friendship, Health, heart, life, love, Social Networking, Twitter, work
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A few days ago on Facebook a few of my friends posted the following on their status:

YOU DON’T LOOK SICK!!! No I don’t. It’s hard to explain to someone when they have no clue. It’s a daily struggle feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your status for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression , Diabetes, LUPUS, RA, Fibromyalgia, Crohns, MS, Endometriosis etc..) Never judge what you don’t understand.

I did repost this as my status, why, because I can completely relate to this statement.

One day at work last week, I had been out to get some lunch and was standing waiting for the lift to take me back up to my office on the 2nd floor, when one of the guys who works on the first floor of my office, who is in a wheelchair, can over to wait for the lift with me. As usual the lift was up at the second floor when I’m waiting for it on the ground floor, so we had to wait a few minutes for the lift to arrive. I don’t really know this guy in the wheelchair, although we have exchanged comments a few times over the months I’ve been based at this office. So as before, we exchanged a few comments, and then this guys said to me that “us fit people should go up the stairs and not use the lift”.

Don’t misunderstand me, he wasn’t being cheeky or anything, however it stung me, there was him in a wheelchair with an obvious disability while there was me, who to him looked perfectly fit and well…

Just as the statement that was posted on Facebook said,  just because someone looks ok from the outside, does not mean they are ok on the inside. Some of us have had years of practice at hiding how much pain we’re in, so don’t judge people and how they feel, just because they look as though there’s nothing wrong with them.

You should step in my shoes & walk for a mile. See how hard it is to hold back the tears and fake a smile.

I hope you enjoy Point of Grace singing No More Pain, as after all, that is ultimately the desire of all of us who suffer pain.


Invisible pain can be the hardest to cope with as no-one really knows or understand just how you feel each day.

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