Monday, December 13, 2010

a child of action.


'My dear child,
When you read or hear my word, I want it to go into your very being - to germinate in your heart. What use is it going to be to you if it just goes in one ear and out the other? You get caught up in the highs and lows of life, and not in me.

I urge you to ACT on my word! It is absolutely no good to you if you don't let it settle and grow into your heart. If you catch just a glimpse - a flicker of my truth - the free life, stick to it! Stick to what you have read or heard. This makes you a child of action, my child of action. And in that you will find DELIGHT and AFFIRMATION. And those things are beautiful.
Love,
Dad'

Based around James 1:19-27

I like to picture a seed, going deep into the ground, where strong roots can form, and where it can be well nourished, and before long a beautiful flower emerges. Why did it emerge? The seed was planted (the word was given), it took on every nourishing source it could, had it rejected it, it would never have made it out of the ground. From actually letting his word go into our very being, that makes us into creatures of beauty, (that is when the 'flower' emerges) sons and daughters of the king - of kings. HE makes us beautiful.

It's our choice whether to let his word germinate into our heart or not, that is when he produces 'flowers' in our life. Be his child of action, see what exciting things he does with your actions that are in response to his word!

2 comments:

  1. Hey I just stumbled across your page from our common interests and LOVED this post! The word is so encouraging, and i love how you have interpreted our dads heart! He is such a pleasure to serve!! Bless you :)

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  2. oh man, i haven't been on here in awhile! Been feeling rather discouraged myself! Perhaps i need to read again, And thankyou!!

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