Boredom is simply the pain of a soul full of life with nowhere to release it. It is the perceived insufficiency of God's love in any given moment ...and the vacuum in which we may find him.
Material things occupy spiritual space.
The fallenness of life is a tragedy that must be grieved; not to do so is to live a lie.
The peace of a woman's soul is radiance of her beauty.
The strength of a man is limited by his ability to contain it.
Happiness is an orgasm; but peace is eternal
I once spent a whole day trying to remember how to live in the present moment.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Kingdom of Heaven is like...
Every morning I wake up happy and peaceful in your arms, Jesus. The life of love I experience with you is an inexpressible and glorious joy …yet my heart hungers for an earthly communion as well; a vital community of other like souls. Where are the days of Acts 2:42? Are they never to come again? I look about and see a world of weekend warriors who find themselves drawn into every imaginable denomination and institution; lifeless places where people never communicate on a heart level; where programs and small groups only touch the hem of Christ’s garment. Where are the “7000” you have reserved who have not “bowed the knee” to the ways of this world? …men and women of God who know Jesus intimately and hunger for life to the full …a life found neither in this world, nor in the institutional religions surrounding them?
O God, my heart hurts for these hidden warriors, and longs for communion with them. I long for your Kingdom to come “…on earth as it is in heaven.” I long for a place where men and women come together to authentically open their hearts to one another in vital and committed community. It is a place where the Holy Spirit truly leads more than men. It is a place where every week a communion meal is shared and God is humbly worshipped in Spirit and in truth through simple expressions of each person’s heart: songs, hymns, poems, pictures and prayers. It is a place where both tears and laughter flow freely. These are those who have been born again. They are people who live life to the full together as a family. Their days are filled with random acts of kindness as their daily walk with God overflows from their hearts. And when they meet, there is a clear difference between them and those who are visiting, yet it is not a difference that shames or ostracizes but rather, it causes them to say “…God is truly among you!” It is a place where openness and honesty is all they know …for when they are hurting or wounded by the world they know how to fight the 'good fight' together. Their fight is for life to the full that comes through deep intimate communion with Christ; to walk in the spirit and remain there. They come together (men with men and women with women) as needed to let Jesus deeply work in the leftover broken places that may still remain ...which in turn brings life to the full again ...even more deeply. This is the Christianity of the ancients; before the days of sacred places and objects. Before the days of programs and pulpits. This is what I seek and this is what my heart was made to long for. I groan and wait ...and am driven back into your arms again. Holy Father, gather together your saints once again …that your Kingdom may truly come on earth as it is in heaven…
Your hungry son and your beloved – Jim
O God, my heart hurts for these hidden warriors, and longs for communion with them. I long for your Kingdom to come “…on earth as it is in heaven.” I long for a place where men and women come together to authentically open their hearts to one another in vital and committed community. It is a place where the Holy Spirit truly leads more than men. It is a place where every week a communion meal is shared and God is humbly worshipped in Spirit and in truth through simple expressions of each person’s heart: songs, hymns, poems, pictures and prayers. It is a place where both tears and laughter flow freely. These are those who have been born again. They are people who live life to the full together as a family. Their days are filled with random acts of kindness as their daily walk with God overflows from their hearts. And when they meet, there is a clear difference between them and those who are visiting, yet it is not a difference that shames or ostracizes but rather, it causes them to say “…God is truly among you!” It is a place where openness and honesty is all they know …for when they are hurting or wounded by the world they know how to fight the 'good fight' together. Their fight is for life to the full that comes through deep intimate communion with Christ; to walk in the spirit and remain there. They come together (men with men and women with women) as needed to let Jesus deeply work in the leftover broken places that may still remain ...which in turn brings life to the full again ...even more deeply. This is the Christianity of the ancients; before the days of sacred places and objects. Before the days of programs and pulpits. This is what I seek and this is what my heart was made to long for. I groan and wait ...and am driven back into your arms again. Holy Father, gather together your saints once again …that your Kingdom may truly come on earth as it is in heaven…
Your hungry son and your beloved – Jim
Monday, December 17, 2007
Genesis!
Good morning cyberworld ...
Genesis Strikes Again!
I love new beginnings and after years of journaling by hand ...pouring out my heart to God in books of paper …I can no longer resist ...the books are getting too heavy to tote around …so today I begin anew with my journaling in this new age of Microsoft everything!
For the last several weeks, my God has been blessing me nearly every morning …regardless of mood or circumstance with a genesis of heart in these wonderful morning sessions of release! Here through these keys, I find release of my spirit. My heart leaps for joy as my fingers fly …tapping out the truth of the life you have given me!! And then I get to edit! Until it matches just what my soul needs to say at that MOMENT!!
Some find release through speaking in tongues …I find it now through my fingers! Bless me O my God, for it is you and you alone to whom I pour out my soul this day and rejoice in the presence of your love!
May these writings also bless and strengthen all who eyes fall upon them and result in glory on earth …as we who with unveiled faces all await the blessed coming of the Prince of love …Jesus the holy and righteous one who for the joy set before him bled and died for me to have this life …Life to the full and overflowing with and indescribable joy that none can extinguish!!
Hallelujah my Messiah …I love you forever!!!
Your servant and beloved – Jim
Genesis Strikes Again!
I love new beginnings and after years of journaling by hand ...pouring out my heart to God in books of paper …I can no longer resist ...the books are getting too heavy to tote around …so today I begin anew with my journaling in this new age of Microsoft everything!
For the last several weeks, my God has been blessing me nearly every morning …regardless of mood or circumstance with a genesis of heart in these wonderful morning sessions of release! Here through these keys, I find release of my spirit. My heart leaps for joy as my fingers fly …tapping out the truth of the life you have given me!! And then I get to edit! Until it matches just what my soul needs to say at that MOMENT!!
Some find release through speaking in tongues …I find it now through my fingers! Bless me O my God, for it is you and you alone to whom I pour out my soul this day and rejoice in the presence of your love!
May these writings also bless and strengthen all who eyes fall upon them and result in glory on earth …as we who with unveiled faces all await the blessed coming of the Prince of love …Jesus the holy and righteous one who for the joy set before him bled and died for me to have this life …Life to the full and overflowing with and indescribable joy that none can extinguish!!
Hallelujah my Messiah …I love you forever!!!
Your servant and beloved – Jim
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