The CHILDLIKE heart

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Our DANCE class

Psalm 149:3-4

King James Version

3 Let them praise his name in the dance:

let them sing praises unto him

with the timbrel and harp.

4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people:

he will beautify the meek with salvation.

WELCOME to our dance "class"!

Wherein we dance for the LORD.

We dance to thank Him for the life given us.

We dance for His glory.

We move, in appreciation of the abilities He gave us.

That we're able to move at all.

That we have childlike hearts in our soul.

That we're not robot-like, but child-like.

We dance, not for money, but for GOD.

We dance for the pure joy of it.

Not checking if we have the right gear.

Not concerned if we're "trending".

Not showing off on social media.

Not trying to outdo each other.

Not trying to seduce.

We dance for GOD.

We dance for each other.

We dance for self.

We all have a SONG in our hearts.

We all have a rhythm GOD gave us.

That's the beat of the drum given us.

Perfectly attuned for GOD's purpose.

That song, and rhythm, is not only for dance.

It's the song and rhythm, for your life, and work.

It's the beat, pace, and pulse GOD gave you.

Surely, you feel that in your heart.

Children hear a song, and they dance.

They don't care if their moves are right.

Although adults tend to teach them their moves.

Would be better if you just watch your child move.

And see the beat, pace, and pulse GOD gave them.

I'm all for preserving the "song" GOD gave each one of us.

Originally.

That's the KEY word.

As it is, we are creating many wounded children.

Because we are wounded adults.

Let's not do that to the children.

They trust us.

Let's not do that to each other.

Respect GOD' gift in each one.

Let's not project ourselves onto others.

Better we focus on the beat, pace, and pulse GOD gave us.

That we may live, love, and work as GOD would have us.

You watch.

It will be a different world.

Especially if GOD makes you born again.

You will be taught by SPIRIT.

You will know JESUS' commands.

Sunday, January 7, 2024

PURE in HEART

Matthew 21:16

King James Version

16 And said unto him,

Hearest thou what these say?

And Jesus saith unto them,

Yea; have ye never read,

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings

thou hast perfected praise?

Lovely, lovely day!

THREE articles in one day.

All delightful to work on.

From a dream, an article:

"Dreaming of GRASSHOPPERS"

From that article, another article:

"THINGS are CLEAR"

Going back to that dream article, this article you're reading now:

"PURE in HEART"

Three articles in barely a day.

Some days, SPIRIT makes me write up to eight.

But today, was quite fun.

Only because I finally found answers to many questions.

One, that nagged me for months.

This kind of simple joys happen when you're born again.

You know when SPIRIT leads you to something.

We're like a couple of sleuths.

A team.

Or, at least, He allows me to be a "sleuth".

The MOST FUN TEAM ever!

He knows I won't stop, till I've found answers.

And followed, and completed, His lead.

Thus, He gives me TONS of ideas.

LOTS of clues.

PERSISTENT prompts.

And DELIGHTFUL answers.

Who am I to resist such fun work?

If you're like me, you'd enjoy working with SPIRIT.

You can't have enough of Scripture.

Just when you think you know something, SPIRIT gives you more.

And you just keep marveling at the richness of GOD's WORD.

How everything must be cherished, and meditated upon.

Everything is precious in Scripture.

Make time to know GOD's story.

He made me rest yesterday, a Saturday.

But today, wow, THREE beautiful articles to share with you!

That's why I love being childlike with JESUS.

No matter how ancient I am, my heart remains young.

Never jaded, never morose, never depressed.

Or, at least, since GOD made me born again 52 months ago.

As of yesterday.

If I'm precise, it's because I want to keep track of my progress.

I want to tell you my story as born again.

Remembering every detail.

Because it's really fun!

I mean, how else are stories woven?

Except through detail?

Also, a childlike heart tends to ask TONS of questions.

We only stop when we hear a "TING!"

And we know we've been supplied the answer.

In GOD's world, the answers have always been there.

It's up to the childlike human to find it.

Surely, GOD enjoys witnessing us discover His treasures.

What is a child, but a persistent creature?

What is a child, but a curious one?

What is a child, but a happy kid?

Never lose that trait in you.

The world may be jaded, but don't be.

Be the pearl that GOD made you.

JESUS did say:

Matthew 7:6

King James Version

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs,

neither cast ye your pearls before swine,

lest they trample them under their feet,

and turn again and rend you.

That's how I thought we're like "pearls".

We give out pearls, from GOD.

Only a born again, with a childlike heart, can really, truly, wholly appreciate GOD.

Precisely why JESUS says:

Matthew 5:8

King James Version

8 Blessed are the pure in heart:

for they shall see God.

Matthew 18:3

King James Version

3 And said,

Verily I say unto you,

Except ye be converted,

and become as little children,

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:4

King James Version

4 Whosoever therefore

shall humble himself as this little child,

the same is greatest

in the kingdom of heaven.

There's nothing like being born again.

There's nothing like being childlike.

There's nothing like JESUS.

Amen.

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Monday, October 16, 2023

The PATIENT child

2 Chronicles 20:17

King James Version

17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle:

set yourselves, stand ye still,

and see the salvation of the Lord with you,

O Judah and Jerusalem:

fear not, nor be dismayed;

to morrow go out against them:

for the Lord will be with you.

Would you quit, if you encountered setbacks?

Would you be discouraged?

Would you give up?

Well, I couldn't.

And wouldn't want to.

Despite another persistent glitch.

When SPIRIT and I started this blog on 8 October, we encountered a spirit attack, and some technical glitches.

On the 12th, laptop finally conked out.

Couldn't get it to work.

So off it went to a technician.

Got it reformatted, and all.

Eager to get back to this blog, another glitch occurred.

Since the laptop got reformatted, all saved items got lost.

Had to do everything again with email and everything.

Experienced setbacks in logging in.

Email provider promised to have it up and running in 48 hours.

Which they kindly did today.

Now, I can finally get back to this blog.

Last post was 12 October.

Today's 16 October.

That means blog got delayed another four days.

I tell ya, there's something about the number FOUR.

But I'm not a whiner.

Being born again helps in many ways.

SPIRIT taught me to be patient.

He taught me to work on other things.

In the process, we created another blog.

The 93rd, in fact.

It's still in the works.

We've written 16 articles in two days.

But we're not ready to share the blog -- just yet.

Needs a little more fine tuning.

And a little more thought.

Just to be sure.

We're just happy to be back working on this 92nd blog.

Back to sharing GOD's WORD with you.

Glitches may come, glitches may go.

Challenges may come, challenges may go.

Delays may come, delays may go.

But working with SPIRIT gives you spirit.

You keep at it.

That's what being born again means.

That's what serving the LORD means.

That's what serving you means.

We simply don't give up.

We're the persistent rhino, remember?

We've got a childlike heart.

A child pursues something she believes in.

We're that child.

So, on to the posts!

P.S.

Oh, a few good things about the repair.

Laptop's faster, brighter, clearer.

GOD's giving me all the help I need!

For the born again, everything is by GOD's design.

Delays, glitches, and all.

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

The number FOUR

Genesis 1:17-19

King James Version

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven

to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night,

and to divide the light from the darkness:

and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning

were the fourth day.

What is it about the number FOUR?

Why has it shown up on this blog?

What is its significance?

To know more, we recap the previous post's declarations:

GOD made me born again four years ago.

This blog was created four days ago.

This blog has been delayed four days.

That got me thinking about the number four.

What is this number's significance?

Ed. F. Vallowe on his book, "Keys to Scripture Numerics", says:

FOUR

CREATION....WORLD

Vallowe likens it to the following verses:

Revelation 4:6

King James Version

6 And before the throne

there was a sea of glass like unto crystal:

and in the midst of the throne,

and round about the throne,

were four beasts

full of eyes before and behind.

("full of eyes" -- I seem to have seen that, while I was on the border between sleep, and waking up -- on two separate occasions. Was this the same "beast"? Aha, worthy of another look!)

Revelation 4:7

King James Version

7 And the first beast was like a lion,

and the second beast like a calf,

and the third beast had a face as a man,

and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

(A lion, a calf, a man, and a flying eagle -- the four "beasts".)

Revelation 4:8

King James Version

8 And the four beasts had each of them

six wings about him;

and they were full of eyes within:

and they rest not day and night,

saying,

Holy, holy, holy,

Lord God Almighty,

which was, and is, and is to come.

("full of eyes within" -- I've seen that TWICE. A must-look-into for a future post.)

Revelation 5:13

King James Version

13 And every creature

which is in heaven,

and on the earth,

and under the earth,

and such as are in the sea,

and all that are in them, heard I saying,

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power,

be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,

and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

(FOUR areas where worship were heard -- in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, and in the sea. FOUR things due GOD -- blessing, honour, glory, and power.)

Those FOUR sets of verses invite deeper study from me.

There's really so much more about the number FOUR.

And we shall look into that.

Either for another post.

Or a blog all its own.

SPIRIT will tell me how.

And in what manner.

For now, you get the idea.

Number FOUR matters.

Sets of FOUR matters.

And it's upon that number that this blog is being created.

Yes, it's a process, for me.

A sweet, gentle process of discovery.

We take it a step at a time.

That's how SPIRIT works with me.

We never get ahead of SPIRIT.

As if we could.

Being born again means you have a childlike heart.

You're teachable, obedient, and excited.

You have a jumping jelly bean heart.

That makes learning so much fun!

DELAYS and GLITCHES

Habakkuk 2:3

King James Version

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time,

but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:

though it tarry, wait for it;

because it will surely come,

it will not tarry.

Ever experienced delays, and glitches, in your work?

What did you think the reason was?

Who do you think caused it?

As born again, I have some strong beliefs, and experiences.

In creating this blog, I experienced delays, and glitches.

Just the past four days.

Has it only been four days?

It felt longer.

The delays and glitches seem to have occurred from TWO things:

-- delay from GOD

-- delay from the enemy

A delay from GOD occurs for the following reasons:

It's not time.

You need to rethink it.

GOD has something better for you.

Everything must be according to GOD's will.

GOD is protecting you from harm.

A delay from the enemy occurs for the following reasons:

He hates you.

He hates your work.

He doesn't want your work done.

He hates that you work for the LORD.

He wants you and your work destroyed.

Now you see the marked difference between a delay from GOD.

And a delay from the enemy.

One is borne of love; the other of hatred.

Who would you rather work for?

Now, something else got me thinking.

GOD made me born again four years ago.

This blog was created four days ago.

This blog has been delayed four days.

Hmm...something about "four".

What does the number FOUR stand for?

Will explore that on the next post.

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The spirit ATTACK

Ephesians 6:12

King James Version

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ever experienced a "spirit" attack?

I have, since the onset of this blog four days ago.

The world has, too, since terrorists attacked southern Israel.

What could be more cruel than killing helpless babies from their cribs?

The enemy's hatred for GOD's holy nation and children is on a rampage.

All the more we have to keep going with this 92nd blog.

Delays and glitches always signify something.

Either through GOD's will, and better judgment.

Or from the enemy's hatred.

After letting things evolve on its own the past days, I realize it's both.

But more on that on the next post.

For now, we talk about that spirit "attack".

On the night I created this blog, I experienced a strange thing come bedtime.

I normally have an easy time sleeping.

All because I would pray before bedtime.

On the 8th of October, I was close to falling into deep sleep.

Then I heard a "thud".

It felt like a protective dome was over my bed, and something came up against it.

That thud occurred twice.

You know how sound vibration is.

The sound can actually be "felt" physically.

The experience was so striking, it caused me to be unnerved for a while.

I felt evil hovering about.

It wanted entrance, and harm.

Such things are not new to me.

I've been attacked so many times in the past.

Decades, to be sure.

So much so, we had to fictionalize 22 books on spiritual warfare.

But this time, I actually felt a protective "dome" over my bed.

Otherwise, that "thing" would have gained entrance.

Well, I just said more prayers, turned my back on that thing, and slept.

Then, the events at Israel happened in the next days.

I knew I was on to something with this blog.

This must be an important enough blog.

Enough to elicit hatred from the spirit world.

What to do?

Keep going, as SPIRIT would have me do.

All demons are afraid of JESUS anyway.

I'm under the protection of the LORD.

We've got work to do.

We've got your childlike heart to protect.

More on "delays and glitches" on the next post.

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FOUR-day challenge

Acts 10:30

King James Version

30 And Cornelius said,

Four days ago I was fasting until this hour;

and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house,

and, behold, a man stood before me

in bright clothing,

It's been four days since I first started this blog.

In those four days, much has happened.

Technical challenges.

Delays.

A spirit attack.

Trouble in Israel.

Is this blog that important?

That we experienced delays?

And grief for others suffering?

Was the "test" still on?

To see how much we believed in the blog?

Or did the enemy hate this blog so much?

Just a few observations since this blog's creation:

This was born from "championing" the cause of the child.

SPIRIT purposed this blog for the childlike heart.

In those very days, terrorists have been trying to destroy children in GOD's holy nation.

But we must keep the fight.

We must pray for the children.

And their parents, grandparents, and families.

We must honor each child.

JESUS would want us to.

Matthew 18:5-7

King James Version

5 And whoso shall receive

one such little child in my name receiveth me.

6 But whoso shall offend

one of these little ones which believe in me,

it were better for him

that a millstone were hanged about his neck,

and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 Woe unto the world because of offences!

for it must needs be that offences come;

but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

This blog continues -- more than ever.

Let us honor each child, from every country.

Let us honor the child, in each one of us.

Let that childlike heart live!

It is the future of every person.

Every family.

Every community.

Every nation.

Every born again adult.

Every repentant heart.

The next post will speak of that spirit "attack".

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