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How do YOU Know if He's *Really* ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH??

4/23/2009

There is not a single person (except perhaps a person with a serious disability)—no matter what the personality type—who will give a blank stare on EVERY SINGLE SUBJECT. Right? Everyone cares about SOMETHING, or SOMEONE, right? Whose eyes won’t light-up at SOMETHING?

If a person’s face or eyes are “blank” on one topic, they WILL light up on another, speaking in the natural sense. We’ve seen eyes light up for “football” in South America and Africa, “Aussie Rules Football” (guess where), “Cricket” in England, hobby projects, food, or dinner plans, a recipe, oil painting or art, pets or animals, travels, shopping, academic studies, economics, politics, classical music, a beautiful floral or vegetable garden, an impressive new computer program, the thought or mention of a particular person, or even a Math Equation. : )

SOMETHING will catch most anyone’s attention—and it’ll show.

SO!

What then does it mean that we would love JESUS with ALL of our heart—soul—mind—and strength, and seek FIRST the King and His Kingdom?! How can you know if you or someone else is actually DOING that, rather than just talking religious nonsense about it only? Of course OBEDIENCE to Jesus and His Commands, and deep love of others are obvious “tests” the Spirit of Christ has given us. (1 John)

Since most folks in today’s attendance-based religious world don’t even know each other, then the “tests” God gave us above don’t make sense to most. “Who could know?!” But, let’s pursue this “All your HEART, all your SOUL, all your MIND, all your STRENGTH and seek FIRST the KINGDOM" thought. If someone has deep passion and affection for the things of Jesus, displayed in His Work and Wisdom, they WILL light-up at the mention of Him and His things! In discussion about Jesus and His Father’s Truths, IT IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED that a true Christian will “light up”—even more than any pagan does with “their” thing!

Since Jesus wants and deserves the top spot in our hearts and lives: ALL our hearts, ALL our souls, ALL our minds, ALL our strengths for JESUS and HIS Kingdom and Life…means that we WILL “light up” MORE for Him than ANY other thing one can imagine. If you don’t, you can know that you do not love HIM and His Ways supremely. YOU can know. And THEN you can be Changed, if you would lay all of that before Him. (2Cor.3:18)

If you don’t know, or others aren’t so sure about your Loyalty to Messiah, then ask others around you what they see to be that which LIGHTS YOU UP THE MOST—with energy, enjoyment, passion, discussion, time, resources, laughter, joy, and investment. THEY can see what you LIGHT UP at, and what is just a hobby, or extra, or “borrowed” to your heart.

Is Y’shua the one who captures you and your attention? Are His Truths and Ways the topic of your energy and creativity, morning, evening, lunch, dinner, of your awakening and your lying down? ALL your heart, soul, mind, and strength—would mean MINIMUM that everyone near you would CLEARLY know that NOTHING lights up your eyes and face and ready conversation as does JESUS—and all that He is to you, and all of the Truths that are a part of who He is!

SOMETHING lights you up, if you are a healthy human at all. NO one gives a blank stare on EVERY single topic. Not if they are alive even just biologically.

There ARE things that send you a rush of joy or interest. What IS it?

Ask around. Your household and coworkers and neighbors and friends—THEY know what YOUR heart is excited by.

IS it Y’shua and His Truths, for you?

ALL your heart, soul, mind, and strength—seeking FIRST His KingDom—these Scriptures from Jesus certainly mean that there shall be NOTHING that lights you up nearly as much as Jesus and His Truths do.

Let’s take our shoes off and walk towards the Burning Bush!!

ZEAL FOR FATHER’S HOUSE CONSUMMMMMMES ME!!

 

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