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Our Hearts Matter to God

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God is inviting us to trust Him with our desires and to align our hearts with His heart for the fulfillment of all He desires us to walk in. Allow Him to AWAKEN you to a deeper level  Allow Him to RESTORE you Desires in our heart are not there to torment us but to cause us to hunger for more of God Desires in our heart are there to cause us to pursue God at a greater level Allow Him to FULFILL that place in your heart that was intended for only Him. When we give God the place intended for Him we release others from undue pressure we have placed on them to fill God's spot When we give God the place intended for Him that, in turn, brings more pleasure and enjoyment in all our other relationships Don't shut down your heart toward God when you've been hurt by someone or disappointed by circumstances but INSTEAD turn it toward God, let Him heal your heart and watch the abundant fruit flow in your life from that place of healing.

Is Jesus a Peacekeeper?

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Jesus is not a Peacekeeper but yet the bible calls Him the "Prince of Peace". Truthfully, He was offensively bold, just ask the Pharisees and Sadducees. He confronted things. He addressed wrong mindsets AND wrong actions. He also called out the judgmental people who were quick to point fingers at others and refusing to look at themselves. Jesus looked for and desired repentance and holiness from His followers. He went straight for the heart. Jesus never told anyone things that were out of line were "ok." Jesus himself said in Matthew 10:34-36 "Do no suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." Jesus is saying here that He did not come to bring peace but division, if you read further on in Matthew 10 what He was saying is His truth will cause people to "dis-align" with one another. In other words, when we begin to walk in and talk in the truth of Jesus it invites conflict into our closest rel...