Heart Knowledge part 5
When we listen to our heart, we begin to heart the still, small voice of God. The voice of love. And since faith comes from hearing... it's that still, small voice that leads and guides us into all truth. The truth that we are loved. (What else would the voice of love tell us?) That still, small voice of truth brings us into relationship. Not just knowing ABOUT God, but KNOWING God. Having an experience with Him that defines--or redefines--us. That's one of the main reasons Jesus wrapped Himself in human flesh; He wanted to show us the Father. He wanted to shine the light of the world and show us who we really are. To bring us out of religion and into relationship. To get us out of our own heads--out of our own way--and into our hearts. Past the surface stuff and into the deep, real stuff. I truly believe our heart is our guide. When we listen to it, and follow it, we'll be ok. Because that's why we're here. That's why we were created. To be loved, and to love one another. God is love and He created us so that He could express Himself--express LOVE--to us, and in us, and through us, and as us. That's what the heart knows. It knows love. And it's not really interested in anything else. Man-made, self-centered, performance-based religion isn't very interesting to the heart. Because the heart knows that love is GIVING. Not getting. If you're loving someone in order to get something from them... you aren't really loving them at all. You're actually using them. But if you're loving someone in order to GIVE something to them... to share what you have... then your love is perfect. You aren't afraid of losing what you've got because you know you're connected to an unlimited source. You don't PRODUCE the love (or the fruit, in this picture) because that's the vine's job. That's God's job. Remember the New Commandment? Love one another as Jesus loves you. Receive it and release it. You don't produce it, because you're not the vine. You're the branch. And you're connected to the vine. So you take what He has produced and you bear it, or carry it, to anyone you come into contact with. Heart knowledge is knowing and believing that you are loved. Listening to the voice of truth and letting your faith explode. Faith works by love because love is the truth that we believe. Love is faithful... so we can put our faith in it. Love is trustworthy... so we can trust it. Knowing in your heart is stronger than knowing in your head. A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument. When you KNOW something, deep down, that's what's real. That's the rock you can stand on and not be shaken. That's the foundation that you can build on. That's the ultimate truth of the universe: The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into His hands. Daddy loves you. And you have everything you need. When you know that you have everything you need you can stop trying to GET, and you can share what you've GOT. And, again, that's what this abundant, everlasting, eternal, Resurrection Life is all about. It's about being loved and loving one another with that same love. It's all about love. That's what the heart knows.