~Prayer for an undivided heart

God I pray for an undivided heart. One that seeks you above all else. One that does not shrink at the thought of entering your presence, and one that stays there till you are done speaking.
Lord my heart gets so distracted and consumed by life and the things of the flesh. Give me the desire to push through and continue seeking you.
Bless me with burdens that drive me to my knees before your throne.
Let my heart see the frailty of life and look to what is eternally lasting. You. And you alone.
May my heart not grow weary in seeking you. But in the case that it does, help me to push on anyway.
Give me passion to pray when there's no hope; courage to run to you when life is uncertain; and endurance to wait when I don't hear your voice.
May my heart be always and ever, set on you, no matter what.
May you be the tower I run to, the wings I hide under, and the secret place where I abide.

A letter: To those who are labeling

Death and life are in the power of the tongue. You do not realize the power of your words. You don't notice how your condescending tone and attitude crush the ones you are speaking to. You don't see the label that you give someone has a huge impact on their life and their destiny. You think that they can take it; maybe even that its good for them every once in a while. You don't know that you are literally speaking death to their soul and I hate it! I don't hate you, but I hate the ignorance you are living in. I hate the lack of love you obviously have for them. I hate that you don't value them.

Stop pronouncing death on others and start pronouncing life! You say I live in your heart. You say you love. Prove it! Because I don't speak death, I am not even capable of it. I came to bring life, and life more abundantly!

Please child, examine your heart. But don't just go off and try harder. You need more of me. You simply cutting out negative comments and inserting positive ones very quickly becomes self motivation and self righteousness. We don't need any more Pharisees. People need me, Anything besides me is self righteousness and I will not accept it.

Repentance.

Brokenness.

Humility.

I accept these.

Please do not think that I don't accept you or love you, because I do! But your behavior and unloving ways, those I cannot accept.

I am the way the truth and the life...

Think LIFE

Live LIFE

Speak LIFE

~A letter

To: those who feel unworthy, unloved, and not good enough

This world has sold you a lie. Your life is valuable. It is precious. You were made just the way you were meant to be. You! Not some celebrity or super model. Your life has a purpose.

I hate watching your heart crumble at the rude comments of your peers.

I hate seeing you turn from one thing to another in search of fulfillment and peace.

I hate the names you call yourself when you once again can't measure up to someone else's expectations.

I hate watching you cry yourself to sleep every night.

I hate hearing your heart wrenching prayers to me, begging to know why I hate you, why I allow these things, why I don't stop them.

I hate that you are so hurting and deceived that you don't hear my reply.

I hate when you can't see my tear stained face pleading for you to just trust me.

I hate that you can't feel my loving kindness poured out on you. That you don't feel my embrace.

I hate that you don't know how I love you so absolutely and completely.

I hate that you don't realize that you are so valuable and your heart so dear to me that I willingly gave up my own life on the cross.

You see these people may label you, but they don't have the right to. I do! For you were made in my Father's image. Did you ever stop to ask what I call you? Well let me tell you. I call you: 

beloved, valued,

 accepted, sanctified, 

redeemed, forgiven, precious, 

and blessed!

Now whose label are you going to claim?