Heart Science

Hey yall! Wanna talk about the heart for a bit... the driving force of both the physical body and the spiritual soul. A duplicity almost; an abstract idea yet a physical entity!

I don't know how people can deny the existence of the marriage between spiritual and physical. ITS RIGHT THERE! There is zero way my brain, sensory organs, whatever, is capable of feeling the emotions that pound through my chest everyday. Its like I have a thing inside me (oh, a soul perhaps?) that FEELS emotion for me. In the same way a body can taste, touch, see, hear, and smell, a spirit loves, hurts, and many many other things. The heart, in a spiritual sense, is the nervous system for our complex emotions. At least the way I see it! And today we'll focus on the spiritual sense of the word, seeing that I have close to zero knowledge of human anatomy!

A heart trusts. And this is something I have seen so many in my generation not use wisely. Trust is to be earned, and a heart guards trust like a bank. You give it, in loans, to those who have good credit scores; who are trustworthy. And if you picked the right person, they will RETURN that trust. Because when you entrust someone with a piece of your heart, they have three options: hold it dear as their own, smash it to bits, or run away with it never to come back. Hearts are delicate things, and unlike what many people seem to think, they are finite. They end. Eventually you have nothing left to give out. And THAT is when you don't even own you anymore. Thats when all seems lost. And ya know? Thats why we should put ALL of our hearts, all our trust, in Jesus! Cause He will hold it dear! God will then give us photocopies, if you will, of our heart. Using these copies we can still entrust others with our heart; though our heart REMAINS SAFE IN Jesus's hands! 

A problem people have: they trust too much or too little. They give themselves all away in one rush, because they have had no release from the mounting tension. The weight of their burden becomes unbearable, and the first person who seems to listen recieves the full weight of someone else's burden. That isn't healthy for either party. So many times I have been wanting to help someone, then all of a sudden I recieve all of their heart. If I was an unbeliever, I wouldn't know what to do! I told them very specifically that they need to understand who they are trusting, because I now have the opportunity to either smash their hearts into bits or run away with it, and they'll lose themselves. Since I don't want to do that, I am bound to hold their burdens, to carry their weight. Jesus, thank you so much for your strength! I love helping people; its probably my favorite thing to encourage others. But to hold ALL of one individual... its binding. Thats why I hand everything I am handed to Jesus, so that the burden rests on HIS shoulders! He can hold all of it, He is STRONG. He WANTS to hold our hearts, and its the safest place anyone's can rest!

The other issue is if someone doesn't trust at all. Because of some past pain or experience, one will clam up and shut out any relationship deeper than surface level. These frustrate me most. I have JESUS to offer them, and they won't let me in! I DESPISE knowing I have an answer that will INSTANTLY change their life, and yet they don't want what I have to offer. They don't want religion. They have given up on relationships. It seems as though the only thing that keeps them going is the very thing that has driven them to this place: their pain. They worship it, secretly, without knowing it. Pain is worshipped (in fact, ANYTHING is worshipped) when it takes all your attention. When you dwell on pain, you are allowing it victory over your life. When you dwell on Jesus, you all Him victory over your life. See? Trust Jesus:)

One of my favorite songs by Brandon Heath is "Listen Up". It describes many situations I have been in. Here are the lyrics to the first verse and chorus, though I suggest you find it online and listen to all of it!

"Why are you crying? 

Did I say something wrong?

Weren't we just talking?

Tell me what's going on!

Cause I'm pretty sure,

my intentions,

were nothing more,

than conversation.

Maybe you just needed someone to listen to your heart.

Maybe I spoke too soon,

Maybe I said too much,

Now that my face is blue,

I think its time I listen up,

I've already said enough!" - Brandon Heath

And lastly, a heart loves. Its what God intended it to do! All throughout our world, our universe, everything speaks of or is a metaphor for God's love and His perfect relationship with us! On a daily basis, I yearn for a relationship. I have Jesus, but sometimes I want a lady who understands me, whom I can cherish, who loves Jesus MORE than me, and whom I can rely on and trust. Just a relationship. And yet, knowing the thoughts that go through my head, knowing my past sins and failures, I can't. Not yet. Not until Jesus gives me the all clear. Because in truth, I am TERRIFIED of what I might do to a young lady's heart. Of the destruction I have the potential to cause. For the first time, the only time so far, that I have been terrified of myself has been when it comes to this. I know, with God's strength, I can overcome any trial or temptation in a relationship. Yet, how often will I rely on HIS strength? I am terrified, petrified, mortified. And yet, my heart tells me I am not. Having someone love me, to love someone else with all of me... it would be beautiful. I see now why God desires relationships with us. Because, after all, an earthly relationship is just a meer, PITIFUL, metaphor for what Jesus and I have right now. I just almost never see the beauty of the truest relationship I'll ever have; but Jesus is workin on me.

Because a heart trusts, and loves, be so so very careful around hearts. The smallest action can have the biggest impacts. What you thought was nothing, they thought was something. Hearts are broken without people knowing it; they cast forth their hearts into open air, where they thought someone would be ready to catch it, and they fall to the hardened ground that loves them no more than they love themselves. Relationships are a pursuit of someone else's love; be it friend-love, brotherly love, true love. We need to chase after people, invest in lives, in banks, and be careful where we tread. We need to trust Jesus FULLY, and others based on how faithful they are to us. Don't give yourself all away; don't hide it inside and let it fester and grow. Loan, trust, expect trust back, in a way that pleases God. Remember: small talk GROWS trust, conversation TESTS it, and surrender SPENDS it. #LiveItLikeJesus yall.