Jesus Doesn't Change

"Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love. Be ready with a meal or a bed when it’s needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it! Regard prisoners as if you were in prison with them. Look on victims of abuse as if what happened to them had happened to you. Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex." -Hebrews 13:1-4 THE MESSAGE

Love Come To Life

Love Come To Life | Melissa Helser & Molly Skaggs | Live at Home from A Place for the Heart on Vimeo.

Come Close

Come Close | Melissa Helser | Live at Home from APlacefortheHeart on Vimeo.

People pleasing is tempting

  It's tempting to give into people pleasing, especially if you've faced a lot of rejection in your life. There comes a time when you simply want to throw in the towel and say, "FINE! What do you want from me?!?!" But caving to people pleasing will never bring the freedom we seek. In reality people pleasing is a lot of work. It's slavery to the things you're trying to please.

   Freedom comes when we get our approval from God. When we accept the fact that people may not like us, we may never have the type of personality or image people naturally embrace. It may always be an up hill battle for us, but at least we are being true to who God created us to be. When people reject you they are rejecting aspects of God because you are His creation.  They will have to answer for their actions one day. It's not our job to hold people accountable or to morph into the image they want. You will never please everyone anyway.
   Even within the church. I'm too Spirit filled for some church people, and not filled enough for others. Does that even make sense? You can't win by people pleasing. There will always be a group of haters. You might as well be who God created you be so your soul will be at peace.  

   

Faithful

Expecting to Find

 "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." - Psalm 34:8 NIV

"How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you." - Psalm 31:19 NIV

    I've often heard it said, "God is looking to be good to those who are looking for His goodness." And as the years have come and gone, I truly believe it. Our God is a good God. He wants to be good to us. It's not wishful thinking to hope for, seek, and find God working on our behalf. The more we expect to find, the more we will. 
   When we fear (respect & honor) the Lord and take refuge in Him, goodness and love will follow us all the days of our life (Psalm 23:6 NIV).

The Lord is My LIght

The Lord is My Light | Joel Case | Live at Home from APlacefortheHeart on Vimeo.

I love Jonathan David Helser and his team, "Cageless Birds" at A Place For The Heart. Their music is filled with such intimacy. If you enjoyed this video you can go to their site and watch new videos weekly : cagelessbirds.com