If I traded it all.

What are you willing to give up that would cost you the most so that you could have infinite happiness? What are you willing to let go of that will cost you the most so that love would be infinitely given to you? We search the earth and the contents thereof for fulfillment yet nothing seems to fill us to the point where we can say we're complete. We think we know ourselves, but if we know ourselves why do we still search to know something more about ourselves? God knows our hearts and the void that has been put their by him for us to search for him...now i ask once again what are you willing to give up after the search is all said and done and you've come to your answer...are you willing to let go of all those credoes you once lived by? Are you willing to trade it all...

The parable of the rich man... Matthew 19: 16-30
16 Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"
17"Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."
18"Which ones?" the man inquired.
Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
19honor your father and mother,'and 'love your neighbor as yourself."
20"All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"
21Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
22When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?"
26Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
27Peter answered him, "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?"
28Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

.....this is trading it all....giving up yourself and all that you could become just to be sufficient by God's grace and everlasting mercy.

my heart was made to worship you Lord, my mind was formed to think in your likeness and show others the way through the words that proceed out of my mouth. but now i must give up something that i hold closer to me more than anything to be with out and to be truly and freely happy. This is trading it all...take it...my heart. take it. my mind. take it. my will for life. take it. my drive for living. take it. all things that are not for me. take it.

im trading it all.

BRIII

God gave me a new reason to smile

God I appreciate everything you've done for me, You are the Alpha and Omega of every situation i've ever encountered through this life. God i appreciate you more than you can fathom right now. God I was mad and sad these past few days but you've opened my eyes to a greater venue of self. God you've opened my heart to forgiveness, you've opened my heart to love and love in abundance despite myself. God I thank you for challenging my heart and mind. I thank you for showing me other testimonies in which i am able to appreciate everything more...Lord I could have been in a far more worse situation but you guarded my steps and my heart and the thought processes from becoming entangled in a different and more complicated situation that i've experienced. Lord, God you are beautiful, you are wonderful, you are great and all i have is you and i'm glad i have you in my corner to lean upon. I'm glad that i have your hand to hold when i misplace my foot. Lord you are greatly to be praised for who you are. Greatly to be acknowledged within all the earth. God if i could take back all the things i did to hurt you, i would cover the earth with my tears and my breath would be faint from lamentations to your throne. You deserve my praise, only you deserve my heart and the contents thereof. God remove the inquities and infirmities that hold me back from really and truly opening the contents of my spirit to you. Lord make love to my spirit, consume my body with joy and gladness, let the strength of my legs pound the earth with your praises, let my arms flare like flowers that reach the heavens for scents of morning dew. Let my body be your instrument, mold me and shape me to your likeness, give me new understanding where i lack. Let my voice be heard as soft whispers of your being embodying the earth. God you've given me a new reason to smile. You given me my heart back, you've given me my life back...let me bare the new fruits thereof. God you love me...infinitely and unconditionally...those are the two things i've ever wanted and needed and i now understand why love never fails, love is sincere. It is eternal, it is not tangible but felt in the deepest parts of the void of self. Lord if there is anything i could repay you with? Lord you have everything, cherubims, seraphims praising you daily yet you seek my praise and you love me despite all that praise. Despite my faults you love me, Lord what did i do to deserve all this love? I am not worthy...You alone are worthy and you alone deserve my praise. God you grace is consistant and sufficient ...therefore i will boast all the more glady in my weaknesses because you are my God. Lord open up my heart, and the chambers thereof...If i have faith that can move mountains Lord but have not love...i am nothing. God bless and surround all whom i love. Cover them with your grace and blood, surround them with your seal of protection. Open the venues of their hearts and instill peace through their days. Renew the smiles in their hearts and faces. God it is you who fills this void of self. It is your peace that surpasses all understanding and i honor and reverence you. It's in your precious son who renews life in me daily, that sweet name, Jesus I pray this prayer. Amen.

Peace