the Crossroads

My thoughts...

Heart Cries... ever have them? I do, a lot, sometimes when I just get alone with my God, sometimes, alone with myself..and sometimes when I am with friends, my heart cries. Not so much in sadness, these days, though it has happened, but in deep gladness of spirit.

This morning, I think again, and my thoughts go back in time as a child, when I cried out my heart...
"Is this all there is?"

At that time in my life, I didn't know my God heard this cry, and He answered...though at the time I did not hear His answer.

"Is this all there is?", is a question so many of us have asked of ourselves, our friends, relations and God.

As a battered child, the thoughts must be.. is this all there is to life, to be hit, beaten, and unloved. What abundant sadness a child feels, being what they consider to be abandoned, and unloved, unneeded, and afraid... as they cry out of their heart to an all seeing, all hearing God... a door opens, and a light shines through and their life begins a whole new journey....in His perfect timing this heart will know that the answer to the question, is this all their is? It is no, My child...it is just the beginning, of your walk with Me.

As a teen, a youth may seek the path of acceptance, and follow a darker side of life, looking in all the wrong places, to be accepted, and hopefully loved for who they are, right now. When they have tried every avenue and alley, and come to the end...you might hear their heart cry... "Is this all there is?" We as Christians know that the answer is No, dear child, this is not all there is...we know Jesus, we know His love, we know that His love is the greatest love there is...

An adult, walking through the memories of their life, they might have never been loved, and now coming to a place where they are becoming parents for the first time..scared, and alone, not knowing where to turn, because they have never experienced love, and don't know how to love the new baby....may reach out in deep frustration, or anger and cry out...."Is this all there is?"

"Is this all there is?"

We are given the greatest gift.. the gift of love, and a voice to spread His divine love, fingers to post messages of His divine love...and a heart to cry out to the lost.... There is more to life than pain, hurt, and anger...there is HOPE, and His name is Jesus.. and He is the greatest love you will ever know...come, let me share with you this love..because, this is all we need. Jesus and His love for us.

Time is getting shorter everyday Jesus' return draws closer still...and we have so many who are hurting and crying....is this all there is?

In His love, Grasshopper
Romans 8:28

Heart Cries....©2002

Have you ever heard the heart?
when a friend leaves and departs
The heart is screaming deep inside
crying out for you stay, and abide

Have you ever listened to what is said
knowing the alone-ness is what you dread
God too has heard this cry,
I know it's true I will tell you why

God sent His one and only Son
He sent Him to die, it was not fun
He teaches us to learn and spiritually hear
He teaches us through our falling tears

Have you ever heard His heart cry?
Listen close, I'll tell you why
Jesus Christ is the Risen Lord
If you follow Him, your life,
is the one He saves.

God too has heard your heart cry
Listen close, He will tell you why...

In His love Grasshopper

God loves you, believes in you, and is waiting for you
whether you love Him, believe in Him, or go to Him

 The Prodigal Son

Luke 15: 11-32

And He said, "A man had two sons. "
The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me ' So he divided his wealth between them.
"And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
"Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.
"So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
"And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.
"But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!
'I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men."'
"So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
"And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
"But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;
and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;
for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate.
"Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. "And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.
"And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.'
"But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.
"But he answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;
but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'
"And he said to him, 'Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.
'But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.'"
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It has taken me a long time to come to the understanding of this explanation of the Prodigal son.

How many times I have been in this guys shoes, gone off doing my own thing, and expecting G-ds wrath, only to find He still loves me, and opens His heart and His arms to me. Bidding me to come back.

I have felt as the other brother too, wondering why I got no recognition for the things I have done, in the past, no open arms no extra celebrations. And now I see, something here, I only had to open my eyes to see, that the love was there all the time, I was blinded by my own selfishness to see.

Thank You L-rd, for opening my spiritual eyes to see You more clearly, and for giving me understanding of the "Prodigal son"