"For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." (luke 6:45) / what purity is not

this is so beautiful.

i hope this speaks to all of you just as it spoke to me. i came across this piece of writing while reading Eeleen's blog. (a blog introduced by Jaime) i don't even know her personally but wow, this girl has left me in awe. reading her blog has really inspired me in many ways. her heart just overflows with love for Jesus and the best part being, she keeps everything real (:



A pure heart is not ignorance about evil in the world,
and staying in a sterile-holy-huddle,
but being tempted without giving in.

A pure heart is not unknown to hurts,
but forgives, accepts the pain, and responds in grace and letting go.

A pure heart is not one with a nirvana-type free of desire,
but choosing to put His agenda first about all else to seek First.

A pure heart is not one that is oblivious to the flaws of others’ hearts,
but sees the dichotomies & hypocrisies in people’s lives and persists to see the beauty in them.

A pure heart is not one that has never been attacked, or had its motivations and desires questioned,
but rather, having been criticized and put down, holds true to a good conscience and what God has placed in it.

A pure heart is not one kept in box, wrapped and protected from vulnerability,
but has been open, risks, reaches out, and persists to do so, even when broken.

A pure heart is not one that is free from cares,
but allows it to be burdened by the needs of other people beyond your own.

purity, not innocence. wisely guarded, but not callous.broken, but alive.
and looking unto Jesus again, i'm amazed at how He sees the depths of our hearts and all of the sin and ugliness happening the world today, and persists to love us. to see the potential in His church. and still look forward to a Bride like that. imagine that! i would just shut down and be forever jaded if i really knew every thought in the blackend hearts of men, and witnessed the very events of sin and evil in newspapers all over the world.

but His is the purest heart of all.

so today, the heart feels well enough to flow again.

"For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." (luke 6:45)

- taken from Eeleen's Blog