"All gracious affections, which are a sweet odour to Christ, filling the soul of a Christian with a heavenly sweetness and fragrancy, are broken-hearted affections. A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is an humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires; their hope is an humble hope; and their joy; even when it is unspeakable and full of glory, is an humble, broken-hearted joy, leaving the Christian more poor in spirit, more like a little child, and more disposed to an universal lowliness of behaviour." ~Jonathan Edwards~
"Lord, here is my heart" seems like an easy thing to say, but understanding that this offering is a commitment to brokenness and that only through brokenness can we really serve God and our neighbors is the ultimate consideration. Only through the brokenness of knowing we are sinners in need of the great mercy of our Savior can we also begin to understand the gratefulness of knowing we are saints by God's amazing grace....these two awarenesses light the right and the left side of our narrow path.
With All My Heart
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