December 3, 2010 (open the door to your heart)

tear down the fence and
open the door to your heart

"To find God, you must look with all your heart.
To remain present to God,
you must remain present to your heart.
To hear his voice,
you must listen with all your heart.
To love him, you must love with all your heart.
You cannot be the person God meant you to be,
and you cannot live the life he meant you to live,
unless you live from the heart."

"[The Enemy's] plan from the beginning
was to assault the heart...
Make them so busy, they ignore the heart.
Wound them so deeply, they don't want a heart.
Twist their theology, so they despise the heart.
Take away their courage. Destroy their creativity.
Make intimacy with God impossible for them."
- John Eldredge
("Waking the Dead", p 49, 51)