Whose Heart Do You Hold? || Farewell for Awhile

Held

What does it mean-

when a heart is held?

I think I've seen that before.

Someone is vulnerable

enough

to bare their soul

before another--

their dreams

sorrows

struggles

victories

pain

weakness

brokenness

joy

confusion

happiness.

That's the giving of a heart.

And that's trust

So, whose heart are you holding?

Did you know you were?

Your brother?

Your sister?

A friend or two or three?

Think

harder.

I think you'll find

you have

you are

you do.

Someone trusted

you.

And what are you doing with that heart?

Holding it tight?

Or is it about to drop?

Do you

pray over it?

Invest in it?

Rejoice with it?

Sorrow for it?

Build upon it? And into it?

Comfort it?

Stay with it?

…

or do you

forget

it's even yours to hold?

Because

isn't every heart

meant to be held? Loved? Known?

Aren't we meant to 'bear each one another's burdens'?

Because sometimes

our own hearts are too heavy to bear alone.

And I've not lived long...

but I've seen the beauty of growing friendship

sharing their hearts

and praying together

or a new friend finding a safe place to let go

But I've also seen people

pull away and hurt alone

or give their heart away to someone they shouldn't

But of all those I've seen and felt,

I've only met One

Who holds hearts the best-

One Who doesn't forget.

Who invests in

loves

comforts

guides

frees

intercedes for

carries

walks with

gives of Himself to

preserves

restores

woos

and cherishes

every heart He's ever been given.

He's careful

and kind

and faithful-even when you

aren't that way back.

He's not pushy...more draws you in.

And that's what I've been thinking about lately:

Whose heart are you holding?

And who's holding yours?

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” -Proverbs 4:23

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This post is goodbye for a little while—January through March to be exact. I'm going on a mission trip starting in a couple of days, so this may be the last posting on Grace Notes for a couple of months, and I wanted to be sure and let you all know that. (keep posting comments, though! Blogger will save them until I get back, and I'll be sure and reply to them then!!) I'm going to miss this, but I'm excited to see what God has in store for me on this trip. I'm continually finding the truth of Isaiah 55:8-9, which says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

I pray you all discover this truth for yourselves, that going our own way may seem pleasurable for a time, but Christ is all in all and the only worthy pursuit in this life. God has a plan to fulfill in each and every life, if you'll let Him! “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” -2 Corinthians 5:17

May the LORD bless you!

Blessings & Love,

Georgie Grace