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God Speaks

God speaks

     God speaks to the silence of my heart.  His truth comes not in words, but in subtle feelings and suggestions.  The perceptions of my heart are often drowned out by my everyday life.  I have to concentrate and still myself to be able to hear God. My heart is more than just the organ that pumps my blood. It is also the place where I feel love.  My heart seems to have a sense of its own.  It is a sense that encompasses all the senses, yet cannot be characterized by any one of them alone.  My heart sense is my direct connection to God.     

      I have learned that the only way that I can discern good and evil is through my heart.  My mind cannot always be trusted.  I feel like I have been taught not to even think about, much less talk about evil, or it would surely impact my life.  Now I wonder if I have held myself back from much needed knowledge.  If I don’t think about evil, I can’t process how to deal with it, and it thereby holds me hostage by my own fear.  Satan is so very cunning.  He can use my tools of faith to usurp me in very tricky and sometimes unperceived ways.  I cannot let my guard down, not because God won’t protect me, but because Satan will trick me into believing that his works are God’s works.  If I don’t notice the difference, I can be duped.  I know this is true because I speak from experience. 

     My mind may be Satan’s playground, but not my heart.  My heart is God’s dwelling place.  I believe Satan can enter my mind at his own will, and sometimes against my will.  However, he can only enter my heart if I invite him in myself, or if he tricks me to do so.  I must guard my heart using the weapons of my faith, but never allow myself to become complacent with that effort alone.  The rosary, the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, medals, prayer, and fasting are all tools that help me to keep my heart shielded from the trappings of evil, and open to God’s will.  Faith tools and heart sense work together to reveal the truth.    

     I cannot fear the truth about good and evil anymore.  The reality is that we all live amidst spiritual warfare, with the fate of our souls at stake every moment.  I realize that God can protect me against Satan, but sometimes He can’t protect me from my own ignorance, if I fall victim to the trickery of evil. As I write this now, I feel conflicted about publishing it.  My mind tells me that I sound like a religious zealot, and my heart tells me don’t be ashamed to glorify God. So, if you are reading this, I have listened to my heart instead of my mind.

 

Tara Rodney

3/23/11

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