Love Him Sincerely

Joel 2:12-13


"Now, therefore,” says the Lord,
“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
¹³ So rend your heart, and not your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm."


I did a lot of crying under my pillow, every time I started a new prison term.  I just couldn't figure out why me?  My mother and I had two hundred thousand cash money, a lot of material gain.  And we could have made it in this cruel world.  I also, wasn't receiving any visits from my family.  However, the light from the Word of God, would explain all that later.  Then after being busted, I determined for the last time 6-17-2003.  I gave God my everything mind, body, and soul.  I prayed, I fasted, and went to church regularly.  I even held a prayer circle each night, to keep giving God His glory.  I woke up with the Trinity on my mind, and slept with Them on my mind.  I had refused to fail again in life.  Becoming another statistic, who fell through the cracks in society.  God was here, I believed that.  So it would be up to He and I, for me to survive.  I knew He had requirements and commands.  I also had requirements for living life.  First and foremost free.  Free from every yoke and snare that bound me.  That I might be able to praise God and have life, even life more abundantly.  It was only by reading in His Word.  That I understood His plan for my life was bigger then my plan.  It also made sense that if I wanted my needs met.  He would also have to have His needs met.  Verse 13 says, "So rend your heart, and not your garments;
Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm."  We cannot buy God.  The only thing He has for sale is His Heart.  Which will cost us ours.  Fair exchange is not robbery.  He's gracious and kind.  Slow to anger and won't harm us.  If we'll love Him sincerely.


(Genesis 6:6)  " And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart."


(Matthew 6:21)  " For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."


Blessings to all who treasure God from the heart,


Vincent Young, Christian Analyst.