Mona's World

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Heart Check 101

I enjoy giving
I also enjoy receiving
but what is more important?

If I give and don't receive and am dissapointed was I really giving out of love?
Was there motive behind the kind gesture?

Have we given our life over to Jesus because we are promised eternal life?
Is that our only motivation for doing this?

Do we do good works to receive a better or bigger piece of heaven?
Is that our only motivation?

We will be rewarded according to our works. Revelation 22:12
Rewards will be based on our faithfulness to what God has called us to do.

story:

An elderly man walks into a villiage
There he discovers the whole villiage has gathered in it's center listening to a young man speak.
This man was beautiful, and strong.
The young man was telling the villiage that he had the most beautiful heart in the world.
It was pink and pumping the brightest red blood throughout his perfect body,not a flaw to be found in it.
As the elderly man heard this he exclaimed
" Young man I beg to differ I have the most beautiful heart"
the crowd laughed at the old man,but the old man stood his ground.
"Old man you are old and weary and out of breath, this shows the sign of an old worn out heart"
"Young man I will prove that I have the most beautiful of hearts"
With that being said the old man took his shirt off and ripped open his chest exposing the heart that lie within.
It was pink in places, and there were holes and chunks of different sizes filling those holes. The heart was mishaped and grotesque to look at.
The crowd began to laugh
The young man then took his shirt off and ripped his chest open and the crowd was in awe by the pinkest most flawless beautiful heart they have ever seen.
" Old man look at my heart can you see the difference between yours and mine?"
"Yes said the old man I can, but mine is still more beautiful than yours"
"How is that replied the young man"
"See these scars,these are scars of my past sins cut out by God and sewn up by His forgiveness, These holes are where I have given my love to others and they in turn did not give me theirs back,the mishaped chunks are pieces of anothers love that they have freely given.
With that being said the old man grasped his heart and tore a chunk of pink flesh out and offered it to the young man.
"May the love of God be with you"
as the young man reached out and received this precious gift,he fell to his knees and looking up he reached into his chest and tore out a chunk and replied
"and also with you"

This story came to mind as I was pondering why we choose to follow God.
How many times have we hurt God and yet He still gives us his heart unconditionally for the taking.
Even if we reject His love He still pours it into our lives.

There is no motive behind His love
He just loves
How incredible is that?

Why is it that we know this and yet we don't always give our love freely to family,friends,strangers?
I desire change for this world
How do I make an impact if only small?
By checking my heart daily, if there is motive in all that I do or say to gain personally then I am choosing not to do it.
I have decided to just love and be obedient to Glorify God
There is no motive behind that as I already have all that I need and want
Unconditional love from my Father could there be a better reward than that?
I think not!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Dog Day Afternoon

Sunday Football

a time to relax and enjoy the games.

I am banished to the front living room

(asking questions during the game constitutes the penalty box)

Oh Wait! That's hockey

also

I was ousted out of "The Club"

Can two people be considered a club?

I ask

Ohhhhh I get it now

Always did

(wink wink)

It's the simple pleasures in life that amuse me

So as usual I am free to make a few phone calls then have an afternoon snooze

and I woke up to see this

Apparently during half time the boys went for a walk in the field and it was too cold for one of them.

Such a big boy

and Steves big sucky baby

Daddy I'm cold and tired.

Poor Mr. Shivers

aka Reginald

Really!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

AVATAR Last Movie Review for 2009

Last night my son and I went to see Avatar

This morning we are still talking about it.

This movie is the most visually stunning movie I have ever seen.

The colours are so vibrant, at one point I actually thought

God if the colours are like this in Heaven take me now.

As for the 3D effect I was actually tempted to reach out and touch the little white fluffies that were landing on my nose and arms. You will see them in the video clip.

James Cameron out did himself and I predict he will clean up at the Oscars.

The story line was predictable but did not dissapoint.

What I did find interesting though was,the subliminal message of the white man ousting the native man from his home for his own self righteousness and greed.

With that being said,perhaps this was my own thought corelation between the two and yet I some how doubt deep down that I am wrong. I believe there was a message Cameron chose to subliminally remind our hearts of.

We all agreed upon leaving that the self righteousness of man is the self destruction of what could be a peaceful harmony between cultures.

The spirituality of the blue people is truly reflective in and of itself.

The main theme is indicative to what we should all aspire to completely understand in our hearts and minds.

The unity of man despite the differences through "ONE" beating HEART

Watch the video and then play it again and close your eyes.

Some very powerful words.

I've posted the lyrics below

Walking through a dream
I see you
My light in darkness breathing hope of new life
Now I live through you and you through me
Enchanted
I pray in my heart that this dream never ends
I see me through your eyes
Living through life flying high
Your life shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life as a sacrifice
I live through your love
You teach me how to see
All that’s beautiful
My senses touch your word I never pictured
Now I give my hope to you
I surrender
I pray in my heart that this world never ends
I see me through your eyes
Living through life flying high
Your love shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life
I offer my love, for you
When my heart was never open
(and my spirit never free)
To the world that you have shown me
But my eyes could not division
All the colors of love and of life ever more
Evermore
(I see me through your eyes)
I see me through your eyes
(Living through life flying high)
Flying high
Your love shines the way into paradise
So I offer my life as a sacrifice
And live through your love
And live through your life

I see you
I see you