Romans 8:39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We live and breathe in the bosom of God. We are in Christ, He is in us and He is in God. We abide in Jesus who redeemed us by His sacrifice. In Him and with Him and in the unity of Holy Spirit we are free to love God and others. We are never left alone or forgotten. Our faith, the gift of Father, will deliver us safely home. Holy Spirit, the very heart of God, gives us a new heart. He takes out the hardened heart of flesh and replaces it with God’s heart of love. Carla
Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. (NKJV)
The solution to the problem of the flesh is the Holy Spirit. He gives life to your mortal bodies. Being spiritually minded means overcoming the deadness of the body and experiencing life and peace. This is the resurrection life (Philippians 3:10). The NKJV Study Bible
God the Father raised Jesus from the dead, working through His Spirit (Colosians 2:12). Make alive refers to the bodily resurrection. Your mortal bodies refers to human bodies. After the resurrection, these bodies will no longer be subject to death or decay (1 Corinthians 15:42–44).
Formerly, people did not have a choice; they were under the control of sin (Romans 6:16; 7:17). Because of the indwelling Spirit, Paul declares that believers are no longer subject to the control of the flesh. They have been transferred from the realm of the flesh to the realm of the Spirit. Faithlife Study Bible
Acts 2:24
whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
John 5:21
For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.
Romans 6:4–5
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,
Romans 8:1–2
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
The gift of a soft heart!
…here's the deal: love can only spill from a heart that has been softened, and in most cases, broken. A heart where self-care—yes, self-compassion—is blossoming, replenishing, and healing.
In these encounters—if I do give, or offer my heart—it does come back to me in better shape. Because it comes back to me, softer.
There is no doubt that when faced with tragedy or chaos or uncertainty or misfortune, we want to have a “handle” on it, or fix it, or make it go away.
But this is not about a way to figure life out. Nor is it about determining whether we have intentionally or unintentionally invited chaos or sickness into our world.
It's about the permission to see the world—this day—through the eyes of our heart. Our heart made soft. Sabbath Moments
“The heart is the only broken instrument that works.” T.E. Kalem
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