Shalom, Kathie
Wholeheartedly
Category Archives: Jeremiah
Zero out of Six
I shared a picture on Facebook. This one. 
I shared it because such clichés may sound good to the people of this time but they are foolish and dangerous.
1 Listen to your heart.
Absolutely not!
Jeremiah 17:9 King James Version
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
2 be true to yourself.
Hmmm.
2 Chronicles 16:9 King James Version 9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
3 Trust your gut. Are you kidding?!
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” King James Version (KJV)
4 feel good about who you are.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
5 Happiness is what matters
Really? Let’s see what GOD says.
Leviticus 20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Romans 3:10 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 53:3 “Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” King James Version (KJV)
As you can see those clichés are powerless to transform a single soul. BUT GOD!
HE can make YOU new. HE can make YOU clean. HE can make YOU holy and by the way, the way to be HAPPY (as everyone wants) only happens when we are HOLY in position with GOD and learning by practice to live HOLY. It’s a life-long process. Yet more than a process, it’s an adventure — like none other!
Love, Kathie
Double Down
If you get to thinking I really messed up this time, read this verse.
Jeremiah 3:22 (NLT)
22 “My wayward children,” says the Lord,
“come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.”
“Yes, we’re coming,” the people reply,
“for you are the Lord our God. source
And for some double down, we need this:
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NLT)
26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” source
We all mess up.
We are imperfect.
He knew that when He called us to be His own.
He knew exactly what He was getting when He asked to be YOUR SAVIOR and MINE.
That in and of itself should cause us to love HIM more and more.
And think about this.
Think about the one who loves you more than anyone else on earth.
What happens when you mess up? 
They forgive you and their love for you does not even come close, not even light years close to HIS LOVE FOR YOU.
So draw near to the ONE who loves you most.
Double down with Scripture. Double down with praying.
