Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Prosper (verb):
- To be fortunate or successful; thrive.
- Grow stronger.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
This stood out to me: “…when you seek me with ALL your heart.” How about this: “…when you seek me with the entire amount of your heart.” ALL is not up to 50%. It’s not 95%. It’s not even 99.9%. It’s ALL. It’s everything… leaving nothing behind. I once saw this movie, HEAT, which is a gangster movie with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino… built on the premise of when De Niro’s character felt the “heat,” he would be but dust to the cops in 60 seconds. And if he doesn’t devote a 100% commitment to this concept, he knows he will be caught. There was a huge amount of thought behind all this earlier today… but now my brain is mush. I am more than certain that tomorrow will be a continuance from today… so much is locked inside this little mind of mine… what a great lessen in service today. Johnny Out.
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